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Here's a few more Beauty pix ... The Buran has an Antenna or Sensor in the Belly ... I'm glad I got this off the "Shelf of Doom" and it looks pretty good. Now to complete 2 others on ... The Shelf! ;^ D Thanx for following along Gents! Pete

Mr Forests ( ;- D ), when I used HotDog's decals for my 1/144 Shuttle, they were a dream to apply ... worry not ... it'll still be fun! Thanks Manfred! Although the PB doors Thermal tiles won't be seen, I wanna show the nice decals that were provided, and applied, for the doors After attaching the PB doors, a nice gap showed up ... I tried simply gluing it together with Tamiya Extra Thin glue and a couple clamps ... and it did the job nicely! Now I could attach the PE for

Onto some decalling ... now these decals are lovely. Thin and way too easy to screw up. I ruined my big wing decal 2 years ago and had to order a new sheet ... plus the elevon decals were mis-numbered on the guide. And even in the session this week, applying the decals was frustrating. I was just the least bit careless putting the decal down, and it surprised me by folding under itself and it did NOT want to unfold. I did that on 3 different decals. The Elevon decals, just below the kit, were mis-numbered and I thought they were mis-printed. But I realized this w

The PE stands proud of the surface and I had to try to recall what the issue was. I had glued in the clear windows and THEN attached the PE on top ... I can only assume that I should have used one or the other, not both. But in order to salvage this mistake, I shimmed the difference in levels with Styrene and will sand it down ... And after a lot of sanding and Priming and sanding, it'll look just fine under some paint. Onto the PB doors. This is the assembly i

Alright-y! That posted with no problem ... 'twas a nice treat! PE attached to the 2 Bulkheads and the Aft Engine section ... ... and some more PE ... antennae Attached the Wing and the Aft section ... The Nose section and RCS plate will need some TLC too. I stuffed some 0.005" styrene scrap into the small gaps Some patching on the Belly ... ... and sanded down ... PE for the Remote Manipulator

After seeing X-Plane Fan's Buran and Antonov, I remembered that I had almost built an ARK Model Buran. It was a couple of years ago and I got sidetracked by ... gee, any number of things. So, let me get re-acquaitned with this build and maybe even finish it off! Here's the box ... as I recall, the Gold sticker means the full set of decals are included. But it all may have changed in these past 2 years ... This is my 1/144 AIRFIX Shuttle and I want this Buran to be displayed in-flight to accompany this one. No

Well, we can't accept this setback ... Manfred, when I make my own decals, my inkjet printer prints on Glossy Decal film. It would smear if I touched it, I'm sure. So I spray Clear Spray Paint on it. 2 or 3 very light coats and the decal film and printer Ink is therefore waterproof. This may work for you too, on the styrene. I usually let my ink dry for at least 24 hours, you may need to let it dry a little longer. And then after the spray, let it all dry for another 24 hours. I sure hope this helps. As usual, I am enjoying your thought proces

Homer, may I make a suggestion re the Shuttle's belly. Before you add on all those lovely details, you'll be doing a lot of manhandling and sanding and filling and sanding and filling of the belly to get it to the same high level of quality the rest of your model's gonna be. It won't be just that nasty seam, there are a LOT of flaws, uneven surfaces, divots on that belly ... just a heads-up! And thanx Medicmodeler10 for bumping this thread. I just went through it and Holey Smokes, I'd forgotten all about the great things Homer's doing! Pete

GREAT! The pix are there ... but, from my own experience with this kit, you may need to add more reinforcement to that BIG seam, because the amount of sanding you'll be doing will break that seam, probably, a few times and the frustration levels may go off the chart! I had used a 3/4" wide length of 0.060" styrene and the seam still broke apart ... just a heads-up. My builds are all on this forum and my last one was the Monogram 1/72 Shutte with the HST. I tend to heavily modify my builds to make these o-o-o-old kits just a little more accurate. ;^ D

Um ... your images don't show up ... this is what I get ... I've built a couple of Shuttles, all makes, and am looking forward to following your thread and to see these lovely 3D parts! Pete

Oh dear ... I really didn't know! I always made the assumption that the Payload was installed into the Payload Bay in the Vehicle Assembly Building. So this aspect of your build Manfred, with the Transporter and the Canister are completely NEW to me! And rather than do my searching for this hardware, I'm learning from your magnificent, highly detailed and informative build. No leg pulling! ;- D Pete

I trust you had a wonderful Easter, Manfred! For the Canister, does it go into the Payload Bay curved side down, to fit the curved bottom of the Payload Bay? And once it has delivered its Payload, eg, Satellite, do the doors of the Canister ... oh never mind. I know you'll describe how it actually works in a post or two! But I am curious ... ! Thanx Manfred! ;^ D Pete

