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Creative => Photography & Graphics => Topic started by: AgeOwns on January 02, 2015, 23:03:05

Title: NASA Orion Lander module
Post by: AgeOwns on January 02, 2015, 23:03:05: (https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7561/16173412671_8e9ce9d06b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDbY7B)orion_09 (https://flic.kr/p/qDbY7B) by AgeOwns.com (https://www.flickr.com/people/47141623@N05/), on Flickr

(http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/ff/11/ff11f19bad58d1bdac4b1e6d2657b314.jpg?itok=XtpZ-iU4)

My son and I love space stuff, and we were very excited to hear about NASA's new ORION capsule that will one day bring astronauts home safely from trips to Mars and the Moon (!) This summer we saw the Rescue Raft (5545) at Toys R Us, and though angled, and not cylindrical, it came pretty close. So I custom designed some decals and purchased some ping pong balls and stripedy parachutes to recreate the entire process.

I'll post some behind-the-scenes process stuff in the Customs area, but here are the fancy pics I took!

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7544/15991225579_8041429f59_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qn6deR)Orion dispatches it's chutes (https://flic.kr/p/qn6deR) by AgeOwns.com (https://www.flickr.com/people/47141623@N05/), on Flickr

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7543/15991318530_b164426525_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qn6FSs)Orion burns on re-entry (https://flic.kr/p/qn6FSs) by AgeOwns.com (https://www.flickr.com/people/47141623@N05/), on Flickr

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7542/16174538202_6fb2e5f996_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDhJGj)Astronaut tests out the capsule (https://flic.kr/p/qDhJGj) by AgeOwns.com (https://www.flickr.com/people/47141623@N05/), on Flickr

Couldn't resist! These 80s astronauts were my introduction to playmobil in the 80s.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7544/16175290955_cf985ca8c0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDmAsP)orion_08 (https://flic.kr/p/qDmAsP) by AgeOwns.com (https://www.flickr.com/people/47141623@N05/), on Flickr

More images here! (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrstinkhead/sets/72157650008982546/)
Title: Re: NASA Orion Lander module
Post by: leefert on January 02, 2015, 23:09:06: Looks good!
Title: Re: NASA Orion Lander module
Post by: Rasputin on January 03, 2015, 02:36:04: Great pictures of your new custom. Are you going to make a rocket?
Title: Re: NASA Orion Lander module
Post by: AgeOwns on January 03, 2015, 04:15:52: I would loooove if Playmobil made authentic looking space vehicles. I enjoy their imaginative space and future world sets, but nothing is like the authentic tech we have in this world.

From what I understand, the Orion rockets will be massive, and this capsule is just the "tip of the iceberg". They'll be jettisoning the spent rockets in space mid flight, and this capsule will be reused for new missions.

Check out this Lunar Rover that I found... perfect fit!
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/12471395624_21a8b19533.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/k14aqu)Moon Rover (https://flic.kr/p/k14aqu) by AgeOwns.com (https://www.flickr.com/people/47141623@N05/), on Flickr
Title: Re: NASA Orion Lander module
Post by: Rasputin on January 03, 2015, 12:58:37: I had the same one from a random lot, it did not say playmobil, out it went. Some day geobra will make a neat outer space theme.