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Max, I'm so sad to have missed this WIP of yours. I just can't imagine how I managed.
What a great model! I'm still in awe of the size next to the same scale B-25. I almost asked "Are you sure?".
Thanks! Live and learn! Max
Be advised that those yellow decals on the SRBs below the frustrums are representative of ground covers used only pre-flight, and are neither flown or attached once the segments were stacked. They were strictly GSE - ground support equipment.
...at least during my 15 years as a shuttle engineer.
BP
Hey, it's class reunion weekend and people are asking what I've been doing for the last decade and what are my hobbies. For those wha give a hoot I'll tell them about this great site and all the fun we have on it! To the top for them to find easily.
Max
Very cool! Beautiful model there Max!
Funny I picked up a few real space models after visiting the space center in Huntsville, Alabama but after the intial rush died down went back to Second World War subjects...
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
That is REALLY COOL. I may look at buying that.
Speaking of Space Shuttles, I see that Hasegawa has a new 1/200 Orbiter w/Hubble and resin astronouts.
M. Brindos I like how you have your displays set up with the framed pictures. That really gives it all a nostalgic feel I think. Gives it all more of a connection.
I like how you have your displays set up with the framed pictures. That really gives it all a nostalgic feel I think. Gives it all more of a connection.
Hey thanks Mike. Being a model builder and a photographer, wall space and shelf space is about full in the entire house and office. I've even used up the ceilings in some areas. Even my wife's office has a Blackbird and Saturn five horizontal stack adorning the wall and ceiling. Her office used to be my office and she still has the cool P-40 ceiling fan. The entrance hall has my Guillows stick P-40 that I've been dragging around most of my life hanging above the entrance to greet visitors. Lots of big tall ceiling space in the living room for one of my 1/1 vintage mototcycles to hang. Hmmm, I guess I live in a gallery/museum/home. What could be better!
I didn't realize you had a little one on the boosters too.
Man, i wanna build mine.
- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"
I've already posted this in Aircraft but I did squeeze it into the Museum. I was beginning to worry what I was going to do with this thing when finished. All is well, a bit of juggling of aircraft and shelf and it all went together well. The little Astronouts now don't seem so lonely and it turned out to be a good display and addition to the Museum. The X-15 even fit well. Now to work on the X-15's decals. One step at a time!
M. Brindos Whoa. Now that really puts it in perspective.
Whoa. Now that really puts it in perspective.
Yikes, you aren't kidding. That really brings home how immense that thing is
Before I put away all the photographic stuff last night I thought I should shoot something for size comparison. I rarely build any 1/72 things except bombers that are too big for the museum/office. This shot with a B-25 shows that shuttles are airliner size. Now to figure out how and where to display this thing!
Omg Max. I really want to build my little shuttle now lol!
My favorite picture is the one where the little guy is standing next to the landing gear. That is an awesome perspective shot that gives it some scale. Fabulous shot my friend. :)
The 104 sounds like a good contender for the next museum slot.
Those all sound like great options. I will keep an eye out for the next WIP.
Hey thanks Steve! The next W.I.P. will probably be the Academy 1/48 Phantom F-4C. An expensive and intimidating kit with zillions of pieces and an equal number of decals. There's a couple of easier kits in the stash like a Hasegawa 1/48 F-104G that I'd like to make a NASA craft (imagine that) and I'm still looking for decals. There's no 1/48 Me-109 in the museum but a Hasegawa $5 bargain is hiding in the stash. There's still that 1/1 Vintage Hodaka motorcycle racer restoration to do but you'll have to visit the Hodaka Forum on that one. it's in the de-crud stage and not much fun yet. Good question, still thinkin'.
Max, it looks so awesome. Your really made a stinker of kit shine. Way to persevere. Again, nice job, and nicely photographed too.
What's the next WIP? LOL.
Here it is. Ready for Launch. The photoshoot was also fun! 1/72 and still big. My kind of model. It was a good project. Fun, entertaining, and quite educational. One forgets what an achievement the real Space Shuttle project was. It glides and lands like an airplane but it's really an extremely complicated serious space ship. It's hard to do it justice in a model. All you can do is the best you can and I'm somewhat pleased with the final result. The kit had some design discrepencies and so did I, lol. Never perfect but a good rewarding challenge. My wife says that I'm now a wealth of useless information about space shuttles with all my research. She's just kidding and approved of the project as these things are good for attitude and well being she says. Thanks for watching and your comments!
