Ares 1 rocket build

  Name Size Creator Created
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Ares, Shuttle and Saturn V (a toy) all in 1/144 for comparison 		325 KB jmchladek Dec 4, 2006
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Almost done! A closeup of the Orion showing BPC details and thruster quads added. The quads are from an Airfix Saturn V kit. Strip styrene was added to represent a BPC. 		190 KB jmchladek Dec 7, 2006
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And another angle, showing the Orion CM to SM attachment point. Again the item is made with strip styrene. On current Orion drawings, the umbilical sits near the forward windows for piloting. The entry hatch is on the left side of the windows. 		195 KB jmchladek Dec 7, 2006
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Closeup of the Orion LAS. The Orion capsule is 1/96 Revell Apollo capsule cut to the proper diameter. 		241 KB jmchladek Dec 4, 2006
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Another closeup of the LAS base. The trasitions are made from cardstock and the tower is a 3/16" dia styrene tube 		251 KB jmchladek Dec 4, 2006
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The stage 2 segment is a 1.5 inch dia. ABS tube from Plastruct. The intertank is made of plastruct half round strips. 		178 KB jmchladek Dec 4, 2006
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A comparison of the Ares with just the Shuttle stack (built from an Airfix kit) 		318 KB jmchladek Dec 4, 2006