Long 2,168 Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 I'm currently modelling the LK lander, and @Lost Cosmonauts has said he'll offer it as a 3d printed model on his web store. Here's what I've done so far: There are currently five in existence, at various museums, and they're all somewhat different from each other, being different variants and in different stages of completion. I'm far from an expert, but it doesn't seem like a final design was decided. So exactly what would have landed on the moon I don't know. The differences are fairly minor though, different shaped hatch etc. Hopefully it'll result in something people will enjoy building. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Cosmonauts 5,373 Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Looks brilliant so far, nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,590 Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 It look very interesting. How long did it take to get this far with the design? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted August 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, Gorby said: How long did it take to get this far with the design? I started on the 27th, so four-ish days. Though how long I actually worked on it each day I don't know. I take a lot of breaks so I can't even estimate it. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Good stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Today's effort: 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Cosmonauts 5,373 Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Looks almost Edwardian - now you've got me absentmindedly looking at the Lunokhod at http://www.stubmandrel.co.uk/model-engineering/150-print-your-own-lunokhod-model Hmmm... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 I like the Lunokhod too. The plan was to have lunar rovers based on them for the cosmonauts to drive. Shame it never happened, seeing a cosmonaut drive a bath tub across the moon would have been fun! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,590 Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 12 hours ago, Lost Cosmonauts said: Lunokhod at http://www.stubmandrel.co.uk/model-engineering/150-print-your-own-lunokhod-model I've looked at that a few times with the intention of scratch-building it, but it's too complicated for my abilities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Cosmonauts 5,373 Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 You’ll likely have seen this already in researching but just in case https://jalopnik.com/inside-the-soviets-secret-failed-moon-program-5657385 A couple of lovely pictures in there 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 The link to the original article in Russian has even more https://russos.livejournal.com/742445.html 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 If not movable, then I'm hoping it will be possible to give the modeller a choice in what angle etc the legs are at. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,497 Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 We done matt 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Cosmonauts 5,373 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Brilliant stuff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 Some more progress. I think a lot of the detail won't be printable at 1/72, the scale I want to build it at, but I figure others might want it at a bigger scale so I may as well model as much as I can. I think brass tube inserts and stainless rod may be required for the legs/pistons. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,590 Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 That's looking really good. Are you enjoying the process? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Gorby said: Are you enjoying the process? Mostly. The lack of scale drawings, and dimensional data in general, is frustrating. All I know is it's 5.2 or 5.8m high, and 4.5 or 5.4m wide (with the landing gear deployed), depending on the source. Everything else is a guess based on photos. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Cosmonauts 5,373 Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 40 minutes ago, Long said: Everything else is a guess based on photos. Looking like the business anyway - the guesses seem to be working Splitting horizontally midway up you might get away with retaining a heck of a lot of detail 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Various additions and changes have been made. Had it flown, there's a fair chance most of it would have been covered in a thermal blanket, so a lot of the detail may have not been visible. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Cosmonauts 5,373 Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 I'm very jealous, this is insanely nice 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,590 Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 It looks great and makes me think 'Thank god I didn't try to scrachbuild this thing'. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 I haven't seen the film, though I know they got their model quite wrong. I've done more research since my last post, and those things which look like gas cylinders are actually just weights, they're standing in for the batteries which were never attached. So I spend time modelling, and then realise those parts aren't even required 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Cosmonauts 5,373 Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 *ahem* https://fantastic-plastic.com/soviet-lk-moon-lander--catalog.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Long 2,168 Posted October 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 I realise this probably makes me a bit unhinged, but I want it in 1/72 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 21,590 Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Lost Cosmonauts said: https://fantastic-plastic.com/soviet-lk-moon-lander--catalog.html Did you notice the price! £115 with postage! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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