Another Apollo project - LLRV 1/18 scale

[crackerjazz]

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

 

[joberg]

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

 

[crackerjazz]

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.]

And how are you executing all those tiny rivets?

 

[crackerjazz]

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.]

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

Nice metal working on the gauge support.

 

[joberg]

Geezuz....:eek

 

[crackerjazz]

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

 

[joberg]

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

 

[sigspace]

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

 

[yuumi2891103]

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

:eek

 

[nick daring]

Such a cool vehicle-

 

[Atesta]

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 .

 

[crackerjazz]

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

 

[Mike J.]

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...

 

[crackerjazz]

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

 

[Mike J.]

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]

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

 

[crackerjazz]

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

Boiled some rod for the firing handle.

It holds it's shape when cold.

 

[p51]

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