Author Topic: The NASA model building thread (Read 1083610 times)

infocat13 · « **Reply #900 on:** 12/05/2009 06:25 pm »

are you guys on this thread CAD designers to?

I was wondering what my truly ugly rocket

would look like.Its a Delta 4 heavy but with two shuttle SRB's in addition to the three liquid boosters.

someone on another thread pointed out to me that the forward SRB mount would need something to attach to IE a streched core stage or to the upper stage.

this is my gag rocket suggestion idea for the budget minded as this would be our "instant" EELV super heavy that the Augustine commission over looked. Indeed this rocket is more politically correct then all of the others as congressman and engineers from Utah and Alabama and Florida all could be happy with it.
please throw an Orion on top with an escape stage since NASA managers give brownie points to existing human rated components such as the SRB= Ares I

so would some CAD expert be willing to draw this ugly rocket please?
if you are European biting at the bit for international partnership to beyond LEO a Ariane V with shuttle SRB's would look grand to with an Orion on top
lets face it I should learn how to do this myself (cad)

edit
ATK has a product card for a 3 segment shuttle SRB this could have a forward attach point on the center booster?

Eagle6 · « **Reply #901 on:** 12/27/2009 01:05 am »

Where did you get your on board camera?

Quote from: zerm on 08/28/2006 02:03 am

The Shuttle- on the other hand, had a bumpy ride. The onboard video shows it bumping through one good sheer during powered flight and several more during the coast. It then got mixed up in the ejection fireball and now has a "toasted" smudge, right where the real one is. Here's a sequence- each frame represents just over 1/29th of a second...

zerm · « **Reply #902 on:** 12/27/2009 02:51 am »

It is from boostervision.com- it is one of their "gear cams." If you contact them tell 'em "Wes" sent you.

Dyna-Soar · « **Reply #903 on:** 12/29/2009 04:17 am »

Cardmodel tree 2009

Kits featured-

(If I've forgot any body just give me a shout out.)

AXM:

Space Shuttle Pathfinder

Ares-1X

Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125 (TBC)

Lancer 525:

Jupiter 120

David Case:

Pondracer

Paragon Cardmodels:

USS Enterprise, Gabriel Koerner version

USS Nelson

C-27J Spartan

F-105 THunderchief

A-12 Blackbird

PBY-5A

Fiddlersgreen:

TBM Avenger

F4U Corsair

Ojimak:

YB-49

F-22 Raptor

F/A-18F Super Hornet

Niels:

WAC Bumper (in memory of Conrad Dannenburg)

Chaiwat Kosatanakom

AC-130 (mini spectre)

C-130J (TBC)

Gary Pilsworth:

TSR-2

Seaview

Super Guppy? (TBD)

Oliver Bizer:

A-1 Skyraider

Humvee

LCAC

NASA:

LRO

Ton Noteboom:

Saturn V (actually flies on Estes engines)

CSM

Guy Lordong:

LM (Based on the Gulf Oil kit)

Don't Know:

B-2 Stelath

Paper-replika

Predator

Rawen:

USS Entente

USS Enterprise 2009

Dr. Zooch:

Saturn I block II (technically not a card model but its mostly paper)

Personal:

AN-225/ Buran (mod. FG shuttle)

X-301 (modified Paragon Deathglider)

Vorpal Blade (mod. Mike Hungerford's "Generic Sub"

Turbocorsair (mod. FG corsair)

A-24 Thunderchief II

Battle-damaged JSEV Hideo Itokawa

Apollo-phill · « **Reply #904 on:** 01/02/2010 11:51 am »

Are there any good scale models of:-

Apollo Inertial Measurement Unit IMU ?

Saturn V F-1 engine ? (Not part of a full model rocket).

Scales from 1/6th to say - 1/20th?

Phill

mike robel · « **Reply #905 on:** 01/02/2010 12:19 pm »

You can get an F-1 Engine from this source. They are in pretty high demand though by the space modeling community, so check availability. The web site is not updated to reflect new production.

http://www.customreplicas.com/F1.htm

simonbp · « **Reply #906 on:** 01/02/2010 06:56 pm »

You can build your own 1:48 F-1 paper model here: http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models_other.html

Mark Dave · « **Reply #907 on:** 01/05/2010 02:35 pm »

Any of you guys seen James Cameron's Avatar? There is a shuttle vehicle in that movie too.

http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Valkyrie These are four times the length of the current shuttle. This vid someone posted on the Scorpion attack ship, at 39 seconds you can see the Valkyrie shuttle, it's massive It'd be cool seeing a model of this vehicle. 1/144 or the large 1/72 would be awesome to see.

Dyna-Soar · « **Reply #908 on:** 01/30/2010 09:37 pm »

Vibration Test Article

Mark Dave · « **Reply #909 on:** 02/05/2010 01:10 pm »

What scale is that?

Dyna-Soar · « **Reply #910 on:** 02/05/2010 04:30 pm »

It's the Revell re-release of the old 1:144 scale kit. Also, the error with the flgs on the lox tanks has been fixed.

