Now in production, and in a Man’s Scale… 1/72, not the original 1/96 scale.
XSL-01 Moon Rocket
Jan 182012
Jan 092012
I have worked out a few advertising rates for ads in APR. There are two types… text-only “classified ads,” and full-color “picture ads.” The short form:
Classified ad type 1: 200 characters for $5
Classified ad type 2: 300 characters for $7.50
Picture ad type 1: 3.4 in wide by 3 in high: $10
Picture ad type 2: 7 in wide by 2.5 in high: $25
Picture ad type 3: 3 in wide by 6 in high: $25
Picture ad type 4: 7 in wide by 5 in high: $55
And a full page ad (7 in wide by 10 high): $110
I have put together a PDF file showing these sort of ads in context. If you are interested in advertising in APR, please take a look at it and see what works for you.
Dec 202011
APR issues used to be published with a mishmash of of 8.5X11 and 11X17 pages. When I started releasing issues on MagCloud, APR became an all-8.5X11 publication.
However, there are oftentimes illustrations that would benefit from being on 11X17, such as many in issue V3N2. Additionally, there are often more illustrations than can be conveniently added to a coherent article. So I have put together an addendum for V3N2, including a number of larger-format illustrations and some new ones that didn’t make it into V3N2. This includes:
- 1/72 scale CAD drawings from the F-23 derivatives article (they were 1/144 scale in V3N2)
- 1/96 scale CAD drawings of the FB-23 (formerly 1/144 scale)
- Larger-size and additional color renderings of the F-23A and NATF-23 by artist Ken Scott
- Larger-size versions of the “Christmas Fighter,” YF-23, F-23A and NATF-23 diagrams
- Larger-size and additional diagrams covering the STAR Clipper and derivatives
The V3N2 Addendum can be picked up HERE.
Dec 072011
While they’re pretty basic, my photography website and the APR-specific website are both up and running.
Photography: http://www.artbyearthlings.com/
Aerospace Projects Review: http://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/
If’n your stuck on what to get people for Christmas, I heartily suggest you take a gander at the photo website. The prices there are… negotiable. If you want a number of photos, we can talk.
Dec 032011
At long last, Aerospace Projects Review issue V3N2 is now available.
The main article, about 90 pages worth, covers the Lockheed STAR Clipper concept.This was a one-and-a-half stage space shuttle concept. Starting in 1968 for the USAF, the concept lasted well into Phase B of the Space Shuttle program for NASA, and in altered form into the 1990’s. This article has a very large number of detailed schematics of many different forms, including the original small 1.5 Stage To Orbit design, numerous variations on that concept, fully reusable two stage versions with manned boosters, giant concepts for Solar Power Satellite logistics and miniature versions for the USAF in the 1980s.
Also included is an article covering antecedents and derivatives of the Northrop F-23 stealth fighter. Included are early designs such as the “Christmas fighter” and several “platypus” concepts, the F-23A operational fighter design, the NATF-23 concept for the US Navy with aft mounted wings and canards, the single-engined Multi Role Fighter (from the competition that led to the F-35) and perhaps most interestingly, the F/B-23 regional bomber, of eBay infamy. This article is illustrated with a mix of photos of official Northrop display models, official Northrop diagrams, all-new scale diagrams and color artwork especially commissioned for this article.
Dennis R. Jenkins provides an article on a Convair concept for converting the F-106 interceptor into a small supersonic transport. Compare this to Convair idea of converting the B-58 Hustler into an SST!
And finally, two aerospace history “nuggets,” the Vanguard Model 18 VTOL transport and a Northrop laminar flow control multipurpose long-duration aircraft.
You can see the entire issue here:
It is available in three formats. Firstly, it can be downloaded directly from me for the low, low price of $10. Second, it can be purchased as a professionally printed volume through Magcloud; third, it can be procured in both formats. To get the download, simply pay for it here through paypal.
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To get the printed version (or print + PDF version), visit my MagCloud page:
Nov 282011
APR issue V3N2 is just about done. All the articles have been written; I’m just working on some editing and some artwork. Hopefully it should be available by the end of the week.
This issue will have an article by Dennis Jenkins on a transport version of the F-106; a large (90+ page) article on the Lockheed STAR Clipper and descendant designs for a 1.5-stage-to-orbit Space Shuttle concept; and a sizable article on antecedents and derivatives of the Northrop F-23, including the “Christmas Fighter,” the NATF-23 carrier-based fighter, the operational F-23A design, the single-engined Multi-Role Fighter and the near-legendary F/B-23 tactical bomber.
In putting this issue together, there are some blank spots on a few pages, a result of formatting the text and images. The way most magazines deal with that is to hire editors who can arrange things professionally… and to stuff the magazine full of ads. I can’t afford the former. So I’ve decided to sell ad space.
What I’m offering is to put your “classified-style” ad in the issue for five bucks ($5). I don’t have many hard and fast rules here, just these:
- Your ad can contain a web address, email address, mailing address and up to thirty to fifty or so words (I’m flexible here).
- The ads do not need to relate to APR or aerospace.They can be for anything except for illegal, scamery or offensive stuff (I reserve the right to say “no”).
If interested, send me an email letting me know, or drop a comment below. Don’t pay just yet… I’ll wait till I see what sort of response I get and how many I can fit in.
Oct 272011
The hub of the SSV is just about done. The parts in yellow shown below will have to be done in photoetch. The hub will be in four parts… two identical “faces,” and two different central parts. These are hollowed out to help reduce the volume needing to be printed and thus the cost of the kit.
The little purple sphere is just a modeling aid as opposed to being something in the kit.
Oct 262011
The Space Station V kit will come with at least 2 Orion III spaceplanes. The question, of course, is how to scale the Orion III with the station, since there is no official size for either. One stated diameter for the SSV is 1,000 feet, which was apparently a size specified before filming. That’d be fine, except that apparently Kubrick thought that the Station looked small compared to the Orion III, and had it optically scaled up by a factor of two, leading to a diameter of 2000 feet.
The Orion III is also officially unsized. However, I believe that a good case was made for a span of 109 feet by Ian Walsh of Stargazer Models, described here. And so, one of the Orion III spaceplanes will be scaled to the station by a ratio of 109 feet/1,000 feet, as shown here:
This is clearly wrong when you look at how the two objects scale against each other as actually filmed. However, it’s actually a pretty good match, and it really looks like this was how the two were originally intended to be scaled:
On the other hand, when they are scaled to a ratio of 109/2,000, they look fairly right compared to the screen.
So at least these two size of Orions will be included, so that the model builder can choose their own scale for the kit. Depending upon production costs, a third or even a fourth intermediate size of Orion may be included (such as one to depict the station being 1500 feet in diameter).
Oct 252011
Now available: two Rockwell International diagrams dated 1977 showing markings for the Space Shuttle Orbiter, including markings for the hatch on the left side, national insignia, rescue markings, ejection labels, etc.
Set includes V070-000008 sheet 1 of 2 ( 13296X3660 pixels, B&W) and sheet 2 of 2 (13234X3600 pixels, B&W). Also includes grayscale halfsize and quartersize versions of each for easier viewing and printing.
Space drawing 27 can be downloaded for $4.50.
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Oct 072011
I have a brief article on the Boeing Space Freighter in the latest issue (July/August 2011) of “Horizons,” the newsletter of the Houston AIAA chapter. Free to download here: