Revell Space Shuttle 1:144 Build

[Sweet-Chuck]

Needed something to do over the winter, so I decided to try a model. There are three white sprues, 1 clear sprue, a variety of shuttle decals, and instruction book. The book appears to be clear and notated well. I Noticed decent amount of flash right away on many pieces. I cut the first few pieces out to see how the fit was, and I think it's going to give me some challenges. Did some sanding and filing which helped a bit. I think I'll spray prime the entire sprues to make it easier, then figure out the best time to paint pieces or sub assemblies. We'll see how this goes....

 

[urumomo]

Welcome Aboard !

 

[BarleyBop]

Nice! and welcome!
I've only been active here since mid-December, but I can tell you the water's nice!

Hope you'll pay particular attention to that Canadarm!

 

[Pantherman]

Needed something to do over the winter, so I decided to try a model. There are three white sprues, 1 clear sprue, a variety of shuttle decals, and instruction book. The book appears to be clear and notated well. I Noticed decent amount of flash right away on many pieces. I cut the first few pieces out to see how the fit was, and I think it's going to give me some challenges. Did some sanding and filing which helped a bit. I think I'll spray prime the entire sprues to make it easier, then figure out the best time to paint pieces or sub assemblies. We'll see how this goes....

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Hi and welcome to the forum. Pantherman

 

[Sweet-Chuck]

Well, there are 4 white sprues, not 3, lol. Didn't really know if it would be better to paint before assembly, or afterwards. Going to do a bit of both so if I build another I'll lnow better. The two parts that make the fuselage took a fair amount of filing to line up decently. Using general purpose craft paint because it's here and I didnt want to invest a bunch of $ in model paint for this one kit. I'll reevaluate that stance in the future if need be. It isn't ideal and doesnt lay down like I want, bit it will do enough to bring this girl to life.

 

[BarleyBop]

"To infinity, and beyond!"