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arthur krull	Dicovery questions	Lead	[-]
Posts: 19 (04/17/07 10:25:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Hi All, I'm contemplating building a model of the Discovery in 1/48th scale making about a model about 6' 9" in length. As near as I can tell the Discovery models Scott builds have a metal rod that is threaded through the storage modules, right? Where can such rods long (some 5' long or so) and straight rods be found? Does this rod extend into the command module or does stop at the plate behind the CM escape thrusters (or whatever those four things behind the CM are). I very much appreciate any direction here. Thanks, Art
etssp	Re: Dicovery questions	#1	[-]
Posts: 105 (04/17/07 16:57:46) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You could try your local hardware store. I see you are assuming that the 1/6 studio was 54' in length. The information that Scott has was that the model was 55' long (the 11' model being 1/5 of the large model and 1/30 in scale). This would make a 1/48 model 6'10.5" long. Steven Pietrobon steven@sworld.com.au
CaptCBoard	Re: Dicovery questions	#2	[-]
Posts: 1258 (04/17/07 17:09:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Art- You'll need to find an industrial metal supplier in your area as the length of the rod you need will be longer than the stuff that home centers sell. As you plan your model, you'll need to figure out what diameter you need the support to be. There's no easy way to figure out what the diameter of this part was. For the 11 foot model I make, the central rod is 3/4". For the smaller model, it is 3/8". I suspect you'll wind up using 1/2" stock. Scott
arthur krull	Re: Dicovery questions	#3	[-]
Posts: 19 (04/18/07 05:29:11) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the replies. Steven, I'm assuming a 36' diameter CM (per Scott) that is 1/9 of the total length of the spacecraft resulting in a 324' length. Scott, does the central support rod connect directly into the CM? Thanks Again, Art
CaptCBoard	Re: Dicovery questions	#4	[-]
Posts: 1258 (04/18/07 23:26:46) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Art- Its a model, it connects where you decide. On both my models, it goes from just in back of the center exhaust nozzle to the flat plane at the back of the CM. Scott
EVAPOD man	Your Discovery	#5	[-]
Posts: 81 (04/23/07 15:47:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	As the creator of the 1/72 scale Discovery I commend your desire to build your own ship. You can see my thread in the Omniblab forum along with my photobucket site showing pictures of the masters. If you wish, you can e-mail me and I'll fill in all the gory details about scratch-biulding a ship like this. Also I'd like to point out that Starship Modeler has a write up from two people who have purchased the kit complete with photos of the castings and comments. One of your biggest problems will be weight since when you double the size you cube the volume, which means your ship will weigh significantly more than mine even though it is less than twice as big.
ERBrown	Hollow Ends	#6	[-]
Posts: 8 (04/23/07 17:26:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Scott shows the way-- I would try McMaster-Carr-- a machine shop supplier as a good start. Instead of something like hardened drill rod-- maybe spring for an Acme threaded rod. Very tough, very hard and the spiral thread might make for a less flexible form. As for the end peices-- There's little reason for them to be solid! As hollow as can be accomplished!
arthur krull	Your Discovery	#7	[-]
Posts: 19 (04/25/07 19:21:55) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the offer. I PM'd you over at Starship Modeler. Thanks Again, Art

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