Crackerjazz' 1/10 Lunar Module LM-5 Eagle Ascent Stage

[crackerjazz]

Roback, Katsu-san, Ray, appreciate your comments! And Happy Friday! Looking forward to some relaxing scale-modeling over the weekend. Friday and Saturday night building time always feels better than any other day of the week.

 

[Atlanthia]

It's certainly taking shape now! Thanks for the great tip about wrapping string around the styrene before boiling it! I got just the job for that....

Really impressive work, Bud!

 

[crackerjazz]

Thanks, Darren! And thanks for stopping by! If you have some "strap" that hugs the styrene that would be awesome. And no styrene overlap is best, too!

 

[Go Flight]

WOW! Just WOW!

 

[crackerjazz]

Hi, Go Flight, thanks!

Forgot to show some photos from some work I did last week. I didn't have much energy
to work on it for a whole week - I must have caught the laziness bug.

And tonight's surprise at the front door!

Primer wouldn't stick so I cleaned them with soap and a toothbrush to get rid of the oil. Submerged them in isopropyl alcohol. Now they should be ready for painting again. The alcohol turned them ghostly white. Must've etched the surface a bit. I should've expected that - anything could've happened dunking them in something such as alcohol.

 

[tetrox]

The nozzles look fantastic,
Would it be possible to give an idea how expensive it was to have these produced?
Im just trying to get my head around 3d printing.Of course I fully understand if you wish to keep these details private.
This is becoming my most watched thread,great progress thank you.

 

[crackerjazz]

Hi Tetrox, not at all - I paid around 32 for to have them printed, and really depends on which material you choose. I chose FUD (frosted ultra detail) instead of just FD (frosted detail), so that the rib detailing will show clearly. It's their best material for detailed work. What I don't like about 3-d printing, aside from the price is that they are not as smooth as real scale model kit parts. FUD texture is pretty good, though. I 've been comparing it to my initial 2 nozzles printed at another shop in Vero White UV-cured liquid and FUD is way, way smoother. And for parts I know I'll find it diffiicult to scratchbuild it was a really a sensible step to take.

 

[crackerjazz]

You might not understand what this part is for in context to ship as a whole until it gets attached to the back. But it's the aft equipment bay.

 

[LMFAOSchwarz]

Excellent bevel work on those little boxes! :thumbsup

 

[EddieL]

A master at work! :cool

Thank you for sharing such detailed pics of this amazing build. It is very instructive. :thumbsup

Cheers
Eddie

 

[yuumi2891103]

So clean and crispy work.
You have a quite a skill !!

katsu

 

[crackerjazz]

Bob, Eddie, Katsu-san, thanks for your comments, guys! Really nice to know someone is following. Hey, Bob, couldn't have made those without Rafa's invention, of course. Took me forever to source a blade with a hole until I walked into a corner of my favorite hobby shop and spotted one (an xacto) where I never look. Rafa, if you ever read this....wanted to let you know how grateful I am that you share your techniques - really learned a lot from you. Your profiling tool really works wonders! It makes styrene of any thickness a joy to work with.

 

[crackerjazz]

Some progress shots:

 

[yuumi2891103]

Great progress, sir.
Using the rather thin plastic sheets but it can maintain enough strength with its complex structure.

I heard that CEO of Amazon salvaged the engine of Apollo 11 from the bottom of the deep ocean. I thought you must be excited.
It's one of the American dream. Great!!

katsu

 

[crackerjazz]

Thanks, Katsu-san. That recovery of the mighty Saturn V is so impressive. Kudos to the recovery team! They have an F1 on display in Florida which is a sight to behold. You could almost feel it working and delivering all that power.

 

[yuumi2891103]

Thanks, Katsu-san. That recovery of the mighty Saturn V is so impressive. Kudos to the recovery team! They have an F1 on display in Florida which is a sight to behold. You could almost feel it working and delivering all that power.

And of course, it will be a sight to behold when your finished Eagle bird have displayed. :cool

 

[crackerjazz]

Drew better footpads, just in case I go the full-ship-with-descent-stage
route.

 

[EddieL]

Ooooooo, shiny!

Keep up the good work, sir.

Cheers
Eddie

 

[vismus]

CJ:
Your work here is completely beyond my scope. Don't think you could have chosen a more difficult subject: so many complex angles!
You are truely a master.
Am totally humbled.
Tommie

 

[crackerjazz]

Thanks, Katsu-san EddieL, thanks for following! Vismus, thanks - man, I wish I were - I'm scratching my head all the time on this build, but really, thanks for your kind comment - it keeps me building on. Love your work, by the way - I'm a huge fan of the Nautilus which I plan to scratch one day in styrene and to experience how to attach all thsoe rivets. And I really love the hero model. I've always been thinking about how to simulate the weathered brass in paint - that whenever I see any weathered brass doorknobs I stop to examine how the different shades add up. Paint just doesn't look like real brass, though, as it has that powdery grain to it. Anyway, I think people are beginning to wonder why I stare at doorknobs.