roma847 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hi Rich, you are a busy painter, nice progress and a very impressive design so far. Let's see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Impressive build Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazyeagle Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Really looking forward to see how this turns out.....very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) GORDON, I found more than one or two. I just go back from time to time and keep looking. Edited May 16, 2014 by RichO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 LAZYEAGLE, Thank you!! I hope you can watch the entire build. If I can build the entire build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 MANFRED, Thanks!! You know the model well. The painting is done for now, and the build continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 HEY ALTOGETHER, Last posting was the finishing of the painting. Or so I thought! I still go back and seem to find little places that I missed with the painting. I continue to look. Today I will show the JEL Tube support structure. These structures are on each corner of the crawler. These will support the JEL Tubes ( Jacking, Equilizing, Leveling). The JEL Tubes are used to keep the crawler level when transporting the MLP/LUT and the great Saturn V. Also corners "B" and "D" will house the crawlers Drive Cabs. One on each end, to drive both directions forward and backward, no turnning this baby around! In this photo are the parts for the four corners. Not cut out yet. This is all the parts that make up just one corner. The beginning of the corner structure "D" Another photo of the beginning. I sort of got involved with the build and did not take a photos of the intermediate steps. So the finished corner structure "D". These three photos are the basic structure. The finalizing will happen later in the build, when the top is completed. The parts for this corner took two days to prep , and one long day to assemble. I have three more to build, so I will be busy for a while. More photos as I build. Thanks for watching. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 It's coming along nicely Rich, the painting adds to the overall look as, you now better see the shape of the structure. Keep the pics coming. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 COLIN, Thanks for your continued support! More photos on the way, just for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hi Rich, thats right, the cutting and finishing of all the styrene parts means more expense than with paper templates. But everything is much more stable this time, and that's very important, especially for the construction of the outrigger structures. Your are on a good way, keep on building and hang in there this time, I stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I'm very impressed at the rate of this build. I don't think I could keep producing at this rate for more than a day or two.- and it's all quality work too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 JOHN, I have a best friend also. Sonny is the Chief Inspector General for my build projects. As for how I maintain my patience with the repetitive parts. I sometimes go slow and steady, sometimes in batches, sometimes with some Mother Mahoney's Royal Recipe. It's all good tho, I am retired with plenty of time on my hands, and I get to work on my projects almost everyday. It's the rainy season here in the great NW of the US, so I'm inside most days this time of year. Thanks for following along! Rich, He looks like a lovely fellow, and better behaved than my two current inspectors . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 MANFRED, The cost of building this version is about the same as the kit price. Altho I will be spending less for the third party stuff because there is much less of these special items. I can build these out of Evergreen styrene. I'm hanging in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 HENDIE, Thanks man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) JOHN, You know how it goes. Every once in a while the Inspector flies off the handle and gives me a hard time with things. Especialy with the chewing of prop blades and such. Altho in this case its the LUT, swing arm #9. Edited May 23, 2014 by RichO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) HEY ALL TOGETHER, So I have been spending this week cutting the parts for the other three corners. My fingers hurt and I'm tired of just cutting. I have taken a break here to post a brief report on the progress. This first photo is of the parts bins for the remaining corners. These are the parts cut for the other three corners. These parts represent a weeks worth of cutting and sore fingers that will hurt for days. Each corner takes about two days to build, so I'll be back with more photos of the individual corner construction. Thanks for watching!! Edited May 23, 2014 by RichO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Hi Rich, Holy cow, cutting til the end of the day ... It's a hard job for a sharp cutter and strong fingers, or can you even cut the thickness using scissors, especially the curves? You have to work flat out and bite the teeth together. Edited May 23, 2014 by roma847 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Hello Rich, but there is another way. These awesome cutting machines could take over the cutting for your tired fingers. Source: silhouetteamerica.com It's an electronic cutting tool which can cut a wide variety of materials including paper, but also styrene and others. And here is A Guide to using the Silhouette Cameo Cutter where the Model railway builders are doing some pretty cool stuff. That would be a great solution for you, exactly what you need, right? Edited May 24, 2014 by roma847 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Rich, Just caught up with the build. Still Wow! That first picture in post 66. It reminds me of Supermans ice fortress! keep them coming & keep the rain off. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) MANFRED, Holy Cow, the cutting took about a week and my fingers are still sore. I wouldn't have it any other way tho! This build is so strong and stable that I'm sold for life on scratch building like this. It would be nice to have a cutter/plotter like the one you have refferenced. It looks like it takes software and computers and programs. I don't have any of that. I have to use my wifes cheesy laptop to post, and there ain't no doing art on this thing! I don't want to say that I live off the grid, I just can't pay for modern techknowlogy, way to expensive. I don't even own a cell phone. I don't need the man knowing what I'm doing any more than necessary. I'm still bitting my teeth together and building by hand. Thanks Edited May 24, 2014 by RichO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 THANKS PETE !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) HEY GUYS, I thought you might like to see how I build one of the Support Structure Corners. This firts photo is of corner "A" before assembly. This next photo is of the bottom of the corner structure and one of the JEL Tube support framers. The construction continues. The round cylinder is where the JEL Tube slides into from the bottom. This is the start of the web bracing that firms the corner structure. This shows the web bracing all installed and finished. And here is the finished corner "A". I have a few minor items to install at this point, but I will wait untill I do the top side to finish. Now I only have two more corners to build and finish with this section of the build. Then off to the paint dept again for the four corners. Thats all for now. Thanks Edited May 24, 2014 by RichO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 MANFRED, Holy Cow, the cutting took about a week and my fingers are still sore. I wouldn't have it any other way tho! This build is so strong and stable that I'm sold for life on scratch building like this. It would be nice to have a cutter/plotter like the one you have refferenced. It looks like it takes software and computers and programs. I don't have any of that. I have to use my wifes cheesy laptop to post, and there ain't no doing art on this thing! I don't want to say that I live off the grid, I just can't pay for modern techknowlogy, way to expensive. I don't even own a cell phone. I don't need the man knowing what I'm doing any more than necessary. I'm still bitting my teeth together and building by hand. Thanks Okay Rich, I've understood you already. I just wanted to help you with my tip, in order to facilitate your work, no more and no less, my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 HEY ALL, Just a quick update today, just to let you know I haven't been ubducted. I have been away for a few days but the build continues. This photo shows corners "A", "B", and "D". Just one more to build. I'll be back. Thanks all!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Great work Rich, it's coming along nicely. The cutter machine in post 93 looks most interesting, a couple of years back I invested in a manual guillotine which I still have to try to cut thin strips. Got to be better than trying to use a straight edge and sharp blade! Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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