Phill318 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I saw an Apollo 11 version of this kit in the competition at SMW and it inspired me to have a go at my own. I immediately went around the vendors and found an Apollo 13 version. I decided to have a go at detailing the blown panel on the SM using the (very) limited photographs that exist of the real thing after separation. Lots of foil later I'm happy with the results. I also spent some time looking for the correct cladding for each of the LM's panels and tried to get as close as possible in this scale. The stand comes with the kit and I made my own decal of the Apollo 13 badge to go on it. Hope you like. Apollo 13 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr Apollo 13 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr Apollo 13 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr Apollo 13 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr Apollo 13 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr Apollo 13 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr 54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 That is a very nice clean build and I like the metalcolors a lot..👍👍👍 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby No Mac Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 That's superb and very inspiring Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 It’s really a stunning work. Bravo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Wow that's beautifully done! I find the colors striking - only because my memories of the Apollo Program are from B&W TV! 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Wow! Love the singed and broken bits. Nice work with the foil. The stand is good too, permitting display at that jaunty angle. "Houston, we've got a rather good replica up here." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinback Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Gets my vote 🙂 The foil finish is excellent- I'd be happy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Very well done. You are showing the LM legs deployed. That's something I've never been able to clarify - did they actually deploy the legs on the LM on Apollo 13 and, if so, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill318 Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Eric Mc said: Very well done. You are showing the LM legs deployed. That's something I've never been able to clarify - did they actually deploy the legs on the LM on Apollo 13 and, if so, why? Yes they had to deploy the legs so that they could use the LM’s descent engine for the burns. Normally they’d be deployed just before separation from the CSM before descending to the lunar surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Nice, that looks fab. 👍👍👍 It never ceases to amaze me that the lunar module isn’t all white! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 21 hours ago, Phill318 said: Yes they had to deploy the legs so that they could use the LM’s descent engine for the burns. Normally they’d be deployed just before separation from the CSM before descending to the lunar surface. Thanks - that makes sense. Do you know when in the mission the legs were actually deployed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill318 Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 13 hours ago, Eric Mc said: Thanks - that makes sense. Do you know when in the mission the legs were actually deployed? They weren’t on a free return trajectory so they used the LM DPS to get back on it before they went behind the moon. Looking at the mission timeline, Lovell and Haise powered up the LM 58 hrs into the mission and first used the DPS at MET 61:30 so probably between those two times as part of the power up. They then used the DPS twice more during the mission for a PC+2 burn and a mid-course correction. Once the legs were deployed, they could not be retracted as in normal service they never would need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Great stuff. It was always a bit of a mystery for me. Way back in 1971, I had a space annual called "The Daily Mirror Book of Space" which featured an artist's impression of the moment of the explosion. The painting showed the LM with its legs in the retracted position - which was obviously correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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