02-22-2016, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Originally Posted by spacecenturion
Initiator001: Thanks for the updates, kinda neat to know where all the moulds came from. I wonder if they are still out there somewhere. Someone recently stumbled across the Commodore 64c case moulds, and actually ran a production of new cases in various colours.
As for the engines, a quick look at it looks like someone just brushed on some kind of sealant or coating. Looking at the expended ones, I can see it does look like a resin nozzle.
I really need to finish my Orbitron now! :-)
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Thank you for posting the photographs! I too hope the MPC launch pad and Cox launch controller (and launch pad) molds are still out there (in usable or serviceable condition) somewhere. But even if they aren't, there is another way to bring those GSE (Ground Support Equipment) items back:
Boyce Aerospace Hobbies http://boyceaerospacehobbies.com has already produced 3D printed duplicates of the Cox launch pad, the Cox Little Joe II, and the Cox Nike-Zeus (I bought a Nike-Zeus from their eBay store page--it's very well-made!). They may also have made 3D printed Cox launch controllers (I don't recall--they may come with the 3D printed Cox launch pad). |