Space Shuttle on mobile launch platform
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Dry fitting revealed some messy casting ...
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... and serious gaps.
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Assembly of the external tank (ET).
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Assembly of the hatches and payload for the cargo bay.
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As I was going to glue the cargo bay doors shut I did not paint these parts.
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Assembly of the main hull of the orbiter vehicle.
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This opening has to become much bigger !
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Putting on the orbital maneuvering system (OMS).
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Assembly of the two solid rocket boosters (SRB).
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The main parts got their first layer of white primer.
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Glueing the radiator pannels to the payload bay doors.
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Brownish color for the ET.
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Assembly of the side panels of the mobile launch platform.
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I made notches in the outside of the caterpillar to make the individual links more visible.
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Painting the 8 "wheels" of the crawler-transporter.
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Full assembly of the painted mobile launch platform.
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Adjusting the LOX feedline piping on the external tank.
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Decals on the SRB's.
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Ready for decals ...
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After applying the decals. I made some additional carved lines in the payload bay doors to distinguish the different panels.
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Ready for lift-off !
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2 29 June 2020, 10:53