| 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY ASTRONAUT AND APE |
I HAVE HAD THIS KIT FOR A LONG TIME. I ACTUALLY FINISHED IT ABOUT 10 YEARS
AGO, BUT OVER TIME AND SEVERAL MOVES IT GOT PRETTY DINGED UP. THE
PAINT WAS SCRAPED, TWO OF THE FINGERS WERE BROKEN OFF AND THE APE
WAS DAMAGED. I NEVER REALLY LIKED THE KIT SUPPLIED HOSES AND WHEN I
DECIDED TO STRIP IT AND REPAINT, I ALSO DECIDED TO TRY AND MAKE IF NOT
COMPLETELY ACCURATE HOSES, AT LEAST BETTER ONES. I GATHERED AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS I COULD AND FOUND THAT THE BACKPACK I AM USING FOR THE
DISCOVERY VERSION ASTRONAUT IS GREAT, THE FRONT UNIT NEEDS A LITTLE
WORK TO MAKE IT MORE ACCURATE. THERE ARE SOME DIALS MISSING AND A
TOGGLE SWITCH ON THE SIDE AS WELL WERE ADDED. I USED WAVE OPTION
PARTS TO CREATE THE BASIC HOSE CONNECTORS, ALSO SPRING UNITS FROM
WAVE FOR THE HOSES. I ACTUALLY MADE TWO SETS, ONE WAS OK, BUT IF YOU
ARE GONNA DO ANY OF THIS WORK, TRY AND MAKE IT RIGHT ...RIGHT? I'LL HAVE
THE APEMAN ON GROUNDWORK NEXT TO THE MONOLITH, DAVE BOWMAN WILL BE
ON THE WHITE TILE FLOOR ON HIS SIDE.
AGO, BUT OVER TIME AND SEVERAL MOVES IT GOT PRETTY DINGED UP. THE
PAINT WAS SCRAPED, TWO OF THE FINGERS WERE BROKEN OFF AND THE APE
WAS DAMAGED. I NEVER REALLY LIKED THE KIT SUPPLIED HOSES AND WHEN I
DECIDED TO STRIP IT AND REPAINT, I ALSO DECIDED TO TRY AND MAKE IF NOT
COMPLETELY ACCURATE HOSES, AT LEAST BETTER ONES. I GATHERED AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS I COULD AND FOUND THAT THE BACKPACK I AM USING FOR THE
DISCOVERY VERSION ASTRONAUT IS GREAT, THE FRONT UNIT NEEDS A LITTLE
WORK TO MAKE IT MORE ACCURATE. THERE ARE SOME DIALS MISSING AND A
TOGGLE SWITCH ON THE SIDE AS WELL WERE ADDED. I USED WAVE OPTION
PARTS TO CREATE THE BASIC HOSE CONNECTORS, ALSO SPRING UNITS FROM
WAVE FOR THE HOSES. I ACTUALLY MADE TWO SETS, ONE WAS OK, BUT IF YOU
ARE GONNA DO ANY OF THIS WORK, TRY AND MAKE IT RIGHT ...RIGHT? I'LL HAVE
THE APEMAN ON GROUNDWORK NEXT TO THE MONOLITH, DAVE BOWMAN WILL BE
ON THE WHITE TILE FLOOR ON HIS SIDE.
