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Topic: Karst-onian Kollection: "A Place for Space"
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-05-2018 06:19 AM
   
Spent the time this weekend working on the X-20/Titan III build, wrapping the SonoTubes with aluminum sheet. Jackie said it was like fighting alligators as the aluminum took some major coaxing to get it around and fastened to the tubes. Ratcheting tie down straps did the trick though. Nose cones, boat tail, engines mountings and some details and it will head to the rocket garden here at the Karst-onian. Thought I would do a photo shoot using the FH hanger shot as the model.  |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-17-2018 12:01 PM
Wonderful, Amazing, Fabulous, Gorgeous, Stupendous — absolutely worth the wait. Telemetrics DSKY replica has made it into the Karst-onian and we love it!!! Thanks for the build!!!
The switches on the lunar module are the same type and function as the era panel. If you are getting only the DSKY you should consider the upgrade to the added panel as the level of display-ablity increases tenfold.
To turn it on, the switch in the upper left for ACA/4 is switched to ENABLE. The unit I ordered was for static display and not functional as I am placing it with our 1/12 scale LM in the famous Apollo 11 1202 program alarm mode.
Info from Sam, the designer: The battery included with it is 1800mah at 5 volts and the power consumption is 120mah.
The removable rechargeable battery is in the back section and a charger cord is included. Make sure you use a 1 amp charger typical of the cell phone chargers that are easy to find. When you charge the battery, don't overcharge it or leave it on the charger forever. You will know the battery needs charging when the model starts turning itself off automatically. The pictures certainly do not do the replica justice as it is very hard to tell that the material in 3D printed and not formed sheet metal. Lines are crisp and graphics are clean. The displays are brilliant.
 
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Retro Rocket
Member Posts: 484
From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 03-17-2018 04:18 PM
Fantastic! And that price is real low considering the amount of work. I couldn't see the price on the aluminum version. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-28-2018 10:38 AM
I took what was a rainy Sunday afternoon and put together a display of the flown flag and tether segment from the STS-75 flight. I work with a fellow that supported the NASA Gulfstream GI at MSFC, in that they used the aircraft to move the experiment and he was presented a flag as well as a tether segment as a thank you for his participation. He subsequently gave it the us for entry into the Karst-onian.  
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Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1440
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 03-28-2018 12:06 PM
Great piece. Jeff Hoffman flew that mission. We talked about the tether experiment. He was really excited about the results of the experiment. One of his favorite spaceflight experiments. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-02-2018 08:36 AM
Now that my last couple of months filled with weekend commitments are behind me for a while I managed to get some work done on the Dyna-Soar/Titan III project. Next steps will be core boat tail/engines and SRB nozzles. Then some sort of mounting and it is ready for display in the Karst-onian rocket garden. 
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history in miniature
Member Posts: 648
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 04-02-2018 11:00 AM
Fred, that's beautiful! |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1526
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-03-2018 10:31 AM
That is just so COOL! |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-14-2018 09:47 AM
The latest build info on the Dyna Soar is I have completed all of the parts build and have them temporarily set up for a fit check. It is time to build a display pad, install all decals on the X-20 and put it all together.  
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apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1565
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 04-14-2018 10:03 AM
Awesome!!! |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-17-2018 07:42 PM
It has taken many years but we finally completed the set of Douglas SIV/SIVB contractor models. We have added the early SIV stage. 
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-02-2018 06:27 AM
Exciting times these days in space, well in my opinion. Blue Origin, SpaceX, Boeing, the Dream Chaser, Virgin Galactic, Orion SLS — when you list them it is an amazing time to be a spaceflight follower. All of that built on the technology of those early pioneers.
This week we picked up an item that is part of that past but built on this decade's technology, a 1/12 scale F-1 engine printed using large format 3D technology. Standing nearly 20" tall and 12" in diameter, its size coveys that which made the F-1, and the Saturn V it propelled, a sight to stand in awe when seen in real life. A wonderful addition to the Karst-onian! 
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garymilgrom
Member Posts: 2143
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-02-2018 08:35 AM
Beautiful addition Fred. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 891
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-02-2018 03:40 PM
Nice one Fred. You need to add a 1/12 scale human figure next to it for scale. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5407
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-02-2018 03:50 PM
Like the 1:12 sizing; was there an option for a higher fidelity rendering (which one might expect on such a large scale model)? |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-02-2018 07:41 PM
The figure is a good idea Joel. This was the fellow's third prototype and the first two had some splits. So, no there was no other versions. |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1565
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 05-03-2018 03:48 AM
Great!! I did have at home.  Now we make it accurate as the Jim Key version.  
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-04-2018 05:58 PM
I bet it will be amazing!! |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 06-17-2018 09:59 AM
The latest addition to the Karst-onian is this 1/100 scale shuttle derived vehicle. It is a strange bird in that the orbiter has an early configuration with four SSMEs. Any help with info on this concept would be appreciated. 
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Rocketman!
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posted 06-17-2018 10:22 PM
Impressive model, Fred. One I do not recall seeing before. You gave me a good excuse to crack open Dennis Jenkin's "Space Shuttle: Developing an Icon," again. I can point you do a few pages that may offer clues as to your model's origins and history. - Vol. I p I-291: lower left illustration, MSC-048A orbiter with 4 engines. Looks similar to the model.
