NASA Voyager 1/48 John Jogerst

Here's a photo from JJ's template pdf and my interpretation of it. I haven't made the stand, I'm thinking I might let it fly from fishing line from the ceiling ...

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So in summary it's been a really interesting build. I worked from John Jogerst's template which at this scale was really good. A few challenging things along the way, thinking about how the RTG trusses are put together. And happily been able to apply some greebling as well, especially the instruments and the instrument and mag trusses, I think they've come out really well.

As with any model, I can see more opportunities to spend more time on it ... all the dots on the RTG, some of the metalwork around the RTG from the museum photos, the Kick Motor which propelled it on its way initially once in orbit, but I am going to call it a day now. I'm happy with my representation of such an amazing piece (pair) of technology that still explores and transmits back data to scientists even now almost 50 years after they were launched.

So now I have to think of what to do next.

I wanted to finish this model before updating my profile Intro text, please read there if you're curious about the change of username, it's thrown up a permanent challenge I'll have with this modelling hobby, but I'm not going to let it prevent me continuing to learn, practice and get better at this amazing skill.

Thanks for all your encouragement on this project, it certainly helped me get it over the finish line.
 
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Not bad at all!!! I don't think I have ever seen the antenna built this way. This is excellent and inspiring. You have proven that it can be done which is awesome! :)
I have just made this "MODEL of MERIT"!
Oh my goodness, what an honour. I'm speechless!
 
This model would do well in a plastic model box, to keep out moisture ( you may want to put a light satin finish to keep moisture from warping it over time), and dust off of it. It's excellent! :)
 
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Wow! Amazing model and great building technique!
Congrats!!!
Out of curiosity, how big is the whole model? Thinking of building it myself
Hi, sorry for the delay replying. Describing it from the orientation of the most recent photo above in the thread, the main dish is about 8cm diameter, from the top of the reflector to the bottom of the lower struts is about 9cm, the span from the RTG shield to the cameras at the other side is about 20cm, the MAG boom sticks out a further 16cm beyond the RTG shield measured horizontally, and the 2 Plasma Wave antennae have a max span of about 14cm front to back. There's not that much to it physically but there's a lot of air because of all these parts sticking out in all directions! Plus because those wires go down further than the bottom of the struts it has to be mounted on something or secured at a different angle. Note if you build the booster rocket underneath I think that takes care of this issue. Hope you enjoy building it as much as I did if you decide to have a go. It was a fun voyage(r) of discovery for me!