roma847 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Hello everyone, my friend Joe has uploaded the two Sprocket Sets of 16 faster than expected and also sent me the screenshots of the related Support Material. Here is the support wax arrangement at the Flat set variant, Source: shapeways.com (Crackerjazz) and here at the Upright variant. Source: shapeways.com (Crackerjazz) And here one can find both sets at Shapeways. Source: shapeways.com (Crackerjazz) Source: shapeways.com (Crackerjazz) I have now ordered the Set of 16-Flat Ori (FXD), and I'm curious if SW will print it without any trouble, what I expect, or if they will pull themself up again at the wall thicknesses (< 0,3 mm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Lots of luck Manfred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thanks Rich, and Hello everybody, my expectations of SW have been met, the Main Sprocket Set of 16-Flat Ori (FXD) was already let pass without hesitation and is In Production, wherewith also my 3D print projects would have been finished for now. Why not immediately so! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Good morning, friends, the Main Sprockets are rolling now - Shipped!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Hello everybody, today came the Main Sprocket Set of 16-Flat Ori, which I have checked out closer, to see possibly, which side did lay below and therefore on the support wax. Well, what do you think? I suspect that in the first picture one looks onto the bottom, which was lying on the wax and seems to be a bit rougher than the top in the second picture. Under my LED lamp, the difference comes out a little better, therefore the same order of images, here is the view onto the bottom, and here onto the smoother top. So well, I'll have to clean everything anyway in the ultrasonic bath, both the Track Shoes and the Sprockets. That's it now with the 3D printing but first, and I'm very satisfied with the result. And my special thanks to my ARC friend Joe (crackerjazz), who did an amazing 3D job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Top side/face out, dose look better than the support wax side. Very nice. These are going to make your crawler look really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Thanks Rich, but now it's enough with the 3D show, the rest of the Crawler I'm going to scratch ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustermark Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 My sprocket wheels arrived today. Thanks again Manfred for blazing this trail! 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 Cool Mark, and how are you satisfied, what did you order, 16 Flat Ori (FUD)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustermark Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Yes, I went with your recommendation! Very happy with them. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 All's well that ends well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Hello everyone, maybe you already wondered about the break, but at the moment I am still busy completing the London Bus (1:24) of my best German Raumcon friend Thomas, who had gone much too early last year. He wanted to gift this Routemaster to his wife as a reminder of her time in London, but whose completion he must have postponed again and again and therefoe unfortunately could not finish it anymore, since he was probably too busy with his beloved Launch Pad project ... Therefore, his wife had asked me if I could not complete the bus, because allegedly only the outer decals (advertisement, line, etc.) would be missing, which of course I could not refuse her. In the same sense I have also taken over parts of his awesome project Space Shuttle Launch Complex 39A with Discovery STS-41D, which I will integrate into my project keeping his legacy alive and in memory of him in this way ... But it just was not only the missing decals, as his wife had meant at first, but the complete window set, etc. had to be installed, and also some small stuff then came to it, and so I also had to get a few spare parts from Revell ... And this is how the bus looks right now, I hope for being able to send it next week, and finally fulfill my promise with the Routemaster's final Rollout. So far from my intermediate stop at the London bus stop Route 76 Waterloo to Victoria ... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hello everyone, after my longer stopover at the London bus stop of the Route 76 Waterloo-Victoria, as well as after the exhausting but ultimately successful 3D prints of the Track Shoes and Main Sprockets for the Crawler Trucks I want to turn once again to the Early LWT (ET-8). After a long bickering in summer with Shapeways' service team, with whose print quality of the modified WSF Intertanks (right) I neither was satisfied, nor I wanted to accept that fact, I had been fiddling even further together with Michael Key and at the same time still modified some so far missing details. These concerned the so-called Flange Closeouts at the connections of the Intertank with the LH2/LO2 tanks, which were sprayed by hand. Source: NASA This photo shows such a Flange Closeout area after manual machining completed. Source: facebook.com (Craig Capdepon) These Closeout areas I've looked at in my photos of the ET-8 again closer and had marked them in the following images for a detailed discussion based on Michael Key's current 3D model. Source: