I finished this last fall. Used the ancient Revell kit, which is helped quite a bit by aftermarket products…
http://hsfeatures.com/columbiadh_1.htm
I’ve toned down the forward RCS ports since the photos were taken so they don’t look so “rusty.”
WOW thats a great looking model. awesome work Dhanners.
Greg
Very nice. I saw the Enterpeise when I was stationed at Pete Feild in Colorado Springs, yours is just as cool.
Hi ya dhanners …
Very … very … nice … you should be proud … [bow] … and thanks for sharing !!! [:D]
Outstanding build and a nice tribute!
That is a Great job…Dhanners
The shuttle looks real…the weathering and brick detail puts it “over the top!”
Regards, Dan
Wow! Superb. Could you explain how you did the black insulation tiles? I’m not sure I understand what you wrote in that article…!?
Looks really great, dhanners. What does the base represent?
WOW!!! absolutely beautiful [bow] It even beats the ones on display at the Kennedy Space Center if I may say so. I hope to see that build up and how to in a future FSM issue!? [:D]
Thanks for the kind words. The HRSI tiles are from the Cutting Edge decal sheet, but I darkened them and tweaked them a bit; Columbia had extra HRSI sections on the tip of the tail after the SILTS pod was installed, and there are some black LRSI tiles on the wing glove. The Cutting Edge decals are great, but they need to be darkened somewhat, especially in 1/144th scale, in my opinion.
The base? Funny you should ask. The white thing with strange holes in it is just a spare piece of wood I use to cut things on and I use it as a backing when I drill holes in other things. That’s why it looks ratty. The model’s “permanent” base is a small picture frame with a mirror installed. A piece of brass tubing is attached to the frame, and it fits into a small hole in the belly of the Orbiter. That way, the viewer can see Columbia’s underside. So far, my meager abilities with a digital camera have prevented me from getting a truly decent photo of the belly.
Cool kit and great build. I really like what you’ve done. Keep up the good work.
Gip Winecoff
I’ve built that same kit years ago but the way you built it makes it look like something that came from Hasegawa or Tamiya’s stable not from Revell’s and it looks like you could board her, great job again, when I worked for Martin Marietta (before Lockheed merged) I was at the Cape working on Magellian and helped install it into the cargo bay and that really looks like it’s one of NASA’s inventory it even brought back memories of being so close to the bird, love to see her stacked out, or you should stack one out with all the flares used on this one
great job again and keep up the fantastic work
Impressive build. Great work all in all.
Great job! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Darn it I could not see it. The website gateway is down. I will check it out later.
mark956
a fitting tribute to a wonderful machine!! great work, dhanners!!!
The link works for me now. Great looking space shuttle dhanners!!!
mark956
How did you darken the decal set?
I’ve got the same set that I want to use on my 1/72 stack (when I eventually get around to it!) but the tiles are too light for my tastes as is.
she’s really a beauty dhanners. What else have you done??
Ah, never mind. I must not have read your write up worth a darn the first time!