wrad
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Hi everyone
My current build experience is mostly Estes kits for low power and PML for mid/high, so I have been looking for a challenge to push my building/ rocketry to the next level.
So, whilst watching a Soyuz launch a few months back I thought how could this be done? A few well spent hours of YouTube research later and I came across this masterpiece.
[video=youtube;syqW2kNgLEk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syqW2kNgLEk[/video]
And so, spurred on by a brother with access to laser cutting/3D printing project Soyuz was born.
The aim is to build a 1/50 scale Soyuz, using PieroAcmes fantastic model as a guide.
New challenges to be faced will be clustering, staging, and strap on boosters (nothing to hard then he jokes) as well as scale building/ detailing.
So as i said this project has been on the go in my head for a few months with the first stages of the build started this morning so i will fill you in on the jump from conception to today
Scale reference was found here on the rtf mostly, with the majority of measurements taken from this blueprint (although I now have a small library of Soyuz/Vostoc plans/diagrams).
Staging/ booster separation will be attempted using PieroAcmes method which is better demonstrated by a link in the comments of his video, showing some photos of his build. (unfortunately I just checked this link and it has died in the last couple days, however I have a copy of all of the images for reference fortunately).
My current build experience is mostly Estes kits for low power and PML for mid/high, so I have been looking for a challenge to push my building/ rocketry to the next level.
So, whilst watching a Soyuz launch a few months back I thought how could this be done? A few well spent hours of YouTube research later and I came across this masterpiece.
[video=youtube;syqW2kNgLEk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syqW2kNgLEk[/video]
And so, spurred on by a brother with access to laser cutting/3D printing project Soyuz was born.
The aim is to build a 1/50 scale Soyuz, using PieroAcmes fantastic model as a guide.
New challenges to be faced will be clustering, staging, and strap on boosters (nothing to hard then he jokes) as well as scale building/ detailing.
So as i said this project has been on the go in my head for a few months with the first stages of the build started this morning so i will fill you in on the jump from conception to today
Scale reference was found here on the rtf mostly, with the majority of measurements taken from this blueprint (although I now have a small library of Soyuz/Vostoc plans/diagrams).
Staging/ booster separation will be attempted using PieroAcmes method which is better demonstrated by a link in the comments of his video, showing some photos of his build. (unfortunately I just checked this link and it has died in the last couple days, however I have a copy of all of the images for reference fortunately).