Gemini-Atlas & Mercury Redstone

scobie48 · 04-24-2008, 07:43 PM

A couple of other builds I have done 4&5.. the Mercury Redstone and Gemini-Atlas Had fun with these they where fairly easy to do except for the tower section of the Mercury-Redstone took 3 try's!!! but finally

timhinds1@cox.net · 04-24-2008, 08:35 PM

Good job on the stand. I couldn't get mine to wrk right. it was tto flimsy. I had to re-inforce it with side supports. Also over time it warped

scobie48 · 04-24-2008, 09:15 PM

Hi Tim thanks for the comment I just tripled the card stock I was using. this is also 1/48th...

Bengt Fredén · 04-25-2008, 04:14 AM

Hi scobie48,

Very nice job on the fins of the Mercury-Redstone 1:48 model (by Michael Urban) - those are quite hard, with many internal pieces.

Great models, both of them.
Bengt in Stockholm

jagolden · 04-25-2008, 07:22 AM

Scobie,

Nice job on the Gemini engines!

Can you tell us where they came from? Jon Leslies site?

cdavenport · 04-25-2008, 09:37 AM

Have you a close-up of the escape tower? From a distance it appears to be quite a piece of work!

gpw · 04-25-2008, 01:23 PM

Hi Scobie48,

excellent job on both models - they look really good. I built both some time before. I agree, the Mercury escape tower section was really challenging - three attempts for cutting it is not so bad.

Gerd

Bengt Fredén · 04-25-2008, 04:27 PM

jagolden,

Here is the link to Michael Urban´s CardInSpace/Urban Kartonmodelle web site
- the detailed Mercury Redstone in 1:48 is probably the finest there is at the moment: Urban Kartonmodelle - Mercury Redstone

I am hoping that he will some day find some time to design some of the Apollo models, for example the Saturn 1B launcher.

The Gemini-Titan II 1:48 model, by the very talented Dutch designer Ton Noteboom, can indeed be found at Jonathan Leslie´s excellent site: http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models_real.html#m29
Pick the newest version, with improved graphics!

Best,
Bengt

scobie48 · 04-25-2008, 05:57 PM

I don't have a close up of the tower yet. still trying to refine my photography. need to do final details on the tower. As far as where I got them Bengt posted the links for both of them. The Mercury-Redstone is from Cards in space. The Gemini-Atlas is from jleslies site.

cdavenport · 04-27-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scobie48

I don't have a close up of the tower yet. still trying to refine my photography. need to do final details on the tower. As far as where I got them Bengt posted the links for both of them. The Mercury-Redstone is from Cards in space. The Gemini-Atlas is from jleslies site.

What kind of camera are you shooting with? Does it have manual override, which means can you set the aperture and shutter speed as you desire.\? Tell me the kind of camera and I can help you refine your photography.

scobie48 · 04-29-2008, 08:00 AM

I use A Fujifilm S3000 Digital 3.2 megapixal. I have not used the camera very much using the macro settings. As I said before its just a matter of fine tuning my photography. trying to get the lighting right and how close I can get to an object. I have tried using it with the flash but it is really to bright!! So I am trying to use different light sources.

04-24-2008, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
timhinds1@cox.net Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 458	Good job on the stand. I couldn't get mine to wrk right. it was tto flimsy. I had to re-inforce it with side supports. Also over time it warped __________________ The older I get the more I did. When life hands you a lemon, throw it back!

04-25-2008, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
cdavenport Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens,Georgia Posts: 318	Have you a close-up of the escape tower? From a distance it appears to be quite a piece of work! __________________ Major CT Davenport, USAF, (Ret) Teacher, Carver Middle School

04-25-2008, 04:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bengt Fredén Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 1,320	Model Links jagolden, Here is the link to Michael Urban´s CardInSpace/Urban Kartonmodelle web site - the detailed Mercury Redstone in 1:48 is probably the finest there is at the moment: Urban Kartonmodelle - Mercury Redstone I am hoping that he will some day find some time to design some of the Apollo models, for example the Saturn 1B launcher. The Gemini-Titan II 1:48 model, by the very talented Dutch designer Ton Noteboom, can indeed be found at Jonathan Leslie´s excellent site: http://jleslie48.com/gallery_models_real.html#m29 Pick the newest version, with improved graphics! Best, Bengt

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04-24-2008, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
scobie48 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Piqua, Ohio, United States Posts: 19	Hi Tim thanks for the comment I just tripled the card stock I was using. this is also 1/48th...

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Bengt Fredén Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 1,320	Hi scobie48, Very nice job on the fins of the Mercury-Redstone 1:48 model (by Michael Urban) - those are quite hard, with many internal pieces. Great models, both of them. Bengt in Stockholm

04-25-2008, 07:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
jagolden Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 87	Scobie, Nice job on the Gemini engines! Can you tell us where they came from? Jon Leslies site?

04-25-2008, 01:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
gpw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 125	Hi Scobie48, excellent job on both models - they look really good. I built both some time before. I agree, the Mercury escape tower section was really challenging - three attempts for cutting it is not so bad. Gerd

04-25-2008, 05:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
scobie48 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Piqua, Ohio, United States Posts: 19	I don't have a close up of the tower yet. still trying to refine my photography. need to do final details on the tower. As far as where I got them Bengt posted the links for both of them. The Mercury-Redstone is from Cards in space. The Gemini-Atlas is from jleslies site.

04-29-2008, 08:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
scobie48 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Piqua, Ohio, United States Posts: 19	I use A Fujifilm S3000 Digital 3.2 megapixal. I have not used the camera very much using the macro settings. As I said before its just a matter of fine tuning my photography. trying to get the lighting right and how close I can get to an object. I have tried using it with the flash but it is really to bright!! So I am trying to use different light sources.