gladiator1332
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I found the perfect rocket for one of those rainy days when you can't fly. The rocket...a 1/144th scale Titan-3C. It is a paper rocket and you can print it out at: https://www.lansbergen.demon.nl/space/T3C-1-144.pdf
It is form this site: https://www.lansbergen.net/eng/index.htm which has some great paper rockets and more variations of the Delta II rocket than you could think of!
I used the Titan 3C parts as body wraps and wrapped them around some left-over body tubes. I then decided not to include the nose cone that is in the PDF, and instead, using a Gemini Titan paper model, placed a Big Gemini on top. For those of you hwo don't know what Big Gemini is, it was a study NASA did when the Gemini program was ending. Picture the the entire Gemini capsule in your mind...now you know the white modules on the back....well picture those as a passenger module. After the passenger module comes a retro module and a cargo module with more crew space. For my Big Gemini I printed out parts for a Gemini-Titan, colored the white modules black and attached them to the Gemini capsule, I then used the shroud maker in VCP and made my retro and cargo modules. I wish I had some pictures to show you guys, because I also built a 144th scale Gemini-Titan and you can clearly see the size diferences. So if my desciption didn't clear anything up here is a link to the Big Gemini page on astronautix: https://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm
And some pictures from my Orbiter Space Sim Projects site.
https://gladiator1332.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/biggemini06.jpg
https://gladiator1332.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/biggemini05.jpg
I have an idea for the future of building a larger version of this stack and maybe even having Big Gemini return on a para-glider like the real thing was supposed to.
So back to the rocket, this is a great one day project. It took me a little longer because of Big Gemini. I do recommend that you try out the Midnight Express before you do any paper model work though. It really teaches you what you need to know to make paper rockets.
It is form this site: https://www.lansbergen.net/eng/index.htm which has some great paper rockets and more variations of the Delta II rocket than you could think of!
I used the Titan 3C parts as body wraps and wrapped them around some left-over body tubes. I then decided not to include the nose cone that is in the PDF, and instead, using a Gemini Titan paper model, placed a Big Gemini on top. For those of you hwo don't know what Big Gemini is, it was a study NASA did when the Gemini program was ending. Picture the the entire Gemini capsule in your mind...now you know the white modules on the back....well picture those as a passenger module. After the passenger module comes a retro module and a cargo module with more crew space. For my Big Gemini I printed out parts for a Gemini-Titan, colored the white modules black and attached them to the Gemini capsule, I then used the shroud maker in VCP and made my retro and cargo modules. I wish I had some pictures to show you guys, because I also built a 144th scale Gemini-Titan and you can clearly see the size diferences. So if my desciption didn't clear anything up here is a link to the Big Gemini page on astronautix: https://www.astronautix.com/craft/bigemini.htm
And some pictures from my Orbiter Space Sim Projects site.
https://gladiator1332.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/biggemini06.jpg
https://gladiator1332.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/biggemini05.jpg
I have an idea for the future of building a larger version of this stack and maybe even having Big Gemini return on a para-glider like the real thing was supposed to.
So back to the rocket, this is a great one day project. It took me a little longer because of Big Gemini. I do recommend that you try out the Midnight Express before you do any paper model work though. It really teaches you what you need to know to make paper rockets.
