Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Operation Soap Box: My Home-Made SpaceX Moon Base HQ Garage Door

 Nearing the final stages now. Today I fettled a 'garage door and ramp'.

Its just a plastic frame really, as I feared that cutting a door would have potentially split the lid. 

Getting the frame, made from an old plastic sprue, to stick to the smooth plastic lid was a pain. It popped off just touching it! I then filed the lid and re-glued. Its stayed on!

The ramp is hinged with bits of a plastic straw. The letraset went on really well.

This contraption does the job.

Next stop, the people. Tomorrow.

The Tomorrow People!

4 comments:

  1. Paul Adams from New Zealand1/25/2024 4:40 am

    Another great looking section. Really looking forward to seeing everything together.

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    1. Thanks Paul. This bit took longer than most. Not long now for full assembly.

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  2. What's the largest SpacEx/GA vehicle that will fit in the bay Woodsy? The Terrain Tiger is the only one that will fit in the MB4 module.

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    1. Hmmm. Cos it's a soapbox it's flatter than the original. Terrain Tiger no. I tried. Any of the flat ones. MEV2 is probably the tallest to fit Ed. I like it because it's often in Moon Base art like Ed Valigursky's.

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