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03-29-2015, 12:55 PM
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AirDave's Lunar Rover
I thought I would help folks out be doing a quick build thread on this guy (and then Dave did that great diagram...). Oh, well, I've gotten this far and took some photos, so I guess I will go forward with it.
Didn't know how much I could enlarge and still have it fit on standard letter size, so I upped it by 10%, which after shifting things around could have been a little larger. I didn't know how big a hurry they were in for seeing a build thread, so I rushed the chassis. I left it under weight for 45 minutes when it should have sat overnight. The one corner isn't exactly flat.
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03-29-2015, 01:32 PM
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VK, pretty cool, I'm looking forward to your build thread. What scale did you wind up with?
Gary
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03-29-2015, 01:41 PM
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Thank you VK, I will send a link of this build to my JPL buddy to help him out and of course myself. I too am looking forward to this build. wc
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03-29-2015, 04:56 PM
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NCAA basketball has been distracting me ... Did make a little progress.
Scale? Who knows. I just upped it by 10%. Looks like it will be slightly over 3 1/2 inches long when done. The chassis looks a little daunting at first glance, but it isn't really difficult. The only difficulty to this is the small parts, but not bad. I only wish I hadn't rushed the chassis. It isn't too bad, but I know it isn't right ...
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03-29-2015, 05:37 PM
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Look great to me VK.
Gary
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03-29-2015, 05:46 PM
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Nice and clean thus far. Looks great V.K
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03-29-2015, 08:09 PM
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Sundays can be so distracting. Should have been able to finish this in one day. I believe one more night ought to finish it up.
It's been a fun little build. Usually when I work on a 'wheeled' project, I do the wheels first since I find wheels to be rather tedious. I like the way Dave does wheels these days. A lot less snipping. Shouldn't be any issues at this point.
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03-30-2015, 12:46 PM
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VK I like the way you worked out the support for the dish ant. Was it hard to make the support for it because I know at one point you were worried about it. Model is looking good and I am enjoying watching the build and I'm saving you all photos for when I dive into model. My JPL friend saw the model and loves it. He noticed it was a bit small and thought it would get lost on his busy desk. I suggested he make a clean area and get ready for more of Super Dave's custom works of art{I love that one}models once he had a chance to visit Dave's web site. I know he will see many other models there also he will want. Outstand work on a outstanding model. Thank you. wc
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03-30-2015, 01:52 PM
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I use broom straw for lots of things like gun barrels, etc. They are easy to handle, and once you give them a little paint, they aren't as brittle. I ended up using a smaller piece for in the dish and a larger one for the mount. I cut out a couple of the fenders, and held them up to get a measurement on overall length when done and it will be just a hair over 3 1/2 inches. Not quite as much over as I originally thought
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