Yeah Max, I know all about builds getting out of control. I have the same malady. It never fails. This is why my builds take months and months, if not years. And I totally agree that it turned out well despite the kits limitations. Way to go. It was fun watching it come together.
How do these things get out of control? Good question. One thing always leads to another lol.
Maybe my suggestion to use the LC on your X-15 isnt well advised if you can't as easily replace it. Have you any other cheap and easily replaceable 1/72 a/c?
I highly suggest a practice vehicle before you use LC on any decals you want to save. :/
Hey Steve, thanks for your comments as always. Funny, I was just going to build a quick OOB kit for a display piece. How do these things get out of control? LOL! We always see our mistakes and how we would do it differently but all and all it was a fun kit and turned out well despite my and the kits limitations.
Hey thanks Mike. Yikes, I just looked up the 1/72 X-15 Revell kit that I paid $10 at HL and it's over $100 now. Maybe I can find some decals or try your method. The seams need work anyway. I'd really like to replace it with a 1/48 version since it would display better in the Museum. But then again it's the same scale as the shuttle. Nothing's easy! lol. I'll work on it!
Oh they look absolutely perfect together, Max!
On a side note, since you are planning to replace it anyways, you could try the liquid cement trick to remove the silvering from those decals. That's perfect practice material for getting a feel for that technique.
You may end up saving it. ;)
Hey Max, very very nice. I really love how the weathering turned out. The model looks as if it has been through re-entry. I love your X-15 too. It looks awesome. I will have to put that on my bucket list of models to build. And of course, it was nice of you to spruce up the little man. He deserves the attention. He has been working pretty hard for you.
You do nice work sir. I give you five stars out of five.
Just playing here. The little man was showing some serious wear from all the exposure during the build and house painting supervision and it was time to spruce him up a bit with fresh paint. Like I had dropped him dozens of times trying to balance him for all of those silly shots. While I was putting a fresh gloss white on the little man's helmet I noticed another little man from the past watching me from the Space part of the museum. It was the 1/72 X-15 pilot from my days of silvery decals and pale faces. Time to fix him also. Yikes, he sure wouldn't pass Mike B's face test. A new white gloss helmet and shiney black visor plus a face wash improved him immensely! Also time for a comparision shot of the first winged rocket spaceplane to the last one to fly and return from space. The little guys agreed and the historic shot was made!
Hmm, I think it's time to replace the X-15 with it's silvery decals. I think I can improve on it from my attempt from the past. This is an important part of Max's Historic Aircraft Museum as I actually walked up to that one of three and looked in the window. No touching they said, but I guess two inches counts, lol.
That's the fun report for the day, photo session soon.
Wow the kit is turning out great. Though that picture of the little spaceman on the upside down body is actually a little disturbing. With the blue background it almost looks like the craft ditched somewhere
It is so frustrating for to watch this, Max. I've got my shuttle kit calling to me, but I've already got kits that need to be worked on and finished lol!
You are making this look so freakin' awesome!
Rain all day, a quiet fourth of July. Fireworks rained out, hot dogs on hold. Not as bad as it sounds, the shuttle had a good work day as did I. Details finished, engine cluster done, landing gear down. Little man happy. Here's some progress shots and it's almost time for final photos. What fun and we did need the rain! lol.
M. Brindos So you're not going to hang it up somewhere at a glide angle?
So you're not going to hang it up somewhere at a glide angle?
Hey Mike, Lots of display options on this one. I need at least one cargo door open to show the payload. If you open both doors you can't see the decals and tile detail on the sides. It also has a bad seam on the front bottom where the fuselage and wing parts meet. Flying, it wouldn't have the gear and doors open at the same time. It looks like the best display is going to be parked with one cargo door open and the top of the cockpit off to see the interior.
I did fab some supports for the robot arm to display it in the stowed position. It does also look cool snaking about. All options. I must say that this is certainly an entertaining kit!
And Pat, thanks as always for your comments!
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