Reading Firefly Blueprints

POSTED BY: Lance
UPDATED: Thursday, April 12, 2007 05:16
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LANCE

Friday, April 6, 2007 7:04 PM

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The blueprints are going to be available from QMx in a couple days, but I have
a feeling that I'm not going to be one of the lucky 750 to get a set. So, I have
been trying to read the callouts on the pdf brochure.

Link to the brochure. (see page 7)
http://blog.quantummechanix.com/insider_images/issue_1.1/QMx_Serenity_
Blueprints_bg.pdf

I've been working on Sheet 6 but will probably be able to get Sheet 7 done also.
The other sheets are almost too small to be worth the trouble. The artwork is not
included in this file as I think I'm going out on a limb as it is. I do have a
reasonable version with the color artwork instead of the gray area.

I can't read one of the words on the lower throat it looks like "C____ing Drive,"
and on the Bridge Plan lower left "Deck Gr____." Does anyone have the answers?
I think I have the scale numbers right but I'm not sure.

UPDATED: Fixed the drawing with the two missing callouts. I'm absolutely sure on
the Coupling Drive. I'll start work on Sheet 7, the back half of this view.

Comments? If enough people (or someone in authority) think this is a bad idea,
tell me and I'll remove it. I think it gives a better idea of what's on the
real "blueprints."

If only the ship were real...

Thanks.

Here is what I have so far:

(Removed blueprints and QMx's request.)

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If you are looking for perfect safety, you will do well to sit on a fence and watch
the birds; but if you really wish to learn, you must mount a machine and become
acquainted with its tricks by actual trial. - Wilbur Wright

LANCE

Friday, April 6, 2007 11:11 PM

I think I figured out the second one is "Deck Grating (Removable)."

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If you are looking for perfect safety, you will do well to sit on a fence and watch
the birds; but if you really wish to learn, you must mount a machine and become
acquainted with its tricks by actual trial. - Wilbur Wright

CAPTAINCOUPI

Friday, April 6, 2007 11:17 PM

Coupling Drive?

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http://www.bigdamnthankyou.com/

LANCE

Friday, April 6, 2007 11:42 PM

I just found out that at this moment KM Collectables still has a few sets of the blueprints
available for pre-order. I hope to still finish the drawing above for after all the sets
are gone, but I'll only use info from the free brochure to make it. It will be a couple
steps better than the pdf file at letter size, but nowhere near the full size picture quality
of course. I actually prefer the clean white background myself.

Here's the link:
http://www.kmcollect.com/servlet/the-105/QMx-Serenity-Blueprints/Detai
l

LANCE

Saturday, April 7, 2007 5:30 AM

Protect and view your Firefly blueprints with an 18" x 24" portfolio. I will do
this if I get a set. Not that I have anywhere to carry them, but I would like to protect
them and have easy access for study. A tube or envelope would simply not do.

I guess this would also be great for taking to a con for autographs. There is
a sheet of black card for each page that makes a perfect background, so photos
or other flat items could be kept in the case on the back side of each print page. There's
easily enough room on the backs for twenty 8x10's or letter size pages.

http://www.portfolios-and-art-cases.com/fg-fpc0124-s.html

https://www.masterg.com/cgi-bin/dpsmart/ec/more-info.html?L+ec+qnov612
1+_DProd_02ALPCA1824_20_20_20_20_20_20_20_20_20_201_01?L+ec+qnov6121

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If you are looking for perfect safety, you will do well to sit on a fence and watch
the birds; but if you really wish to learn, you must mount a machine and become
acquainted with its tricks by actual trial. - Wilbur Wright

LANCE

Saturday, April 7, 2007 6:21 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by CaptainCoupi:
Coupling Drive?

That looks possible, does anybody know for sure? I thought it looked like
Coasting Drive, but that doesn't make sense.

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If you are looking for perfect safety, you will do well to sit on a fence and watch
the birds; but if you really wish to learn, you must mount a machine and become
acquainted with its tricks by actual trial. - Wilbur Wright

CLJOHNSTON108

Saturday, April 7, 2007 5:04 PM

I've got a thread going over at the Orbiter Forum...
http://orbit.m6.net/Forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=13528

LANCE

Saturday, April 7, 2007 9:57 PM

I added the aft section above, but it's missing a few words also.

I wanted to get this done before the real thing comes out so it would be obvious that
I did it only from the pdf brochure.

Thanks.

LANCE

Sunday, April 8, 2007 7:45 PM

Apparently the blueprints weren't as popular as I thought they would be.
They're not sold out at Qmx yet, maybe it's the price.

http://www.quantummechanix.com/cart/display_cart

I feel like I'm talking to myself. If I can get all those callouts corrected and the
prints get sold out, I might make this low res version of the side cutaway available
on here. Again the picture isn't very clear (it's just a blow up of the brochure) but
it will be readable as above, and gives an idea of where things are for those who
can't get prints.

Maybe this is a stupid idea? Tell me if so. If no one wants this I'll just forget it.

CHINDI

Sunday, April 8, 2007 7:49 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Lance:
Apparently the blueprints weren't as popular as I thought they would be. They're not sold out yet at Qmx yet, maybe it's the price.

http://www.quantummechanix.com

MIGHT be.. or could be that it is Easter weekend and ppl are spending time with family, rather than on line...

Chindi

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