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Started by MIflyer at 10-22-2009 9:48 AM. Topic has 102 replies.
  
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 10-22-2009, 9:48 AM
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MIflyer
 
Joined on 05-25-2008
Sort of Up North, MI
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Beautiful. I take it that the wires that lead nowhere will be hidden behind the panel? Once again, just awesome work. ![Thumbs Up [tup]](/emoticons/icon_smile_thumbsup.gif) Kevin
Let he who loseth his airspeed, Beware! Lest the earth shall rise up and smite him. 
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10-22-2009, 11:56 AM
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Astrazoic
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Yes, that's correct. All the dead end stuff will be hidden...
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10-24-2009, 12:44 AM
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Astrazoic
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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The instrument panel is now finished, as is the forward interior (previous post). This weekend, I will integrate both, a rather scary situation because the work space is very limited. While the instrument panel looked finished earlier, I forgot to add the little notes and cheat sheets that John Glenn posted all over the place. Lots of color-coded dots and dashes were used, pasted next to switches. I have no idea what these meant, nor is there any record of the meaning of these color codes and notes. I did make the note cards white - the yellowing apparent in the real thing today is due to age, after all. Glenn (or someone) also scribbled tick marks around some gauges using a marker. Needless to say, this is a very analog machine! Also added are safety wire around two push-pull controls on the left panel. I also added some components to the back of the periscope housing, and a camera in the little hole immediately left of the periscope viewer. Finally, I touched up the toggle switches with a dab of silver. http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury91.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury92.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury93.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury94.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury95.jpg
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10-24-2009, 3:54 AM
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mallagoodee
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Ontario, Canada
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Just spectacular! The little details are remarkable. If we saw it at a show, I'm sure we could be looking at it, poring over it, for an hour ... and still not see 'em all! The scratches on the Periscope column, the insulation on the 'P' clips on the thick harness, the 'cheat sheets' ... just remarkable! Thanx Phil, for keeping us up to date! It's a real treat! Pete
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10-25-2009, 12:58 AM
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Plasticbender
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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SUPERB DETAILING!!!!!!!!!! This model is so realistic and with so fantastic detail, that a photo album should acompany this model everwhere with all the progress photos you have posted, so people can see all the magnificent scrachtbuilt prototypical detail of this spacecraft model. In my personal opinion, the "icing on the cake" would be an astronaut figure standing outside of his ship...like a postflight press photo. Congratulations on a work of art!!!
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10-25-2009, 4:18 AM
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subfixer
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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I believe that this is worthy of the National Air and Space Museum, and I am serious. Simply superb.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
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10-26-2009, 7:13 AM
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techos
Joined on 03-31-2005
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Very great job !!!I have the same kit and if i can just do 1/10th of what you've done, i would be happy.You will certainly light the interior, it would be so sad to let all your scratchbuilt interior hidden.Any idea of what is the most accurate mercury mission to build the Atomic City kit ( as you know there are a lot of differences for each capsule/mission and it seems that the MRC replica is based on a MA mission, not an MR.
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10-26-2009, 12:46 PM
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MIflyer
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Wow, this just gets better and better. Way to go, Astrazoic! ![Bow [bow]](/emoticons/icon_smile_bow.gif) Kevin
Let he who loseth his airspeed, Beware! Lest the earth shall rise up and smite him.
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10-30-2009, 12:37 AM
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Astrazoic
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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10-30-2009, 10:35 AM
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Plasticbender
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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10-31-2009, 7:59 PM
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rokket
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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It keeps geting better and better. I've seen lots of great superdetail work, but nothing comes close to this, it is the finest miniature work ever. I hope you take heaps of pix and def do the album thing, and you show this everywhere. (Also insure it...tho it's priceless). When totally complete, let us know, there shoud be a celebration!
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10-31-2009, 10:42 PM
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redshft1920
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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I, too, bow to your expertise and craftsmanship! I also understand your last quote, about the "scary moment", just where WILL that astronaut figure fit? It would almost be acceptable to just leave him out and have the entire interior in view for everyone in the future as they come across this gem! Om mani padme hum Bob
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11-01-2009, 1:42 PM
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Mike F6F
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Forgive me if someone asked this and I missed it. In what state of the spacecraft, will your final display represent? As it appears today? In flight? Just post flight? I'm curious because of the heavy weathering you've represented so well in the cockpit. Did the many flight checks, etc., prior to the flight really ding up the cockpit that much? Or are you representing it as it looks today where I suppose many many folks, down through the years, were allowed to climb in to see it for themselves? I know it is covered in plexiglass now, and it has been a while since I've seen it, so I don't remember the details. Again, just really curious. Wonderful work. Mike
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11-01-2009, 10:52 PM
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Astrazoic
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Integration complete! The aft bulkhead was successfully joined with the forward section. I have begun working on the recovery module while the cabin section dries (glue, putty and all that).
Internal light test:
http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury102.jpg
http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury103.jpg
http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury104.jpg
Standard shots with flash. Obviously, more careful photos of the interior will be forthcoming when the model is actually completed http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury105.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury106.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury107.jpgMike - Thanks for the questions. I am representing Friendship 7 as it appeared immediately after reentry (no retro pack and no escape tower). The capsules appear to have been significantly dinged up prior to each flight, which surprised me. According to some experts I know, each capsule was used to train the astronauts before the single flight, mainly because each capsule was unique to the astronaut. Once the vehicle completed the flight, it was safed and handled by engineers. No one else was ever allowed to get inside the capsules until submitted to museums, at which point curators and staff photographed the artifact and, in most if not all cases, installed lighting systems to facilitate viewing.
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11-02-2009, 2:41 PM
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emertko
Joined on 07-31-2009
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Unbelievable work! Thanks for sharing it... it is really inspiring! If I may ask: what did you use to replicate the wrap ties on the instrument panel harnesses?... also for the hoses, did you use plastic tubing wrapped in copper wire? What did you use to make the tiny toggle switches on your panel? Again great work! and also thanks in advance Enrique
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11-02-2009, 2:58 PM
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subfixer
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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It looks like the real thing. That's as big of a compliment that I can give. I mean it really looks like the real thing.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
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11-02-2009, 6:01 PM
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Mike F6F
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Phil, Thanks for the response. It was an interesting time. Thanks for sharing your look at it. Mike
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11-06-2009, 8:39 AM
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Astrazoic
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Enrique, The ribbed hoses are scratchbuilt using solder wrapped in copperwire. This allows for easy bending. Much of the wire harnesses are tied together using waxed dental floss. The scale is slightly off, but it made my life much easier. I emphasize "waxed" as this provides a slight stickiness that helps considerably in terms of retention and reduces fraying.
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11-08-2009, 9:38 AM
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Astrazoic
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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11-15-2009, 12:32 AM
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Astrazoic
Joined on 08-25-2008
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Re: WIP - 1/12 Atomic City Mercury "Friendship 7"
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Snowed in this evening, so I put the finishing touches on the capsule (sans recovery module) before priming (tomorrow, probably). All washers, screws and rivets have been installed, as are these linear features that appear to be grommets between hull plates. I also added brass rods for the 14 perimeter vents and thrusters (second photo). Finally, I discovered that the persicope is actually covered by a door, so I added this. http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury110.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury111.jpg http://www.philsmith.us/Mercury112.jpg I use Tamiya low-viscosity cement (green cap on small, cubic glass bottle) so that capillary action does most of the work. The result may look messy, but once a coat of primer goes on, all evidence of cement is gone - it goes on like a thin wash of paint, for example. I highly recommend this product.
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