Mark Dave · « **Reply #911 on:** 03/18/2010 08:07 pm »

Here's reference someone posted on futuristic ships. I am thinking of building a model of the ISV Venture Star and the Valkyrie shuttlecraft that dock to it. For scale, the Valkyrie shuttle is roughly four times the size of the NASA shuttle. Here's a link on the Valkyrie shuttle http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Valkyrie

Mark Dave · « **Reply #912 on:** 03/21/2010 09:28 pm »

Do you guys think the Revell/Monogram 1/72 scale shuttle stack kit will be made again since the shuttle is due to retire this year? IMO the Monogram 1/72 scale shuttle ET/STB stack looked really cool and it would make one nice model for modellers to build a good diorama commemorating the legacy of the shuttle's 30 year history.

SpacexULA · « **Reply #913 on:** 03/21/2010 09:56 pm »

I love Space, but my real passion is 3d printing, I have 1 operational, and 2 nearly operational at my house, and send parts all over the world for other people... Anyway Thought you guys might get a kick out of our printable orbiter. Takes about 1/2 hour with a low infill rate.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1966

Now if only I could get someone with more design skills than me to upload a Jupiter 130, Atlas 5, and Falcon 9, I would be in heaven!.

[edit] actually heck, if you upload an stl of of rocket over there, I will print it and send you one on my dime

my blog

repraplogphase.blogspot.com

Aobrien · « **Reply #914 on:** 03/28/2010 11:52 pm »

Update on my 1:100 ISS from http:axmpaperspacescalemodels.com
It has been a while since my last update but a lot has been done:
I have added the following: P3/P4, S3/S4, P5, S5, P6, S6

I must say it is HUGE. At least 2 and a half feet long!

BenB5150 · « **Reply #915 on:** 04/11/2010 04:13 am »

In case anyone is looking for decals for shuttle models real space has an updated set that is very nice. I'm going to be using this in conjuction with the updated revell set to finish my Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour models.

Ben

http://realspacemodels.com/html/decals.htm

nethegauner · « **Reply #916 on:** 04/14/2010 08:13 am »

Maybe it was mentioned before, but Revell re-released their 1:72 space shuttle kit. I bought it last week and am about to finish the cockpit. Gee -- many parts to go still ...

The bad news is: it is exactly the same model as back in the late 70s. The surface features still match Challenger's tiling pattern -- although no Challenger decals are being included. This apparent decal-related drawback however relates to the good news: they have at least designed an updated set of 1:72 deacls for the current look of Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour -- and an updated paint scheme. The paint scheme is reminiscent of what they released with their 2006 update of the 1:144 orbiter with ET and boosters.

Maybe I shall take a shot of the cockpit. I have already applied the decals. Revell included some for all the instrument panels -- including those blue "attachment points". How are they called? Velcro-something?

Edit: Upps ...

Quote from: BenB5150 on 04/11/2010 04:13 am

I'm going to be using this in conjuction with the updated revell set to finish my Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour models.

So the update was indeed mentioned -- exactly one post earlier ...

nethegauner · « **Reply #917 on:** 04/15/2010 06:37 am »

Here's a shot of the cockpit with new decals.

Actually, I thought the astronaut figure looked like Hans Schlegel, so I painted the figure's clothing to match what he wore in the STS-122 in-flight crew portrait ...

If I paint a tiny little German flag on the EVA astronaut figure that also comes with the model kit, then I also have Thomas Reiter aboard ...

And You do not have to remind me that Reiter did not flow on 122. And I will name my model "Discovery", so even Schlegel will be in the wrong place ...

On a more "serious" note, I am considering what to put in the payload bay. The kit of course still comes with thte outdated, never-before-flown LM+2-PAL Spacelab configuration with a strange-looking external airlock.

One option would be to use one of those 1:144 paper models, print it at 200% and beef it up with some surface details. There are some old-school payload items from the 80s available, but also MPLMs or the STS-116 payload bay compliment.

I will think of something ...

Gee, I have not built a model in years. I forgot how much fun that used to be!

Bubbinski · « **Reply #918 on:** 04/16/2010 06:52 pm »

Very nice nethegauner. Good luck and great job on the cockpit.

I'm building a 1/200 Hasegawa shuttle with the on orbit config for STS 125 including the HST in the payload bay myself and I will put up some pics soon

JJ.. · « **Reply #919 on:** 04/16/2010 07:05 pm »

That cockpit looks pretty good ,

I broke apart my old 1/72 Shuttle a few years back to add detail to the cockpit,
including a few Astronauts .. actually a few re modeled Subbuteo football players (lol),
I broke their arms and legs,re positioned them and painted them in the old blue overall suits,
2 in the front and 2 in the aft flight deck (1 looking out of the rear windows !)
Im not sure if the scale is right but for what I can see looking in .. its better than being empty,

I also did the same with my old SR-71 (dual cockpit version)

JJ..