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Polar Lights Jupiter 2 (1965) from Lost in Space - Rework
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<blockquote data-quote="trekriffic" data-source="post: 5249061" data-attributes="member: 13894"><p>Any spaceship worth it's salt needs good landing legs...</p><p></p><p>Thin squarish Plastruct strips were trimmed to the necessary curvature then forced into the open slots before being brushed with liquid Testors glue:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510811[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2mE6xtU" target="_blank">Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Gear Mod - Ribs</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Slots were sliced and sawed out for inserting styrene strips trimmed to form the characteristic ribs seen on the landing pads of the full size set model:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510812[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2mE6xtD" target="_blank">Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Gear Mods- Slits for Ribs</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>From left to right you can see the steps I took to accurize the landing pads:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510813[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2mDXYyH" target="_blank">Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Gear Mods</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Lines were scribed into the pad, then a pedestal was built around the bottom of each pad, then slots were cut into the top and upper half, then thin styrene sheet was trimmed and fit into each slot to make the ribs. They'll be puttied and sanded and painted Metallic Aluminum same as the hull. </p><p></p><p>I made a styrene tube in the top of each landing leg for the rare earth magnet to be glued into with epoxy....</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510814[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2mFTjR4" target="_blank">Jupiter 2 - Rework- Tray for Magnet</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>I brushed some Mister Surfacer on the landing pad. The plastic “baseball bat” telescoping struts need to go:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510815[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2mFXzHQ" target="_blank">Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Pad Primed</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Here are the three legs with their magnets installed:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1510816[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2mG2Ycy" target="_blank">Jupiter 2 - Rework- Magnets Mounted to Legs</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>My next task will be to remove the awful plastic kit "telescoping strut" from the top of each pad. </p><p>I will then make new struts using brass and aluminum tubing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trekriffic, post: 5249061, member: 13894"] Any spaceship worth it's salt needs good landing legs... Thin squarish Plastruct strips were trimmed to the necessary curvature then forced into the open slots before being brushed with liquid Testors glue: [ATTACH=full]1510811[/ATTACH] [url=https://flic.kr/p/2mE6xtU]Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Gear Mod - Ribs[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/]Steve J[/url], on Flickr Slots were sliced and sawed out for inserting styrene strips trimmed to form the characteristic ribs seen on the landing pads of the full size set model: [ATTACH=full]1510812[/ATTACH] [url=https://flic.kr/p/2mE6xtD]Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Gear Mods- Slits for Ribs[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/]Steve J[/url], on Flickr From left to right you can see the steps I took to accurize the landing pads: [ATTACH=full]1510813[/ATTACH] [url=https://flic.kr/p/2mDXYyH]Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Gear Mods[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/]Steve J[/url], on Flickr Lines were scribed into the pad, then a pedestal was built around the bottom of each pad, then slots were cut into the top and upper half, then thin styrene sheet was trimmed and fit into each slot to make the ribs. They'll be puttied and sanded and painted Metallic Aluminum same as the hull. I made a styrene tube in the top of each landing leg for the rare earth magnet to be glued into with epoxy.... [ATTACH=full]1510814[/ATTACH] [url=https://flic.kr/p/2mFTjR4]Jupiter 2 - Rework- Tray for Magnet[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/]Steve J[/url], on Flickr I brushed some Mister Surfacer on the landing pad. The plastic “baseball bat” telescoping struts need to go: [ATTACH=full]1510815[/ATTACH] [url=https://flic.kr/p/2mFXzHQ]Jupiter 2 - Rework- Landing Pad Primed[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/]Steve J[/url], on Flickr Here are the three legs with their magnets installed: [ATTACH=full]1510816[/ATTACH] [url=https://flic.kr/p/2mG2Ycy]Jupiter 2 - Rework- Magnets Mounted to Legs[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/]Steve J[/url], on Flickr My next task will be to remove the awful plastic kit "telescoping strut" from the top of each pad. I will then make new struts using brass and aluminum tubing. [/QUOTE]
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