Dr Zooch Vostok

About a month ago, I decided to give my first Dr Zooch kit a try. So, of course, I decided to tangle with a Vostok. "Tangle with" is the right word -- this one is gonna be tricky to build!

I've got most of the core done -- next is adding the "spider beams".

My biggest challenge is the time I spent looking for a ghost pencil, before I gave up!

-Kevin

Cool, can't wait to watch!

Boosterdude said:

Cool, can't wait to watch!

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Warning! It may be akin to watching a train wreck happen... There are a whole lotta paper cones in this thing, and those are not a strong suit for me.

-Kevin

Vostok module, most of the way done -- the paint on the base of the nose cone is drying, so I can't glue it on, yet.

The hole looks worse that it really is -- a little bit of the flat black got on the edge of the hole, making it look really bad. Not that it's going to win any awards -- cutting those little holes isn't exactly easy. There's an art to it, I'm sure, and, well, I'm not an artist.

After cutting it, I soaked thin CA into the cardboard, then sanded it to clean up the edge a bit.

There's a wooden ball inside for the capsule -- paint it silver, paint in the side of the tube flat black, let it all dry, then glue it together.

-Kevin

Those four shrouds and "witches hats" are a bit of work!
Take your time, scan and print some extra copies.
I made many and picked the best ones to use on the Soyuz.

I did a build thread on this forum a year and a half back:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?t=5213&highlight=soyuz

The lower half is the same as your kit, so a lot of the thread should apply.

Looks great so far! I'm looking forward to following this build.

troj said:

Warning! It may be akin to watching a train wreck happen... There are a whole lotta paper cones in this thing, and those are not a strong suit for me.

-Kevin

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Lots of spare hats ....plenty of pictures and EDIT !!! It`ll make you look like a genius

I look forward to your build Kevin.

Cheers

Paul T

troj said:

About a month ago, I decided to give my first Dr Zooch kit a try. So, of course, I decided to tangle with a Vostok. "Tangle with" is the right word -- this one is gonna be tricky to build!

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Is there an actual Vostok kit or are you kit bashing an R-7 kit?

Jonathan
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JonSivier said:

Is there an actual Vostok kit or are you kit bashing an R-7 kit?

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There's an actual Vostok kit.

-Kevin

hcmbanjo said:

I did a build thread on this forum a year and a half back:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?t=5213&highlight=soyuz

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Cool -- I'm going to do some reading.

-Kevin

troj said:

There's an actual Vostok kit.

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I don't see it listed on the web site. Was it a limited production kit or something?

Jonathan

JonSivier said:

I don't see it listed on the web site. Was it a limited production kit or something?

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Fairly new; my guess is the website just hasn't been updated.

Here's where I got mine: https://www.unclemikesrocketshack.com/Dr_Zooch.html

-Kevin

It was on the web site for a while- now it seems to have vanished... I'll have my webmaster look into it. Meanwhile- check Uncle Mike's

You can also go here;

https://www.youtube.com/user/DrZooch?feature=mhum

and see the kit.- Click on "Redants"

So, a bit more progress, and some perplexity....

First, the photographic evidence of progress...

Picture one is the capsule with nose installed. Capsule is a lovely silver, while inside the tube is a stunning flat black. Some people have that little black dress....I have that little black tube.

Next to the capsule are the spider beams. Second picture shows the spider beams glued in place.

Now, the spider beams seem a bit problematic. I mean, c'mon, we're talking ant scale here, with lots of ants in the area, yet we're using spider beams? What, did the spiders make a promise to not eat the ants, and to release them from their webs, if they get some props in the kit?

I know the witch's hat is coming; wondering when the Praying Mantis get get their time in the sun. Or, is that another kit?

-Kevin