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Thanks again Bakster.
The completed Survival Kit
Installed Start of the Face Lens Seal Supply Bottle
Installed
Start of the Face Lens Seal Supply Bottle
Rob Byrnes
Novi, Mi
Rob, as usual, it looks fantastic. Tell us about the survival pack. Did you make that from scratch? If so, what did you make it out of? How did you do the printing?
Bakster Rob, as usual, it looks fantastic. Tell us about the survival pack. Did you make that from scratch? If so, what did you make it out of? How did you do the printing?
Thanks again Bakster. The survival pack started with a block of 1/4" balsa cut to size, then I wraped it with aluminum foil slightly wrinkled. The Flash Light and Knife compartments on the bottom were pieces of styrene cut to size and glued on, then covered with aluminum foil. The flaps are made with aluminum foil foled over a few times to achive a seam then glued in place. The buttons and snaps were punched out of .01 thick styrene glued in place, and the lower zipper is made of styrene strip. The entire Survival Kit was primed with Tamiya Primer, then painted with Testors Acryl Olive Drab. The water valve is made out of .030 rod twisted around a drill then placed into the opening at the top. The decals were printed on my printer on clear decal film, sealed, then applied. I top coated with Flat clear. Lastly, I dry brushed the entire kit with pastels to bring out the details.
Rob, thanks for sharing all that! Reading the details of how you achieved this makes your outcome even more impressive. It is incredible work. I can't say that enough. Do you put this much detail into most of your builds? This is a project on steroids! Are you juicing? Lol. Just kidding of course.
Thanks again for sharing your work. I am really enjoying your work in progress.
Finished the Lens Seal Supply Bottle. I'll add the line tomorrow
So glad Bakster asked and you elaborated, Lancair. The raft is brilliant. I was very curious as well. Foil. Who woulda thunk.
Thanks for sharing indeed.
Rob, the Lens Supply Bottle looks great... Keep em coming.
Right Hand Panel
Right Hand Panel Installed Lens Seal Supply Bottle Supply Line
Right Hand Panel Installed
Lens Seal Supply Bottle Supply Line
Started the 3 Axis Control Rods, Bell Cranks, Potentiometers, Pivots that will conect to the handle.
All the control Rods and Bell Cranks installed.
More details including the Upper Hatch Door.
Just came across this thread. You are doing amazing work there!
Mike
I too just came across this thread, this is one of the most detailed and fantastic builds I've ever seen. Your attention to detail is magnificent!
Toshi
On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell
Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi
This is one of the most detailed builds I have seen. Quite impressive. One of these kits is in my stash and you have raised the bar quite high. I commend you and will be referring to your build when I start mine.
Thanks for the compliments everyone.
Spent a little time on the cockpit lights and electrical.
I secured the adaptor board on the back of the bulkhead with 2 way tape
The Light Housing were made from 7/32 tubing drilled out to .160. A clear lens was punched out and placed into the Housing after painting. Lights Off Lights On The Batteries will be placed under the base that has yet to be made. The power will be transfered from the base to the Capsule thru pins. This way I can remove the Capsule from the base without wires hanging all over the place. Female Pins glued onto the Heat Shield. Male Pins that will be glued onto the Support Structure. Heat Shield placed over the pins. I also installed the Environmental System Hoses.
The Light Housing were made from 7/32 tubing drilled out to .160. A clear lens was punched out and placed into the Housing after painting.
Lights Off Lights On The Batteries will be placed under the base that has yet to be made. The power will be transfered from the base to the Capsule thru pins. This way I can remove the Capsule from the base without wires hanging all over the place. Female Pins glued onto the Heat Shield. Male Pins that will be glued onto the Support Structure. Heat Shield placed over the pins. I also installed the Environmental System Hoses.