forum.nasaspaceflight.com (Jester) Source: forum.nasaspaceflight.com (Jester) Source: retropaceimages.com (STS-6) By comparison, this transitional area had not yet been differentiated enough in his model, what I have explained to him. While the flat area of the Closeout-2 is too narrow, the subsequent beveled area appears a bit too wide, which I have marked in this photo, and what one can see clearly on the right edge. Source: georgesrockets.com (George Gassaway) In the next image I've put the original photo and the 3D model directly next to each other for comparison. As one can see, the flat area of the front Closeout-2 should be widened to 2,5 mm, so that the remaining slope is only 1 mm wide, measured to the leading edge of the IT, i.e. 12 mm is the distance from the lower edge of the vent to the leading edge of the IT. BTW, the Closeouts at the end of the IT require the same changes I've marked with tape to overview at this WSF-IT. These changes were largely taken into account in the next model except for a small detail. In his model, however, there is no smooth transition from Closeout-2 to the 'normal' Closeout, but a step/staircase that is caused by the different inclinations of both areas, which is not correct. However, by widening the flat area of Closeout-2 should allow a smooth transition with the same slope. And even these transitions could finally still be adjusted, after which the 3D model looked perfect. And this is now definitely the final Early LWT Intertank for my STS-6 Shuttle Stack, Source: shapeways.com (The Aerospace Place) but which I did not order it in WSF, but in FUD, that was delivered in the meantime too. Unfortunately, one can not see well the Closeout details on these FUD photos because of the transparency of the material. And the IT also fits well with the other two Airfix ET parts, but has now to be thoroughly cleaned again in the ChiliDent Laboratory, wherewith finally would be completed this stressful IT chapter. And on this occasion, the Track Shoes and Main Sprockets will be patched up as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustermark Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Great work on finishing the bus Manfred. I have the same kit in my stash. I hope I can do half as good a job as you and Thomas did. The new intertank looks great. I look forward to seeing the legacy of Thomas’ launchpad and how you will integrate into your model. It’s a wonderful idea to preserve the work of a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Thanks Mark for your heartfelt words of appreciation for my intention of keeping Thomas' Space Shuttle legacy alive in my Launch pad project, what I will now share with him. And if you've read his STS-41D thread to the end, you'll have seen that I've already taken over his awesome lighted Hammerhead Crane and integrated it into the Tower, along with his beloved flashing beacon, which never had been installed on both Launch pads ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Hello my true friends, the guys from ChiliDent gave the green light for ultrasonic cleaning, starting from 7th January I can get in touch. BTW, I've finally finished the London bus for the wife of my late boyfriend Thomas (†54), and meanwhile he arrived safely, survived unscathed and will surely be a nice Christmas present. In this sense Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustermark Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Fabulous work on the Routemaster. Well done. A lovely gift. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Thanks Mark for your good wishes, I wish you and your family also a reflective Christmas time. BTW, on my MLP is also Christmas time. BTW, in ARC Forums several members expressed the wish that I also should post a construction report on the completion of the bus, of which I already thought about too. So I started an own thread there to complete my friend's Routemaster project and thereby preserve him a honorable legacy, Completion of Revell's London Bus (1:24) - In memory of my late friend Thomas Emberger (†54) where you can follow the construction progress, if you are also interested in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1:144? Are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Hi Kirk, of course you're right, the London bus is 1:24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 If anyone could build that much detail into 1:144 Manfred, I think it would be you! What are your priorities for the NASA masterpiece now? Are you working on the crawler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Thanks Kirk for your nice compliment. I'll probably continue with the External Tank once I've ultrasonic cleaned the Early LWT-IT in the Dental lab. The Crawler has still to wait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Could you post a video clip showing the flashing lights on the Christmas tree? ; 0 ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hello John, sorry, but unfortunately the guys have already removed the tree, because Christmas is over ... But it must have looked like that ... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Hello my friends, it will not be long now, and we are writing the year 2019. In this spirit, I would like to thank you for your faithful companionship and wish you all a Happy and healthy New Year. Cheers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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