Does anyone make/sell the Titan- Gemini anymore?

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Cripes Mugs... Yer gonna make me actually open the box??? :p Good thing too. Apparently I also bought a 1/24th Honest John kit too...
Anyhoo, here are some pics. The whole thing weighs ~6.5-6.8 oz depending upon which scale I believe. The post is a little loose to the capsule, but maybe that's for a thicker layer of glue to hold it together. Plus that's where the weight goes for additional weight.

Thanks Adrian, I really appreciate your opening of the box!

Seriously though, that thing is REALLY nice! I'm going to have to pull the trigger on one myself. Of course I initially was thinking of building Gemini 3, but all of a sudden pictures of a 4" Titan IIIC/MOL are dancing in my head. :eek:

This could be bad... very bad.

Thanks again!
 
I'm refurbishing my Estes GT clone and am in the process of replacing the decals and paint with Pursley's Accur8 skins and a new clear fin unit. Here's a BT-70 clear fin kit selling on eBay for $8 plus shipping:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Updated-Fl...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
And here's some pics of the kit parts and unit on the rocket:
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Kit parts:
Fins are not the same shape as the original design, but who cares? Long as it flies.
A slip on fin sleeve.
Vial of acrylic cement.
And no instructions, but a semi experienced modeler can figure it out.
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The sleeve doesn't lock so it needs to be secured to the tube. My choice is white vinyl tape.
Pardon the appearance, the decals have been removed and paint will be sanded off to prepare for the vinyl skins.
The liquid cement is very strong, dries clear with no buildup, crazing or fogging.

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I taped a flange on the rear with 1/4" masking tape to prevent the unit from coming off during boost.

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Then overwrapped the seam and top and bottom with white vinyl tape.

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Locked and loaded! Well, it will be once I apply the skins.
This just gives you an idea of the flight prep.
Shoot, now I have to take it off.:D

Still need to remove the launch lug and install a standoff.
Cheers.
 
I did something like this years ago on a LPR Gemini-Titan. I had a terrible time getting the clear plastic fins to bond to the clear sleeve. The nice thing about the original Estes fin design is that the model could freely stand with the fins.
 
This is available again on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gemini-Tit...664362?hash=item4206f6932a:g:yboAAOSwawZbT-VV
Geez, this is almost too easy. Wish I had 3D printed parts and pre-cut clear fins when I was building my clone. Not to mention Pursley's skins.
You only need to supply the easily available off the shelf parts: body tubes, recovery gear, etc.
Or pull them from your parts bin.
Plans at JimZ's.
Makes me want to do a second one.
Nah.
 
Boyce Aerospace is hoping to have a complete builders kit out in September that will possibly include a clear fin system. BT80 size Titan, it will have interstage, twin engine mount with engine frame, Gemini capsule of coarse and who knows what else? Their builder kits so far have include instructions.
 
Just wanted to update the forum members on progress toward releasing our Gemini Titan kit(s). Here are some images of the boilerplate BT-80 sized model.
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Excuse the sloppy glue job (it is a boilerplate!). This is the assembled first stage motor assembly. The engine bells are screw on motor retainers for the 18 mm motors. The motor trusswork and turbo pumps are printed as a single assembly that just glues into the first stage bottom motor mount bulkhead. So the entire assemble is just 4 printed pieces and two 18mm motor tubes (bulkhead, trusswork-turbo pumps, and two engine bell motor retainers.
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Here's the motor assembly with the snap on clear fin units installed. The snap on clips will be painted silver in a finished model by the builder then the clear laser cut fin units will be glued into the slots on the clips. The clips are designed to hold on without additional help during flight but small laser cut slots in the fins allow for small zip ties to be added if you run into a tough RSO or decide to fly on more aggressive composite motors.
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Rear view of the motor assembly with two 18 mm motors in place and the engine bell retainers in place.
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Full view of the boilerplate with removed clear fin clips next to one of our Raise 3D N2 Plus printers. The model will have three sections of BT-80 tube. The second stage will be removable to display it's static display motor. The interstage is hollow with the domed top of the first stage fuel tank visible along with the upper stage engine bell. The capsule is our current BT-80 Gemini capsule offering with full details. The model separates below the interstage for recovery. Ignore the screws holding the second stage in place, they will not be on the released model.

The model shown was not sanded prior to paint but will require sanding to achieve a smooth finish. The 3.90 or BT-101 version of this kit will be a complete upscale of the BT-80 version with 24 mm motors being used.

I'll post some images of the 1/100th scale Gemini kit soon. It has been a different challenge altogether due to its small size.
 
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This is available again on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gemini-Tit...664362?hash=item4206f6932a:g:yboAAOSwawZbT-VV
Geez, this is almost too easy. Wish I had 3D printed parts and pre-cut clear fins when I was building my clone. Not to mention Pursley's skins.
You only need to supply the easily available off the shelf parts: body tubes, recovery gear, etc.
Or pull them from your parts bin.
Plans at JimZ's.
Makes me want to do a second one.
Nah.
I bought one of those "Gemini-Titan model rocket parts kit, size BT-70" sets from "geordysd", and a set of Pursley's skins. The quality of the cone was poor, very coarse 3D printing, and can't be easily sanded without removing the details. All of the plywood CRs were junk, a very sloppy fit with standard tubes, I replaced all of them with CRs from eRockets. The fin kit worked ok, though the fins are chipped along the cuts, and the glue was dried out - I used thin CA instead. Pursley's skins look great, though I had the earlier version that didn't line up correctly if the instructions were followed - he's since fixed that, and offered to send me new skins. The final result isn't going to win any awards, but is fun to fly.
 
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