Fritz Lang's Movie "Frau im Mond" space craft named Friede

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kuririn said:
I'm still trying to figure out how why they pronounce it "shed jewel".
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When anyone can see it should be shed-yule.

And if they insist on aluminium, shouldn't they also say platinium, molybdinium, tantalium, and lanthanium?

kuririn said:
And OR reads both .ork (Open Rocket) and .rkt (Rocksim) files.
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Can OR write .rkt files? I know RS can't deal with .ork files either in or out, so it'd be nice if OR can do both directions.
 
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Tom Howe said:
If anyone is interested in building a more beastly version (re: larger) let me know. I will donate the nose cone.
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PM sent.

Not to hijack the thread, but possibly of interest: I drew up plans for an almost-Die-Friede -- around a nosecone I had on hand, but decided that the Helios H32 unmanned probe (which appears when the cabal of international financiers -- intent of controlling the gold supply from the Moon -- view the films stolen from Helios' safe... it's a great movie) would be a better use for that part.

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Watching the thread, and looking forward to further reports on this build.
 
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Tom Howe said:
Is that the Ebay offering with a major fist full of engines?

Tom
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Yep that's the one. I have three of Altaira's kits(N-1, Friede, Starliner Enterprise) and they are all very crude in there production with long drawn out sometimes hard to understand instructions. I think they're all pretty impressive for a one man band though. The N-1 is the only one I have built it was kit #1 and is the one featured on Apogee Components website(Yep, That's my build):)
 
Tom Howe said:
I decided my first non kit rocket project would be a design by Hermann Oberth for Fritz Lang's movie "Frau im Mond" or translated "Woman in the Moon". My chosen scale for this build is 1/144. I based my project on Jon Rogers plan from his book "Space Ship Handbook" I really don't know how close it is to the actual 5 ft tall model built for Mr Lang's production. This can not be verified since the model was goose stepped away by the NAZI's after they believed it gave away too many of the Third Reich's secrets. Anyway here are my progress photo's. If there is interest I will clean up my plans and post them here.

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Hello all, just an update. It flew nicely.
Once. It seems "Friede" caught an updraft once the chute deployed. Lost sight of it beyond the trees where I suspect it now resides. Like a dumb ass I only had grey primer on it (so it will be tough to see), my thought being once I'm sure it fly's properly I'll give it the final paint scheme and detailing... and yes, there was a breeze but I wanted to get the test flight in and yes I used the engines I had at hand (C6-5). Perhaps after the leaves fall. Hopefully it doesn't rain.
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Glad I could be of help. American comedy/drama shows just don't compare for us. Steve, I looked at your "Garage". Impressive modeling work. Do you fly anything that looks even remotely that nice? Oh yes, Friede has been found and recovered by a kindly neighbor. A little damp and it looks like a tree rat munched on a section of one of the fin modules, though nothing that can't be repaired. I always assumed Rustoleum Auto primer was an acquired taste. My mistake.....
 
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Another update. Friede accumulated a bit more moisture than I originally thought. Its position in the tree allowed water to collect and sit inside the parachute compartment in the area between the engine holder, upper bulkhead and the outer body tube wall. As it was drying out balsa fin parts were warping and separating from the body tube. I ended up scrapping Friede. I did however salvage the nose cone. I will build another during the winter. I have more body tube so I'm part way there.

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Tom Howe said:
Another update. Friede accumulated a bit more moisture than I originally thought. Its position in the tree allowed water to collect and sit inside the parachute compartment in the area between the engine holder, upper bulkhead and the outer body tube wall.
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Ganymede can be such a little bitch!
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Nice self referential photo.
 

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