K2Pete Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 It's great to see you still on this crackerjazz! All these little details that you're drawing up and then building ... is just eye candy! I sure hope you meet your deadline! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Hoffmann Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Holy Hopping Bedsteads! That's a fantastic model! I'm looking forward to seeing this complete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Hi Vince, thanks for stopping by! :) Hi, Pete, there's gotta be a way to stop time -- I can't believe the year is almost over :( I'm jumping around here -- adding details to the engine...and first steps towards a gimbal -- hopefully something tangible soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I don't want to let you off the hook in your build phase, but ... geez cracker jazz ... your 3D modelling is gorgeous to look at. I used to work as a Technical Illustrator and the details you're capturing are just ... lovely! I have a real appreciation for Black and White Line artwork, with a modicum of shading, and I love looking at your detailed 3D stuff ... Even if you don't build the LLRV in styrene, I hope you get it done in 3D ... man, you do nice work! Thanx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archybean Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) Thought I'd share this in this thread as it's somewhat relevant, and would get more appreciative views than elsewhere. I posted in the other hobbies thread that I collect autographs. The most recent one I got is from Peter Armitage. He was Senior Flight Test Engineer on the Avro Arrow and one of the guys snatched up by NASA when Avro Canada shuttered. One of the many hats he wore during his NASA career (1959-1986) was program manager for the LLTV to get it back on track. His interview is posted on NASA oral history page if anyone wants to read it. It's pretty amazing! Edited August 12, 2016 by archybean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Nicely done ... I'm Canadian and have worked with guys, about 30 years ago, who worked on the Arrow. I've met some of the other engineers including Jim Floyd, but never thought to get their autographs. Having built a couple of 1/48 Arrows, and doing my due-diligence research, am well aware of the top engineers at A.V.Roe going to NASA. The cancellation of the Arrow is still heartbreaking. Thanx for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archybean Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Thanks for adding another name to my list Pete! It appears Mr. Floyd is still alive at 101! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Hi Pete, thanks! Very cool collection, archybean! I wouldn't mind, too, a Wayne Ottinger autograph. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archybean Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Just came back in the mail today...3 pictures Wayne Ottinger autographed for me. Thanks crackerjazz for mentioning his name. I love collecting names of more than just the pilots Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Whoa!!! Can you post the pics, please! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archybean Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) Here ya go! Edited October 17, 2016 by archybean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Oooh, you lucky guy! I'm trying to get in touch with him. I came across an old article about a NASA-built LLRV model that used to sit at the Joe Walker Elementary School (PA) that one day went a-missing and that the students scratchbuilt a new one to replace it using LLRV blueprints that Mr. Ottinger provided. I wonder if he still has a copy of those. The students are lucky to have set their eyes on such references. Students recreate missing modelMural to honor legendary test pilot "Through NASA, the students hooked up with Wayne Ottinger, president of PAT Projects and the project engineer for the LLRV, who provided the students with photographs and renderings of the vehicle.... The kids had to read original 1963 blueprints of the lunar vehicle." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archybean Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I used the mailing address on his ALETRO website. I'm sure you wouldn't have any trouble mailing him a letter. He did email that my pictures were on their way back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Some of the tubes are off-size so I'm still wondering what to use for them. Building the gimbal parts: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Whaddaya mean ... "Some of the tubes are off-size so I'm still wondering what to use for them." What's the scaled diameter you need? ( Are those the scaled diameters 1.79 and 4.62 mm? ) I ask because there's all kinds of styrene rod available at small diameters. Or you can stretch some styrene tube as you would stretching sprue, if you still want the hole all the way through. Plus, don't be too fixated on getting the exact scaled diameter ... if you're off by a micron or two ... nobody's gonna parse your build to that degree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Hey, Pete, yeah, I obsess too much about some details unnecessarily sometimes and it slows down my progress on any project. Knowing how to approximate shapes (e.g, this looks like this at this scale and such) is something I haven't fully learned and I know it's a necessary modeling skill, otherwise nothing will get done -- I'm proof of that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Some progress on the gimbal... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ret Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 These are really quite beautiful in their own right - particularly the 3d renders. I think the would make really nice prints in addition to being templates for models. Amazing work! -RET Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnbuck Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Crackerjazz...... scratch-building at its very very finest............and as our bonus, wonderful CAD + a excellent photo resource to view. It been an absolute delight catching up on your posts.... The engine.............an extraordinary piece that is a model in its own right. This going to end up as a definitive example of model making skills I am sure. Am lost for superlatives. Keep chopping the styrene. Cheers johnB ps. its also good to find you indulge in a little model hopping as well...don' forget your LM... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spaceman Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I fully agree with John, this is scratch-building and especially CAD-Ecstasy from another star ... To say it briefly, simply Modeling Madness ... BTW, are you familiar with the word "obsession"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 Hey, guys, really appreciate the kind comments! I ran out of steam on this one, heheh, but will hopefully get back to it. Just recuperating. The pull of the Tomcat is too strong... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 Feels like building a bicycle frame... img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1888/44301640682_ea2dd15215_b.jpg[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnlove_mk_II Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 This is, as they say, the complicated bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie-Pete Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 With this level of dwg skill why not go dlp and print the parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spaceman Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Finally it goes on, great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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