Gee, that was a quick reply CJ! And I have not given ANY thought to working in 3D. I DO envy the stills you guys post of your work and I used to work as a Technical Illustrator doing exploded views and cutaway views and, years ago, tried utilizing those hand-drawn skills to 3D and ... hated it! It required a completely different way of thinking. I much prefer doing it the old-fashioned way, Ellipse templates, Pen and Ink, Drafting boards and Mylar or Vellum. And even now, I teach Painting using traditional tools, like Watercolour, Brushes and Paper ... you youngsters can

It's wonderful to see you still plugging away at this CJ ... but re-doing the engine? That scratch built version was lovely ... I really hope to see this model finished whether all 3D printed or a combo of hand-built skill and 3D. December marks the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago ... if you need another deadline! And Have a Happy Easter Joe! It's gonna be cold with maybe a dusting of snow in these parts, but enjoy it anyway1 Pete

This page is wonderful in its display of very tiny solutions. The Extinguishers, the Ladders and the Wipers ... I'm looking forward to the Canister itself as well as those BIG Air Conditioning lines. Your creativity in making these jigs and producing lovely little items is most impressive, Manfred! Keep up those mental energy levels! Pete

I did a model of the LDEF's release into orbit and did some reading about it. It stayed in orbit for almost 6 years. White paint was blistered and discoloured. If you're doing V'ger the thrusters would have some exhaust stains and if the spacecraft has any Kapton foil, it may be brittle and torn, after all those various radiation sources. But IMO, from a distance Voyager probably looks pretty good. Unless it collided with something ... bent antenna? For you, this is gonna be a pretty good thought experiment. I hope you'll show us your

Hey CJ and Ret, in your conversations with our fellow modellers, did you hear of any schedule for upcoming shows? Guelph or London or Torcan? And I'm disappointed to see our Real Space category lumped into Misc. We really should be under Aerospace. This is really a pet peeve of mine. I do recall my Shuttle Cutaway being beat out by a Star Wars Y-wing ... oh well, water under the bridge! Pete

No ANGER, just EXCITEMENT! Thanx Crackerjazz! This venue is spectacular ... it's in a Museum of beautifully restored and Flying aircraft, including the only flying Lancaster in this hemisphere. Some of your pix CJ, I can't tell which are the models and which are the Real aircraft. I was disappointed to see that the Real Space category seems to have been combined with those fictional TV show models ... and not very many Real Space entries ... am I incorrect? But those aircraft models look terrific ... nicely weathered and your pix look wonderful!

I have an unused and started 1/72 External Tank and 2 SRB's if anyone wishes to give this a go. Not for FREE though ... I've had it since I did my Shuttle Cutaway over 10 years ago ... It sure would be fun to see this Artemis come together, both in reality and in scale! Pete

It's been quite some time since I've visited eBay for decals, but Warbird did have their product there. IMO they are a poor solution to Space Shuttle Tile decals. Each tile is much larger than they should be. The one's I've used from our HOTDOG look terrific ... and NO, he hasn't sponsored my reply! 😁 This is his 1/100 version for the Shuttle. The 1/72 version is just as detailed ... hopefully he'll see this thread and respond to you! 😁

Those are gonna be pretty hard to find ... I contacted Keith a few years ago and back then, they were "out of production". But, on this forum, we have a modeller who has some really nice decals for the Shuttle. I've used 'em and they're wonderful! They aren't photographic like Keith's were, but you can weather these. The tiles look great ... Warbird's stuff is clunky and outta scale, HOTDOG's are lovely. he has 1/100 and 1/72, maybe 1/144 IIRC. Here's a couple pix of mine ... 1/72 Shuttle with HST ... the build itself is on this forum, take a peek at it. Hop

i'm sitting here just ... shaking ... my ... head ... in disbelief ... The itsy - bitsy extinguisher is very, very well done! The end solution is satisfying ... but the journey you take us all on, with your photos, to show your thought processes, your re-thinking and your MOST creative solution is most gratifying for US, the viewer! Through these images, we can sense that you're still enjoying this build. You seem genuinely excited to have a problem ( replicating an insignificant part ) and then, solve it. With superb results! And that resulting solution enhances the e

I think the main thing that differentiates your models is all-l-l-l the details you add. So the mirrors, the Fire Extinguisher, the cabling, the details underneath ... are your trademark. You know you want to include it all! ;^ D I don't know how you keep your quality up to these high standards, but we're glad you are! Thanx Manfred! Pete

SpacecraftGuy, it's nice to see you here! And I'm glad you enjoy my threads and are getting some good info from 'em! That's why I post 'em ... And for you, start you own thread, to show US your build! It's great to share and to LEARN from others' suggestions and I find it a motivator too. When I don't feel like working on the model, the forum beckons with a gentle ... "Where ARE you-u-u-u?" Here's 2 other modellers that are better than me, take a look at their models ... man, they're good! Vincent Meens is a SUPERB builder and he's on this forum too ... if you ha

COWABUNGA!! Those DO look GREAT! The spheres on the prints, did you sand 'em smooth or is that how fine the resolution is now? Man oh Man, I'd be chuffed too! Nicely done! Pete