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Jeff has this to say about the model:
"Really nothing special was done other than creating a more realistic
lunar surface. I had done lots of research regarding the lunar
surface colors. What I found was although the surface appears to be grey
in most photos there was a wide range from browns to reds with some
greys in between. The photos you and I see have had the colors washed out
by the sunlight. So I took this info and went to my hobby shop to pick
up the different soils I needed. For the shadows I used a very deep dark
green that looks black ( Black soil was not available but you can't tell
this color is not black unless you are right on top of it in very bright
light). Since you are familiar with the kit you know the shadows are
molded in to the base. That being said I then painted the shadow areas
with flat black (Brushed on) and while it was wet I added a nice coating
of the dark soil. Yes, this was very time consuming. After I completed all
the shadowed areas, the footprints were next. In order to distinguish the
footprints I needed to use a darker soil than the color I was using for
the surface. I picked up an earth color that was slightly darker than the
color I bought for the surface and went to work. Same deal only I used
a dark grey paint for the base rather than black. Once the footprints were
done I did the same for the rest of the surface using the grey base paint
coated with the lighter color lunar soil. This procedure alone took approx
10 hours."
Base kit: Monogram
Scale: 1/48
Model by: Jeff Foglietta
Photo by: Jeff Foglietta