Hello everybody,
in the meantime, I went to another building site again and took care of the
Intertank of the
External Tank (ET), which I like to have as
3D print (1:144), if I can find a modeler and manufacturer for it.
Source: NASA
Here is the
3D model by my friend
Bill (niParts) from the
ARC Forum, but unfortunately only in 1:72 scale,
Source: shapeways.com (niParts)
as well as here with the installation of the finished 3D-Intertank at his ET (1:72), where the part comes out great, in my opinion.
Source: arcforums.com (niart17)
And he also offers the matching mounts (
Ice Frost Ramps) for the GH2 and GO2 pressure lines, also 1:72.
Source: shapeways.com (niParts)
A charming alternative to this is the
Scratch building with thin Evergreen strips,
Source: raumfahrer.net (inselaner)
as it was successfully and impressively had been realized by my friend
(inselaner) in the
Raumcon forum at the ET of his
Airfix Shuttle Stack.
Source: raumfahrer.net (inselaner)
So far, I have also flirted with the idea of this scratch-building variant, in case I can not find a suitable 3D-print.
In the
Airfix kit, the
Intertank stringers are only hinted at by these boring decals and are therefore only 2D, which I can not make friends with.
So I'm still trying to get a
3D Intertank (1:144), with that
Michael Key (The Aerospace Place) had been starting in a hopeful way,
Source: Shapeways.com (The Aerospace Place - Michael Key)
on whose update I'm still waiting.
That's why I've been more in-depth with the
Stringers, if I have to scratch them myself, which I did not intend to do.
Source: NASA