bootneck Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 I've been meaning to get started on this for a while and the group build is just the shake up I need to get started. I did attempt to scratchbuild one of these a while ago but I got the measurements all wrong, so I'm starting again. I'll change the title, and update the tags, once the GB has started and we get underway. Looking forward to tomorrow's start! I don't have an actual plan/schematic so I'm drawing my own from photo details I find on the web Herewith some of the materials I plan to use in my build cheers Mike 1
sunshine coast Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Plastic strip container..............? Regards Trevor.......
bootneck Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 Nice one Trevor, I hadn't thought of that! Mark, not too far off (about 300km) Couple of clues: it has road-wheels (multi-axle) it does fly (well some bits do) it 'almost' has a Spacey atmosphere about it Mike
Mozzy19 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) Couple of clues: it has road-wheels (multi-axle) it does fly (well some bits do) it 'almost' has a Spacey atmosphere about it Mike Got to be an alpha Romeo of old. Multi axel with road wheels (front and back axels), some bits fly (exploding engines and other gubbins) and for spacey, the effects of the smokey dashboard on your good self...Sean. Edited February 22, 2013 by Mozzy19 1
Dazzio Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Got to be an alpha Romeo of old. Multi axel with road wheels (front and back axels), some bits fly (exploding engines and other gubbins) and for spacey, the effects of the smokey dashboard on your good self... Sean. Oh that had me in stiches! Very funny As to what it's going to be, I wanted to say the Hubble Telescope, but I dont think it has many wheels in it (you never said they where road wheels!). Then I thought it could be Curositys sister thats at JPL (I think) that they use to send the actual driving data from to Curosity every night. Then I thought some kinda lunar/mars rover but the distance is too small. It's not the James Webb telescope as it;s not an actual telescope. It's not ESA's rover is it? The one they control with a PS3 controller (I kid you not!)... Other than that... a big pile of steryene? Kind Regards. Dazz
bootneck Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 Hi Parabat, on the right lines but think bigger. I think the piece of brass tubing is giving it away. Dazz and Sean, no not a car. Final clue - it has 7 axles I think the answer may well come from Parabat very soon. Mike
Parabat Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Is it a.... Topol?! 7 axles gave it away! Awesome, what a beast!
Antony Robertson Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Is it a.... Topol?! 7 axles gave it away! Awesome, what a beast! Damn, you beat me to it! I was going to say RT-2 Topol Antony
Dazzio Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Bugger thats a beast and a half! To me thats a SCUD launcher (I don't know much about ICBM/missile launch systems). Will be watching this one with interest too, and to correct myself earlier, you did say roadwheels... silly me. Kind Regards, Dazz
Mozzy19 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Well I wasn't far off... Good luck building that monster, it'll be good to see it done.
mark73 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Damn, you beat me to it! I was going to say RT-2 Topol Antony Never seen or heard of this till now...just looked it up...will be watching this with interest...that is one serious looking piece of kit
bootneck Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 On 22/02/2013 at 17:18, Parabat said: Is it a.... Topol?! 7 axles gave it away! Awesome, what a beast! Bingo! - Although I was expecting someone to say it is the Topol-M but that is the 8-axle version. Apologies for not using all the correct nomenclatures, RT-2PM Topol; NATO code SS-25 Sickle; MPB PC-12M TEL but I was wanting to keep it simple during the guessing phase . I don't have any actual plans so I will be drawing up schematics based on photographic information off the web. So, here we have a SS-25 Sickle T.E.L. (Transporter/Erector/Launcher). I believe the upright stick in the centre denotes half-metre measurements, which makes it about 4m high, so at least I have a start point. cheers Mike
bootneck Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 The brass tube in the image below is the length from the front of the driver's cab (using the b/w photo in my previous post), to the back of the large disc on the transporter's side. This means the nose cover and the launcher base has still to be added and will make this a couple of centimetre's longer. Mike 1
Parabat Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Wow, impressive project and your comparison really shows off the size of this beast. Nice one.
prowler0000 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 I was gonna say Eagle Transporter..... Bloody good luck with THIS one, Mate!!!
