RyanBK897 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hello everyone, Haven't posted anything in a while, due to 'technical difficulties' , but here's my latest completion, it's a but rough in a few places and the Shuttle was being a pain because it wouldn't stick to the 747, but I got there eventually. Thanks for looking, Ryan 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Very nice model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I built this model last year, and had all sort of grief with it - flash on virtually every part, poor fitting on both the shuttle and the 747 . Fair play to you for getting it to look good! My 6 year old was happy to have mine on his toy shelf, but it won't be making any appearances on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 One minor niggle which is the kit's fault: The shuttle's nose support strut is the long first variety used for Enterprise's glide tests. Once those were finished the strut was shortened to bring the shuttle's nose down more nearly parallel to the 747 fuselage to reduce drag. Here's a good side view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBK897 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thanks everyone for the comments, doozer there was a lot of flesh on this especially around the engine nacelles where I couldn't tell the difference between flesh and the actual kit! Thanks Jessica for the info, I might cut it down the front strut a little bit in the future but at this moment I'm going to leave it, because I ain't doing battle with it again!! Thanks, Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 That looks brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Wonderful. You don't see them often. This set looks like a massive tail sitter to me by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I just had to add this pic I took - the shuttles' last flight over L.A., being delivered for permanent exhibit at the California Science Center. Was standing in my front door when this flew by, on its' way to "buzz" Pasadena, home of Cal Tech and the Jet Propulsion Lab, both of which were instrumental in its' development. It did another pass over my home shortly afterwards ( I am very close to Pasadena ) so low, that I could just see the belly of the 747, not even the Shuttle. The windows in the house shook. The L.A. air space was closed to all other air traffic at the time, so it could fly is 'lazy loops' all over town. Have never had an aircraft flying so low over my place, but I was busy downloading this photo when the second fly over happened, and I just couldn't get the camera unhooked in time. Grrr Anyway, only photo I have of anything that is likely to be modeled here, so hope you don't mind. Cheers, Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Wow, that looks like it could be a very large model?! Great subject matter and looks awesome, mate! Cheers, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 One minor niggle which is the kit's fault: The shuttle's nose support strut is the long first variety used for Enterprise's glide tests. Once those were finished the strut was shortened to bring the shuttle's nose down more nearly parallel to the 747 fuselage to reduce drag. Here's a good side view. "you know...too much" ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBK897 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks Gregg136,theMDman and UKguyinUSA for the comments,and yes UKguyinUSA it's a big model which at the moment is 'flying' from my bedroom ceiling, next to a Revell 1/72 Breguet Atlantic which it dwarfs! TheMDman, it would be a horrible tail sitter with the space shuttle on, which I'm glad I put some weight in the front although it's very heavy now. MikeW that is a great photo, better than what I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now