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STS-1 on its way to the pad, in 1/288th....
I'm declaring this one done. Went back in today and painted the railing on the MLP's Side 1 decks and that was the finishing touch.
All in all, each of the four elements -- ET/SRB stack, Orbiter, Mobile Launch Platform and Crawler-Transporter -- were enjoyable build, even when shrunk from the original 1/144 to 1/288. Alfonso's models go together pretty well, and they provide a good basis if you want to add more detail. I appreciate what he's contributed to our genre, and I'd also like to thank Manfred (Spacerunner) for inspiration and some detail photos. I may follow Paper Kosmonaut's fine example (he did the Stack and MLP/C-T in 1/400 scale a few years back) and stick the thing on a base replicating the Crawlerway. While I'm in the U.S. this summer, I may order more AvantCard railings and add the railing that goes around the top of the MLP. |
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All in all, this build represented about a month's worth of work. I generally work 8:30 a.m. to noon or so, four or five days a week. No idea how many hours total were involved. When I get back to Kuwait after the summer break, I'm contemplating shrinking the MARs Center Orbiter to 1/144 and building an on-orbit version using one of Alfonso's payloads. I have the "photorealistic" repaint of Endeavour that forum member "Arvydas" came up with and gave us a link to back in 2014. Or, I may use Fortezza's original and try to replicate the insulation blankets, again in 1/144th. I've got the summer to decide.... |
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Wow, David. Your build is pure art. Congrats!!!
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And thank YOU, Alfonso! You do great work and building your models is a pleasure.
Actually, I lied in my first post. I'm 99 percent done. I posted photos of the build on a Facebook modeling group and a rivet-counter there (more accurately, a railing counter...) noted, correctly, that the MLP deck lacked railings. Yes, it does, I explained, and I hope to get more laser-cut railings when back in the U.S. this summer. Inspired by his critique, I pulled out my few remaining bits of railing, got my ruler, did some measuring and computations and, as Dame Fortune would have it, I appear to have enough to do the MLP deck railing. So I'll add that tomorrow. Part of the issue is that the MLP deck railing isn't just a continuous railing. Rather, it is a bunch of sections put end to end, and that involves cutting and wastage with the AvantCard railings. But, once assured I had enough, I decided I can do it. You'll see photos tomorrow, inshallah. |
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Simply gorgeous work David. Well done.
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great work David, Congrats
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Amazing work as always, David! Your level of detailing got me interested in this whole card model rocket thing.
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The other issue, though, is that the AFRSI blankets could be quite small in 1/144th. Not an insurmountable issue, just a lot of work, particularly if I'm going to detail the open Payload Bay. |
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