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V2 rocket

Hi my friends!
Work on the Meilerwagen continues, more details added on different areas.

the rear air tanks for the brakes received some details
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the air valve is 3D printed
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the valve is glued to the frame, brass wire is used to make the air lines
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next the rear wheels boogie received brake lines details
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I wanted the rear boogie to turn so I cut the shaft and replaced it with a longer one made from styrene rod.
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the brake line tee is added
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next I tested the locking bar for the rear boogie and found it to be shorter than needed for it to work, also constructed the channel were the locking bar "locks"

the kits locking bar
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the original bar and the styrene channel
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the channel is glued in place
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the new 3D printed locking bar
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the bar is drilled and a piece of brass wire used as the pivot bolt
also made the bases for it from styrene
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the locking bar is glued in place, here the new styrene shaft can be seen
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a handle bar is made from brass wire, it moves!
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another view of the channel location
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here the bar can be seen in its unlock position
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and in locked position to prevent it to rotate
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side view of the locked bar
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Now the front locking bar is also modified so it works
I started by cutting the bar from the lock frame
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the pivot ball is drilled to accept the new styrene shaft
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the molded on lock pin for the shaft is removed and replaced with a piece of wire
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the new shaft is glued to the frame
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here you can see how it works
the shaft is inserted on the pin so the boogie can turn
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here the locking bar is lowered and secured to the front of the boogie so it cant turn, this is used when you want to pull the trailer from the back. the bar pivot lock pin isnt attached yet.
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some of the reference photos
here the front locking bar in locked position, note the bar pin
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and in unlock position, the pin keeps the bar straight in up position
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the rear air tanks and connection lines with valve
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rear lock bar in locked position
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the rear lock bar can be seen in unlocked position
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thats all for today, still lots to do

thanks!
Abdin
 

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More work on the V2 trailer has being done, so here it is

after figuring out was this part is for I started to modify it to make it work
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the kits part
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I started by cutting the round pivot base
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next I drilled the sides and reattached the base with cooper wire pins
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now the base can pivot
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the other end of the rod is also drilled so a securing pin can be used
on this side
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finally the pivot base is drilled to 2mm so it can be attached to the trailer with a styrene pin
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the pin is made with styrene rod
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the completed pin and modified part
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the trailer hole for the pin is enlarged to 2mm to accept the pin
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the molded on pins on the back of the trailer are carefully shaved and the area drilled out to accept a pin made with 1mm styrene rod

the molded on pins are removed
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new holes for the styrene pins are drilled
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the shaved handles from the molded pins are glued to the new pins
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the brackets for the stabilizer arm rods are drilled
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the parts ready to install
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the pin is ready to install
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the molded hook that holds the end of the stabilizer rod is replaced with a piece of cooper wire
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the rod can now be turned to the interior and locked in place
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it looks like this in place, the rods are used to reinforce the frame when the stabilizer arms are deployed, when the trailer is pulled from the back the rods are closed to the sides so the towing arm can move side to side
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new locking pins are 3d printed to hold the stabilizer arms rods in open or closed position
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pin used in closed position
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pin in open arm position
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and some reference photos
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thanks for watching!
Abdin
 

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So, at the end of all things, is this trailer a launch vehicle or is it just for transporting the rocket? It's really cool that you made the outriggers poseable! It hurt my bwain until I understood what you were up to! Ach du meine Gute!
 
@Rhino The trailer was only for transport and I believe it tilted the rocket up to place on the small pad. Then it was removed to a safe distance

Looking really good there Abdin! It is always interesting to see how the assemblies actually work.
 
Guys thanks! Rhino the trailer served as transport to the launching site, then it is used to erect the rocket and place it on the launching table, as a service platform before the launch, and it also can supply fuel to the rocket if needed.
 
HI to all, more work done to the V2, now is the launching table turn

I started by making the base for the valve box, I used brass tube and styrene bits to make the base
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now I 3D printed the parts for the rocket connections
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the bases are installed
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the rest of the parts are installed
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the valves box is 3D printed
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the box is installed, I used 26 gauge brass wire to make the connections from the box to the tube
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added the holding bracket with two pieses of styrene strip
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3D printed adjusting handles for the vanes holders
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the finished table
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here the connections to the rocket can be seen
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and some of the reference photos
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now the painting procces starts
thanks!

Abdin
 

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