Ricardo Salamé Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 (edited) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) a nice little project, Aoshima 1/72. Not too much sanding but a lot of wrapping tinfoil. The orange-gold foil that I picked was to tick, very difficult to handle with a 72 vehicle of this size. The cargo Edited November 5, 2023 by Ricardo Salamé Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Salamé Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) Details of the Canada Arm 2. The shape is not correct and it tp fragil. But this is a simple project The Canada Arm2 is not accurate. I just added a few details but did not correct the wrong shapes. Edited November 17, 2023 by Ricardo Salamé Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Salamé Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) Project done. It looks decent but it will never be a contest model. I had a few issues using the mylar. I think that is expired. When I was handling the colour it wore off. I don't know if any of you had those issues. Next projects A CSM and LM and Orbiter, the Enterprise with the ALT paint scheme in 1/144. I just wish that I have Pete speed. See you in cyberspace. Ricardo Edited November 16, 2023 by Ricardo Salamé Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike J. Idacavage Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Your Aoshima ATV looks great! After seeing your build and final photos of the completed model, I think I should pull my Aoshima kit out of my stash and get started on it. Well done, Ricardo! Have fun modeling! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Salamé Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 Mike: I am glad that you like it. It’s a nice little build, I do the main in 3 weeks. Almost no putty and sanding. Watch out with the thrusters they are too fragile. I have a few pictures of reference if you need them. Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpacecraftGuy Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) I don't know about "contest-worthy", but it sure looks great to me. I'd believe the in-flight photos were of the real thing. Now you've caused a great mystery over here. I started on the Aoshima kit years ago, but it turned out that the kit was actually something like 1/100 scale. So I scratchbuilt a 1/72 version, even posted my in-progress photos somewhere, and now I can find no trace of either model, nor of any posts I might have made anywhere. None of my storage boxes have it listed on the contents. The only evidence that I ever worked on these at all are a couple of leftover Photoshop files, and I don't even know if I just enlarged the kit decals or actually created my own from images of the flight article. Someday, some executor is going to have an adventure. Sigh... Edited December 8, 2023 by SpacecraftGuy Lord, my keyboard skills... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Salamé Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Well, you know the road and the difficulty for the real modeller, the Real Space Modelers. I always told to my club friend, to build Real Space, with no accuracy on the kits, not too much after-market a few references and you will be a complete modeller Jaja Jaja. Whoo!!! Your decals are fantastic! Great job man, you put more effort than me. Thanks for sharing someone could benefit from them! When I did my research online, I only was able to find two models, both stray from the box. The Aoshima kit had potential, but I guess that is not popular. I hope that you find pictures of the model. Regards Ricardo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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