Project Mercury Launch Complex and Atlas rocket

Today I worked on the attachment points for the open-web trusses. I started by laminating some styrene.

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Which I then sawed, filed, and sanded into shape.

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And glued in place.

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Then I turned my attention on the trusses themselves and made another little jig to keep these "fingers" aligned.

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Looks amazing. I'm always jealous of folks who can make styrene look so good, I need to make I-beams for a Donkey Kong model and it's a nightmare.
 
So... This isn't one of those projects someone builds in their basement only to discover it's too big to get out the door?
 
DaveG, it does kind of look like Tri-X, doesn't it? Guess I'd better get used to seeing it in black and white since that's how we're shooting.

Stevielewis, thanks!

Now, Day 2

Scott Carpenter, his wife Rene, and Chubby Checker (not pictured) test the service tower's stability.

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And station 27 is complete! #notarecognizer

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And I thought that my Space Station was big;) Love the details and the work involve making that model! The B&W shots makes it even more "vintage".
 
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