best kit 1/144 of space shuttle ?

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Dear All

i am building the 1/144 space shuttle kit of Revell

but the fitting of parts is very poor , leaving big gaps to be filled.

Do you know if the AIRFIX kit 1/144 of shuttle is better than the Revell kit ?

Thank you

Michele

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Check out www.spaceinminiature.com book #3.

It has detailed comparisons of all available shuttle kits ,except maybe the newest ones by Dragon models, and combining elements from different kits to get the most accurate model possible.

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Hi Michele,

I’ve written a message but I think I’ve lost it, therefore again my answer to your question:

You are right, the Revell kit is very inaccurate and parts have rather large tolerances. The Airfix shuttle stack is substantially better and also better detailed. Do you know the Airfix kit? if not, then look at you this kit conception from a German friend, those is however unfortunately only in German.

Airfix Space Shuttle & ET & Booster 1/144

http://www.raumfahrer.net/forum/smf/index.php?topic=10818.0

And this is my major real space model project (1:144), I began posting in ARC Forums, which I’ve started with the Crawler Transporter

Space Shuttle Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6

http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=246711

Regards from Germany

Manfred