1/96 Delta II Deep Impact LV

**umtutsut** · #1 11-11-2015, 12:26 PM

Gang,

A couple shots of the latest addition to my Rocket Garden: a 1/96 Delta II that launched the Deep Impact asteroid-blaster in January 2005.

I downscaled Erik te Groen's most excellent 1/72 kit to build the model. It has a few added plastic bits, including the cable runs and the tops of the nine solid rocket boosters, which I made from ballpoint pen tips. Space Geek note: The #6 solid booster exhaust nozzle is supposed to be bigger than the others visible. When the Delta II mounted nine solids, the #4,5 and 6 solids had the larger exhausts.

Overall, a satisfying build. Mucho thanx to Erik for his great models!

Les (The Voice of Authority -- VoiceofAuthority.net - The Voice Stylings of Les Dorr, Jr.)

**dhanners** · #2 11-11-2015, 12:52 PM

Great work, as always!

**spacecraftcreator** · #3 11-11-2015, 12:55 PM

Nice build of a historic launch vehicle.

**elliott** · #4 11-11-2015, 02:02 PM

Nicely done Les. Got any pics that are closer up?

**Paper Kosmonaut** · #5 11-11-2015, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by umtutsut

I downscaled Erik te Groen's most excellent 1/72 kit to build the model.

Isn't that more like upscaling? Downscaling is making stuff smaller, isn't it? 1/72 is larger than 96th.

Anyway, it's a nice model. And well made too!

**umtutsut** · #6 11-11-2015, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paper Kosmonaut

Isn't that more like upscaling? Downscaling is making stuff smaller, isn't it? 1/72 is larger than 96th.

Anyway, it's a nice model. And well made too!

Original kit is 1/72. I made mine smaller, 1/96.

Les (The Voice of Authority -- VoiceofAuthority.net - The Voice Stylings of Les Dorr, Jr.)

**Paper Kosmonaut** · #7 11-12-2015, 01:29 AM

Oops, my bad. I didn't read it well enough.