jetplane Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Just begin my new Shuttle Project, test fitting the Shuttle kit, very nice and perfect. She will be depict as Landing STS-131 Wheel-Stop... Another view, the fit is superb. Main wings and fuselage are accurate enough. More works and progress in due.... Edited June 19, 2020 by jetplane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 George, It's great to see you have a new Shuttle project in the works! I'm sure this will be another of your outstanding Shuttle builds. Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hotdog Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Good to see another Tamiya shuttle build on here. I see you already have your star tracker holes marked. I'll be watching! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spaceman Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 What scale is your Shuttle kit? :unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) Manfred, This is the 1/100 scale Tamiya kit that George is building. I hope George doesn't mind me answering your question. :lol: Mike. Edited December 25, 2012 by crowe-t Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) Hi Guys, Its been awhile since i last post..now i'm resuming this build and will add the pictures as I progress more. Building the cockpit now.. I'll try finish her up soonest as I possibly can.....my Space Shuttle buddy here Mike is chasing me... :bandhead2:/> Cheers, Jetplane Edited April 6, 2015 by jetplane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) Well..here's bit...align the windows of the cockpit and drilling out the Star Tracking ports. more to come soon...... :rolleyes:/> :rolleyes:/> Jetplane Edited April 6, 2015 by jetplane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 George, I'm glad you're back building this one again. Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 So this is the 1/100th eh? ... This'll be good to watch one of your lovely replicas come together! Those windows George ... are they a decal over the kit's 'glass' ... or are they your own decal? Or are they something else? They already look pretty good! Thanx Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Thanks Guys, Pete, your Tamiya Endeavour Shuttle gave inspiration to build a Space Shuttle in 1/100 scale. I guess in this scale the Shuttle is mid-way between 1/72 & 1/144. Those are photocopies windows of Kit decals I used to align up the cockpit windows and see how well they match up. Once I aligned them correctly, I'll work out the windows outline edges. I'm working on cockpit interior now and painting them before closing the fuselage halves...pictures to follow once done. Well..this is actually my first Tamiya Shuttle kit I am building! Cheers, George Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 A Little progress made here.... painting and detail the cockpit. I realized that not much can be seen after the cockpit is installed into the Shuttle.. <_< So it was kept simple and I painted it accordingly to the Assembly Instructions. Well ....more updates later Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spaceman Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hello George, the cockpit with the two guys comes along nicely so far and looks amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) The cockpit installed and fuselage are assembled..the fit is perfect! Its now time to smooth the seams and detail the windows..more pictures later.... :rolleyes:/>/> basis frame for cockpit windows added..it will be covered by decals. Back to the work bench...! :crying2:/>/> Edited April 14, 2016 by jetplane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 After a long break...this Shuttle get additional works.. The fuselage and cockpit seams are finished and sanded smooth. most of the major work are done in preparing the model for base spray. Next to work will be the tail section & SSME bulkhead. Work continues... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Nice work George! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Oh Yeah! This is looking really good. Keep up the great work. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 A little more work on the cockpit...it needs to be 'adjusted' and conforms to the cockpit decal...hmm :wacko: the clear windows sits a bit high when compare to the real Shuttle cockpit. Once the cockpit windows are aligned correctly with the decal..I'll move on to the other section that needs upgrade or correction like the tail drag compartment & main wing tips. Well.. that's the hard or fun part I hope to get it done before model is ready for paint! work continues... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) George, The cockpit decal looks much better than the one that comes in the kit. Mike. Edited April 17, 2016 by crowe-t Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Installed the Bay load doors....they are very nice and actually works great.. ! Pity the bayload doors have to be glue in closed position :o ....this depict the Shuttle in landing. They are really very nice and detailed. The doors fit perfectly...as typical Tamiya quality kit. More to come as progress still on going...stay tuned! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) Made a bit progress here. Glue the bayload doors shut, their fit is quite perfect. :rolleyes:/> The wings does fit pretty well.I guess no much filler require or little is needed. I still need to modify and correct the wing tips and elevons. until then.... :D/> Edited April 23, 2016 by jetplane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Beautiful work, Jetplane! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Hoffmann Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Coming along nicely, keep up the work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Ok..here's the recent works on the wing tips and Tail chute.. The gap between the elevons needs to be widen a bit too...hmmm :unsure: A little more finishing & refining the tail drag chute before the model goes to primer. More to process....until then.! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crowe-t Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 George, You are certainly making good progress on this now. The cockpit windows look much better and more accurate than the kit supplied decal. I can't wait to see you start painting this. Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetplane Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Finally got most modifications done on the Shuttle. I gave the part a few coats of primer to check things out. The Cockpit windows are adjusted and it took me quite a while to align them properly with photos as references. Main Landing Gears and Nose Gear painted and assemble. Its funny the way the parts are put together..you have to assemble the whole landing gears and attached onto the wings before joining to the fuselage. except for nose gear assembly which can be install later. The main landing gear are nicely detailed, but it had to be assemble into the wheel gear bay first. The main wings are attached after the landing gears are finished. The Tail rudder is moveable...it allows several positions on the Shuttle during landing...acting as a air-brake when split in half. Its time to fill and fix the wing joints getting it for painting...so it continues.. Discovery has more weathering patterns, so its a bit more challenging to duplicate, hopefully it can be pull off.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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