Back in the 60’s I traveled to Pittsburg from my home in the mountains of West Virginia to see 2001- A Space Odyssey at the Cinerama Theater. I was fascinated by the sequence where the Pan Am transport approached the space station with the Blue Danube Waltz playing in the background. That movie still gives me a thrill every time I see it. When I discovered Uhu’s site I couldn’t wait to build his space station. The model consists of 30 pages with an additional 9 pages of optional extra detailing. Uhu has provided a highly detailed model that includes alignment templates to assist in building.
The model is approximately 12 inches in diameter when complete. Construction starts with the back side if the front wheel.
The first step is to poke small holes through the center point and along the guide lines near the edges of the ring as shown in the picture below. I used a dental probe which is very sharp and backed up the paper with a mouse pad.
Now the four pieces are turned over and a line is drawn radiating from the center point using the guide holes previously punched. This will provide guidelines for placing the internal formers as shown in the photo below.
After the four pieces of the back side of the front wheel are aligned and taped together a backup piece is glued on the backside of the joints between the four arcs of the wheel. Then the wheel can be cut out.
After the four pieces of the back side of the front wheel are aligned and taped together a backup piece is glued on the backside of the joints between the four arcs of the wheel. Then the wheel can be cut out.
After completely cutting out the wheel it is placed face down on the work table to begin installing the formers. Formers are cut out. Note, make sure the formers are all the same size and be sure to check the width in comparison to the skins that will be overlayed on them. You can see how the guidelines drawn on the back of the wheel help in alignment. Be sure that each former is flush with the outer edge of the ring.
I used Aleens quick dry glue to speed the process of former installation.
This work took two days. I have jury duty tomorrow so will continue when I get back.
The model is approximately 12 inches in diameter when complete. Construction starts with the back side if the front wheel.
The first step is to poke small holes through the center point and along the guide lines near the edges of the ring as shown in the picture below. I used a dental probe which is very sharp and backed up the paper with a mouse pad.
Now the four pieces are turned over and a line is drawn radiating from the center point using the guide holes previously punched. This will provide guidelines for placing the internal formers as shown in the photo below.
After the four pieces of the back side of the front wheel are aligned and taped together a backup piece is glued on the backside of the joints between the four arcs of the wheel. Then the wheel can be cut out.
After the four pieces of the back side of the front wheel are aligned and taped together a backup piece is glued on the backside of the joints between the four arcs of the wheel. Then the wheel can be cut out.
After completely cutting out the wheel it is placed face down on the work table to begin installing the formers. Formers are cut out. Note, make sure the formers are all the same size and be sure to check the width in comparison to the skins that will be overlayed on them. You can see how the guidelines drawn on the back of the wheel help in alignment. Be sure that each former is flush with the outer edge of the ring.
I used Aleens quick dry glue to speed the process of former installation.
This work took two days. I have jury duty tomorrow so will continue when I get back.
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