[simpits-chat] Mercury Bragging

[Brian Sikkema]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. It's been a long time in coming, but
it's looking like I'm finally wrapping up and getting these things where
they belong - in flight! :)

Incidently, I meant to mention a little tidbit about the Friendship 7
artwork. Namely, the source for the artwork I've used is the EXACT same
source of the paintwork on the capsule itself! Wonder what I mean? Well,
check this out:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cecebibby/friendship-7/friendship_7.htm
In my research, I managed to find the webpage of Cece Bibby, the artist who
painted Friendship 7, Aurora 7 and Sigma 7!! And she happened to have a scan
of the original on her website - look at the scan on the top right, and
compare it to the paper John Glenn is holding in the picture on the bottom
left - one and the same! The actual artwork on the capsule had some minor
differences, which I also made.

I emailed Mrs. Bibby the other day, and she replied, and seems to be very
cool. There are definitely some good stories on her site, if you poke around
a little bit! And aparently she's still in contact with the remaining
astronauts, as she told me she is going to try to talk Gordy Cooper into
doing an autograph session coming up in September. So cool! :)

Brian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Woodul" <crewstation1 at charter.net>
To: "Non-tech or other tech related messages for Simpits"
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Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-chat] Mercury Bragging


> Outstanding work. I have watched your progress over the past year and they
> have really come along way. I particularly like the corrugation on the
sides
> of the capsules.
> keep it up : )
>
> Chris W
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com>
> To: "Non-tech or other tech related messages for Simpits"
> <simpits-chat at simpits.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [simpits-chat] Mercury Bragging
>
>
> > Damn cool.   Good job!
> >
> > g.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Brian Sikkema wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I finally spilled the beans to Rob Conley that I've been working
> on a new Mercury model, and I've finally got it pretty much finished and
> into Orbiter's .msh format. So now it looks like it will be a part of the
> next Mercury release! :)
> > >
> > > I give you, in all their glory, the Mercury 7!
> > > http://www.me.mtu.edu/~bjsikkem/Mercury/Preview/Magnificent7.jpg
> > >
> > > And in case you're wondering about Freedom 7 II, it was a planned 3
day
> orbital mission with Alan Shepard at the controls that got scrapped.
> > >
> > > Anyway, not only are the capsules new, but so is the escape tower,
retro
> pack, straps, antenna fairing, etc etc etc. All new. Perhaps a new
Redstone
> model if I get ambitious. Probably a new Atlas adapter. Lots of fun stuff.
> > >
> > > And there is also work being done on a new control panel (not by me)
as
> well as some other fun goodies, so the next version of Mercury is really
> gonna knock some socks off! :)
> > >
> > > There, done bragging now. ;)
> > > Brian
> >
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