This entire event is my earliest memory, launch to landing to recovery. Glued to the TV when I wasn’t quite 5. Thanks for this build! Now I need to do one.
I was just graduated from High School, a Physics major and amateur Astronomy buff. " Mars by 1985" they cried, and I thought I was just the right age for that mission..,,now I'm nearly 70 and still waiting. We haven't lost the technology, we lost the will to go. The first man on Mars will be Chinese.
I love this channel for two reasons. Firstly, having severe ocd, this is one of the most therapeutic channels I’ve found and really helps to distract and relax my mind, and secondly, because watching you work with your skill and passion is an absolute joy and privilege.
I love that you honored this wonderful achievement and the 50th anniversary with this talented model build. My Father worked on the Apollo 11 program and I am also an Electrical Engineer. I Remember this event as a child. It was amazing and I was sure we’d have flying cars and robots (at home) by this time in my life. Oh well :) What’s interesting is that 7miles/sec in space is possible because there is no atmosphere and therefore resistance is minimized allowing non-aero dynamic objects to travel at such speeds. I agree that we need to move forward with more space exploration and companies like SpaceX are helping to move things in this direction. Your accent is pleasing so don’t worry about pronunciation. Thank you for such a wonderful posting and showing your beautiful model! Kind Regards, Pat
You will love this joke that Neil Armstrong told at Purdue's dedication of the Armstrong Engineering Building, also attended by Gene Cernan, the Commander of Apollo 17: (Forgive me if you have heard it), he said, " An optimist sees a glass as half full, a pessimist sees it as half empty, an engineer sees it as twice as big as it needs to be."
There is one tiny detail you may want to add to this model: the commander of every Apollo landing had a red stripe painted along the top of their helmet so that they could be easily identified in photographs.
Only starting from Apollo XIII (which failed so Apollo XIV actually). They were officially called the "Public Affairs stripes" but they got quickly renamed "commander's stripes".
This was amazing what an amazing way to celebrate 50 years, also what was awesome was that the ad before the video was the Chris Hadfield Masterclass on Space Exploration xD
I liked your reflective commentary on the program and especially how crazy these guys were to attempt this 50 years ago. One of the most enjoyable parts of model building is the contemplation. You are a rock star to anyone that has spent time building.
Never stop making this videos. You are a inspiration to us all. The quality of your builds and videos are the best on RUclips! Big thanks from a amature modelbuilder from norway
Great work as always David. Adam Savage mentioned in his Lego Lunar lander build video that at ILM they tested a bunch of different materials for a film to see what most resembled the foil NASA used, and it turned out what matched it exactly was the gold wrappers from Rolo Choclates. They bought a ton of them and flattened out the wrappers to use on their models in the film!
Fantastic Build Plasmo! From the Wright brothers' first heavier than air flight at kitty hawk in 1903, to the moon landing in 1969; its amazing how far flight had come in the space of 66 YEARS! In theory a person aged 75 years old in 1969 would have memories of early days flight in their youth. And in their senior years be alive to see on T.V Neil Armstrong taking his first step on another world...................can one even imagine how they would have felt seeing how far humanity had come in the space of their life times?
Great job Plasmo ! I was 10 when this event occurred, I remember it well. My whole family watched it on a black and white TV as a color TV was only a dream back then.
David, Very nice tribute to this incredibly important event and very brave and talented men and women who made it happen. Your commentary is also quite appropriate and most appreciated. The results of your build are, as usual, absolutely stunning. I built a similar kit when I was 10 or 11 (probably Revell) almost 50 years ago after being glued to the TV for nearly two weeks watching this event. My results were, shall we say, somewhat less spectacular than yours. You have inspired me to try again. Thanks for sharing!
@@Sootaroot , True. While I never really stopped modeling, I am particularly inspired to try the Apollo hardware again. Lego has recently released a pretty cool version as well. Hmmm...
Am I the only one that started getting emotional while he was painting the astronauts? I think it was a combination of the music and just imagining everything that those guys went through during their journey with no promise of ever returning home.
That was a profound comment ay the end. The mix between the finished model and Armstrong's famous phrase sent a shiver down my spine. Also, besides your incredible ability, technique and evident passion for model building, I admire your sense of humor. Thank you.
