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

[zathros]

That's coming out very nice. If you could mitigate some of the white outlines of the nose tiles to very fine (maybe with a pin, then wipe) you would improve an already excellent model. Those tiles fit in very tight, tighter than most people could believe were possible. No two tiles were the same, such was the nature of the beast. The picture below explains it. Or don't bother, the model is fantastic! The tiles are much more than the others I have seen, that is why I mention this. It's not a criticism. Just an observation on an ultra-detailed model.

 

[Chuffy70]

Stunning work, just might have a go building a Shuttle too, very inspirational

 

[wedge]

Thank you very much guys, it is always a pleasure to read such positive comments.

Zathros, you are right and I was going to make these white stripes, but the problem is, that I am building STS - 49 in space. That was the first flight of Endeavour, so it was clean and new. It was before the first reentry of this shuttle. But still, I would like to make this kind of patina anyway


So I decided to cut the windows, because I felt that it was a right think to do, but to be honest I don't have the backup plan for this situation I need to figure out, chow to put some sort of interior here. I have some idea, but I am opened to suggestions

I was afraid about the integrity of the cockpit, but it is not an issue at all. I reinforced the struts with the super glue, so It should be fine. I will probably cut a much bigger opening from the payload bay and just insert the interior (it will be very simplified probably) also thinking about the interior lights..

 

[mijob]

Thats a nice idea to build the interior and the light is a nice add on too.

 

[micahrogers]

At that scale you could cheat, and just build a dash visor and put a pic of the flight deck behind it. Great model, I saw STS 49 come home, watched the reentry fireball crawl across the sky.

 

[zathros]

Thank you very much guys, it is always a pleasure to read such positive comments.

Zathros, you are right and I was going to make these white stripes, but the problem is, that I am building STS - 49 in space. That was the first flight of Endeavour, so it was clean and new. It was before the first reentry of this shuttle. But still, I would like to make this kind of patina anyway


So I decided to cut the windows, because I felt that it was a right think to do, but to be honest I don't have the backup plan for this situation I need to figure out, chow to put some sort of interior here. I have some idea, but I am opened to suggestions

I was afraid about the integrity of the cockpit, but it is not an issue at all. I reinforced the struts with the super glue, so It should be fine. I will probably cut a much bigger opening from the payload bay and just insert the interior (it will be very simplified probably) also thinking about the interior lights..

The cut out windows really adds so much to the model. Don't worry about the interior, if you were that far from it, you couldn't see anyting anyways. I understand now this being a first flight, don't bother listening to me. I only make comments on models like that when I feell they are "1%'er's" models.

 

[wedge]

Thats a nice idea to build the interior and the light is a nice add on too.

I decided to try lights also. My first time. alli express searched. We will see. Do you have some experience with it?

 

[mijob]

I decided to try lights also. My first time. alli express searched. We will see. Do you have some experience with it?

I dont have experiance yet. I will use smal LED's and a rechargeable batterie.

 

[wedge]

For now, I think it will be enough. The Betaxa Atlantis 1:72 resize to approximately 1:100. Hopefully it will do the job

 

[mijob]

Nice work looking forward to see the interior in your model. I will jeep my vingers crossed.

 

[wedge]

Guys, is here anybody, who knows, why the ailerons are moved ? I just have no idea. It is some heat managemnt procedure ?

 

[micahrogers]

Those are the evalons, and thier in pitch up position, The ailerons are outboard. perhaps at this time the pilot is commanding pitch up an the joystick? I don't remember is the aerodynamic surfaces move with the reaction control system.

 

[wedge]

Well I was thinking what to do with the instrument panel. I asked my daughter if she has some blue foil because I was thinking about putting lights behind the panel. She gave me this swim suit label and it was perfect I can just put the light inside the cabin somewhere and the display will illuminate in a different blue shades.. I think, it will do the job

 

[mijob]

Wow that looks pretty nice indeed.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

That looks really good! I like what you did with the screens.

 

[wedge]

The initial test looks quite good I think. It will require some minor adjustments to the interior colour and dimming the light, but now I know I made the right decision

 

[mijob]

Wow that looks realy great.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

That looks FANTASTIC!!!

 

[wedge]

Because the window surroundings took quite a lot demage, I decided to change them. I used the Fortezza shuttle windows and start to cut the older ones and replace them.

Also I decided to erease the lines that I made with the pencil and hide them quite significantly, because I was not quite happy with them ( you can compare the left and the right side) Instead I used the knife to "draw" them and it works better for me. The skin looks more plastic and also it helped to optically separate the different white paper that is used around the windows and the rest of the thermal blanket made from much whiter paper.

 

[Revell-Fan]

Awesome!!!