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#320 by Ronpur50 on 29 Sep, 2013 02:24
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Oh, those look much closer to scale that the plastic ones...great find!
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#321 by roma847 on 01 Oct, 2013 06:59
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Yep, I fully agree with you, Ronpur.
These PE parts are well known, very thin brass sheet (0.1 mm) and therefore be treated with caution. The board is still relatively manageable, but after cutting the ladder is a very fragile construct and compared to the Plastruct ladder very delicate.
As I learned of the ship model builders, the ladder beams (0.2 mm) must be bent forward so that the ladder then gets a little more stability. There are special bending tools, but a steel ruler serves the same purpose, especially since the ladders are relatively short at about 40 mm in length. You must only create very accurate the ruler directly behind the beam, then you can lift the rest with the cutter carefully and turn with a set square to the vertical position.
Then rotating the ladder and bend the other beam in the same manner, and so the first four ladders are finished. 
They come to the front and back of the TSMs, in each case on the sides of these boxes from which the service platforms are expanded.
Source: NASA
Now the ladders only need the side mounting struts, which I really wanted to take an Evergreen strip, and indeed the smallest, which is available with 0,5x0,25 mm.
But when I look at the way, seems to be almost of optics, for the ladders too strong, which makes this picture even clearer.
What to do? The best of course would fit the ladder beams, if you would sacrifice a piece of ladder for it, or what do you think?
Well let's see, maybe I find still another solution.
That's why I continued the LOX TSM, where I first glued the thicker FireX pipe again in two steps.
And then I still have glued the clamps of 0.25 mm lead wire, which was similar stressful again as with the LH2 TSM.
So far then for today.
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#322 by RichO on 12 Oct, 2013 13:35
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MANFRED,
Somehow I missed this part of your build. The PE ladders are really nice compaired to the plastic ones, much finer detail> -
#323 by Davp99 on 08 Nov, 2013 17:23
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Hi Manfred,
So....anything new yet ? Have you decided to take a break ?
Just miss the timely updates.... Dave
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#324 by roma847 on 08 Nov, 2013 17:58
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Hi Dave,
thank you for your continued interest. I actually had 3 weeks vacation and only has to find the connection, what is more difficult than I thought.
Somehow I still lack the crucial inner drive and new motivation to throw myself back into the tricky detail work. Such phases seems to be after a longer break, since 4 weeks I have built nothing. But I will overcome my inner demon, and then it goes back to life again, I hope so.
Stay tuned all guys, I'll be back soon, the show must go on!
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#325 by Davp99 on 09 Nov, 2013 18:20
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That's Great Manfred,
Just Glad you are still Alive and with us.....
Take your time, sit back, Relax, ...that Inner-Drive will kick in Only when you're ready..
Dave
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#326 by roma847 on 10 Nov, 2013 15:48
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Thanks Dave for your kind words, giving me encouragement to keep pushing on.
It's true, it costs a bit overcome to dare these tiny and fragile details after 4 weeks break and with a rheumy nose, but I will not give up - now I'm ready and it turns me on again!
I hope tomorrow I can post the next progress pics.
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#327 by roma847 on 20 Nov, 2013 22:56
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Hello my faithful friends,
so, after a slightly l o n g e r break things should go further. I even had to scroll far back to find the connection. And I must confess, the re-entry is not so easy for me after that felt like an eternity, because the distance was now but already pretty big ...
Last, and that was probably the end of September, I had installed the thicker of the two Firex lines at LH2 TSM and fitted the retaining clips. Now on I went to the front part of the antler, as can be seen here including again a tricky thing.
Before I've installed the thinner Firex line, were fitted the two support bars on the front and back of the TSM.
When bonding the thinner Firex line with superglue I had some problems because that sat not in fact in the right places to support.
As a result, it was partly different distances from the line thicker, and looked kind of humble, and I did not like.
That's why I have to remove the thin line again. That in turn resulted that has become detached in the joints of the paint from the brass line, so I had to remove the paint residue on the supports carefully, which was quite tedious and stressful, especially because of the difficult handling of the TSM. ?
The traces of this procedure is seen here in this picture after the second installation of the thin line, so I have to retouch later still a lot here. But now the line but fits better than the first time, and I 'm glad.
Now here the brackets were glued, as usual from 0.25 mm lead wire.
Meanwhile, the small railing supports (1,5 x0,25 mm) are fitted at the front and rear service flaps, so I can make the supports at the two inner flaps next time. The holes are already prepared.
So folks, all re-beginning is difficult, but I'm starting to find back to the track ...
See you soon!
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#328 by Ronpur50 on 21 Nov, 2013 03:22
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I am seriously running out of ways to describe how impressed I am!!
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#329 by roma847 on 21 Nov, 2013 12:39
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Thanks for your words of appreciation. Then I will continue to do my best that it stays that way.
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#330 by Davp99 on 21 Nov, 2013 15:25
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Alright Manfred
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#331 by roma847 on 21 Nov, 2013 19:15
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Now it goes on in small steps.
There were initially the guardrail posts to be attached to the inner two service flaps, a total of 10 pieces. The problem is that all approximately should have the same height ( 1.5 mm), for which I have used a piece of rectangular profile 2,0 x1, 5 mm as a depth stop for sinking of the wires (0.25 mm ).
Then the electric line was installed to the back yet and the two hoisting lugs attached,
and on the front was missing the smaller hoisting lug.
A few details are still missing and come off next time. Tomorrow I 'm going to swing the brush and touch up the worn or bare spots.
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#332 by RichO on 21 Nov, 2013 19:23
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MANFRED,
It's great to see some progress again! I had the same problem after I built the swing arm. It took me about a week to get my mind to working on the crawler build again. But gangbusters has burst open the door and I'm building with a vengeance again.
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#333 by roma847 on 21 Nov, 2013 20:55
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Rich,
thanks for your nice words. You will not believe it, but I had the same presumption that you have gone through something similar.
Therefore now full speed ahead with your crawler.
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#334 by Overflow on 22 Nov, 2013 19:43
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Hey Manfred!
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#335 by roma847 on 22 Nov, 2013 21:22
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Thanks for your nice regards!
After a longer break now I have overcome my inner pig dog and want to give gas again!
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#336 by roma847 on 25 Nov, 2013 22:14
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So, today it went on with the antler on which still was missing the last end. When mounting this tiny part I had to take the magnifying glass to help, because that should have as equal as possible right the first time.
And that has worked out quite well, thank God.
And then the sockets were mounted on the outside that still need to be wired.
Then I picked up the brush and touched up the vacant posts.
In order again to have an overall impression, here are both TSMs in place on the MLP upper deck.
And so that already now looks quite passable, I think.
Next, I will now turn back to the ladders still missing. And that will probably again be a bit stressful job, I fear.
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#337 by shuttlemodeler on 26 Nov, 2013 04:22
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looking good Manfred. Ladders are so much fun
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#338 by roma847 on 26 Nov, 2013 07:03
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Thanks Tom for your nice words.
Yep, the PE ladders are so thin and fragile, therefore I have to do my best and take care.
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#339 by Ronpur50 on 26 Nov, 2013 11:49
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So tiny and delicate! Amazing again!
