tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post5433765597669840034..comments2024-03-18T13:24:34.577+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: Bricktastic 2017: Event videosAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-44857266912938694122017-07-08T20:24:32.270+01:002017-07-08T20:24:32.270+01:00About the four fins, I noticed that, but I thought...About the four fins, I noticed that, but I thought that it mostly was chosen for pragmatical reasons to simplify the building process.<br /><br />/HåkanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-32530301857014532352017-07-08T02:03:18.665+01:002017-07-08T02:03:18.665+01:00Tintin's rocket only had three fins, and they ...Tintin's rocket only had three fins, and they had bulbous tips that served as landing feet. This rocket has four fins that have a more traditional 50's sci-fi shape to them. And yes, Tintin's rocket was actually based on the German V-2 rocket, most notably in the checkerboard pattern (of which Tintin's red variation is the one that deviates from the norm). That same pattern was the inspiration for the B/W color scheme used for most of NASA's history, and served the same purpose. The checkerboard pattern allows ground-based observers to detect and calculate roll during launch, which is critical when determining how to do course corrections. The two notable exceptions to this are the STS (Space Transportation System, where the Space Shuttle was entirely black on the bottom for heat-shielding, white on top to be reflective, and the main fuel tank's orange insulation was left unpainted after the first couple launches) and the SLS (Space Launch System, which is currently in development and will have a color scheme that looks very similar to that of the STS with a large, unpainted orange fuel tank serving as the frame for the entire launch configuration).Purple Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-55445183733219385332017-07-06T13:06:21.808+01:002017-07-06T13:06:21.808+01:00Talented your man is Samuel, great job.Talented your man is Samuel, great job.CraigThisisBrickBuildinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274693649534527845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-84120282709609355182017-07-06T12:26:55.203+01:002017-07-06T12:26:55.203+01:00A Tintin-inspired rocket there in LeCount's bu...A Tintin-inspired rocket there in LeCount's build, I notice, although uncharacteristically in black instead of red. Interesting how the Tintin rocket has become an iconic symbol for a spacecraft, although I think it was originally based on a warhead missile.<br /><br />/HåkanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com