A girlfriend called and asked, “What’re you doing?” “Me? I’m nerding-out watching some guy with an accent and amazing skills paint the Apollo Lunar and Command Modules while in a state of euphoria, if I’m to be perfectly honest.” The very definition of birth control. David, you have profoundly inspired me.
I used to have the Edward White spacewalk monogram kit as a boy hung it from my bedroom ceiling. Used white string and white glue...glue was my mother's idea actually. Worked really good. Then in about 10 yrs I come across a Sheperd Paine Diorama book, and here I am yrs later lol. Awesome post/project thank you!
Thanks for doing this one. It brought back so many memories of my older Brother making the cheap Airfix kit of the Eagle. It really didn't look like yours. I had just turned 9 years old when Apollo 11 landed, I was at school when the Moon Walk happened and anyone who wanted to watch the black and white feed could do so. I think there were only about seven of us who did. As I said, memories, thanks.
Just reading Andrew Chaikin's "A man on the moon" and have also been listening to the BBC's "13 minutes to the moon" podcast. So enjoyed this very much!
Very interesting subject, Dave! As always awesome build... looking forward for your next post apocalyptic diorama, I want to do a vignette in 1/35 scale of stalker
I was six when I saw the Moon landing in 1969 - and it was an era of hope and excitement. This build brought back all kinds of pleasant memories of a simpler, less troubled time (at least for me as a child...).
Excellent job sir! Now, me being an old fart, I would plant a rectangle in front with grass from a HO railroad set. Maybe a fence? I am almost 80 so I grew up with the entire birth of space stuff. We all listened in to Sputnik, Telstar, etc. Great times to live in.
DO A SPUTNIK OMG DO SPUTNIK I actually ordered my first model set, paint and tools today. You encouraged me to start trying modelling. Hope it goes well! Ordered the Porsche Tiger from Italeri for my first model
@@TheJer1963 I bought a set of Revell Mini Files, and I am so happy I bought them. I have gotten started on the model and don't know how I could do without those files. Lifesavers
I turned 9 that year. It was on my birthday men walked on the moon. 7-16-69 is a day I'll never forget. My grandmother on the other hand, never believed it. I guess after all her generation had seen, this was one too many for her.
I was 9 in 1969 when man first walked on the moon, I think every human in the USA was watching this amazing moment, I remember thinking of the picture of the earth from the moon, a small blue marble hanging in space, I was in awe.🇺🇸🙏
Hi David! Watching your videos bring a lot of souvenirs to me from when I was a solitary kid in the countryside of France. I'm 55 now but the more I watch what you do and what modern materials allow to do now, the more I feel the need to make time to do this again. Thanks a lot for that :)
Great build as usual! Regarding the broader discussion at the end of the video, I think the biggest impediments to space exploration are political will and who pays for it. Those same factors plagued early NASA back then as they do now. The development of all the programs and tech leading into Apollo was done from post WWII through the mid-sixties. With social unrest, racial problems, Vietnam, etc, etc all pulling at the nation, many people leading didn't want to spend the money then, just as there's questions on spending the money now. I hope future missions and programs shift entirely to the private sector, unhindered by whatever leaders or administrators impose.
That's out of this world! Haha. By the way Plasmo, in English the word 'enamel' is pronounced EE-namel, I hope this helps. You certainly have 'the right stuff' Plasmo, everything you build is just perfect!
Another well done model and your handling of the gold mylar was exceptional, but a small critique. Their would be no weathering or dust on the LM. It was used only once. When the landing was occurring they saw something never experienced there was no dust kicked up. The vacuum of space won't suspend dust or dirt(watch the film on the landing you'll see it) the astronauts really got dirty around the boot and gloves. The later missions the suits really got filthy from the hours on the surface. A small note, a 1/48 scale model of the LM could be had for one cent back in the day (1970) it was a mail order and I built one myself. It could be separated and the legs folded like the real one. But again well done
I always loved the brief little moment of hesitation between the "Tranquility base here, uh..." and the rest of the message. The first few seconds of Neil and Buzz actually just standing there, with no immediate task on their checklist for the next few moments... Just suddenly realizing what the heck they've just done.
