Space Shuttle Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6 (1:144)

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Special thanks rickstef and Michael!

Seems to be an old kit, cause I haven't found it in Minimodel's Road Series ...

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Hello everybody,
today my Christmas present finally arrived from ANDROMEDA24.DE.


A great illustrated book with many interesting and rare photos on 238 pages, an absolute Must have for shuttle lovers like me!

Here is a little foretaste!



And here's another insider tip that even a search on the Andromeda website won't bring to light ...

The legendary Revell Launch Tower Kit (4911), which is out of stock already even after its new edition, with all its unpleasant scale flaws,



of which the shop owners were still able to chase down a few copies (129 €).
So hurry up, first come first served!

[rickstef]

It seems they misspelled Beall, and used Beal for the trailer

https://www.minimodel.sk/en/catalog/...emi-shell.html
https://www.minimodel.sk/en/catalog/...rd-cl9000.html
https://www.minimodel.sk/en/catalog/...leum-semi.html

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Thanks rickstef for your great support, their website seems to be a book with seven seals ...

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Hello my friends,

but before the clock of the old year finally is running down, I would like to come back to my STS-6-Astrovan (1:160) and take one last look at it for this year.

And I have to admit that just alone cutting out the body and especially the wheel cases was a tricky business, which surprised me quite a bit,



as well like the folding and gluing of this tiny van compared to the larger model (1:48).



I'm already scared of the roof ...



And now it is time to thank you again for your interest in my work and to wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Cheers!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, Manfred! May it become better than the years before. Take care and stay healthy!

[beckychestney]

Happy new year!!!!

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Thank you, Marcell and Becky, and the same for you.

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Hello everybody,

it continues with the construction of the small Astrovan for the Diorama, and since it is really tiny, extreme caution was required in all further steps.

After I've cut out the roof, I've carefully pre-scored the fold edges and cut out a cardboard insert for stabilization so that I ever had a chance to glue the tricky roof together.



For the same reason, I did without the paper wheel mounts and instead glued in small Balsa blocks to make it easier for me to glue the wheels in place.

Then I glued the wheel disks to the punched cardboard disks, the edges of which I blackened beforehand.



Following I've glued in the roof reinforcement, which was a pretty stressful and tricky action, especially on the side edges, and took some time.



Before gluing the wheels in place, I thought about the best and, most importantly, the safest way to realize it, since the unstable and extremely sensitive bodywork should be handled as little as possible. And that's where I still came across my scissor tweezers, with whose help I could grab the Balsa blocks and put the bodywork on its side,



which was a great help when carefully gluing the wheels and lastingly protected the bodywork.



Before gluing the roof on, I wanted to glue the tiny fans together and then glue them on. But since that could end in a fiasco,



I've cut out small cardboard cores around which I could just imagine gluing the bizarre structures ...



But maybe I have to do without the adhesive folds and cut them off ...

I didn't think it was possible before that the construction of this tiny paper Astrovan would become so complicated,

so let's take a look ...

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OK, the roof hasn't been glued on yet. Still a chance to add a detailed interior and a working engine..!