Bakster> That is impressive! The straws worked out really well and I think they look great. Nice! I do question your “several drops of vodka” however. I think a tumbler would be more appropriate to wash down your throat… unless you mean added to the wash for the model, which would be a waste of good vodka! [;)]
Look forward to seeing this progress.
Gary
Lol. Hey Gary, I think you have figured out my type of humor. You have me rolling lately. Keep up the good work!
Hey! Wasting good vodka is not funny! We need that stuff for rocket fuel! [H]
As for me, I’ve been detailing the Titan II booster with some striping and minor touch-ups.
Here’s where the three boosters I’ve been working on stand at the moment.
The Atlas / Mercury needs some red trim and a window on the capsule. I’m not sure about attempting decals for such a small capsule. They’d be not much more than blobs, but we’ll see. I do need to do the “United States” decals for the sides of all three.
Meanwhile, I’m still looking for something to use to modify the instrument section on the Gemini capsule to better match the diameter of the Titan booster. More scrounging!
Gary
Bakster, wow, the hose came out great!
Gary, those are looking sweet. Nice job on the stripes.
Hey Gary, your rockets looks great. I love how that Titan booster looks. I have always loved the paint scheme they used on that.
Well, it’s cheap Vodka, so maybe not as big a loss.
[:O]
Thanks Steve. You can imagine the smile on my face when I expanded the straw, the straw gives a good representation in scale.
Gary & Bakster: Those look good guys!!!
BTW you guys might want save the cheap vodka to use as rocket fuel…
Well, at least it helps getting the Cosmonauts into the capsule! [:D]
Gary
Lol…
And/or it helps Bakster on his X-1 desert landscape journey.
Hat’s off to cheap vodka!!!
За (ваше, твоё) здоровье!
Russian for cheers! I had to look it up…
I noticed that the guy in FSM had used silver foil and then airbrushed it gold for the landing legs of his LEM.
Well, I decided to start out with gold foil and save myself a step.
Now what do I do with this yummy caramel candy…
[bgr]
Two down, couple more to go…
“We think Gamera may be over the weight limit for launch. Too many Rolos.” [;)]
Gary
Dude, I love Rolos. Send em my way.
That is a cool idea. That seems about the right color too. Good thinking. Straws, Rolos, vodka, what’s next?
There is that sence of humor I like. Lol. Gary is on a roll, or is he on a Rolos? Ba dum ch.
I’ll toast to that. [t$t]
No pics from me today, but an update none-the less. Decaling the Jeep and trailer has been my focus these last few days. As for the decals that came with the jeep, they are working, but they are a bit testing. They don’t loosen from the paper backing very well, nor do they stick too well. Solvaset helps with getting them down. In the end, they worked, and that is a good thing.
I have some odds and ends to paint, but I am closing in on being able to assemble things. I estimate in about 1 to 2 weeks the Jeep and trailer will be done. Then, I can move towards mounting things to the base. That will be a milestone with this project because it should be downhill from there. I see the light coming. That said, I still see this taking me into July for completion.
Bakster: Looking forward to more work on the Jeep. I might want to buy one to put with my aircraft.
BTW I am eating the Rolo’s slowly so hopefully I won’t be too over the weight limit…
Sounds good Gam. More updates to come.
Dont worry about the weight. We can always, ”Rolo“ you into the space-croft.
Hey wait, I thought you and Gary were getting into the capsule and I was sitting on my butt in the control bunker punching buttons and throwing switches! I don’t need to worry about the weight limit!
No sure what Steve and Mach71 are doing, are you guys flying or sitting in the bunker with me? [:P]
We’ll flip a coin on who gets in the capsule! Since I’m Mission Director, I got a feeling I know how that result is going to turn out! [:D]
I have to admit that I’ve made no progress in the past few days. Been doing some “spring” cleaning around here, and that’s tired me out quite a bit. One reason for the delay is that the paint I ordered for the Vostok is on back-order, even though the site said it was in stock. Well, not much I can do about that. I’ll give them a week, then I’m going ahead with what I’ve got. Crew is taking a well deserved holiday!
37 days to end of mission. Don’t be a pudknocker! [;)]
Gary
Today In Space History:
1963 June 12 - .
Webb rules out Mercury MA-10 shot - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Webb. Flight: Mercury MA-10. Spacecraft: Mercury, Mercury Mark I.
Testifying before the Senate Space Committee, James E. Webb, the NASA Administrator, said: ‘There will be no further Mercury shots . . .’ He felt that the manned space flight energies and personnel should focus on the Gemini and Apollo programs. Thus, after a period of 4 years, 8 months, and 1 week, Project Mercury, America’s first manned space flight program, came to a close.
1967 June 12 - . 02:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M.
Venera 4 - . Payload: 1V (V-67) s/n 310. Mass: 1,104 kg (2,433 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Venera. Class: Venus. Type: Venus probe. Spacecraft Bus: 2MV. Spacecraft: Venera 1V. Decay Date: 1967-10-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 2840 . COSPAR: 1967-058A.
Venera 4 was successfully launched towards the planet Venus with the announced mission of direct atmospheric studies. On October 18, 1967, the descent vehicle entered the Venusian atmosphere. Signals were returned by the spacecraft, which deployed a parachute after braking to subsonic velocity in the Venusian atmosphere, until it reached an altitude of 24.96 km.