- Vol. I p I-308: lower left illustration, Phase B Double Prime orbiter with 4 engines, though not an exact match.
- Vol. I p I-313: lower left, 5th configuration (5) 120-inch SRM Series Burn. Similar, but with five solid boosters.
- Vol. II p II-439: A short section on Shuttle-derived vehicles:
"Even before NASA finalized the Phase B study contracts, NASA associate administrator for manned space flight Dale D. Meyers expressed his intent to expand the scope of the efforts."
Maybe Dennis could expand on the above, presuming he has a well-organized research file and/or memory. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 06-18-2018 04:24 AM
Thanks for the info. I wish my books were arranged so I could pull that out quickly, I am going to find the book then look up those references. Thanks again. |
Retro Rocket
Member Posts: 484
From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 06-19-2018 01:26 PM
This was a model that I had restored by a very talented model maker, Steve Williams as part of a trade for another model from the collector who had this. Steve and his brother owned/op Micro West. They closed shop recently but Steve still builds. He's a great old school builder and is a master at capturing the look of the original model. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 06-19-2018 07:55 PM
Thanks Rocketman!, Included in the model was some loose parts that I had no idea how they went with the other parts of the model. Going to Dennis Jenkin's "Space Shuttle: Developing an Icon," a few pages later than the ones you mentioned, I found the answer in vol II page 447. It is a Shuttle C payload with a reusable engine pod. Very cool, big thanks!! 
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 06-24-2018 09:52 AM
We had Michael Key come by Friday to drop off a model he has done for us of the Falcon Heavy fairing/payload. He did one of the press shot that has the Tesla Roadster being ready for the installation in the fairing and then a window view after installation. It was done in 1/64 scale so that the Hot Wheels version of the Tesla could be used. 
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apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1565
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 06-24-2018 11:42 AM
Interesting, only I can't find the model on Shapeways, pity. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 06-26-2018 07:22 AM
Michael took the time to CAD it and then had Shapeways make it. I am not sure it was a pubic release. |
keymichael1855
Member Posts: 182
From: Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 06-27-2018 08:00 PM
Fred, as always, it was a pleasure to spend time with you and Jackie at the Karst-onian. Glad you like the models, and looking forward to what the future holds for SpaceX! |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 07-25-2018 02:07 PM
For most folks, a garden is where you plant flowers and shrubs, at the Karst-onian that is not so. We plant rockets. Our latest addition to the rocket garden is a 1:10 scale Dyna-Soar/Titan III. 
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apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1565
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 07-26-2018 02:33 PM
Great project Fred!!! |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1526
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 07-27-2018 02:21 PM
Simply beautiful! |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 08-17-2018 04:16 PM
We picked up a new model from a fellow cS'er. It is a concept of an Advanced Launch System that may have been in development for the SDI program at one time. With that in mind I have placed it on the shelf with other weapon type launch vehicles. Any info would be appreciated. 
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-03-2018 05:05 PM
I picked up a new model grouping on eBay and it turns out the seller is here on cS. It is a series of Thor nose cones and an Asset model. They appear to be 1/50 scale. 
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-06-2018 12:16 PM
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Originally posted by GACspaceguy:
We had Michael Key come by Friday to drop off a model he has done for us of the Falcon Heavy fairing/payload.
The post above on June 24 (2018) has the models Michael Key made for us on the Falcon Heavy payload. Well here is the full-up vehicle to add to the Kollection. 
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garymilgrom
Member Posts: 2143
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 11-06-2018 01:05 PM
Love the Tesla! Well done. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-06-2018 09:30 PM
The International Air & Space Hall of Fame Celebration inducted its Distinguished Class of 2018 on Wednesday, October 3, in the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Pavilion of Flight. Gulfstream was one on the sponsors and as such a few of our Customer Support managers attended the event as one of the honorees was the Corporate Angel Network in which Gulfstream is heavily involved with. Also included in the inductees were astronauts Peggy Whitson and Ellen Ochoa. One of the giveaways was a medallion from the event, which the attending Gulfstream folks gifted to me. As the Apollo 9 command module is located at that museum, I thought it appropriate to add it to the Karst-onian Kollection with our other Apollo 9 items. See the pictures below.  
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AlanC
Member Posts: 197
From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 11-07-2018 05:11 PM
Cool! |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-10-2018 09:31 AM
We picked up a new shuttle payload model this week, a 1/30 scale Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The UARS was a NASA-operated observatory to study the Earth's atmosphere. It was deployed from Discovery during the STS-48 mission on 15 September 1991. We have added it to the shuttle payload area in the Karst-onian. I had to do a lot of shuffling to make this happen and it has started me on the two day challenge of dusting the Kollection as well.  
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-21-2018 11:12 AM
I needed a new guitar stand for a performance at the church for Christmas, looks like I have found the perfect helper for my guitar.   |
AlanC
Member Posts: 197
From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 12-21-2018 04:46 PM
Ed's still smiling even though your guitar isn't a Gibson.  |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3121
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-14-2019 03:39 PM
We have a new arrival at the Karst-onian yesterday and I powered it up this morning. It is a launch panel and as you can see by the placard it is the Martin Corporation. Would anyone have any more detail such as what it would have launched and where?  
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