Launch Complex 39

sb36

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February 2003
From: The Wetlands of Long Island

Posted by sb36 on Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:30 AM

fantastic work! have you thought about a soyuz launch pad when your done with this amazing feet of model work?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:37 AM

well who knows whats next... at the rate i get things finished i'll be retiring before i get this one done.

id really love to do them all.....merc gem apollo.
i've also thought about doing another shuttle one....doing it 'right'.....i did miss a lot of things with this one. I guess i'm a perfectionist.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:19 AM

Okay, I'm impressed. I am new to doing dioramas (actually, I haven't got all the parts yet to even start Tongue [:P]

). I was excited with the idea of doing a small one. Yours takes the cake.

By the way, how much styrene and plastics have you used to date? I see alot of packages, scraps and pieces in your pics, and the thing looks heavy. I specially like the rounded ladder-wells on the last pic (01/04/05) "The Weather Protection System on the RSS."

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:34 PM

i probably have at least $1,000 in styrene in this by now .

the RSS weights about 15 pounds and the FSS another 5 and the MLP about 15 (its wood inside).

then there comes the pad surface itself....which i started with two 4x8 sheets of plywood. im going to cut that down a bit just because its so large.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:28 AM

I am impressed with the size of your project! Approve [^]

Nice job! Looks realistic!

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:17 PM

AMAZING!! nice job indeed. Thumbs Up [tup]

later.

Chris

The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:48 AM

What could I possibly add that the others haven't already said. I am amazed and my hat is off to you; truly a magnificent job.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:56 PM

QUOTE: i probably have at least $1,000 in styrene in this by now .

Thats a lot of money..

cheers mike

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jinithith2

Member since
January 2005
From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus

Posted by jinithith2 on Monday, February 21, 2005 4:36 PM

WOW

I can;t ewpress how great it is.

"I'm not worthy....."
LOL

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:41 PM

well another month has gone by. I didn't do a lot this month. Just made the drive cars for the RSS. Take a look http://shuttlelaunchcomplex.com/0205detail.htm

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 7:20 PM

Great Job! What else can I say that was not said.

I came back after a "long assignment", signed on to check one of my favorite boards, and viola - something I have been searching for quite some time. This would complement my 1/72 Shuttle on Stack. Keep up the great work. Impressive is not enough of an adjective to describe it.
I'm just finishing up a 1/144 scale Shuttle with boosters/ET for a couple of United Space Alliance reps at my plant. Thanks for eternal inspiration!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:07 AM

I have to thank all you guys for your great comments. <br>Sometimes when working on a large project you hit the old brick wall and hearing stuff from you guys gets me back into the mood to finish the project. Guess i'm just dreading painting it :)

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 14, 2005 11:12 PM

I have not worked on my shuttle complex for a couple of months......But check out my ModelCam. The shots kinda look like the real thing (when its dark)

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seefivein

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December 2002

Posted by seefivein on Sunday, May 15, 2005 8:08 AM

Kinda of dark ,,hard to make out the picture...

Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:00 PM

well i gotta admit......its down in my basement. and unless i'm down working on it...its in the dark.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 9:57 PM

i started to do some LED lighting on the complex. I think it is going to come out ok. Check it out http://shuttlelaunchcomplex.com/0505detail.htm

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 2, 2005 10:25 PM

I dont usually come into the space forums but I must agree thats mind blowing.Very Nice.You should be proud

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:45 PM

my launch complex is taking shape....take a look guys.
http://shuttlelaunchcomplex.com/0306detail.htm

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davew6003

Member since
December 2005
From: Alabama USA

Posted by davew6003 on Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:35 AM

infimurf wrote:
my launch complex is taking shape....take a look guys.
http://shuttlelaunchcomplex.com/0306detail.htm

Taking shape is an understatement. This makes my tiger tank diorama look like a weekend project. How many hours do you have in this project? Anyway ,I cant wait to see the finished product. This is just awesome!!! Shock [:O] Cool [8D] Approve [^]