3:54 😁😁 hey, you're doing alright! If it helps, think about the accented syllable. It's not ENamel, it's enAMel. This will make it sound different from animal because that word has the accent at the beginning (ANimal, not aNIMal) 😊👍
Mr. Damek, you are truly a master of your craft. Your ability to take a plastic model and make it lifelike is absolutely amazing, and is a joy to watch happen. Thank you! NOTE: "No enamels were harmed in the making of this model" :P
This has nothing to do with modelling, but your pronunciation of "enamel" is charming. In fact one of the best things about your videos is your precise use of English. You don't talk too much, either. 5 stars!
By the way ...again I could watch you for 24 hours making these excellent models , true talent you have and looks self taught ! ...take a bow young man !
What an awesome great build. I was 20 years old and my boss, who was a science guy gave us off the day of the landing knowing we would be up late. Couple weeks later I was on vacation and purchased a model (don’t remember brand but think it was Revell) of the Saturn rocket, capsule and lander and spent that week building it. Great vacation and memories. 👍👍👍😎😎😎
David can I help you with the enamel pronunciation. Say it like this E wait a second or half a second then say namel. " E namel" I am hispanic so know your struggle with ENGLISH
Great job! I was a kid in the 1st grade and my mom kept us out of school to watch this flight. And for hours you could see the con trail up into space. It was so cool.
I just found this video. This Yankee gives you plenty of respect for your loving attention to detail of this subject. When I built the earliest version of this kit in the 1960s I used actual cigarette ash to cover the base because I had read that the astronauts said that's what the Moon's surface looked like. I was annoyed that the only Soviet space model available was the Sputnik, so I resorted to scratchbuilding a Vostok capsule. You're right in that we have no excuse not going back to space... except politics. When will we outgrow that?
Hey David! You built only once a tank hunter which was Nashorn ,which was over two years ago. So i guess you should build another one. You can go for Su-100 or Stug-III or something. It depends on you. So if you read this comment please think of this idea.
I watched the whole thing on TV. in August 1969. I was 7 years-old. I even remember watching Star Trek in the 1960 s and 1970 s. One of the episodes I remember best is Tomorrow Is Yesterday when an F-104 is scrambled to intercept the Enterprise that has accidentally traversed time after escaping from a black hole. I made had a model of the Enterprise and a model Starfighter chasing it hanging in my room for a long time. Maybe this would make a cool diorama for you to consider.
Thank you my friend, this old Hippie saw the launch of this Moon landing and watched it on TV atm. As allwas ys, you have made my day much much better. :-)
YES! I knew you would build something about the moon landing! And you came out with this beautiful diorama. It pays tribute to all people involved in the Apollo program. Great job!
First time commenter. I've been watching your videos for a while now and I have to say all your models and diorama's I've seen are of museum piece qualities!
brought back, merrories ,had this model back in 74 ,lol no where as good as yours,I didn't know what paint was!I remember dad pointing to the moon in 69 and saying Lòok at the moon Marc there's people up there! I was 5
You've done an superb job of building this! Even more impressive is that it's at 1/72 scale- I've just completed the Revell 1/48 Eagle & Columbia kit and that was fiddly enough, so you have my respect.
Brilliant build as always. Love your videos. One suggestion....put some putty right below the ladder and then redo the famous footprint... but I guess the kit is already complete. It would have looked cool tho :)
When I was a kid I built the original Revell 1:48 Tranquility Base Apollo 11 Lunar Module kit. Was always my favorite model I built. I just found it on EBay to once again have it. Hopefully I do a better job of building and painting after over 50 years of model building!
I did a couple of these years ago and i used fake gold foil and contact cement (thinned out and sprayed over the structure where needed). It was a PITA to work around the foil, but it came out incredibly realistic.
Awesome ! Love the diorama !! Brought back memories when I was a child glued on the TV Back in 1969. I think I'll do one for my studio. Always enjoy your work..!
I think the point you made about Russian Roulette really brings home just how much of a risk the mission to the moon was. Russian Roulette gives you a less than 17% chance of disaster, but 50% for the moon mission is 3 times times more likely, and I'm assuming that 99.9999......% of people wouldn't dream of engaging in Russian Roulette. It really puts things into perspective; those astronauts were practically on a suicide mission; they made a huge sacrifice for this achievement. I respected them before, but now my respect has increased.
