Oh the pain, the pain.

Knowing your talent with scale models , the complement means a lot. Thank you.

Bubble headed boobie.... lol great show to grow up with...

Thank you, Andrew. This was the third model build after returning to the hobby in 2018 after forty years. The model is displayed in a dedicated model room on a 46 inch monitor placed horizontally with enough space to place the second Jupiter (info in the description) with its legs deployed inside a yellow circle. The monitor can be used to display images and video while adding illumination. It is a good idea to hide the stand. In time a base with a curved transition to the vertical background that covers the stand completely would be ideal. The video is the first recording/posting on KZfaq I made and the location was the brightest part of the house at the time. With thirty model builds completed and another twenty being built it is a hobby for my recent retirement from designing/building custom motorcycles. One of the kits is the 1/350 Polar Lights Star Trek Enterprise Refit using the Trekmodeler Warp 8 light (plus a lot of added lights) and sound kit, their paint guide for the Aztec colours, MaskDesign vinyl masks and more. Fabricated a multi position stand to enable the model to pitch in any direction. It should be finished by mid to late Summer.

culttvman.com/main/tony-hardys-4-foot-jupiter-2-part-1/ This link has what would be the type of construction needed for large scale as a injection molded kit would not be practical.

Agreed. I just couldn't help but notice, and this is a small thing, the ports for the landing gear were not there. I am so used to seeing them 😅😅🤣 Excellent build tho!

The engine fusion core fins are extended meaning the ship is in space flight. I have a second model kit (in the description) for a landed Jupiter that will be posed resting on its landing gear with the iconic yellow circle as seen from the show. I usually build two of a type of aircraft with one posed in flight the other landed. Examples are on my channel.

I used a micro motor gearbox, ILS-300, 20 RPM DC 3-6 volt. The mounting to the inside of the hull was easy to do and the ceiling frames I made from styrene hid the wires. The only issue is the depth of the gearbox motor. I will be looking for a more compact unit for the second J2 build. The radar dishes were coated with Molotow chrome ink. The clear dome is not glued down. Power is controlled on a separate switch and has been running trouble free.

@@SEMJW ​ I saw the motor assy through the viewport and knew it was just a tad bit sizeable, but it is disguised well as part of the interior structure. I did find a super tiny motor, almost flat and about 3/4 inch long if I remember right. I was trying to figure out how to make a radar dome that had a small bulb inside that actually rotated, like the old 70's "Kojack teardrop" dash/roof police light and miniaturize how those operate. YOURS is the closest I've seen to actual screen realistic. Virtually perfect! I WAS wondering how you got the chrome reflectors. I do have the Molotow but have yet to actually use it on anything and am happy to see how well it mimics kit chrome. I also do scratch-builds of police car models, 4dr sedans the companies never released, in addition to Sci-Fi and naval warships, and am pretty handy at fabricating almost anything model. If you ever want to compare modeling notes on anything please let me know. I also have a great guy who vacuforms clear parts. I plan to replace my J2 windows and door ports and the fusion core with Vacuformed ones for thinness and clarity. Thanks again for that info you so kindly provided, I WILL be looking into it.😉

@@ntvypr4820 If interested, I own/design/fabricate custom motorcycles. chopperworks.yolasite.com website to see what I do. Returned to model building during COV-19 after thirty years. The Moebius J2, Italeri 1/35, Elco PT boat and the 1/32, Zoukei-Mura AD-1 Skyraider were kits I had to have, followed by many 1/32 Tamiya kits. Into 1/24 with a Airfix Hellcat and waiting to get two, soon to be released, 1/24 Airfix Spitfire Mk.IXc kits. Not interested in the Border Models 1/32 Lancaster as we have a real, second only, flying example 30 minutes away at the Warplane Museum in Hamilton that passes over my house when it turns back to the airport. Some armor in 1/35, also working on a Trumpeter 1/16 King Tiger and a 1/350 Polar Lights Star Trek Enterprise refit with the amazing, Warp 8 light/sound kit from Trekmodeler and MaskDesign paint masks. I have posted on the bottom of the 'DESIGN'; page of my website examples of my model builds. There is images of a 1/32 Spitfire airbrushed with Molotow chrome and applied with a brush on the J2 radar dishes. To mimic the speed of the radar rotation on the 4ft, hero model J2, I would consider 30RPM to be accurate. I chose 20RPM thinking it would be a safer choice. The second Moebius J2 will have the hull halves sealed together with silicone like the first J2, making it possible to remove the top if needed. Using aluminum tubing for the landing leg struts that will hide the wiring. To be able to see more of the inside I have cut a removable panel on the top rear of the hull and have the two airlock doors workable. May have the round window with a workable cover as well using magnets.

