Airfix 1:144 space shuttle

Modeling Subjects Space
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Hi guys, ive started on my airfix 1:144 space shuttle and rocket. What kind of white should i use for the body, Satin, gloss or matt??

instructions are for humbrol range, i only have revell. I tried the cross ref chart but couldnt find no33…

anyways, cheers

happy new year

AKA sasarchiver

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Since most of the white areas are thermal blankets they are flat white. I use a couple of shades of white just to give visual interest.

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hi ipms33206 , thanks for the reply…

I hear ya about the diff shades of white, though im not that far advanced yet in exact painting of models lol though i am getting there. Ill go for the flat white and flat black for the thermal tiles underneath and certain edges that catch airflow…

can u verify that the shuttle discovery took hubble into orbit??

thanku for the advice…

AKA sasarchiver

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The shuttle tiles are actually coated with a semi-gloss ceramic, so the black tiles are somewhat shiney when new. However, depending on how you choose to model it, after re-entry they tend to matte up a bit and you’ll also see some fairly pronounced scorching from the tile pattern. A complete pain in the tail to airbrush each one individually, but on a large enough scale, the effect could be pretty amazing!

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hi uilleann, thanks for the reply. I know what ya mean about the thermal tiles etc, but unfortunatly this model lacks the tile detail, its just flat, you dont see tiles which is a bit of a shame. So im not going to put too much paint detail on as it would be a waste of time.

thnx again
sasarchiver

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Here is a site in Europe which has aftermarket parts and painting masks for the 144th shuttle. If you’re up to it, I mean.

http://mek.kosmo.cz/newware/#Decals

Mike

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Mmm, interesting. Cant see the dam pic though lol but i get the idea…might look into that, thanku.

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This kit is now finished, ill will get pics posted as soon as i can. What i did notice about this airfix model was some of the parts didnt fit properly and lack of detail, was a bit of nightmare, this is the 2nd airfix kit ive done with the same problem. Also the decals, when u took them off the backing paper they automatically rolled up, Grrrr. So some decals are missing :frowning: but looks very nice though…

thanks to all who helped, once again.

regards gordon

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yes, pics PICS PICS!

We get too little activity in “Real Space” here, and I love the stuff!

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Now that Discovery is up in the air, post the pics!!!