Lights Off
Lights On The Batteries will be placed under the base that has yet to be made. The power will be transfered from the base to the Capsule thru pins. This way I can remove the Capsule from the base without wires hanging all over the place. Female Pins glued onto the Heat Shield. Male Pins that will be glued onto the Support Structure. Heat Shield placed over the pins. I also installed the Environmental System Hoses.
Lights On
The Batteries will be placed under the base that has yet to be made. The power will be transfered from the base to the Capsule thru pins. This way I can remove the Capsule from the base without wires hanging all over the place. Female Pins glued onto the Heat Shield. Male Pins that will be glued onto the Support Structure. Heat Shield placed over the pins. I also installed the Environmental System Hoses.
The Batteries will be placed under the base that has yet to be made. The power will be transfered from the base to the Capsule thru pins. This way I can remove the Capsule from the base without wires hanging all over the place.
Female Pins glued onto the Heat Shield.
Male Pins that will be glued onto the Support Structure. Heat Shield placed over the pins. I also installed the Environmental System Hoses.
Male Pins that will be glued onto the Support Structure.
Heat Shield placed over the pins. I also installed the Environmental System Hoses.
Heat Shield placed over the pins.
I also installed the Environmental System Hoses.
Simply awesome, Rob.
Started the base so I could finsh the electrical work and test it out.
I sanded off all the rivets from the outside of the Capsule.
Replaced all the Rivets with .010 Styrene punched out using my Waldron Products Punch Set.
Slow progress on the rivets.
Rob, those rivets look excellent. Nice touch!
Steve
You sure have more patience than I do. Great work there!
Thanks again guys
Rivets and Panel details
Added the sealed nuts for the Hatch Bolts Corrected the Upper Hatch position. Handle is now at the 3:00 position. It was at 12:00.
Added the sealed nuts for the Hatch Bolts
Corrected the Upper Hatch position. Handle is now at the 3:00 position. It was at 12:00.
Started the Recovery Compartment by removing the rivets
Added new rivets the same way as the Capsule Primed the Capsule Have a Happy Labor Day
Added new rivets the same way as the Capsule
Primed the Capsule Have a Happy Labor Day
Primed the Capsule
Have a Happy Labor Day
I spent my Labor Day painting part of my garage and working on the Recovery Compertment. I started by Adding interior walls.
I added the 1/4 section walls and reinforcement ribs. Next up, more rivets.......
I added the 1/4 section walls and reinforcement ribs.
Next up, more rivets.......
Continued with the Recovery Compartment adding more details.
More trial fitting. So far, so good. The Parachute Bag Containers will rest on the 3 tabs within the Recovery Compartment.
More trial fitting. So far, so good.
The Parachute Bag Containers will rest on the 3 tabs within the Recovery Compartment.
Parachute Containers ready for primer
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To make the Parachute bags, I started with a 3" X 3" block of balsa.
I cut out a 1/2 circle of R1.15. Followed by cutting the 1/2 circle into 1/4's and rounding the edges until they fit into the containers. Cut down to the right length and rounded those corners Test fit into the compartment These will be covered in foil next.
I cut out a 1/2 circle of R1.15.
Followed by cutting the 1/2 circle into 1/4's and rounding the edges until they fit into the containers. Cut down to the right length and rounded those corners Test fit into the compartment These will be covered in foil next.
Followed by cutting the 1/2 circle into 1/4's and rounding the edges until they fit into the containers.
Cut down to the right length and rounded those corners Test fit into the compartment These will be covered in foil next.
Cut down to the right length and rounded those corners
Test fit into the compartment These will be covered in foil next.
Test fit into the compartment
These will be covered in foil next.
Hi, I've been following this for a while, amazing attention to detail! I'm currently researching the interior of freedom 7 for a virtual reality model and have turned up a lot of geed reference material, happy to share if ouy like as I've noticed a few areas on your build that aren't quite right for freedom (but are right for later capsules) such as the missing personal parachute, late explosive hatch etc. Only littel things that the untrained eye wouldn't notice though!
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