So who knows what Im talking about by the title.

Thats right, the space shuttle.

Ive finished construction on a 1/72 shuttle stack with a cutaway orbiter on board.

Some upgrades I did to the base shuttle kit was to add some decals that were missing. The ET and SRB's are from the monogram stack kit and are finished in a somewhat accurate paintjob. This thing is huge, and was fairly expensive to build. The orbiter itself is about $200, and the stacks aren't cheap to find on ebay.

Luckily, the guy I won the stack kit from was local. When I went to pick up the kit I found out he had the Black Magic 1/72 shuttle paint masks AND the black magic decals as well. He was more then happy to sell them to me for what they originally cost so I quickly made back some of what I had spent for the kit.

Its an impressive site. Have a look for yourself:

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/shuttle1.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/shuttle2.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/shuttle7.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/IMAG0089.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/IMAG0069.jpg

Many more photos can be found at this album (http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/?start=all)

So, is anyone inspired to make one? :)
Josh

Wow! :eek:

Incredible! Who makes the cutaway space shuttle or are those mods you did yourself?

The cutaway is made by ashomia but its in a brand called "4d vision". Its a very nice kit.

Josh

Impressive indeed.

The 1/72 version is about 20 inches in length for the orbiter or probably more like 19 inches, where did you get it & how much did you INVEST for it ? I would like one of those.
Bert

So who knows what Im talking about by the title.

Thats right, the space shuttle.

Ive finished construction on a 1/72 shuttle stack with a cutaway orbiter on board.

Some upgrades I did to the base shuttle kit was to add some decals that were missing. The ET and SRB's are from the monogram stack kit and are finished in a somewhat accurate paintjob. This thing is huge, and was fairly expensive to build. The orbiter itself is about $200, and the stacks aren't cheap to find on ebay.

Luckily, the guy I won the stack kit from was local. When I went to pick up the kit I found out he had the Black Magic 1/72 shuttle paint masks AND the black magic decals as well. He was more then happy to sell them to me for what they originally cost so I quickly made back some of what I had spent for the kit.

Its an impressive site. Have a look for yourself:

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/shuttle1.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/shuttle2.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/shuttle7.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/IMAG0089.jpg

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/IMAG0069.jpg

Many more photos can be found at this album (http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/shuttle%20stack/?start=all)

So, is anyone inspired to make one? :)
Josh
tell me, How easy were the painting masks to use on the orbiter ? ( not the tiles) How do you paint the shuttle when using the masks ? do the mask all the white parts so you can spray the black ? and can you use the masks without an airbrush, using only rattle cans ?

:thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Oh my Gosh!! That is one of the most awesome models I have seen in a while. You had me drooling at 1/72 scale STS, but cutaway too!!!!!!
I think I feel feint.

Wow, VERY cool model.

I'm personally beating down the worn out old Revell shuttle stack. The current issue of the Revell shuttle stack has a great decal set, but I note that the names Challenger and Columbia are missing.

I'm actually a bit offended by that. Those shuttles were part of history, they deserve to be remembered, especially for the sacrifice of each of their crew.

The current issue of the Revell shuttle stack has a great decal set, but I note that the names Challenger and Columbia are missing.

Whoa!! That's hard to believe. What is Revell thinking?

I AGREE Thats an insult to the memories of the crew & families, but thats the "corporate mentality " which disgusts me i can tell you that !

That is a very clever model kit; and you adding the boosters and ET are excellent! You did a great job! You've got some even greater pictures in your album. Thanks for sharing!

cool kit

excellent job

Thanks everyone, the whole project was fun and very rewarding. Its just so big when assembled.

Josh A

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

The astronaut in the lab access tunnel is pretty damn cool. It's the little details like that which make the entire model so cool.

That is a very clever model kit; and you adding the boosters and ET are excellent! You did a great job! You've got some even greater pictures in your album. Thanks for sharing!

agreed! good work.

Fantastik !!! I need one for my collection !!

Thanks

I've started building a new Shuttle Stack for a client and this time Ive tried to get the details more accurate. Here's some pictures of the SRB. Learning from my first build, Ive used thin pinstripe tape for the black o rings. I've also used thinner (1/16") red pinstripe. It looks much better then anything I could have done with masking tape and paint. No bleeding through, every line is consistent, and its a heck of a lot quicker to do. Its also much easier to correct the lines. I'll post some newer pics of the complete ET/SRB assembly.

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/models/srb1.jpg
http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/compucrap/models/srb2.jpg

Enjoy!

Josh

Wow, that looks awesome. A lot of detail, very nice!