Nice work! Finally got a chance to watch this video. :-) I also like what you did at the end with the black and white video to make it look like a TV broadcast :-)
Možná to tu už někdo zmínil, ale nebyl to Kennedy, kdo měl nachystány dva proslovy, (jeden pro případ selhání mise), ale Nixon. Kennedy byl tou dobou již celkem dlouho po smrti. Jako vždy krásný model. Skvěle se na to kouká. And Good luck Mr. Gorsky. :D :D
@plasmo did you know there were actually THREE speeches: one for success, one for the death of the astronauts, and one in case Armstrong and Aldrin had been stranded on the moon and Collins returned home. There was a chance the LM Ascent Module engine wouldn't fire.
Conspiracy theorists are basically spamming every comment section that's remotely Apollo related, so don't worry if you find many here
This entire event is my earliest memory, launch to landing to recovery. Glued to the TV when I wasn’t quite 5.
Thanks for this build! Now I need to do one.
I was 6... happy I got to see it
I was seven and a half. My Mother got me a mission patch and sewed it on a white T-shirt.
I was just graduated from High School, a Physics major and amateur Astronomy buff. " Mars by 1985" they cried, and I thought I was just the right age for that mission..,,now I'm nearly 70 and still waiting. We haven't lost the technology, we lost the will to go. The first man on Mars will be Chinese.
I was almost 4 and vaguely remember watching it with my parents!
Same here.
I love this channel for two reasons. Firstly, having severe ocd, this is one of the most therapeutic channels I’ve found and really helps to distract and relax my mind, and secondly, because watching you work with your skill and passion is an absolute joy and privilege.
I love that you honored this wonderful achievement and the 50th anniversary with this talented model build. My Father worked on the Apollo 11 program and I am also an Electrical Engineer. I Remember this event as a child. It was amazing and I was sure we’d have flying cars and robots (at home) by this time in my life. Oh well :)
What’s interesting is that 7miles/sec in space is possible because there is no atmosphere and therefore resistance is minimized allowing non-aero dynamic objects to travel at such speeds. I agree that we need to move forward with more space exploration and companies like SpaceX are helping to move things in this direction.
Your accent is pleasing so don’t worry about pronunciation.
Thank you for such a wonderful posting and showing your beautiful model!
Kind Regards,
Pat
You will love this joke that Neil Armstrong told at Purdue's dedication of the Armstrong Engineering Building, also attended by Gene Cernan, the Commander of Apollo 17: (Forgive me if you have heard it), he said, " An optimist sees a glass as half full, a pessimist sees it as half empty, an engineer sees it as twice as big as it needs to be."
Interesting way to paint gold without actually using gold. Nice one!
Anti-vaxer spotted
The foil was never made out of gold. It was an orange Kapton (PEI - Polyetherimide) tape, with a thin layer of aluminium coating underneath.
@@Angorek55 The more You know, thanks!
@@Angorek55 Kapton is DuPont's trade name for Polyimide (PI) film, not Polyetherimide (PEI)
There is one tiny detail you may want to add to this model: the commander of every Apollo landing had a red stripe painted along the top of their helmet so that they could be easily identified in photographs.
Only starting from Apollo XIII (which failed so Apollo XIV actually). They were officially called the "Public Affairs stripes" but they got quickly renamed "commander's stripes".
Space is fake.
Nope only from Apollo 13 that they were used, Apollo 11 just used the standard a7L suit
It was the most sophisticated machine ever built and it was the wooden raft of the vast cosmos.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind....
Great Build!
@patrick henry no the radio fucked up and skipped him saying "a man"
One small step, one giant LIE.
@@stevenwithanS One small mind, one giant idiot.
@@stevenwithanS you are an idiot
My first TV memory was being allowed to watch the landing when i was 6 yrs old ... great build and nicely done video
Same for me, I was 4 in France...
My favorite word is „varnish“. Btw, brilliant idea to use orange on Chrom to make gold.
This was amazing what an amazing way to celebrate 50 years, also what was awesome was that the ad before the video was the Chris Hadfield Masterclass on Space Exploration xD
I liked your reflective commentary on the program and especially how crazy these guys were to attempt this 50 years ago. One of the most enjoyable parts of model building is the contemplation. You are a rock star to anyone that has spent time building.
