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Topic: Ferenc Pavlic's 1:6 Apollo rover model
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jklier
Member Posts: 66
From: Austin, Texas
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 06-25-2021 09:06 AM
   
I am considering building a copy of the 1/6 rover model built by Ferenc Pavlic during the competition for the Apollo lunar roving vehicle contract. It appears he used balsa wood for most of the structure. Other items like the suspension I could easily recreate on a 3D printer. The wire wheels might be a bit of work but I think I see how he did them. Has anyone else ever tried this? If so I would love to see pictures. Here's some photos of the original via RocketSTEM and David Clow:  
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Retro Rocket
Member Posts: 460
From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 06-25-2021 11:04 AM
I met him, great guy, showed me the rover and the box and release mechanisms. Gave me a set of blueprints for the wheels and explained how they were hand built. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4370
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 06-25-2021 01:57 PM
Ferenc's model and the LRV wheel are mighty artifacts. |
jklier
Member Posts: 66
From: Austin, Texas
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 06-25-2021 02:41 PM
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Originally posted by Retro Rocket:
Gave me a set of blueprints for the wheels and explained how they were hand built.
Any chance you could share any of that information or did he ask you not to? |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1492
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 06-25-2021 02:58 PM
You can order these wheels on Shapeways, I did use them once for a 1:6 LRV.  |
Retro Rocket
Member Posts: 460
From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 06-25-2021 10:56 PM
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Originally posted by jklier:
Any chance you could share...
If I can find the scans, email me, just don't share or sell, thanks! |
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