Rocket Ship Galileo

[pockets]

Originally Posted by airdave

Although, based on the images you have posted,
your main wings appear to be too far aft on the fuselage.
I was actually waiting to see if they get moved forward, but they didn't.
Is it just my eyes?...because they look too far rear to me.
sorry to nitpick...but its only because its a model that interests me!

Well.....remember this is a model that was based upon the 3-views from Jack Haggerty's wonderful 'Spaceship Handbook'...those 3-views were based upon the cover art from a 1947 paperback book and the extremely scant information in the book.
You would have to ask the original artist who painted the cover about wing placement. My guess is that aerodynamics were not considered, it just had to look cool........I mean 'cool' in the late 1940s.

Heck, I could write a huge list of things 'not right' with the design...and Woody Woodpecker could tell us why it wouldn't fly (oops...different Heinlein story).
Bottom line: It was a pulp fiction cover art from the late 1940s.

[pockets]

Originally Posted by jleslie48

I took the liberty to add a metal finish to this model and add some hi-lights:

Very nice. Thanks for sharing your repaint. Have at it!

I drew a light gray version also.....Since (1) the Spaceship Handbook 3-views says the color is "gray or metallic silver" and (2) the book only says it has "gray sides" and was "polished metal" (color only vaguely mentioned in two places). I built mine white because the book cover art ship always looked white to me and most of the finished resin kits I've looked at were painted white as well.
But I have saved your repaint....very nice!

[jmuhlba329]

A great idea for a great rocket. I can't wait to see how you color it.

[southwestforests]

Originally Posted by airdave

Although, based on the images you have posted,
your main wings appear to be too far aft on the fuselage.
I was actually waiting to see if they get moved forward, but they didn't.

Is it just my eyes?...because they look too far rear to me.

sorry to nitpick...but its only because its a model that interests me!

Book is out of print last time I checked, is copyright 2001 by ARA Press, was not a cheap book, but then it is hardcover of 423 pages plus several appendices and index. Inch and a half, 38mm, thick, by 9 x 11.5 tall.

Galileo plans on page 260 give point of nose as station 0, leading edge wing root as station 458, trailing edge wing root as station 838, end of shiny body as station 1056, end of tail cone as station 1104.

Wing span is given as 1008.

Oh, and book also covers what needs to be done to make flyable models of these things.

[ganeshsingh158]

Thank you for this model, I am a huge fan of retro-scifi. Love it.

[Wad Cutter]

I went to the download section and tried 3 times to download this model and each time I got the Page Not Found. What am I doing wrong? wc

[Diderick A. den Bakker]

Same here - I get a 'page not working' message?

[Jadriancz]

I had no problems downloading the pdf.

[SCEtoAUX]

I went to Downloads>SciFi & Real Space>SciFi there was a column on the right under New Downloads with
Rocket Ship Galileo
08-24-2016, 11:24 AM
as a listing. Clicking on that took me to the download page. Clicking on the
Rocket Ship Galileo - Kit 1-190 - White.pdf
attachment link and not the Download All Files link started the download after the 30 second delay.

There is also a link on the left of the Sci-Fi download page with No Image but a link to the download page that works. Again clicking on the attachment link instead of the Download All Files link started the download after a 30 second delay.

[elliott]

Thank you Doug.