Finally finished the painting of this 1/12 scale Mercury Redstone. 6" dia. Blue Tube construction & almost 8 feet tall. Boyce Aerospace 3D-printed capsule/ escape tower. Stickershock lettering.
Took a little liberty as to the positioning of "UNITED STATES" relative to the fin positioning. Didn't realize that the rectangular 3/8" thick plywood piece at the tip of each 1/2" plywood fin was an air rudder, as the Redstone didn't have a nozzle that gimballed. On the real deal, there were also carbon jet vanes in the exhaust path, ala the V2.
Maybe a November launch at Three Oaks, MI or South Charleston, OH.
Took a little liberty as to the positioning of "UNITED STATES" relative to the fin positioning. Didn't realize that the rectangular 3/8" thick plywood piece at the tip of each 1/2" plywood fin was an air rudder, as the Redstone didn't have a nozzle that gimballed. On the real deal, there were also carbon jet vanes in the exhaust path, ala the V2.
Maybe a November launch at Three Oaks, MI or South Charleston, OH.