<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BarryZ28 @ Feb 1 2007, 08:50 PM) [snapback]1409684[/snapback]</div>
Will the interior have lit up panels & lights?
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Nope. I'm not a fan of installing lights. a) too much work, B) too many disappointments when they don't function, and 3) too much hassle to fix them when they do.
I don't hold it against anyone for installing lights in models/props/etc. I've seen some really cool stuff with lights. I just don't go there. Personal preference.
But thanks for asking.
Now, I'll bet that Mark Bradley will do something like that. He's crazy. (in a good way).
-G
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SkyNET @ Feb 1 2007, 09:21 PM) [snapback]1409701[/snapback]</div>
Man, that thing looks BIG...
What are the measurments overall of it. I read that it was difficult for people to get a hold of, looks like you are doing it justice. Is there anyway you could have the top removeable? It would be cool to be able to look inside.
I don't know what you are planning to do, but a sudgestion, do something with that inside door, it looks kind of flat. I don't remember what the doors look like, maybe take a peek at the DVD. Otherwise, I can almost see Boomer sitting in there
Looking forward to the progress.
Dave
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Yeah, it's basically 2 feet long. It's massive. I think that it's draned close to studio scale if not dead-on. The construction was based off the scale of model parts used on the original, so it's gotta be close.
Bottom line: Its gonna look GREAT on my shelf...
All in all, quite a deal for a kit this size... if I'm unmistaken, its under $300. Go to the SMT website to check pricing.
Colin at SMT had a "complicated birth" on this baby. There are plenty of threads here and elsewhere detailing the saga. But suffice to say, he's tried very hard to fix the troubles from supply. He's only doing 5 kits at a time and posting them to his sales site as he has them. that way he doesn't get a huge backlog of kit orders. When he has them in-hand, he sells them. A good practice to adhere to.
I've been having a great time laying the love on this kit. Its been a super breeze to put together so far, except for the landing gear which is a bit tricky.
-G
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tordoc @ Feb 1 2007, 10:50 PM) [snapback]1409777[/snapback]</div>
You can see a rough idea of what I've done to mine here:
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o201/KLFMD/SMT%20Shuttle/
I like yours better.
Keep us posted.
Ken Florence
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HAHA HA... Mark Bradley posted a link to your photobucket elsewhere. I actually printed out copies of your landing gear shots for reference in building my own...
Well, great minds think alike. You did a cool job on your cockpit interior too. I don't see a thing wrong with it. You chose to put the seats in rows. That's kinda cool too. I like the paint job you did to the control panel and the center column you built (mine doesn't have the throttle sticks on it cuz I didn't have anything that would look good in my kitbash pile). Like I said, I didn't head for complete screen-accuracy... I just wanted to put some "flavor" in there for fun. Looks like you had the same impulse.
Mark has studied the shuttle inside and out and has enough information to write a technical article about scale of the miniature to the scale of the exterior set to the scale of the interior set... and they're all different. But I'll leave that for him to expound. I'm still not certain I understand it fully.
-G
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lynn TXP 0369 @ Feb 2 2007, 12:02 AM) [snapback]1409834[/snapback]</div>
I didn't think these got out???
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Nice job though.
Lynn
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Yes they eventually did. As I mentioned, Colin had one heckuva time getting even the limited number there are out and into modeler's hands. He's still making them... up to about 40 copies he said. Probably has someting to do with how long the molds will hold out.
The tortured story behind this one would fill it's own volume. Perhaps some day Colin will detail the entirety of the problems in an article. That might serve as an object lesson for those who have delusions of grandeur about making kits for a living... its NOT easy money. No way... no how.
-G
