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Written by David
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 |
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NASA is going to resume visits to the moon. To do this the Orion spacecraft has been designed. The whole topic excites me. I was a tad tired after pushing through the Saturn V model (see another post) so I figured I'd do something a little simpler. This is a 1/96 model by Ton. He was kind enough to chat with me via email a few times regarding designing models in terms of classic geometry (as opposed to fancy cad apps and unfolding programs). Ton also has a 1/48 model of the Orion capsule as well along with service module. I did enjoy building this one, but it still took me more time than I expected. Overall it was 4 days to complete it. It (and I'm sure the 1/48 version) went together very well and the instructions were clear (and all pictures for those of you who speak dissimilar languages). It did take a hunting for some images online to see how/where the panels attached to things. Click on the thumbnail below for a larger image.  |
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Written by David
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 |
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So, I figured a few months ago that I'd try something easy and I got a B-52. This particular one is huge and represents the launch platform NASA used for the X-15. It is about 3ft long and 3ft wide. More info on the B-52 in general can be found via wikipedia. An interesting fact about the B-52 is that in normal level flight it has a slightly nose-down attitude.
Construction of this hulk was very straight forward. The parts shaped up pretty well and then various assembiles fit together nicely. This is a FG model, so it is not for the super advanced builder crowd and there is not a plethora of intricte details. Looking back on things I should have created a set of internal formers for the fuselage as I didn't quite get the cross sectional shape right. But, this model went together quickly, it was fun, and the result still looks large and impressive. The hardest part was trying to get the engine pylons properly attached to the wings in the space allocated... that step could have been documented a little bit better. In the end I finally just got the paper slightly damp and molded it into the spot for the pylon on the wing and glued it in. It isn't the greatest, but it got it attached. Click on the thumbnail below for a larger image.  |
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Written by David
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 |
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My second attempt at a nasa vehicle was the proposed X-33. You can find it here. I think I chose poorly. This model went together with much difficulty and with a lot of frustration. The nose particularly was nearly unintelligible. Chock this one up to learning something new. More information on the X-33 can be found via wikipedia. Click on the thumbnail below for a larger image.  |
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