So awesome, I was beginning to think I was the only one excited about this anniversary.
Definitely one of the coolest moments in all of history.
Never stop making this videos. You are a inspiration to us all. The quality of your builds and videos are the best on RUclips! Big thanks from a amature modelbuilder from norway
Great work as always David. Adam Savage mentioned in his Lego Lunar lander build video that at ILM they tested a bunch of different materials for a film to see what most resembled the foil NASA used, and it turned out what matched it exactly was the gold wrappers from Rolo Choclates. They bought a ton of them and flattened out the wrappers to use on their models in the film!
Fantastic Build Plasmo! From the Wright brothers' first heavier than air flight at kitty hawk in 1903, to the moon landing in 1969; its amazing how far flight had come in the space of 66 YEARS! In theory a person aged 75 years old in 1969 would have memories of early days flight in their youth. And in their senior years be alive to see on T.V Neil Armstrong taking his first step on another world...................can one even imagine how they would have felt seeing how far humanity had come in the space of their life times?
it's such a peaceful scenery - you are an artist, David!
Great job Plasmo ! I was 10 when this event occurred, I remember it well. My whole family watched it on a black and white TV as a color TV was only a dream back then.
David,
Very nice tribute to this incredibly important event and very brave and talented men and women who made it happen. Your commentary is also quite appropriate and most appreciated.
The results of your build are, as usual, absolutely stunning.
I built a similar kit when I was 10 or 11 (probably Revell) almost 50 years ago after being glued to the TV for nearly two weeks watching this event. My results were, shall we say, somewhat less spectacular than yours. You have inspired me to try again.
Thanks for sharing!
It's amazing how seeing a good modelling project can inspire you to start building again.
@@Sootaroot ,
True. While I never really stopped modeling, I am particularly inspired to try the Apollo hardware again.
Lego has recently released a pretty cool version as well. Hmmm...
I can remember running home from school every day to watch the Apollo programmes on television. I would sit there totally fascinated.
Am I the only one that started getting emotional while he was painting the astronauts? I think it was a combination of the music and just imagining everything that those guys went through during their journey with no promise of ever returning home.
It was all faked.
It was even worse for the Apollo 13 guys
@@Steve20127 I want evidence that the moon landing was faked
@@Steve20127 because I know it wasnt faked
It wasn’t,and that’s a fact
That was a profound comment ay the end. The mix between the finished model and Armstrong's famous phrase sent a shiver down my spine. Also, besides your incredible ability, technique and evident passion for model building, I admire your sense of humor. Thank you.
A girlfriend called and asked, “What’re you doing?” “Me? I’m nerding-out watching some guy with an accent and amazing skills paint the Apollo Lunar and Command Modules while in a state of euphoria, if I’m to be perfectly honest.” The very definition of birth control. David, you have profoundly inspired me.
I used to have the Edward White spacewalk monogram kit as a boy hung it from my bedroom ceiling. Used white string and white glue...glue was my mother's idea actually. Worked really good. Then in about 10 yrs I come across a Sheperd Paine Diorama book, and here I am yrs later lol. Awesome post/project thank you!
Looks nice !
Niel , Buzz and Mike would be proud
👽💚
And still ashamed for lying.
Thanks for doing this one. It brought back so many memories of my older Brother making the cheap Airfix kit of the Eagle. It really didn't look like yours. I had just turned 9 years old when Apollo 11 landed, I was at school when the Moon Walk happened and anyone who wanted to watch the black and white feed could do so. I think there were only about seven of us who did. As I said, memories, thanks.
I'm 61 this year and the event is etched into my memory. Awesome modelling, Plasmo, as always! Good job!
Oh and it's pronounced "ee-nammell" 😋
Just reading Andrew Chaikin's "A man on the moon" and have also been listening to the BBC's "13 minutes to the moon" podcast. So enjoyed this very much!
Very interesting subject, Dave! As always awesome build... looking forward for your next post apocalyptic diorama, I want to do a vignette in 1/35 scale of stalker
I was six when I saw the Moon landing in 1969 - and it was an era of hope and excitement. This build brought back all kinds of pleasant memories of a simpler, less troubled time (at least for me as a child...).
