plasticutter Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 What are the ACTUAL colors of the interior componants of the Gemini Adaptor section? I had heard that the color call-outs in the Revell/Monogram Mercury/Gemini Spacecraft kit for the Gemini Adaptor section were incorrect and based on a mock-up prior tpo the actual Gemini was constructed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Found this, http://www.ninfinger.org/models/vault2014/Gemini Aft/index.html all appear to be bare metal. Quote Gemini Aft NameSizeCreatorCreated 104KSC65C8506.jpg 508 KBspaceydude57 May 13, 2014 Color photo from KSC of Gemini Adapter Section interior gemadptr.JPG 263 KBspaceydude57 May 13, 2014 Color photo of Gemini Adapter Section interior (uncorrected) gemadptr2.jpg 72 KBspaceydude57 May 13, 2014 Color photo of Gemini Adapter Section interior ( color corrected) Gemini+5.jpg 52 KBspaceydude57 May 13, 2014 Color photo of Gemini Adapter Section interior Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Mockup in interior green here, https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/html/gt9.htm Quote S66-22686 image text Mockup of adapter equipment section to be used on Gemini 9 space flight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 also unpainted, https://archive.org/details/S65-54194 I'm not sure what "B&W" at end of text about a color image is for. Image has look of original color, not of having been colorized. Quote TEST - GEMINI-TITAN GT-VI - ADAPTER SECTION - VERIFICATION - CAPE by NASA Publication date 1965-09-13 Topics What -- Gemini McDonnell Aircraft Corp. MDAC technicians conduct verification tests on the GT-VI, White Room, Pad 19. These are pre-mate checkouts conducted as part of the pre-flight operations for the planned GT-VI. CAPE KENNEDY, FL B&W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) And then here's the ring which has the 4 tanks, named retrograde adaptor here, other than that it is a color image, I don't know anything about it, flight article? Mockup? Doing a Google reverse image search on the image got clocks, not exactly useful. https://spacerockethistory.com/?p=979 Edited September 17, 2020 by southwestforests Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Quote Adapter Section Interior Several people have asked about the correct colors for the equipment in the interior of the Adapter Section. As you may know, the Revell kit was based on a mock-up that used rather gaudy colors to point out the internal equipment. These colors were referenced on the kit's instruction sheet. The colors of the flight vehicles were much different, mostly metallic and gray. The linked photo (McDonnell photo number D4C-29124, dated June 1965) shows the inside of a flight Adapter Equipment Section, and the colors are apparent. Note the inside walls are shiny silver metallic, the large tanks are flat gray (almost metallic), the base for the tank mounts seems to be like a fiberglass tan, and the electronics racks and cables are flat gray. The only real color is provided by a few red-brown propellant lines. https://www.spaceinminiature.com/ref/gem/gem1.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mspacemike Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 plasticutter - Depends on the Gemini spacecraft version that you are putting together. From G1-G8 aluminum foil tape was used for the interior walls of the adaptor section. For G9 and up a gold coating was deposited on the interior. Yes, the call outs for interior colors were from the Mockup that is on display at the Boeing (ex-McDonnell Douglas) Center in St. Louis, MO. The tanks and equipment components were not as colorful as depicted in the instructions. There are pictures on the NASA site for Gemini that will show the actual colors. Any other questions just give a holler out. Many good builders out there with excellent information. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mspacemike Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 The Spaceinminiature site is an excellent one to start off with for references. The publisher does have a booklet that was done a few years ago on Gemini - SIM#2. He also did a followup on building different versions of Gemini. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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