AAV Drop Ship

NakedMoleRat · Nov 7, 2020

The rest of us kit-bash and are proud of ourselves! You, Sir, are a genius in the truest sense of the word!

yuumi2891103 · Nov 7, 2020

gedmac66 said:
“ Function over Form “ was my go-to creed as an industrial designer... and that still sticks with me today when it comes to conceptualising/interpreting a ‘scratched ’ build , whether my own or those generously shared by others.
Katsu-san , you’re not only creating and following through with this ideal , but also showcasing how beautiful these concepts can be when worked through by a true craftsman !

Ged-san, thank you very much for the comment. The words from the professional always make me encouraged. That was just a small component part but I was realized a lot of things about industrial designing. Stress from each direction applied to the members, ingenuity to give strength to relatively soft and thin sheet metal such as aluminum, and elimination of unnecessary parts. during this build, I have been thinking about the efforts of those industrial designers and engineers. I thought the technology of engineering and production is the most important power for the nation. Maybe I'm too old fashioned but I want many young people here in Japan to be interested in engineering. Not making money by just moving the money from A to B but to produce something beneficial to the public.

NakedMoleRat said:
The rest of us kit-bash and are proud of ourselves! You, Sir, are a genius in the truest sense of the word!

Thank you very much, MoleRat-san!

Nothing wrong with kit-bash! That has another big aspect of 'fun to build'.
It almost ten years have been passed since I did it for the Tempest.
In fact, when I finished this build, I want to build a starship by the kit-bashing again!
By the way, kit-bash needs funding. I want to set up a fund to realize the next production.
I would like to solicit donations from a share of $ 20.

Thank you very much, my friends!

katsu

joberg · Nov 9, 2020

That landing gear is gorgeous Katsu-san, simply gorgeous

yuumi2891103 · Nov 9, 2020

joberg said:
That landing gear is gorgeous Katsu-san, simply gorgeous

Thank you so much, joberg-san!

I've modified the shocks to more simple.

And then I assembled the wheels and check the alignment and positioning.
It may need a little adjustment but I think it's almost OK.
The shocks are dummy so, I am going to use a piano wire as a torsion bar instead of a coil spring.

Since I used a pair of parallel rods to hold these different sized tires I did a little trick.

Thank you very much for looking!

Katsu

SmilingOtter · Nov 10, 2020

yuumi2891103 · Nov 10, 2020

SmilingOtter said:
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Thank you. Sir!

Analyzer · Nov 10, 2020

I love the suspension/shocks!

Just keeps getting better and better

yuumi2891103 · Nov 10, 2020

Analyzer said:
I love the suspension/shocks!

Just keeps getting better and better

Thank you!
How is her experiment going.

Analyzer · Nov 11, 2020

yuumi2891103 said:
Thank you!
How is her experiment going.

She decided to wait and try it with one of her friends this weekend

I've been showing her the builds you have done and your cat pictures and other pictures

She says you are officially the coolest person in Japan!

joberg · Nov 11, 2020

Great bunch of wheels/suspension...reminds me of those Gerry Anderson vehicles from Thunderbirds

yuumi2891103 · Nov 11, 2020

Analyzer said:
She decided to wait and try it with one of her friends this weekend

I've been showing her the builds you have done and your cat pictures and other pictures

She says you are officially the coolest person in Japan!

Wow, praise from the beautiful lady always flies me high up! My honor!
I hope she has a happy moment!

joberg said:
Great bunch of wheels/suspension...reminds me of those Gerry Anderson vehicles from Thunderbirds

Oh, joburg-can, you have no idea how much I influenced by their show!

Thank you very much!

katsu

Star Lord · Nov 12, 2020

another installment and more eye candy. I really enjoy what you can do with a piece of aluminum sheet!

yuumi2891103 · Nov 12, 2020

Star Lord said:
another installment and more eye candy. I really enjoy what you can do with a piece of aluminum sheet!

Thank you so much, Star Lord-san!

I started to build a chassis.

Thanks for looking!

Katsu

Analyzer · Nov 12, 2020

Looks like a solid foundation!

joberg · Nov 13, 2020

Indeed!

Snow Builder · Nov 13, 2020

Truly ingenious, glad to see you back at the project.

Hagoth · Nov 13, 2020

Nice! Something about this state of construction makes me feel like a miniature origami Enterprise should be suspended in the middle.

yuumi2891103 · Nov 13, 2020

Analyzer said:
Looks like a solid foundation!

Thank you! Yes, I think it's stiff enough.

joberg said:
Indeed!

Thank you!

Snow Builder said:
Truly ingenious, glad to see you back at the project.

Oh! Hi, Snow Builder-san! Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad to see you, too.

Hagoth said:
AAV Drop Ship

Hi! Hagoth-san, Oh, no, please keep up the good work!

I thought I add some detail for the suspensions.
I made universal joints (something looks like that, anyway).

Using a 6 mm plastic BB bullet.

Drilled a 0.8 mm tiny hole for 2 axes accurately.