I’m waiting for a 1/48 model of the lander to arrive and I’ll be working on it over the next few days. Great timing for this upload!
This is 1/48th scale
0:54 , it says that on the top of the instructions
Oliver MJ The title says 1/72 and he says 1/72 in the video, but you are correct.
Excellent job sir! Now, me being an old fart, I would plant a rectangle in front with grass from a HO railroad set. Maybe a fence? I am almost 80 so I grew up with the entire birth of space stuff. We all listened in to Sputnik, Telstar, etc. Great times to live in.
DO A SPUTNIK OMG DO SPUTNIK
I actually ordered my first model set, paint and tools today. You encouraged me to start trying modelling. Hope it goes well! Ordered the Porsche Tiger from Italeri for my first model
Hope you bought a tube of putty and some sandpaper.
@@TheJer1963 I bought a set of Revell Mini Files, and I am so happy I bought them. I have gotten started on the model and don't know how I could do without those files. Lifesavers
I turned 9 that year. It was on my birthday men walked on the moon. 7-16-69 is a day I'll never forget. My grandmother on the other hand, never believed it. I guess after all her generation had seen, this was one too many for her.
3:59 Your pronunciation is quite good. Don't worry about small things like that. :)
That Human Hayden yeh it is.
I’m English and I never seem to be able to pronounce it right 😂😂
I was 9 in 1969 when man first walked on the moon, I think every human in the USA was watching this amazing moment, I remember thinking of the picture of the earth from the moon, a small blue marble hanging in space, I was in awe.🇺🇸🙏
A good way to think of the word is "enAmel", like a ^ -shape sound.
Love your work :)
Stress on the second syllable- close enough. No sweat, David, I love your stuff.
Hi David! Watching your videos bring a lot of souvenirs to me from when I was a solitary kid in the countryside of France. I'm 55 now but the more I watch what you do and what modern materials allow to do now, the more I feel the need to make time to do this again. Thanks a lot for that :)
Great build as usual! Regarding the broader discussion at the end of the video, I think the biggest impediments to space exploration are political will and who pays for it. Those same factors plagued early NASA back then as they do now. The development of all the programs and tech leading into Apollo was done from post WWII through the mid-sixties. With social unrest, racial problems, Vietnam, etc, etc all pulling at the nation, many people leading didn't want to spend the money then, just as there's questions on spending the money now. I hope future missions and programs shift entirely to the private sector, unhindered by whatever leaders or administrators impose.
Beautiful work David, as usual, and a wonderful tribute to the whole crew and the Apollo programme.
That's out of this world! Haha.
By the way Plasmo, in English the word 'enamel' is pronounced EE-namel, I hope this helps.
You certainly have 'the right stuff' Plasmo, everything you build is just perfect!
It is also pronounced en-amel. That's how I say it.
Enamel can be pronounced Eh-na-mel or Ee-na-mel. Either way is fine.
@@tangerineflugel
Yes of course it can but for somebody worried that Eh-namel sounds a bit too much like 'animal' then Ee-namel is better.
Another well done model and your handling of the gold mylar was exceptional, but a small critique. Their would be no weathering or dust on the LM. It was used only once. When the landing was occurring they saw something never experienced there was no dust kicked up. The vacuum of space won't suspend dust or dirt(watch the film on the landing you'll see it) the astronauts really got dirty around the boot and gloves. The later missions the suits really got filthy from the hours on the surface. A small note, a 1/48 scale model of the LM could be had for one cent back in the day (1970) it was a mail order and I built one myself. It could be separated and the legs folded like the real one. But again well done
and give a diorama that looks like a ramstein group clip: America.
Amerika
@@jonathanbetancourt4486 i sorry)
We all live in Amerika, coca cola, sometimes war
@@jonathanbetancourt4486 You corrected the "Amerika"... what about: "Rammstein" :P
Amerika Amerika Rammstein.
Awesome job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I had the luner module back in the eighties it was one of my favorite models , i might buy it again in the next few weeks , Great model 👍🏻
"- Tranquility base here! The Eagle has Landed!"
I'm one of your subscribers, too. You both do incredible work.
@@jwrockets thank you! Honored!
