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Re: ISS kit - a real Rocket Scientist's perspective
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lugnet.space, lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 4 Sep 2003 12:56:49 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Benton Jackson wrote:
> I recently bought one of these for my brother, who has a PhD in AeroSpace, and
> has done some work on the space station. I thought it would be perfect for his
> office. He sent me this review:
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> I put together the lego space station kit (7467) today over lunch.
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> It was fun. Thanks!
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> It's a cute kit, reminiscent of the space station without being too detail
> oriented. But, there is one thing I think they could have done better - the
> solar panels cannot be aligned to the same direction, specifically the 3 panels
> they stuck on the "truss" section that have only one degree of freedom. The
> panels attached to the modules (what are those doing there, anyway?) have 2
> degrees of freedom, and the bank of panels on the end of the truss has 3 degrees
> of freedom. I can tell that the designer of the kit didn't think much about
> what solar panels are for, or didn't think that the consumers would care.
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> Thought you'd enjoy a report. It's on display on top of the bookcase that
> people first see as they enter my office.
Here's another Rocket Scientist (in training's) perspective. I work at NASA
Glenn in Cleveland, where many a rocket scientist hangs out. In fact, I'm on a
project that is building a permanent experiment rig to be installed on the ISS.
Many of the engineers around this building who have seen the ISS model that I
have on display have loved it. However, the biggest beef is that the shuttle is
mounted backwards. It's a quick fix to have it mounted properly, too. Just
replace the 2 1x4 tiles on the top of the shuttle with 2 1x2's, 2 1x1's and a
white jumper plate, then pull the technic half pin out of the hole in the side
of the droid body and attach the jumper peg to the hole. Voila! And much more
realistic too.
Adrian
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http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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