bootneck Posted February 28, 2013 Author Posted February 28, 2013 I've started cutting out the template for the driver's cab and adding plastic rod to reinforce it. The two front cabin shapes are quite awkward to design and construct so I can see perhaps a couple of attempts on these before I get them right. Photos to follow Mike
Will Vale Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 Interesting project! Is this the same launcher which features prominently in this years' Zvezda catalogue? From the '80s, very angular with a split cab and the missile in between the two halves? Will
bootneck Posted March 1, 2013 Author Posted March 1, 2013 Interesting project! Is this the same launcher which features prominently in this years' Zvezda catalogue? From the '80s, very angular with a split cab and the missile in between the two halves? Will Hi Will, that's the one. I would have liked to get that one, just to reverse engineer it down to 1:144 but it could be the end of 2013 before it is released. Mike
bootneck Posted March 3, 2013 Author Posted March 3, 2013 There's a lot to do here, to get these bits of styrene sheets and strips to look like an ICBM transporter/launcher so I'd better get started. I've finally found an image of both sides of the vehicle and have been able to scan it and resize it to 1:144 scale. This will really help. The driver's section is a split two-cabin component, separated by the ICBM containers nose section. Once the sizes had been identified, I cut the floor base and then started to build each cabin. The right, driver's, side is a short section, whereas the left, crew, side is a double cabin unit and stretches further back. Whilst those pieces are drying, I will get on with the chassis. I have drawn out a template and will cut out the chassis ready for adding the driver's cabin etc. . I think the hardest part will be constructing the wheels and tyres so I'll make a basic start here. As there will be 15 wheels (14 main and 1 spare) I plan to build one complete wheel and then make a cast for the remainder to be produced in resin. I intend to build the tyre first. I can't find a single piece of plastic tubing which has the correct inner and outer diameters so I will build one up, from tubes of varying thickness. Once I've got the parts glued together, giving me the correct outer measurements and the correct hole size for the wheel when it is inserted, I will fill the joins and then sand them smooth. Then, the tyre will need to be cut from the rest of the tubes in order that I can do the same to the other side of the wheel. With the tyre now at the right size and basic shape, I can round off the edges ready for the treads to be added. Working with white plastic can make it difficult to see whether the rounding off the edges will be equal so, to help me here, I have used a pencil to shade the complete tyre. When it comes to filing, I should be able to check whether the chamfer is even by looking at the white showing through the grey of the pencil marks. Right, now for the difficult part which is adding the tyre treads. I've looked at various drawings and there is a distinct V-shaped pattern to the tread. In order to be able to keep control of the tyre, whilst I'm trying to work on such a small thing, I have made a little bench rig to hold the tyre. It is just a piece of tubing, similar in size as the internal diameter of the tyre and this tube is taped to a wooden block. Once the tyre is positioned on the tubing I can then add each tread piece and then rotate the tyre to the next position. Each tread piece will be 2mm long, although I shall be using 3mm so that I have an overlap to file down at the sides. After I had completed a full revolution of treads on one side, I put the block aside to dry overnight before starting the other side of treads With the one side of treads completely set, I then proceeded to repeat the operation on the other side. Again, once complete the whole thing has been set aside to dry overnight. The next phase of this tyre build will be to sand down the sides of the treads so that they merge with the tyre wall. Hopefully nothing will fall off when I attempt that! That's it for tonight. I'll try to get some more done tomorrow. cheers Mike 2
Antony Robertson Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 That is amazing, completely and utterly barking mad, but amazing! Antony
bootneck Posted March 3, 2013 Author Posted March 3, 2013 They're coming to take me away ha ha, ho ho, hee hee; to the funny farm, where nice young men in clean white coats..... They're coming to take me away!
Dazzio Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 They're coming to take me away ha ha, ho ho, hee hee; to the funny farm, where nice young men in clean white coats..... They're coming to take me away! Gotta love a little bit of Neuroticfish in your model making. Loving this build. Kind Regards, Dazz
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