{"id":4781,"date":"2014-01-16T08:59:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T13:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4781"},"modified":"2014-02-27T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T17:22:30","slug":"russian-spacecraft-vostok-1-124-scale-revell-model-kit-00024-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4781","title":{"rendered":"Russian Spacecraft VOSTOK 1 1:24 Scale Revell Model Kit #00024 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=4781&text=Russian Spacecraft VOSTOK 1 1:24 Scale Revell Model Kit #00024 Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Right On Replicas Step-by-Step Review 20140116*<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Russian Spacecraft VOSTOK 1 1:24 Scale Revell Model Kit #00024 Review<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fig 000 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/11980448796\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fig 000\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5516\/11980448796_c141c093bc.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Review and Photos by Robert Byrnes\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"Robert Byrnes P47 Thumbnail by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/7026773917\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Robert Byrnes P47 Thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7252\/7026773917_cfa4d8c149_t.jpg\" width=\"93\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">On the morning of 12th April 1961, the Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Alexejewitsch Gagarin took-off from the Soviet Cosmodrome at Baikonur to become the first man in space.\u00c2\u00a0 The Vostok Spacecraft consisting of two separate modules now made it possible to return from Space to the Earth for the very first time.\u00c2\u00a0 All the important sequences such as ignition of the braking rockets towards the end of the flight were completely automated.\u00c2\u00a0 A modified R-7 intercontinental Rocket with a take-off weight of 360 tons was used as a launch vehicle.\u00c2\u00a0 The duration of the mission was calculated using an orbital height of between 180km and 230 km.\u00c2\u00a0 The Spacecraft achieved orbit 14 minutes after take-off at 0707 hrs Central European time.\u00c2\u00a0 During the flight, Gagarin used the radio to report the condition of technical systems, his health and his impressions of the flight.\u00c2\u00a0 At 0807 hrs Gagarin began preparations for his return to Earth.\u00c2\u00a0 After a total flight time of 1 hour and 48 minutes covering a distance of 41,000 km (25,461 miles) he successfully landed near the south-west Russian town of Engels at 0855 hrs.\u00c2\u00a0 The announcement of the successful launch of the Vostok Rocket was transmitted 55 minutes after take-off over Radio Moscow and in the USA had a similar effect to that of the Sputnik 1 four years earlier.\u00c2\u00a0 The flight counts as one of the greatest successes in the history of Soviet Space Flight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>For the Modeler:<\/b> This is a Revell \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Classics\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Series Russian Spacecraft VOSTOK 1 1:24 Scale Revell Model Kit #00024 Review. This kit is no longer in production but can be found at online auctions and garage sales. It is <a title=\"Fig 25 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/11979909273\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Fig 25\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5511\/11979909273_9a87862302_m.jpg\" width=\"242\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a>in the Revell of Germany boxing and was a 2011 re-issue of the 1969 release.\u00c2\u00a0 It is a Skill Level 2 kit for the intermediate builder but this review takes the base kit to new heights and turns this simple kit into a museum quality masterpiece right before your eyes. The methods and techniques presented here involve advanced modeling skills to duplicate the model shown but if you just want to incorporate some of these efforts into your build; you will find it very rewarding when it goes on your shelf.\u00c2\u00a0 The original kit consists of 55 parts molded in gray and a clear display stand. It includes some waterslide decals and a multi-lingual instruction booklet. The finished dimensions are; Length: 14.0&#8243;, Diameter: 4.25&#8243;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Covered in this Review:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c2\u00a0 If you want to perfect your build AND TRANSFORM IT INTO AN AUTHENTIC REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL SPACECRAFT using this kit as a base; basic construction; extensive scratch building and additional detail; complete authentic color selections; adhesive selections and applications; sturdy display stand(s) construction; Vzor hole alignment; extensive modifications to the cockpit, ejection seat, instrument compartment, Sharik Sphere, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> stage segment alterations; and spacecraft history, are all fully examined in this pictorial <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>27 page, full-color<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Step-by-Step review in PDF format. 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