Egg Space Shuttle

[Skullfish]

had this one kicking about for a while so thought id jump in.



snacking while building.


they do pack things nice


one page instructions


sprue shots


all the parts ready


mock-up ready for paint


more soon, same bat channel.

Jase

[AdamLuscombe]

That looks like an awesome looking kit, i can't wait to see how it turns out

[peppie]

Nice kit, looking forward to the paint

[Skullfish]

UPDATE

OK we left off here, ready for paint.


Badger White Primer done and masking off ready for the Badger Black.


used the curvey tamiya tape on the curvey bits, nice stuff but remember to detack it first folks.


Although there is a decal for the tail fin i just traced them with my scalpel to make custom masks. Same with the wing flaps.





Black done, masking for the Badger Grey and Vallejo metallic exhaust




Grey laid down ready for unwrapping




used my circle template for the nose. you can see the exhausts better here


The big unwrap, slowly does it, 3 layers of tape in some places.






Poor space man attacked by face eating space gloop!


to the finish next time hopefully.
Jase

[privatepete]

Hi that's a lot of masking tap work, beginning to take shape, good luck with the rest of the build

[Lysus]

UPDATE

Poor space man attacked by face eating space gloop!


to the finish next time hopefully.
Jase

Ready for whatever may come of it...

[pir8hntr]

It could be the original BLOB that starred Steve McQueen as that came from outer space, or if it came from the inside of the egg, you could say the "yolk" was on him. Either way, it is a great looking build.
pir8hntr

[Twokidsnosleep]

Yep, shuttle is shaping up nicely
Some good paintwork there

[Skullfish]

FINAL UPDATE[/]

internet was down for a week, ive received therapy and am now less jittery

decals were a bit dodgy. i initially wanted Discovery but it just fell to pieces while trying to lay it down. no tortured pun for me....."ive made an eggciting discovery!!". So Atlantis behaved itself and didnt fight me.
last was mr hobby stainless steel to the spacewalkers visor, an ultimate dark dirt wash, and of course the union jack on the wee guys backpack in honour of Tim Peake being up in the ISS at the moment.

these are the shots taken on my phone. I posted some on the fb page a week or so ago.







i left the Shuttle clean and slightly shiney because its an egg afterall. fun little build, no fuss.

Jase

[privatepete]

Hi Jase very clean build, turned out really well ,well done