I always loved the brief little moment of hesitation between the "Tranquility base here, uh..." and the rest of the message. The first few seconds of Neil and Buzz actually just standing there, with no immediate task on their checklist for the next few moments... Just suddenly realizing what the heck they've just done.
@@Mythricia1988 and the world never again was the same... Even with all if the same going on... It changed
I’ve been in Kennedy Space Center and it’s amazing those big engines of Saturn V, landing module, etc. Great job!
3:54
😁😁 hey, you're doing alright!
If it helps, think about the accented syllable.
It's not ENamel, it's enAMel.
This will make it sound different from animal because that word has the accent at the beginning (ANimal, not aNIMal)
😊👍
Right! I'd be terrified to talk on camera and he is doing it in a diff language than his mother language
Mr. Damek, you are truly a master of your craft. Your ability to take a plastic model and make it lifelike is absolutely amazing, and is a joy to watch happen. Thank you!
NOTE: "No enamels were harmed in the making of this model" :P
The late Gene Cernan (the last man on the moon) said that we reached into the 21st century and stole a decade and pulled it in to the 1960s.
Bravo, I'm so glad you celebrated Apollo II 50th Anniversary! Excellent Work.
You can feel every flat earther screaming “Herecy!” At the top of thier voice.
They're screaming it from every point in the globe...
Dorks.....Keep believing in fairy tales and spinning balls
@@willstreet5148 stop being so mainstream
KrankysFirebrand48 de son I flat my bruddas
Pffft you idiots still believe in the earth
This has nothing to do with modelling, but your pronunciation of "enamel" is charming. In fact one of the best things about your videos is your precise use of English. You don't talk too much, either. 5 stars!
OHHH! ENAMEL not ANIMAL! Had me worried for a second there.
His English is better than my anything else....
By the way ...again I could watch you for 24 hours making these excellent models , true talent you have and looks self taught ! ...take a bow young man !
6.5k views but only 700 likes wtf 12 flat earthers disliked
I think it's just too far for people to click
THE EARTH IS FLAT
@@sex694 wrong its a velociraptor
The ducks are watching you
@@sex694 the ducks can fight my mossberg
This was a small step for David but a giant leap for PLASMO plastic models :D
Animal based... HAHA (PS we knew what you meant)
What an awesome great build. I was 20 years old and my boss, who was a science guy gave us off the day of the landing knowing we would be up late.
Couple weeks later I was on vacation and purchased a model (don’t remember brand but think it was Revell) of the Saturn rocket, capsule and lander and spent that week building it. Great vacation and memories.
👍👍👍😎😎😎
David can I help you with the enamel pronunciation. Say it like this E wait a second or half a second then say namel. " E namel" I am hispanic so know your struggle with ENGLISH
Plasmo, NASA plans to return to the moon in 2024, and ultimately Mars by 2050. Great model, thanks for sharing it.
Great job! I was a kid in the 1st grade and my mom kept us out of school to watch this flight. And for hours you could see the con trail up into space. It was so cool.
It's kind of unbelievable what America has accomplished. Well done on your diorama once again!
I just found this video.
This Yankee gives you plenty of respect for your loving attention to detail of this subject.
When I built the earliest version of this kit in the 1960s I used actual cigarette ash to cover the base because I had read that the astronauts said that's what the Moon's surface looked like.
I was annoyed that the only Soviet space model available was the Sputnik, so I resorted to scratchbuilding a Vostok capsule.
You're right in that we have no excuse not going back to space... except politics. When will we outgrow that?
Hey David! You built only once a tank hunter which was Nashorn ,which was over two years ago. So i guess you should build another one. You can go for Su-100 or Stug-III or something. It depends on you. So if you read this comment please think of this idea.
I watched the whole thing on TV. in August 1969. I was 7 years-old. I even remember watching Star Trek in the 1960 s and 1970 s. One of the episodes I remember best is Tomorrow Is Yesterday when an F-104 is scrambled to intercept the Enterprise that has accidentally traversed time after escaping from a black hole. I made had a model of the Enterprise and a model Starfighter chasing it hanging in my room for a long time. Maybe this would make a cool diorama for you to consider.
I work at a summer program and I am teaching the kids to build models. The model they are working on is a revell 1/144 scale space shuttle.
