jetboy Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 hi,just carrying on from the mercury redstone missions,this is john glenns ride,Freindship 7 capsule,and using martins model atlas,as a base and sticking some extra bits on,as per photo,s ive got?,causing much teeth grinding and consternation,as to what is a true representation?but thats another post.lol don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 evening, so friendship,s build starts with its carrier rocket ,its the first manned atlas,a few monkeys have tried it out,lol so we start with martins models atlas kit,seen in various builds on here. engines section next section.. and next and top .. its basically the same vehicle apart from decals as the rest,unless you look closely at available pics,andf then the nightmare begins,lol all the capsules were different only in the markings. this is the capsule adapter,with the conical tank top inside.. and your chosen capsule fits here,you can either use one of martins excellent renditions,or super detail one of revells? its up to you,im doing a bit of both..lol capsule top. other bits that come with it,vernier motors,escape tower etc etc... as a example revells escape tower on,martins capsule.. so bit of sanding,gluing etc... stick a bit of undercoat on to find the blemishes,lol as mine will be silver, i was going to use silver tape ,but have gone for silver paint ,its easier.lol,so i put black undernearh. so thats the easy bit done,now is the time to decide,how to go on,well having checked loads of models/photos last night,i ve picked one view,which im happy with and just going to work off that, i,ll post some of the problem pics etc as i go along.lol so still with the atlas.. and filling etc.work out whats going where? clean up martins extra bits.. stuck one of the vernier engines is on,a couple of plastic squares stuck on,as i can see in the pics,plates,marking up with pen,whats going where... noticed on a few of the pics,and other models,these filling pipe connectors showing,so chopping some pipe up, drilling the pipe out.. and stuck in place. otherside so stuck supplied liquid oxygen line on.. you can see the bend at the base ,well it seems different in every pic, cheers don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 so,heres a pic this was given to jfk,by john glenn,and its in the jfk presidential museum.and it says friendship 7 on atlas 6 booster. so i think you have to pick what you want to represent,and look at a few.. cheers don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 or,whilst looking for reference,you can buy this for nearly three hundred dollars.. as nice as it is,its not right,so its just pick a pic and stay with it,...lol don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 so,some very nice models here,for ref only.. i,ll be trying that gemini next,not sure i,ll get the dimensions right though,lol back to friendship 7... as you can see,its very distracting,to extract details, but its very nice. lol don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 hi, so a day later and a full pack of paper,and 4 new ink cartridges on,lol ive finally decided on a pic to base rhe atlase,s on,and for the manned flights im going with my build,but for the variants,its a lot of cutting planned,lol don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 hi,so what bits did i stick on last night? welll so i cut the bend off and reposistioned iot,with a more angled look. the other side,marked up with everybit i could see off the photo,s NOT EVERY BIT,just what i can see.. and ground a bit of the instunment panel away on the left bside. got some tube,but could,nt get a piece small enough to make the angle. so got some sprue... cut the right angled bits off,shaved them down a bit.. and the black dots are where im sticking them two triangular bits on the booster engine cvovers at the sides,are brackets that its held by,prior to launch.. i was going to drill holes at the side fdor umbilical cord connections,but thought i would use this instead, but scrapped it,and used sliced sprue bracket on booster shroud. put some panel lines on,because i can see them and i put a nozzle sticking out slightly,of the vernier motors on the side, triangular bits to me and you.. thats about it, i am currently deciding if its worth doing some detail on the underneath, as per enclosed pics.. cheers don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 and a few more before i slap some paint on... so the base ,ive not decided yet.... the bits where you can see the balls,is normally covered,foil or tape would do that. so still thinking on that, so on with the escape tower,...got to make the centre engines basically three bells on a stick.. can you see that,it will look better covered in silver lol drill bit is where the bells on a stick go..lol thats a better view.. escape tower support legs,need some flash cleaning or you could use the revell kit ones,i like these ones of martins got some great new blades for getting in the corners...lol drill somes holes for the three main engine bells try lkegs for size.. cheers don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 and a little bit more,im awaiting paint drying... and dont worry i wont the builds of the other 4 unless there is a difference,lol like this lol cheers don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 getting weary on this one,i thought 4 would do,but ive seen the mol lab one as well, oh well, lol do9n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 so,got my basis mol ab ,based on the agena section,loads of hairpulling, conversing with martins models,,,,well not conversing,asking coz i dont really have a clue,?and measuring off photo,s of an object that does,nt exist.....perplexing..lol so what am i building....well im building the four manned atlas,s the only difference i the capsule names ,so really i could of built just one atlas and four capsules, but no that would be too easy ,lol And then i saw the proposed manned orbital laboratory, a precursor to skylab,sort of,well the mercury one didnt get built,because the space race was unleashed,so a gemini one was built and flown,which was the next programme,then skylab.? so as im doing gemini next,to finish the atlas programme,i thought the lab would be nice and ive seen a new ware model,?lol so this is what im building.... so one atlas top.. a martins models Aries 1 adaptor another one,but cut to length... a resin tube,btw is a redstone body from martins. measure and cut too length and i need a capsule adaptor,as its not the same as the atlas/mercury,,ive got some spare mach2 agena bodys,so i,ll chop that down.. so needs a window/porthole putting in yet. it should end up something along these lines,and a few bits yets and loads of paint,lol right back to the atlas mercury builds... don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 hi,well ive got the gist of the lab done,now going to have a go at a represention of stage 2,leaving the booster section,something not seen a lot? found a shuttle tank which is almost the same as rthe balloon tank base of the atlas,so a bit of chopping yet.. the booster and sustainer engine bells. cut and glued like this,? so far, the plan is atlas by chrimbo....gemini for the new year, lol don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 never quite finished the seperating atlas ,still on my bench of bits, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Come on mate.......finish them they look great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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