The original ship (Gemini) for the pilot episode had one deck with just the family. It was meant to have a minor role as the transport to a hostile planet never to fly again. It followed the theme of, 'Swiss Family Robinson'. The story was to be the struggle of the family to survive. Irwin Allen was told by the network to make the changes. A new model was too expensive for the budget to build so, in reality the lower deck would not be possible in the revised version. The broadcast was at 7:30PM to have an all age audience. It should have aired at 9:00PM to keep with what was considered at the time unsuitable for children during the first season. The chariot is a converted snow cat. The upper structure is meant to disassemble and has a storage bay with an outer door on the underside of the ship. The space for it would have been reasonable to assume if it was to fit the Gemini. Lost In Space was a 1960s SCI FI TV show watched on televisions that were mostly black and white screens with an average size of 13 inches. Broadcasting was generally poor. The hope was the show would be popular with the whole family but ended up more for kids. Many adults at the time did not consider SCI FI as important in their lives as younger/future generations. They had other priorities in life.

The original ship (Gemini) for the pilot episode had one deck with just the family. It was meant to have a minor role as the transport to a hostile planet never to fly again. It followed the theme of, 'Swiss Family Robinson'. The story was to be the struggle of the family to survive. Irwin Allen was told by the network to make the changes. A new model was too expensive for the budget to build so, in reality the lower deck would not be possible in the revised version. The chariot is a converted snow cat. The upper structure is meant to disassemble and has a storage bay with a outer door on the underside of the ship. The space for it would have been reasonable to assume if it was to fit the Gemini. Lost In Space was a 1960s SCI FI TV show watched on televisions that were mostly black and white screens with a average size of 13 inches. Broadcasting was generally poor. The hope was the show would be popular with the whole family but ended up more for kids. Many adults at the time did not consider SCI FI as important in there lives as younger/future generations. They had other priorities in life.

www.scalemates.com/kits/moebius-models-913-jupiter-2--107238 This link has info on the model. Hobby Sense should have stock of the ship at a good price. The lighting kit for the model (sold separately) is harder to find. David, The Dude. very cool. Jeff Bridges in the remake of True Grit also cool.

This has the one speed fusion core. For space flight the core extends the baffle plates as depicted on the model. Attached is a video with the different engine sounds. With a good stereo system I prefer using this versus a small speaker with the model. The second ship will have the multi speed fusion core resting on its landing legs plates retracted. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opqid72Z2M3SaYU.html

To bad you couldn't hear it in your video. Model looks great.

The figure is from the 1/35 MiniArt 'Soviet Tank Ammo Loading Crew' kit P# 35131 Made in Ukraine. Hitler had light blue eyes, the figure has dark blue eyes. (subtle humor) My mom lived in England during WW2 on Mornington Ave. in London and was convinced she found Hitler pretending to be the local Butcher. There are cats that look like Hitler. The video does give the impression due to shadows. To see it first hand, the figure doesn't resemble Hitler.

😂 becouse its not a Modell from Lost in space its a model of a Alte Deutsche Reichsflugscheibe !

The figure is from the 1/35 MiniArt 'Soviet Tank Ammo Loading Crew' kit P# 35131 Made in Ukraine. Hitler had light blue eyes, the figure has dark blue eyes. (subtle humor) My mom lived in England during WW2 on Mornington Ave. in London until the bombings forced the family to flee. While there (age 7)she was convinced she found Hitler pretending to be the local Butcher. There are cats and objects that look like Hitler. The video does give the impression due to shadows. To see it first hand, the figure doesn't resemble Hitler.

@SEMJW 2 months ago The figure is from the 1/35 MiniArt 'Soviet Tank Ammo Loading Crew' kit P# 35131 Made in Ukraine. Hitler had light blue eyes, the figure has dark blue eyes. (subtle humor) My mom (7 years old) lived in England during the beginning of the Battle of Britain on Mornington Ave. in London and was convinced she found Hitler pretending to be the local Butcher. They had to flee the bombing to a rural area of England while her dad fought in El Alamein North Africa. There are cats and objects that look like Hitler. The video does give the impression due to shadows. To see it first hand, the figure doesn't resemble Hitler. Is it me or.....no it isn't. The people that comment that the figure looks like Hitler have mostly 0 content on their channels. I do not mind the question and understand why people ask. It is mostly because they think it is clever, unique, funny and do not expect a serious response. I grant them the dignity/respect of that versus believing them to be hateful, and stupid enough to imagine a model of a space ship from an American, 1960 TV show based in the year 1997 that a 108 year old man that died at 56 in 1945 can be a young 20 something capable of flying a complicated spacecraft not to mention the hoops he would have to jump through during the job interview with HR at Alpha Control. I write all this so I can cut and paste the response the next time the question is asked. Thank you for the compliment.

Thank you for the model. The music title; '19th Floor', 2020, by Bobby Richards. I thought It was the best choice from the limited no copyright YT music to choose from that work with the recording. I would have liked to have used 'Cecilia Ann' by the Pixies, their cover of The Surftones original but is not permitted.