Happy New Year Guys! I got a question, I got a late present for Christmas, Glenco's Explorer 1 kit. After opening the box, I was a little disappointed to not...
Glencoe did not make a decal for the stripes because the stripes are raised on the surface of the kit and easy to paint. PLUS - believe it or not - in less...
Dear Stephane: Happy New Year and Thank You for providing us all with your spectacular images of your fine model! Your work is suberb! Did you say that you are...
... While I don't know for 100% sure, I'd think that Revell has maintained their copyright holdings and would it very uncomfortable for anyone that tried that....
Thanks for the info Nick. I haven't taken the kit parts from the plastic bags yet so I didn't notice the raised portions as you stated. Knowing that, it...
Thank You Sandy! Not to toot the horn for one of my own kits, but I have always loved building the Explorer ! satellite. It's funny, there are some kits that...
... That ??? would be one William H. Pickering, who was the director of JPL from 1954-1976. I didn't realize it until just now when I googled to confirm my ...
... given me ... Thanks, Kev! It helps to have some good photos, like the recently posted ones from the Chicago Museum of Science. I haven't done anything on...
... I wish I did. The last time that I saw it, it was pretty well broken up, having survived years in an old shed. My mother cleaned out that shed and moved...
The evolution and latest "changes" to Orion/Ares I can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/2e2hxq http://tinyurl.com/349ekb Looks more and more like a bullet and...
Lee Anne, Did I miss the announcement of your 1/48 Saturn V completion? If so, do you have a photo of you and it together? If not, how is it coming? Mike ...
In message <fldo4i+1cbs@eGroups.com>, John P. Braungart <braungart@...> writes ... We've been through this before, (the XSL-01 saga seems to regularly...
The bullet shape is the fairing of the launch escape system. Underneath, the actual Orion still looks pretty much like the 606/607 configuration. According to...
<Orion is going under a fairing, much like the Russians have done with their Soyuz for the past 40 years.> And Vostok/Voskhod before that! ;-) Gary...
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So we will just try this the old fashioned way. Here is the URL to the NasaSpaceFlight forum discussion topix, with the pictures in it. Watch the wrap: ...
Interestingly, the book "The First Space Race" does have some photographic documentary evidence that the black and white striped payload section of Explorer I...
... so, do ... Hi, Mike! No, it hasn't been completed yet. The S-IVB, SLA, and the transition to the S-II are done. The S-II and CSM are over half done. The...
I got a little 1/96 scale LEM or two. I'm always toying with building a little Lunar diorama inside of a dead Mac SE. Maybe even do something tongue in cheek...
I am finishing up a set of five F-1's for a 1/96 scale Saturn S-IC and I need to make the injector. One problem, I cannot find a good photo of the injector...
Tooch, I know I've got a shot down the nozzle of the F-1 display in the NASM, I just can't remember if i got the injector plat in it or not. If I didn't,...
After I have registered and logged in, I still get this message when trying for that link: : This section is restricted to NASA SpaceFlight L2 accounts Click ...
Let's hear from you Karl. I also contacted a couple of LM experts, one's initials are P.F. the other guy wrote a 'Virtual' book on the LM. One says, Yes, there...
Pete, I'm still open minded on this issue but I'm leaning toward open top. Care to share which of your experts voted which way? Not all experts are created...
My site is offline until I get the domain transfered to a new host. Normally, this doesn't take long but I've had a few hang-ups, the worst of which is my most...
Wow! Those are great shots. DO you have any back information where they were taken? I'm surprised by the lack of combustion chamber on the F-1 engine. David...
Mr. P.F. said No, there is NO cover. ".... Just the strut and the lanyard reels (plus other little fiddly bits). " And this guy worked on restoring a LM in New...
