Build a Solar system model - Page 6

TrevorW · #**101** 12-02-2009, 11:59 PM

Now now Jen all that money = bigger scope, camera, etc

Cheez woman get your priorities right

Jen · #**102** 13-02-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

Now now Jen all that money = bigger scope, camera, etc

Cheez woman get your priorities right

oh yeah i forgot that i want a bigger scope an observatory and an awsome camera oh and did i say i want a bigger scope well no one will let me buy one of those big scopes for $15 a week so the models are going to have to do for now

pgc hunter · #**103** 13-02-2009, 12:10 AM

I'll lend you my 12" dob for the low low price of 99 cents per microsecond of eyepiece time

Jen · #**104** 13-02-2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by pgc hunter

I'll lend you my 12" dob for the low low price of 99 cents per microsecond of eyepiece time

does it come with a camera too

pgc hunter · #**105** 13-02-2009, 12:16 AM

no but it comes complete with the awesome likes of me

Craig.a.c (Craig) · #**106** 13-02-2009, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Jen

so far it has cost me $289 up to ISSUE 20
woah sounds like a lot of money now ive added that up but when its paid off weekly i guess you dont notice it

Did you have to say that Jen? I hadn't realised I had paid that much for it. Good thing my girlfriend is having fun puting it together, I think she would go nuts other wise.

The Earth Moon and Sun Orbiter looks like it would be fun. Might have to think about getting that one though.

TrevorW · #**107** 13-02-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Jen

oh yeah i forgot that i want a bigger scope an observatory and an awsome camera oh and did i say i want a bigger scope well no one will let me buy one of those big scopes for $15 a week so the models are going to have to do for now

$15 X 52 = $780 = 1 big DOB

Bankcard, mortgage redraw, save up (thats the hard one)

Miaplacidus (Brian) · #**108** 13-02-2009, 03:04 PM

When all you people have finished making this thing, don't forget to let we lazy sods know when you want to sell it.

Jen · #**109** 13-02-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Miaplacidus

When all you people have finished making this thing, don't forget to let we lazy sods know when you want to sell it.

I will swap ya for a nice big dob

marki · #**110** 13-02-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

$15 X 52 = $780 = 1 big DOB

Bankcard, mortgage redraw, save up (thats the hard one)

Come on Trevor, don't forget Kevin 07 is emptying out the federal reserves so we can all go buy astrogear

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TrevorW · #**111** 13-02-2009, 08:53 PM

Yeah bugger he's taking $50 off us, miser

Jen · #**112** 14-02-2009, 01:54 PM

what he giving us more money awsome

pgc hunter · #**113** 14-02-2009, 02:36 PM

don't know if I'll get that cash, but if I did, according to my calculations, that would be enough fuel for exactly 1963 round trips to Dan Murphy's.

marki · #**114** 14-02-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

what he giving us more money awsome

I must admit that I reeled in horror when I first heard that uncle Kev was willing to bankrupt the country in order to stop the country going bankrupt

. This was somewhat compounded by my work mates all rushing down to the flight center to book Bali holidays with their new found wealth. But after some thought I realised that we cannot fix the global meltdown by simply spending money at home and have concieved a cunning plan to make things right. If we all spend our cash bonus buying astro-goodies from the US, it will boost their economy. This should have a flow on effect to the Chinese economy thus re-ignighting their insatable lust for Australian ore. As a consequence money will begin to once again flow into the ozy coffers and Kevin 07 can then spend say 40 odd billion dollars fixing problems around the country such as devastated areas of Victoria and northern QLD. See its possible to rationalise any selfish act if we use the market economy model as our guide

. Now if I could only figure out a way to include the exchange rate hmmmm.

Jen · #**115** 14-02-2009, 04:33 PM

PeterM · #**116** 18-02-2009, 02:48 PM

Issue 21 arrived today with the laughable pair of "red lips" depicting the great red spot. The colour scheme is an insult to the king of the planets. I have a bag of marbles that look better than this rot. So what to do, complain? What are your thoughts? Coz in the UK - has there been any fixing up of this, have the publishers listened anyway?
Also the support arm for Jupiter now has a plastic brace attached, I assume this is to keep the arms straight and at right angle in transport or does it and future ones have a purpose in keeping the arm from flexing and rubbing on the gears below that I have read about?
Other than that the project goes very well.
PeterM

Coz (Colin) · #**117** 18-02-2009, 08:06 PM

Morning, Peter et al....

Haven't received a response from Eaglemoss re the KML (Kylie Monogue Lips) spot as yet - will chase up for you. I've got to contact them about something else anyway, so I'll kill two birds, etc.
And yes, the black plastic right-angles are just for packaging purposes - there's no mention of them at any stage in the magazines, so they are not part of the build components....so unless you can put 'em to any other use, it's into the bin they go....

Coz (Colin) · #**118** 24-02-2009, 03:14 AM

Just to whet your appetite, I've just spotted this mentioned on another forum.
After viewing, please remember to close mouth, raise chin off floor and watch language in case any juniors around.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nine-planet-Orre...QQcmdZViewItem

goober (Doug) · #**119** 24-02-2009, 03:57 PM

My "Jupiter" set of issues arrived yesterday, which means I can bolt on Ceres (bit annoying, that!). Jupiter looks okay - if only the red spot was that prominent through the eyepiece.

May drag the scope out tonight (first time in 4 months) and try to catch the Saturn four moon event.

pgc hunter · #**120** 24-02-2009, 04:50 PM

^^ Four moon event???