Thank you my friend, this old Hippie saw the launch of this Moon landing and watched it on TV atm. As allwas ys, you have made my day much much better. :-)
YES! I knew you would build something about the moon landing! And you came out with this beautiful diorama. It pays tribute to all people involved in the Apollo program. Great job!
Fantastic diorama! Happy 50th Anniversary to the Apollo 11 mission.
First time commenter. I've been watching your videos for a while now and I have to say all your models and diorama's I've seen are of museum piece qualities!
Very nice build and awesome result. Thanks for your very emotional comment to the 50th aniversary of the landing on the Moon.
The way you did the gold foil is just SUBLIME!! Wow, does that look authentic.
You, sir, are an incredible modeler and painter!
Is it just me or when he paints black parts its so satisfying.
brought back, merrories ,had this model back in 74 ,lol no where as good as yours,I didn't know what paint was!I remember dad pointing to the moon in 69 and saying Lòok at the moon Marc there's people up there! I was 5
As for someone who was glued to the TV when this happened I say well done 👍
You've done an superb job of building this! Even more impressive is that it's at 1/72 scale- I've just completed the Revell 1/48 Eagle & Columbia kit and that was fiddly enough, so you have my respect.
A great job with clear orange...fantastic job!!! Congratulations!!!!
Well.... with this one one David....
You flew me to the moon !!!
Great job !
Brilliant build as always. Love your videos. One suggestion....put some putty right below the ladder and then redo the famous footprint... but I guess the kit is already complete. It would have looked cool tho :)
Nice way to honor the 50th Anniversary. Well done.
Awesome build... beautifully painted
When I was a kid I built the original Revell 1:48 Tranquility Base Apollo 11 Lunar Module kit. Was always my favorite model I built. I just found it on EBay to once again have it. Hopefully I do a better job of building and painting after over 50 years of model building!
Just amazed at your workmanship, i learning so many different techniques that i never knew before
Beautiful tribute to the Apollo 11 mission David. Thanks
That’s a genius technique to paint the gold foil ! Beautiful build well done
THANK YOU for this awesome diorama. I'm an amateur astronomer myself and really enjoyed watching this video.
I did a couple of these years ago and i used fake gold foil and contact cement (thinned out and sprayed over the structure where needed). It was a PITA to work around the foil, but it came out incredibly realistic.
Loved your build and loved your commentary. I always get sad when I think about what these men did. And after 6 missions we never did it again.
What a lovely tribute to such a historic moment in science and mankind, built to a super high standard as always. Well done! Looks amazing!
Awesome ! Love the diorama !! Brought back memories when I was a child glued on the TV Back in 1969. I think I'll do one for my studio. Always enjoy your work..!
Great Job. I loved your painting and model building techniques on moon, astronaut and foil finishes, Great music and history lesson as well.
I think the point you made about Russian Roulette really brings home just how much of a risk the mission to the moon was. Russian Roulette gives you a less than 17% chance of disaster, but 50% for the moon mission is 3 times times more likely, and I'm assuming that 99.9999......% of people wouldn't dream of engaging in Russian Roulette. It really puts things into perspective; those astronauts were practically on a suicide mission; they made a huge sacrifice for this achievement. I respected them before, but now my respect has increased.
Great job. Nice tribute to Neil, Buzz and Mike. 👍🏻
Nice work! Finally got a chance to watch this video. :-) I also like what you did at the end with the black and white video to make it look like a TV broadcast :-)
I'm glad I found this video. I just picked up this kit from Amazon. I like how you did the gold colors and the moonscape.Thanks!
That is a beautifully detailed kit, and I'd dearly love to get my hands on one! You really did a great job on this.
Možná to tu už někdo zmínil, ale nebyl to Kennedy, kdo měl nachystány dva proslovy, (jeden pro případ selhání mise), ale Nixon. Kennedy byl tou dobou již celkem dlouho po smrti. Jako vždy krásný model. Skvěle se na to kouká. And Good luck Mr. Gorsky. :D :D
@plasmo did you know there were actually THREE speeches: one for success, one for the death of the astronauts, and one in case Armstrong and Aldrin had been stranded on the moon and Collins returned home. There was a chance the LM Ascent Module engine wouldn't fire.
David, super build. The Eagle has landed. Keep them coming. Thanks.
We are waiting your models each week with cravings...