crackerjazz Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) Wanted to try and make some "PE" parts from a coke can just to see if it will work. It does simulate the folded sheet metal instrument cluster part on top of the console box better. But I'm not too happy with the way I did the folds using just the long nose so I'll stick with the styrene until I have better tools to make these. Edited June 28, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Some progress with the Weber ejection seat sides and catapult rails... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Gee whizz crackerjazz, that little "PE" bit looks great! IMHO it looks a whole lot better, without paint ... than styrene with paint ... I too have tried my own metal parts and found the needle nose works good, but the razor blade and metal ruler or metal straight edge, works better. Not to mention the specialty PE folding tools ... But geez, it still looks more than acceptable! And the ejection seat ... it's looking good, man! Your work is consistently gorgeous ... nevermind what I say, you just keep doing what you're doing! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) Thanks, Pete! Some more progress with the back of the seat. Edited July 11, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnbuck Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi crackerjazz Well yea..... but it's only a basic model and an easy build....you say.......................we a'int gonna let you forget that in a hurry !!! Simply superb......scratchbuilding at its very best..... + your first class CAD work of course. A great thread to follow. Thanks JohnB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi John, thanks. I still ask myself 'What have I gotten myself into' haha. My trepidation doesn't show in the photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 My goodness, this is some incredible build and project. Your computer skills are top notch and all that 3D stuff is making me jealous. j/k :lol:/> Anyway, great work and a must follow...got pen and paper ready :thumbsup:/> Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Hi Mike - thanks for stopping by! : ) Is it starting to look like an ejection seat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Drew a pattern for the firing handle. Wrapped some rod around it. Some messy bit of gluing. Should have been more careful. Dunked in boiling water. Snapping off the frame.... Prepared the front end parts. Test fitting... Warts and all. Edited July 20, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Warts and all. YIKES!! ... if those are warts ... leave 'em alone ... they're lovely! I'm lovin' your details crackerjazz! Thanx alot! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Thanks, Pete - glad you like it so far. Had a little mishap. The firing handle is detachable and I left it on the chopper last night. In the morning before going to work I tidied up and began stowing away everything including the chopper. Pushed the lever down and it did a nice guillotine job on the firing handle. Edit: Got it glued back together. Visible seams but the black paint lines on the ring should hide them. Edited July 26, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I just read the edit and am glad it wasn't a do-over and that a simple fix was successful. It's these little 'mishaps' that start to get annoying and lead to taking a break! Can I ask? ... how many sites do you post to? I saw this on The RPF and didn't see it on Nasaspaceflight, which I've just re-discovered. Some lovely builds there ... like ... a 1/72 scratchbuilt Crawler ... and some guy from Germany building a Launch pad and doing a heckuva job! ... yeah, I know ... Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Hey Pete, rpf and here. Wow, I just saw Nasaspaceflight - that's some modeling forum they've got over there! Looks very active! And attractive to post in. Got to work on the panel a bit more... The 3D model looks nice but I wonder if I'll be able to actually model these details onto the 1/18 build as the panel is just a couple cm long and those toggle switches are the size of the tiny hairs on the sink when you shave : ) Edited July 28, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm sitting here trying to imagine what the original LLRV engineers would think seeing CAD renderings in this detail 50 years ago.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 This NASA video of the LLTV was just posted over on collectspace, shows lots of details: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Wow, thanks for the link, habu2! Nice details! And excellent view of the air intake, too. Confirms that the compressor face sits deeper inside, the intake tube being bolted onto the engine front frame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 I've hollowed out the toggle switch covers. I see from X-Plane's photo that one of them faces the other direction so I decided it would be better to make them as subassemblies. And I might as well make the covers positionable as the photos show some of them open. Erased the fixed ones I drew. Sliding the positionable ones in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Not so proud of my progress but made some ejection seat and landing gear parts. I recall a time as a young man yearning for a car. A friend said he wanted the same thing - but that he planned to buy the headrests first, so that he would just have to buy the rest of the car later on :) That is how I feel right now, making these random parts first before I touch on the frame (ulp! really dreading that!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Gee whiz Crackerjazz, the quality of your build ... especially these tiny parts, is superb! I don't know how you get such clean cuts and such a clean assembly! Just lovely ... unless, of course, it's all been Photoshopped! ;) And I, for one, am really looking forward to seeing the trusswork begin! Are ya gonna build it out of aluminum tubing or styrene? Keep up the fine work! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnlove_mk_II Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Looking great. I’ll second what Pete said … the truss work is gonna be awesome to watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnbuck Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) I second second Pete and johnl...quite quite superb work crackerjazz, looking really great. With talent like this : the truss work ?.....we have every confidence in you I know. It will be really interesting to see how you solve the various structural problems ( sorry...'challenges' in PC parlance ). Same sort of question as Pete....do use anticipate using say a combination of micro aluminium tube withiin styrene tube or something like eg. ali' tube with styrene ends perhaps ? This is going to be more than interesting to follow............ Many congratulations. Cheers JohnB ps is your brilliant CAD work quicker than sketching the way us ordinary mortals do ? Edited August 13, 2014 by johnbuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) Hi Pete, I keep thinking about how bad the cuts are, so I'm really happy you think otherwise. Hi John, thanks for the encouragement! Everytime I make a cut with the xacto, I keep thinking about your Sillhouette and how it would make life easier, especially for repetitive parts. Hi JohnB, just the thought of the trusswork gives me the shivers. I try to imagine what the jig would be like, how everything would hold together and especially where to start (4 months into the build, at that -- I'm so ashamed). As to truss materials I was hoping to use only styrene for ease of cutting and gluing. Your question about CAD -- not really quicker for me -- I'm still learning too : ) Edited August 15, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
egt95 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 That's pretty remarkable! It's amazing what you can do with a knife and a sheet of styrene. Keep up the good work. It's looking good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Hi egt95, thanks for the encouragement! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Attempting to make the toilet seat cover again by having the buck 3D-printed. I really didn't like the earlier apoxie-sculpt version. Will also make some vac-formed hemispheres for the tanks. Not included in the 3D printed parts in the first photo was the buck for the engine air intake. It had disappeared care of the other carpet monster (aka the cat). I've turned the whole house upside down and couldn't find it. No amount of wailing from me would bring it back so I gave up. I'll just have to have another one printed - maybe when I make some new parts like the thrusters. So now I keep all the parts stowed away safely in a container instead of just lying on top of the table. How does one teach the cat not to hop onto the table top anyway? Edited August 25, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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