A few hours later at 02:39 UTC on 21st July Armstrong opened the hatch and began his descent to the surface at 02:51. At 02:56:15 UTC on 21st July he became the first person to stand on the surface of any celestial body outside the Earth when he planted his left foot on the lunar surface. Whilst still holding onto the ladder Armstrong unveiled a plaque on the side of the Lunar Module which reads "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."
Armstrong then stepped off the ladder with another phrase that has entered the annals of history "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin joined Armstrong on the surface and together they spent approximately two and a quarter hours on the lunar surface before returning to the Lunar module for seven hours of rest.
At 17:54 UTC on 21st July the crew launched the ascent module away from the descent stage to begin the hazardous journey home via the lunar orbital rendezvous with Michael Collins in the Command module.
It's the launch from the moon that I've attempted to capture here because although the focus is rightly on the historically significant landing and exploration the return journey was no less hazardous and often overlooked. Apollo 11 was no different - while moving within the cabin, Aldrin accidentally damaged the circuit breaker that would arm the main engine for lift off from the Moon. There was concern this would prevent firing the engine, stranding them on the Moon. Fortunately, a felt-tip pen was sufficient to activate the switch.
Those of you that have seen the video of Apollo 17's lunar launch will know that there is little to no visible exhaust from the ascent stage so I hope you'll forgive me some artistic license in adding a plume here to give some dynamism to the result.
The build thread is here
Thanks for looking.
Oh just completely so freaking awesome in so many ways!!!! WHAT!!! Its ascending!!! 
I guess blanking off the ascent engine bell and the two additional holes I drilled were the clues which Rob picked up on 
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top job and a great entry to this SIG
