JAXA H-IIA202

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Author fructose1
Uploaded 05-06-2015, 12:05 PM
Last Updated 07-16-2015, 10:30 AM
Category Real Space
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This model started as a redraw of the H-IIA that you can find at Paper Model World by Takahiro Kojima. He made it back in 2001, and he designed it to split into stages to show his son how rockets work. The model says 1/96 scale, but it was actually 1/144 scale. It's a fairly basic model, and there isn't much detail, but it builds up pretty well. I actually had made it a couple times (thanks to the cats...) and I always liked the orange color with the two solid rocket boosters on the sides. It made for an interesting model to go along with the rest.
But, me being me, I decided that I would recolor it and make a more detailed model. In the processing of doing that, I found that the model was the wrong scale. I also saw that Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) merged with to other aerospace agencies and changed it's name to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). To add to that, they now add decals to the rockets for the launch that they are doing. I was going to make a model of a specific launch, but when I saw that it would require more work and delay the model even more, I decided to just make a generic version and save the specifics for a later release. I originally posted this on my website, but I'm posting this here for everyone to have.