Airfix Space Shuttle
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This is a nice sized model. Be prepared to spray a lot of paint, this is not a model to paint by hand !
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You have the option to have the bay doors open or closed on this model. I have spru-gooed some floral wire to the doors to try and make some hinged doors to try and keep the interior optionally visible.
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Primed and ready to go.
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Based white
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Shuttle based
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Orange base on Fuel tank
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Mid Shade ready for final coat
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Shuttle completed with a few extra decals on the shuttle compared to the original ship. Bay doors now have a wire latch to stop them from staying open.
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Paper parts that go to making the mobile platform.
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Start on making the mobile platform to base the model on.
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Comments
22 29 May, 17:55
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Liking the subtle shading of the painting. How is the underside of the shuttle? How did you address the tiles? The orange tank looks very convincing 🙂
13 August, 08:29
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Thanks Bruce. I pre-shaded on the panel lines with with my airbrush before giving a second coat on top with White for the shuttle and Orange for the main tank. Cained the orange Vallejo even after thining it down 😅
13 August, 20:01