nnkk Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 You`re nuts, simply nuts 😉 In a good way of course. Light is so magical in models, its an outstanding work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nnkk Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 If i may ask: what did you use for those isolation blankets and fasteners? Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Very impressive work here, congrats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 My, My, My ... Rostko, this is way-y-y beyond "eye-candy" all the way to Visual Orgasm! I've built a couple heavily detailed 1/72 Shuttles with open Payload Bay doors and thought I had detailed it pretty well ... well you've made my eyes water! ... with incredulity! Â Homer, your cockpit has been improved to the Nth Degree and Rostko has made your design really shine! Â Rostko, did you tell us which mission you're representing? Well Done ... Really, really well done! Â Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rostko Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 5 hours ago, nnkk said: If i may ask: what did you use for those isolation blankets and fasteners? Â Â I purchased a 0.2mm hand held hole punch on the internet and punched a .005 inch styrene sheet from evergreen. The blanket is made from a throw away party table cloth made of vinyl from the dollar store. I cut little pieces and wrinkled them into a ball, then opened them up and wrapped many 0.10 styrene panels. Then I black riveted on top of of every punched styene disk. Superglued it all. Then white primer, and finally Mr color white paint. Did a mild grey wash to each panel, then matt clear coat the entire thing! Lots of work, but it is an amazing replication of the real thing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rostko Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 19 minutes ago, K2Pete said: My, My, My ... Rostko, this is way-y-y beyond "eye-candy" all the way to Visual Orgasm! I've built a couple heavily detailed 1/72 Shuttles with open Payload Bay doors and thought I had detailed it pretty well ... well you've made my eyes water! ... with incredulity! Â Homer, your cockpit has been improved to the Nth Degree and Rostko has made your design really shine! Â Rostko, did you tell us which mission you're representing? Well Done ... Really, really well done! Â Pete Thanx Pete! I do alittle every night, and somehow it comes together! Thanx for the compliments! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rostko Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 4 hours ago, K2Pete said: My, My, My ... Rostko, this is way-y-y beyond "eye-candy" all the way to Visual Orgasm! I've built a couple heavily detailed 1/72 Shuttles with open Payload Bay doors and thought I had detailed it pretty well ... well you've made my eyes water! ... with incredulity! Â Homer, your cockpit has been improved to the Nth Degree and Rostko has made your design really shine! Â Rostko, did you tell us which mission you're representing? Well Done ... Really, really well done! Â Pete Thanx for your inspirational comments Pete, certainly keeps me motivated.. At first I was choosing to pick the sts-108 Endeavor mission , which I persononally attended. But I found the payload bay components limited, so I picked and chose the most intesting components from various missions that I found complex and interesting. I wanted to showcase a display of various pieces. But its still going to be Endeavor at the end of it all. Once again, I appreciate your words of encouragement, it makes me want to dive into even harder, even though wife would protest, lol. Take care Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rostko Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 11:50 AM, habu2 said: Very impressive work here, congrats! Talk about microscopic! Even with cheaters, this is so small that glueing then down is a challenge, the pices seems to move slightly while drying, even with supergue! One image is no backlight, the other is with leds behind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted September 10, 2023 Author Share Posted September 10, 2023 What amazing work, Rostko.  Did you create your own photo-etch frames for the displays?  If you get a chance, would you please post and describe the steps you used to superdetail the astronaut figures?   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rostko Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 At 1/72 scale, it is impossible to add real switches and dials (ANYZ), had to resort to a more simplistic method of filling in the gaps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 That looks fantastic, Rostko, great job with the lighting! Â I'm impressed as well with your discipline in creating and placing decals on all of the tiles. Â How did you print opaque gray lettering decals for the black tiles? Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rostko Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I used the Warbirds tile decals. For 1/32 space shuttle. I toned down the white lettering using black smoke through an airbrush. Spray until you're satisfied. Then I used heavily thinned white over the black lettering. I found that the contrast was too great just leavibg it as is. Hope this helps! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rostko Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 Hi. Now that Shapeways is done, are you offering your 3d parts on another site or platform? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted July 10, 2024 Author Share Posted July 10, 2024 Thanks Rostko for bringing to my attention that Shapeways is now in bankruptcy proceedings.  I'll look into offering the models on an alternative platform, but I'll need a little time to do so. If other modelers are also looking to purchase these parts please post here to let me know which parts you would like to acquire so I can prioritize my efforts accordingly.  Thank you to the community for your support. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 29, 2024 Share Posted August 29, 2024 11 hours ago, Aori said: blah blah blah  chatbot spammer reported Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Bishop Posted August 30, 2024 Share Posted August 30, 2024 Can any body tell me how to get in touch with Homer?? I want to get some parts for my shuttle from him and decals for the cockpit. Since shape ways went out of business it really have thrown things in a pickle. thank you and hope he is doing good. Gary B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted August 30, 2024 Author Share Posted August 30, 2024 Hello Gary. Â I just sent you a message directly to try to figure out how best to help you get the parts you need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
topher82 Posted September 10, 2024 Share Posted September 10, 2024 Hi Homer, I would also be interested in getting some of these parts if there's another way. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Bishop Posted September 11, 2024 Share Posted September 11, 2024 Hello Homer. Seems like I have been missing for awhile maybe 3 or 4 years. I went back and can't believe that it has been that long. Great job and I am looking forward to getting the new parts and keeping up with you log. Lost my shuttle to a house fire and enjoying building a new one. I will try to make sure I keep a eye on your build. Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted September 12, 2024 Author Share Posted September 12, 2024 Hi Gary, I’m so sorry about the fire, and hope that you and your family were not injured.  I hope to resume work on the shuttle build in the coming 12 months or so and will keep you posted.  Thank you for your interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Bishop Posted September 12, 2024 Share Posted September 12, 2024 Thanks Homer. At the moment am working on the monogram shuttle along with the SRB's and ET. I also have the Revell shuttle and when I get to a stopping point on the monogram I just start working on the Revell. At least that's my plan any way. Looking forward to seeing you get back to work on your shuttle stack and thank you for your kind word's. Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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