A Mother Ship and Lunar Rover.- Made from card and junk......

[scottie3158]

Ron,

Showing great imagination again we are in for a treat.

[rtfoe]

No doubt Gerry Anderson would be proud of your scope of imagination Ron. I was just pulling your leg...obviously it's still naked and will be suitably clothed as you progress. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

570 things looking good ,however that first photo is a little worrying , looks like a squashed ***** ..

M Whitehouse.

[spanner570]

Great posts boys....
Not much going on in my den. I'm too busy making the most of the great weather, so major model making can wait.

I've managed to make the engine housings for the mother ship out of folded card.


Cheers.
Space Commander Lou Smorrels.

[Mini Me]

Very straight forward approach there 570....look forward to further developments. Rick H. :thumb2:

[Guest]

570 aka Space Commander Lou Smorrels..
Here at the Sputnik Launch Dept we are looking with interest at your design , are you going incorporate a thrust bearing on the outer bleed-cycle operation. This is most important to remember this when working out the
Characteristic velocity.

453
Tyuratam launch base in the Kazakh Republic

[spanner570]

Cheers Rick.

453.
I am pleased to read you folks at Tyuratam are taking a look at my design. I tried to incorporate the trust bearing, but unfortunately the head of my design team, one Sir Gizza Ammeranasaw kept stubbing his toe on it. So it's been dismantled.

We worked late into last night and our assistant, Nick de' Scrowtumb surprised us with fish, chips and mushy peas! He suggested we use the empty peas tin as a thrust bearing. Do you know, it works a treat.

So, now the Characteristic Velocity problem is now solved.

Don't sent 'The Committee' around to steal the idea, our Health Clinic Matron has hairs where even men don't have them!

570

[spanner570]

Now the early dark nights are really upon us, I'm able to visit my den a bit more often.
Here's the Mother Ship thus far....

I stuck the engine housings onto the hanger and then just 'invented' bits that looked o.k and glued them on.

Weird or what? Rough as a bear's ***e, but it's a start - And good fun too.






Cheers.
Ron

[Mini Me]

Boldly Going where no "Origami" has gone before! 570, that is a most interesting concept....one gets the idea you've been down this road more than once. Rick H.

[outrunner]

Now that's what I would call boxing clever Ron, looking very good.

Andy.

[adt70hk]

Looking good Ron!

[yak face]

Amazing work matey , not only the ingenuity of it but the imagination to create something incredible from out of your noggin! It looks superb , and its inspired me to start one of my own , shame that Ians great idea didnt get enough takers but theres nothing to say you cant just do one anyway!:smiling3:

[eddiesolo]

Late for this one Ron, I was going to add my name to Ian's build but, was unsure if I would be able to do it.

I am pleased though to see you making this cracking freeform model. Wonderful work so far Ron.

[Jim R]

Great stuff Ron. Wonderful imagination.
Jim

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Ron,

It's amazing what man can conjure up with a few six packs of beer a good incomplete idea that bears fruit. This is going to be really cool when you get it all together!!! May the Malt be with you.......................

Prost
Allen