Another Apollo project - LLRV 1/18 scale

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crackerjazz

Sr Member

• Jun 22, 2014

• #21

Hey, joberg, NIck, thanks! Some progress shots:

 

joberg

Legendary Member

• Jun 24, 2014

• #22

O.k, fine, you're not doing the work yourself...Ants are doing it for you; you're just placing those tweezers and other tools to make us believe that you've actually built that instrument panel. Mods, time for a ban I kid, I kid. Amazing work:cool

 

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crackerjazz

Sr Member

• Jun 28, 2014

• #23

Hi Joberg, thanks! Following your build myself. Certainly this is nothing next to that gargantuan space station. Hey, Nick thanks for the kind words!

 

Mike J.

Master Member

• Jun 28, 2014

• #24

And how are you executing all those tiny rivets?

 

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crackerjazz

Sr Member

• Jun 28, 2014

• #25

Hey, Mike, the rivets are pin-pricks. I dulled some needle heads for the various rivet sizes.

I wanted to replace the instrument cluster on top to look better like the folded sheet metal used on the actual
aircraft. Maybe when I've honed my skills on "PE" parts better I'll replace the cluster. The LLRV/LLTV instrument
panel came in different versions, by the way, and this is the version on the ship that Joe Walker flew.

 

Mike J.

Master Member

• Jun 28, 2014

• #26

Are you hammering them (the rivets) from the back side?

Nice metal working on the gauge support.

 

joberg

Legendary Member

• Jun 29, 2014

• #27

Geezuz....:eek

 

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crackerjazz

Sr Member

• Jul 6, 2014

• #28

Hi Joberg, Mike thanks. - no hammer, just enough pressure to make the right-size rivet heads.
Worked on the ejection seat:

 

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joberg

Legendary Member

• Jul 6, 2014

• #29

Man, the level of details is at 11 on the Insane Scale of Model Building:eek

 

sigspace

New Member

• Jul 7, 2014

• #30

OMG this is superb. The skill you have is fantastic. Keep up the work, the build is a masterclass. Many thanks

 

yuumi2891103

Master Member

• Jul 7, 2014

• #31

There are some jaw dropping project in here but this is the one I am really stunned.

:eek

 

nick daring

Master Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jul 8, 2014

• #32

Such a cool vehicle-

 

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Atesta

Active Member

• Jul 8, 2014

• #33

Great job here , great attention to detail.

I have had a difficult time make the cockpit for the millennium falcon Ralph Mcaurrie's elegant design without all the superfluous detail and its still not a perfect cone .

 

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crackerjazz

Sr Member

• Jul 10, 2014

• #34

Hi joberg, thanks! Katsu-san, Atesta, appreciate your dropping by - great Falcon, by the way! Sigspace, welcome aboard. Nice vid, Nick!

 

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Mike J.

Master Member

• Jul 17, 2014

• #35

Stumbled across some videos here, in case you haven't seen 'em:

http://spaceref.com/missions-and-pr...e-looking-back-at-apollo-11-45-years-ago.html

Coming up on a big anniversary...

 

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crackerjazz

Sr Member

• Jul 18, 2014

• #36

Hey, Mike, how come that link doesn't work for me?

 

Mike J.

Master Member

• Jul 18, 2014

• #37

That's odd – works fine for me...

Try copying and pasting this:

spaceref.com/missions-and-programs/nasa/video-archive-looking-back-at-apollo-11-45-years-ago.html


-MJ

 

joberg

Legendary Member

• Jul 18, 2014

• #38

That seat is going great and the level of details is still firmly on 11:cool

 

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crackerjazz

Sr Member

• Jul 20, 2014

• #39

Hey, joberg, thanks --- hope I'm doing this justice.

Boiled some rod for the firing handle.

It holds it's shape when cold.

 

p51

Sr Member

• Jul 21, 2014

• #40

Ye Gods, man, your work is amazing! :thumbsup