Raketoplán (Space shuttle) Endeavour STS-49 / ABC 1:100 / L. Badalec

Amazing work! This is one of the best looking orbiter models I have ever seen! :)
 
The imperfections mirror the real one. I believe that this is the best version I have seen. ;)
 
You are the masters of supporting ☝️

I was not really very happy with windows transparency so I decided to take a risk and cut off the cabin and change the windows tables. There were some scratches and some glue visible from the inner side. hopefully it was not a mistake. We will see tomorrow.

Meanwhile I will also make the upper windows a little bit wider (and maybe change them beck to the normal size afterwards ) and I will try to fill the rest of the gaps where the interior lights is visible

The good thing is, that I can check if the crew is doing their job ☝️
 

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Wow, that cockpit deserves an LED in it, so it can be seen through the windows!! The cockpit detail is excellent! :)
 
Because I am still taking pictures during the night using the artificial light, I was never happy with the quality and the proper colours.

I decided to take a shuttle for a walk to the living room during the daylight and show you the current look of this model.

On the orbiter itself, I still need to finish the rear part of the belly, the vertical stabilizer and I will make hopefully better nose cone. Then it will be mostly scratch building the cargo bay, satellite and all the stuff that was in the cargo bay during STS-49.

The last part will be the stand and the whole display.

P. S. Zathros - the LED is already inside :)
 

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I totally agree with you on angled picture shots. The tiles deserve to be shown off. They came out fantastic! ;)
 
Hello guys, I am slowly working on the payload bay, but The "work" is more like brainstorming all the ideas how to implement the electronics to the cargo bay without looking it kinda unreal. I thing I have found a way, but first I need to work on the payload bay itself, which is harder than I thought. Anyway, I am doing a small progress, but I need to quit the idea of finishing it in a month and be able to take the complete model to the show.

Meanwhille , I did a little progress on the Intelsat VI itself...
 

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