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Looks very good, Zach. Keep up the good work.
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Looks great....I am following both this and the mission with deep interest even though I am well occupied in creating my Apollo 11 50th display and presentation for next year. Keep up the fantastic work ...
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Thank you everyone for your kind words everyone.
Here's an update, The design work is done, I've added the foil texture and colors to the model. Below are some photos on the progress on the lower half of the satellite during building and taking photos for the instructions. Still need to add more parts to the bottom half including more brackets, instruments, magnetometer arm, and the solar panels. Some parts are not quite perfect, but very close to looking like the real thing. The model looks better in person than in the photos. Any comments are welcome. |
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Looking forward to this model. Good luck and you are doing a fine job.
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"Some parts are not quite perfect". Is it a joke ?
![]() I'm looking forward to the finished model ! Very good job ! ![]() Tanric1 |
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Thank you everyone.
To give you the size of the model, I've just finished the magnetometer arm, which is longer than the spacecraft body and the top together. When glued together, the total length of the model will measure around 17 inches long. The arm will need to be glued as the last step because it could be the most delicate part of the model due to it's length (9 inches) and can be easily break off from the model. Now I'm building the two solar panels, then the radiators. |
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Great model ghaspacer. Keep up the great work and thanks for posting
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Regards Kevin
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Wonderful model and good work.....keep it up.....
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Thank you for the tip on cotton bud sticks and paper lollipop sticks as a replacement for long tooth pics, i have completely forgotten about them.
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Indeed, excellent work so far.
Re: Lollipop sticks. You can sometimes find them in well-stocked supermarkets, and can order them -- in different lengths and diameters -- online. You can always thin the diameter of a paper lollipop stick by taking an x-acto knife and making a lengthwise cut on just the top layer of paper. If you've done it right, you can then unwrap the paper until the remaining core the diameter you want, and cut off the excess paper. You have to glue down the new edge, but once you've mastered the technique, you can make rods whatever diameter you need -- and they are paper! |
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