Space Shuttle on mobile launch platformVoir: Diaporama Mosaïque Liste 1June 29, 2020Dry fitting revealed some messy casting ... 2June 29, 2020... and serious gaps. 3June 29, 2020Assembly of the external tank (ET). 4June 29, 2020Assembly of the hatches and payload for the cargo bay. 5June 29, 2020As I was going to glue the cargo bay doors shut I did not paint these parts. 6June 29, 2020Assembly of the main hull of the orbiter vehicle. 7June 29, 2020This opening has to become much bigger ! 8June 29, 2020Putting on the orbital maneuvering system (OMS). 9June 29, 2020Assembly of the two solid rocket boosters (SRB). 10June 29, 2020The main parts got their first layer of white primer. 11June 29, 2020Glueing the radiator pannels to the payload bay doors. 12June 29, 2020Brownish color for the ET. 13June 29, 2020Assembly of the side panels of the mobile launch platform. 14June 29, 2020I made notches in the outside of the caterpillar to make the individual links more visible. 15June 29, 2020Painting the 8 "wheels" of the crawler-transporter. 16June 29, 2020Full assembly of the painted mobile launch platform. 17June 29, 2020Adjusting the LOX feedline piping on the external tank. 18June 29, 2020Decals on the SRB's. 19June 29, 2020Ready for decals ... 20June 29, 2020After applying the decals. I made some additional carved lines in the payload bay doors to distinguish the different panels. 21June 29, 2020Ready for lift-off ! Commentaires 2 29 June 2020, 10:53TreehuggerSome more photos of the finished model would be nice. 🙂29 June 2020, 12:54Spanjaardnice model. i agree with Treehugger29 June 2020, 13:01NormB1964Coming up now !29 June 2020, 13:08Project infoSpace Shuttle Discovery & Booster Rockets21 images1:144Terminé Tous les albumsVoir tous les albums »