Topic: Karst-onian Kollection: "A Place for Space"
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 07-31-2017 06:43 PM
quote:Originally posted by fredtrav: You should have stopped by and said hello since you were on the road.
Fred, it was a Florida trip. I may be going to Huntsville in a few weeks though.
Joel Katzowitz Member
Posts: 872 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 08-01-2017 07:48 AM
Let us know your schedule Fred. We may be able to catch you coming through Atlanta. We missed you at Fox Brothers.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 08-01-2017 12:19 PM
Sure, maybe we can get some folks going to Huntsville with me.
Joel Katzowitz Member
Posts: 872 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 08-01-2017 04:00 PM
I'm game, when you get your timeline nailed down let us know.
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1514 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 08-03-2017 07:53 AM
Depending on the date, I'm in.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 08-06-2017 09:24 PM
I had the opportunity to get some work done on the Little Joe II. We finished the body tube and set it up to ensure it was straight enough to display. Took it back down and worked the fins. They are attached but the bottoms need to be "blocked in."
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 08-16-2017 11:58 AM
The Little Joe II yard art project is moving along. The fins are capped off and complete, the engine bells are installed (yes they are Stainless Steel buckets). Also the Launch Pad (display stand) is nearly complete. I am hoping to be finished in the next few weeks.
Joel Katzowitz Member
Posts: 872 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 08-16-2017 03:33 PM
Nice work Fred. I can't wait to see the finished model.
history in miniature Member
Posts: 643 From: Slatington, PA Registered: Mar 2009
posted 08-17-2017 06:27 AM
Very impressive Fred, great job!
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 08-17-2017 12:14 PM
Thanks Steve, that means a lot from an artist as yourself!
apolloprojeckt Member
Posts: 1551 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
posted 08-17-2017 02:22 PM
Looks great Fred! That one need a lot of paint.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 08-27-2017 02:55 PM
Spent the day wrapping up the Little Joe II yard art. It now sits outside with other space related outdoor objects.
Retro Rocket Member
Posts: 470 From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA Registered: Dec 2007
posted 08-28-2017 04:02 PM
LOL. Do the neighbors get nervous when the see the big rocket?
history in miniature Member
Posts: 643 From: Slatington, PA Registered: Mar 2009
posted 08-28-2017 04:21 PM
Fred and Jackie beautiful, I bet the satellite images of your yard makes some folks take notice.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 10-06-2017 10:57 PM
Today a real treat arrived, the "8" Ball created and framed by Michael Key, a real work of art. The back is made so that the ball can be moved by hand if desired.
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1514 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 10-09-2017 08:44 AM
Very cool!
keymichael1855 Member
Posts: 182 From: Virginia Beach, VA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
posted 10-11-2017 04:53 PM
Looks right at home in the Karst-onian Fred! It was a bit of a challenge to build this one, but I was happy with how it came out. I like how it is close by to a relative (1:24 Apollo launch stack).
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 12-12-2017 08:39 AM
Our latest addition of Calle art has arrived at the Karst-onian. Chris' "Last Man" and how appropriate with it being the dates of the 45th anniversary of Apollo 17 and the latest Presidential announcement of the Space Policy Directive 1 (SPD-1), mission to the moon.
The art is spectacular and impressive in the detail and representation of a wonderful achievement. Amazing is a word that comes to mind and it is being displayed with the works of his father Paul. We have the "First Step," the "Last Man," the first and last. Then the "Knights Amour" next to it, form Mercury to Apollo, the father to the son.
Chris, your dad would be proud.
Retro Rocket Member
Posts: 470 From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA Registered: Dec 2007
posted 12-14-2017 02:21 PM
Beautiful! Is that the original painting?
One of my favorite artists is Robert Longo and he's been doing these huge charcoal drawings and one is of the Mercury Seven. If you get a chance please check it out. He also has done the Earth, Moon and planets.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 12-14-2017 04:35 PM
quote:Originally posted by Retro Rocket: Is that the original painting?
I wish!! No it is a #9 Artist Proof though and spectacular.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 12-22-2017 12:27 PM
We have completed the Calle father and son display with the addition of the "Eagle's Ascent." I must say that the art certainly shows how, while separate, they are connected in spirit as father and son. It certainly appears that the untrained eye may not be able to separate the works as different individuals.
Chris, you have captured those two moments the "Last Man" and the "Eagle's Ascent" vibrantly. We are truly blessed to be able to add these to the Kollection.
