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Topic: Apollo CM hatch latch working model
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space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-05-2011 08:55 AM
   
As time permits, I have been creating a digital model of the Apollo hatch. This is my first physical model of an Apollo hatch latch based on the digital model: It is a fully articulating plastic model made using Rapid Prototyping techniques. ------------------
John Fongheiser
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apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 04-05-2011 09:37 AM
That looks great John! |
history in miniature
Member Posts: 600
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 04-05-2011 10:25 AM
John, beautifully done, would like to see more of the hatch. |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-06-2011 06:17 AM
Thanks for the compliments. I'm sure you know how much fun space modeling can be.I am planning to model the complete hatch as time and budget allow. |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-21-2012 03:34 PM
For anyone interested, I have updated progress on the Apollo 11 hatch full scale working model (pdf file). |
history in miniature
Member Posts: 600
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 04-21-2012 07:12 PM
John stunning work indeed. Thank you for sharing this with us, I am at a loss for words. |
robert_l
Member Posts: 168
From: Dundee,Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 04-22-2012 06:19 AM
Well done – that it amazing! |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-22-2012 01:11 PM
Thanks again for the compliments. It's really exciting seeing this take shape. |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 09-10-2012 06:52 AM
Here are the latest updates on the Apollo 11 hatch full scale model project.The gearbox housing is a very complicated assembly. It was a bit challenging to make with Rapid Prototyping, but it would have been a nightmare to machine from an aluminum forging as was the original. (The model removes more material than the original part to save on material cost.) Here is the model (unfinished):  Here are the completed bellcrank assemblies, which allow the latch links to change direction at the corners of the hatch:  Finally, a complete set of fifteen latch assembly models:  |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 09-10-2012 07:58 AM
That looks great John! Do you go make a whole new hatch with all the parts on it? |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 09-10-2012 08:18 AM
Yes, I am working on a complete working hatch full scale model. The hatch interior structure is not pretty enough now for a photo, but soon it should be. And many more parts are nearly finished. |
arjuna
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posted 09-11-2012 04:03 AM
Nice! |
history in miniature
Member Posts: 600
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 09-11-2012 05:47 PM
Wow, beautifully rendered detail. |
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