MartG Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 A little bit of progress this evening - S-II external fairings fitted 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Excellent work there Mart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Slowly getting there... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 It,s a beautiful thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Well, in between the 144 stringers on the S-II forward skirt are 138 longerons...... About 1/3rd done I've also made a resin replacement for the S-IVB tank dome so I can use the kit one as the basis for the thrust structure ( the kit thrust structure is nowhere near the correct curvature an totally lacks the conical part of it ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Coming along nicely there Mart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 S-II forward skirt stringers and longerons done - phew ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 That is a really good look piece of work, all very neat. it must have driven you nearly bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpie Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Amazing project, the detail you are adding is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Wow! Looks great. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Tonight's progress - made a start on the S-IVB thrust structure ( kit part at left ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Looks good! keep it going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 The guys who designed the original really knew what they were doing - despite just being made from two layers of 0.25mm plasticard it's incredibly rigid ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 More stringers....... S-IVB aft skirt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Sorry for not updating much recently... S-IVB skirts done ( though I'll need to do a 2nd aft one for the Saturn 1B as it has a different stringer arrangement, and 3 ullage motors instead of 2 ), as well as extended tank section. Aft skirt pipe fairings ready for moulding ( in blue square thing ). Ullage motor master needs a little more fill&sand, as does the systems tunnel, and the thrust structure will be getting some more pipework shortly. Eagle eyed among you will spot a couple of other projects underway - the 1B previously mentioned being one of them. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 S-II forward skirt - first casting out of the mould. The interstage mould is currently curing and should be ready for a test cast in the morning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Superb casting there Mart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Interstage now done too Kit will include the bottom end of the systems tunnel - top end is moulded into the forward skirt. The Dragon systems tunnel then needs to be cut to length and inserted between the two ends. I'll also be adding a strip of 0.25mm plasticard around the top of the tank to represent the band of insulation found there. Now to finish off the S-IVB parts and start on the SLA ( mainly surface detail ) and the escape rocket ( kit part is a plain tube without any of the details of the real one e.g. jettison motor exhaust ) Edited October 2, 2014 by MartG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Great casting job there Martin!! Lookin' good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Test shot of the S-IVB and SLA parts, along with the Escape rocket body 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Sorry for the lack of updates - busy producing castings for customers One change to the S-IVB parts - the tank body is now acrylic tube rather than cast resin - quicker and cheaper to produce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 hi,martin great job as usual, patience of a saint springs to mind. btw a couple of pics back ,whats the gemini cap sat on? ps i have,nt got room for all these huge kits..lol don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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