Blue Origin New Shepard

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This is a model of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, one of the first rockets to successfully land and relaunch its first stage. The model features several key components: a removable crew capsule, drag flaps that can be opened and closed, upper fins that fold in for launch and out for landing, rotatable lower fins, and a display stand. Images of the actual rocket can be found on Blue Origin's website. When printing the model, it is essential to exercise caution when removing support material, particularly from the lower stage, as it is easy to snap the leg struts before attaching the landing legs. To avoid this issue, grasp the landing struts by the hinge when first rotating them. The landing leg mechanism has been modified in the files to prevent jamming issues seen in a video. Assembly instructions are provided below, accompanied by images for each step. To assemble the model: 1. Attach the landing legs to the lower stage by sliding the struts into one side of the leg and snapping the other side into place. 2. With the legs in the lowered position, screw the gear about halfway into the lower stage with the smaller diameter end down. Glue the engine onto the gear post sticking through the bottom of the lower stage (Super glue works well). 3. Place the middle stage on top of the lower stage with the slots facing down and lined up with the landing legs. Turn the engine so that the wide part at the top of the gear is resting against the plate in the middle of the middle stage. 4. Apply glue to the inside of the gear cap and place it on top of the gear through the top of the middle stage. Once the glue dries, you should be able to twist the engine to raise and lower the landing gear (DO NOT glue the cap to the middle stage; it needs to rotate freely when the gear is turned). 5. Glue the upper stage onto the middle stage, lining up the ridges on the sides of the rocket. 6. Glue the ring adaptor to the top of the upper stage. 7. Insert the ring fins into the slots on the ring adaptor with the longer flat end on the bottom. 8. Finally, insert the lower fins into the holes between the legs on the lower stage.