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Paper Kosmonaut
Hello everyone. It's been a while since I posted some of my models here. But of course there are people here who are not posting with the neighbours' forum, so I thought it would be a nice idea to share this one with you all, too.
It's my 1/400 rendition of Columbia while carried to LC39A for the first launch. I used AXM's model for it and also did some scratchbuilding.
First up was the base plate. I like my models placed in a situation nowadays, I hardly build just a static model any more. I took an old photo frame I got from a thrift shop and removed the glass. Then I carefully measured out and build a frame for a slope of 5º. I didn't want to put it in a straight angle at the base plate, that would be too... well, straight.
After that, I made some plaster and filled the base. After a couple of days of drying, it was sanded in the right angles and given an undercoat of paint. Then I took some railway model stuff like grass fibre and sand for stones and gave the whole lot a little more realistic appearance.
Time for the paper stuff!
I started with AXM's Mobile Launch Platform. After all, I needed it to stack my shuttle on so it was the logical step to start with.
The first shuttle-MLP was somewhat simpler than today's MLP's appearance. However, after doing some research I found there were a couple of things I had to add. Railings, for example and also those auxiliary cars that provide the MLP with energy and fresh air and stuff while they take the ride to LC39.
Here's the first batch of pictures:
It's my 1/400 rendition of Columbia while carried to LC39A for the first launch. I used AXM's model for it and also did some scratchbuilding.
First up was the base plate. I like my models placed in a situation nowadays, I hardly build just a static model any more. I took an old photo frame I got from a thrift shop and removed the glass. Then I carefully measured out and build a frame for a slope of 5º. I didn't want to put it in a straight angle at the base plate, that would be too... well, straight.
After that, I made some plaster and filled the base. After a couple of days of drying, it was sanded in the right angles and given an undercoat of paint. Then I took some railway model stuff like grass fibre and sand for stones and gave the whole lot a little more realistic appearance.
Time for the paper stuff!
I started with AXM's Mobile Launch Platform. After all, I needed it to stack my shuttle on so it was the logical step to start with.
The first shuttle-MLP was somewhat simpler than today's MLP's appearance. However, after doing some research I found there were a couple of things I had to add. Railings, for example and also those auxiliary cars that provide the MLP with energy and fresh air and stuff while they take the ride to LC39.
Here's the first batch of pictures: