Jeddahbill Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Greetings! This is part of a much bigger 1/96 scale Apollo Saturn V and LUT project that is nearing completion after many months of work - more on this later. The Colby Crane sits at the top of the LUT and represented one of the more challenging components of the overall build due to the complicated open girder construction. Scratch built from various styrene, brass, and paper materials with various photographs and diagrams as reference guides. The machinery housing is from the Edu-Craft Diversions paper kit. The mast is hinged and can displayed up or down as desired. Finished with a variety of paints and sealed with flat clear, weathering will be done along with the overall LUT once completed. Many thanks for a having a look. Questions and comments always welcome! Bill Edited March 12, 2022 by Jeddahbill 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jeddahbill said: Questions and comments always welcome! What's a LUT? That is so square and straight that I can hardly believe it was scratchbuilt. Absolutely wonderful work. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 Thanks for the comments! LUT = Launch Umbilical Tower - the massive structure next to the Apollo Saturn V rocket on the launch pad. I will post some build images to better show the details. Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 Some images of the build details. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Oh boy, that looks fab. Look forward to seeing the rest of the LUT. Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Wow! isn't quite enough, so I'll go with stunningly fabulous! as well. I look forward to seeing the rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy400 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Looks Awesome. Can't wait to see the rest of the tower! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Many thanks everyone for having a look and commenting. The LUT is moving forward and nearing completion! Working now on the Saturn V so it can be mounted on the LUT for final detailing. Next big challenge will be finding a place to display the completed build. Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimT64 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 That is absolutely Stunning, love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 That's great work; I'm having waking nightmares thinking about how you aligned the truss-work, you've either got some fantastic jigs, nerves of ice, or both. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Great work indeed! Bravo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 17 hours ago, Mass said: That's great work; I'm having waking nightmares thinking about how you aligned the truss-work, you've either got some fantastic jigs, nerves of ice, or both. Many thanks! I used carefully cut wood blocks to create an alignment jig for the basic structure. This greatly helped to keep things lined up properly. Bill 1 hour ago, Roberto said: Great work indeed! Bravo. Thank you Roberto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Your crane is a work of art. BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 This is quite the project. Nice work so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 1:52 PM, Blue Monday said: Your crane is a work of art. BM. Thank you! On 3/24/2022 at 5:10 AM, Maginot said: This is quite the project. Nice work so far. Many thanks, the LUT project is moving forward and I hope to post some WIP images soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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