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Nescorna Rocketworks: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. I ordered some Apollo plans, scale drawings with color schemes, produced by David Weeks ( RealSpace Models. 1:48 scale, Block I and Block II, including (some of) the details on the EVA rails. Along with a couple of other diagrams and mission photos (in hand now), I'll have enough details, I think, to model Apollo 15 pretty accurately. Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The rails on the CM leading from the hatch to the SM are covered by the BPC ( b. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Soon, I'll nee...
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Nescorna Rocketworks: October 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008. To model Apollo 15, I have to remove the 4 ullage rockets from the Interstage wrap, and then patch the holes. Tim Van Milligan of Apogee Components. Recommended cutting patches from a second wrap; the question then became just how to get the patches to fit and to look good. Saturday, October 18, 2008. The Joys of Tools. It sure is helpful to have good tools. It's even more important when you have someone who knows how to use those tools! How to bore the hole? That you start on t...
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Nescorna Rocketworks: November 2008
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Thursday, November 27, 2008. Most of attaching the warps isn't so bad: it's fairly straightforward, following Tim's instructions, using thin CA and an applicator tip. But, it seems that if there's any. If I was pushing a piece down, the chances of a crack forming were pretty high. Wednesday, November 26, 2008. All Wrapped Up and No Place to Go—Yet. The wraps are in place: positioned, oriented, taped down. It's time to apply the CA—in the morning. Monday, November 24, 2008. Practice, Practice, Practice.
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Nescorna Rocketworks: April 2009
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Monday, April 6, 2009. The Nescorna Rocketworks construction blog has moved, to http:/ blog.NescornaRocketworks.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Thoughts, progress, observations on rocket construction projects. View my complete profile. There was an error in this gadget. NASA Image of the Day. Astronomy Picture of the Day.
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Nescorna Rocketworks: Plans and Details
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. I ordered some Apollo plans, scale drawings with color schemes, produced by David Weeks ( RealSpace Models. 1:48 scale, Block I and Block II, including (some of) the details on the EVA rails. Along with a couple of other diagrams and mission photos (in hand now), I'll have enough details, I think, to model Apollo 15 pretty accurately. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Thoughts, progress, observations on rocket construction projects. To Fill and Sand? Are the Wraps Just Old?
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Nescorna Rocketworks: Apollo 15 Details
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009. As I get closer to finishing building the Saturn V's structural components and beginning the finishing, it's time to think some more about Apollo 15's details. Apollo 15, 16, and 17 included a space walk for the Command Module Pilot during the trip back from the moon. (This wasn't just. The rails on the CM leading from the hatch to the SM are covered by the BPC ( b. Odule), though, are visible on the pad and during launch. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). To Fill and Sand?
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Nescorna Rocketworks: Mis-aligned Wrap!
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Monday, March 9, 2009. I mis-understood one of the alignment instructions. It was plenty clear: I merely blew it. The S-IVB has two wraps to model the ribs, one on the forward end of the stage, one on the aft end. There's a tunnel cover that stretches between them (overlapping each). So, the alignment mistake—about 20° off, rotated around the body tube—is more than just cosmetic, since there are flat spots in the wrap where the tunnel covers attach. I decided to try to remove the wrap and reapply it.
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Nescorna Rocketworks: September 2008
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Sunday, September 28, 2008. I'd be done cutting out the wraps except that. I got the extra Interstage wrap, so I could patch over the removed ullage rockets. It makes sense to cut out the extra, use the better for the rocket and cut up the other. So, one more (complicated) wrap to cut, then ullage rocket patching, and then it'll be time to decide whether to try the CA technique for attaching the wraps or the tape technique. Saturday, September 20, 2008. Wraps, Wraps, and More Wraps—and a Launch. Sometime...
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Nescorna Rocketworks: To Fill and Sand?
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009. To Fill and Sand? The end of construction is in sight! I might even wrap up this evening, completing the LES and building the RCS nozzles (gotta love NASA's plethora of TLAs, eh? Soon, I'll need to decide whether to fill the spirals in the body tubes or not, or maybe to fill just some (e.g., the S-IVB). Sure, it will. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Thoughts, progress, observations on rocket construction projects. To Fill and Sand? Are the Wraps Just Old? NASA Image of the Day.
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Nescorna Rocketworks: August 2008
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Sorting Ullage Rockets and Retro Rockets. Which craft do I model: Apollo 8, 9, 11, 13, or 15? Not so trivial a decision, if I really want to have a reasonably accurate model. The S-IC stages had retro rockets. All of these missions used 8, except for Apollo 15, which used only 4. Some of the S-II stages used ullage rockets: 4 on all of these except 15, none on 15. Can I even make these mods, or is it 4 ullage rockets and 8 retros, period? 4TNC turned out pretty well! Yup, 4 Tub...
