I as usual have no idea if it's accurate or not but it all looks fantastic to me Gino! 

Thanks Pawel.  I think it will look close enough as well.

Well, the electronics racks look very impressive and I bet it takes a lot of expertise to tell where exactly they are not correct...

Then the seats look very comfy!

Good luck with your build and thanks for sharing!

Paweł

Work continues on the ECS. I have been working on the shelter interior. Below is how it looks, and a drawing of the components. My daughter updated me on how the current one looks. The Xed out (red boxed) areas are no longer there.

So far I have the equipment cabinets built and partially installed into the shelter. I built the cabinets from casts I made of the electronics cabinet on the PATRIOT launcher. It came w/two, one left over from the PAC 2 version. I cast them and glued them together side by side, added a fourth box on top to make them tall enough, and boxed them in w/sheet styrene. I did the same for the operator consoles at the front. They are not exact, but look close enough to me.

I also made a screen and cast 4 of them, along with a couple keyboards and mouses (mice?) from a desktop computer I had from an old Mig Home and Office set.

Lastly, I took a couple high back seats, added arms to them from resin pieces, and pedestal bases from styrene rod and sheet.

Here they are base-coated w/seafoam green.

The seats in black leather/vinyl.

Next up is detail painting of all the electronic panels and adding the computers up front.

Thanks Glenn.  It is coming along.  

GlennH

Two kits just to steal the beds off the sprues!

My spares box isn't that big.  I actually ordered the 2 sprues for the bed off eBay.

Always a joy to watch your builds. You must have one of those Pods in the yard for housing all the spare parts you must have. Two kits just to steal the beds off the sprues!

HeavyArty

Thanks Gamera.  You should be safe, they were lifted off the net, but if guys in suits and sunglasses show up at your door, I don't know you.  

 

Lol, thanks buddy!!!! 

Thanks Gamera.  You should be safe, they were lifted off the net, but if guys in suits and sunglasses show up at your door, I don't know you.  

Ohhh so cool Gino! Love what you've done and will be watching this. Big congrads to your daughter, something to really be proud of! 

Btw: Those interior shots? I'm assuming they are declassified??? I mean, we're not going to jail for looking at them and you for getting them 3D printed are we??? 

Thanks gents.  I am very proud of her.  I have hit her up for some referance pic and have had a few questions.  I like how they are coming along so far.

Hello Gino!

That's a cool project, I'll be watching! I'd say you can't complain on lack of references on this one, right? If you have any questions about details you've got someone you can ask... That's the way accurate models are built!

Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł

Great stuf Gino.  And what a special project - you must be very proud.