Nomore Shelfspace Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Day two of my model retrospective... here's one of my favourites, completed a few years ago, the Endeavour with ET and SRBs. This model is a hybrid - I used the Airfix tank and SRBs, the Revell orbiter and the Revell decals! (And the Airfix stand...) I first built a 1/144 Shuttle over 30 years ago, badly, so like many of my space models it was partly an attempt to improve on what I'd done in the past. I built an interior in the orbiter, but it's rather basic - even so you can actually see quite a lot through the windows. I didn't bother with the payload bay because I wanted to build the thing as it were ready for launch - in any case to do this you need to carry out a lot of sanding and filling on the doors because their crude "working" feature means the fit is sloppy and you have to remove the hinges on the outside. In this respect the Airfix one was better! A bit of internal bracing is needed to help things stay in shape. Also the moulds are over 30 years old now so there is flash and blurred detail. Even when new the kit suffered from the well-known "Revell Fit"! The best thing about the reissue is of course the decals - good old Revell Deutschland, rebox a knackered old kit with "Super Decal" - makes it so much better... The big ET was painted according to various photos - the different shades of sandy orange are in fact different applications of insulating foam on the real one - the stuff darkens with time apparently. So there it is, no space collection is complete without one! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Very nice indeed!Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho bailon Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hi there great job, very neat construction. How big is it? Cheers Nacho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomore Shelfspace Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hi there great job, very neat construction. How big is it? Cheers Nacho Overall length is about 38cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Fox Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Super build, very neatly done indeed. Mine starts in new year. Will use this one as inspiration. I understand there is a decal set for the tiles but is hard to find, anyone know if it's obtainable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Really cool, always fancied building one complete with launch tower and pad etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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