I end this with a photo of Jackie, Myself, Paul and Chris taken at Spacefest 2009, a wonderful friendship launching point. Merry Christmas all.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 12-25-2017 02:09 PM
I was blessed by my Stepdaughter and she gave me a DSKY, Well not a real one nor full sized but about quarter scale, really cool.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 01-03-2018 10:46 AM
As of 11 a.m., we have about an inch in the Karst-onian Rocket Garden here on Sand Hill. They expect 3 to 6"" of the stuff.
We certainly do not see this in the south very often!
apolloprojeckt Member
Posts: 1551 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
posted 01-04-2018 08:26 AM
This must be special for you.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 01-28-2018 06:59 PM
As we will be trying to see the Falcon Heavy launch from the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, I thought it time to share the latest build for the Karst-onian Rocket Garden.
We have the space shuttle that was done by Tim Gagnon and the Little Joe II build from last year. We now are working on a 1/10 Dyna-Soar/Titan III.
I have made progress on the X-20 glider and the SRB nose cone pattern. The plan is to get 12-inch diameter concrete forming tubes and wrap them in aluminum sheet for the core and SRBs. It will be about 16 feet tall in the end.
Right now the X-20 in complete, apart from some leading edge contouring and flat black paint. The USAF roundels you see in the photo are still on their backing paper.
apolloprojeckt Member
Posts: 1551 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
posted 01-28-2018 10:30 PM
Very nice!!!
Joel Katzowitz Member
Posts: 872 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 01-29-2018 07:47 AM
You know Fred, if you quit your day job these side projects would get completed much faster. Take if from me.
Nice work my friend.
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1514 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 01-29-2018 03:16 PM
It will look fantastic.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 02-14-2018 08:11 PM
Adding to our rocket engine contractor model collection, we now have a 1/10 scale model of a RL-10 the RL-10A-3 variation that was used on the second stage of the Saturn I.
Retro Rocket Member
Posts: 470 From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA Registered: Dec 2007
posted 02-14-2018 11:28 PM
Nice! I just noticed that big X-3 model. Scale? Contractor model?
history in miniature Member
Posts: 643 From: Slatington, PA Registered: Mar 2009
posted 02-15-2018 10:21 AM
Fred, beautiful acquisition. Congratulations.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 02-15-2018 11:53 AM
quote:Originally posted by Retro Rocket: X-3 model. Scale? Contractor model?
Nothing spectacular, 1/48 scale Toys & Models Corp. Oh, and signed by Chuck Yeager.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 02-18-2018 05:26 PM
Here is a quick update on the Dyna Soar Titian build. I did a fit check to get a feel of the display.
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1514 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 02-19-2018 03:23 PM
It's gonna be super cool!
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 02-19-2018 05:46 PM
The plan was to splice the one section of tube from the cut sections but it turns out the tubes outside dimensions are not held to a very tight tolerance. Ordered another section today.
The Sonotubes will be used as an armature. They will be wrapped with aluminum sheet for the body tubes.
I will make nose cones buy forming cones and using stainless steel "garden ball" for the cap.
More to come.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 02-24-2018 09:47 AM
We have added the new Falcon 9 to our Kollection. You can see the flying model in the photo with added 3D fins and legs. The Falcon Heavy is a work in progress.
Retro Rocket Member
Posts: 470 From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA Registered: Dec 2007
posted 02-24-2018 04:48 PM
Oli Braun at Buzz Space Models is making great Falcon models, his 1/48th is stunning. I'm building a 1/48th with the X-37B to go with the 1/8th X-37B that's almost done.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 3041 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 02-24-2018 05:01 PM
Very nice, any photos?
Retro Rocket Member
Posts: 470 From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA Registered: Dec 2007
posted 02-24-2018 06:19 PM
Of the 1/8th X-37B? Here's a couple.
The underside is completely tiled, the top still needs finishing like the hinges and decals, the nose is the tricky part. I use vinyl decal sheets for the black tiles which is easy for the simple surfaces, for the compound ones I came up with a simple trick to get the vinyl to lay down. The grey TPS uses my spray thru mesh technique to get a nice quilted texture.
And yes, my entire workspace is essentially that table.
SpaceCadet1983 Member
Posts: 485 From: Pacific NW, United States Registered: May 2012
posted 02-24-2018 10:20 PM
quote:Originally posted by Retro Rocket: I'm building a 1/48th with the X-37B to go with the 1/8th X-37B that's almost done.
posted 07-31-2017 06:43 PM
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