Kit Bash Shuttlecraft part 4

Some modifications have been done which I think will go a long way to camouflage the obvious "helicopter" canopy and some extra detail has been added to the sides.
I also removed most of the rivets.

Next up is some more detail to be added to the engine casings.


part 1, part 2, part 3, part5
More soon....

Kit Bash Shuttlecraft part 3

First coat of grey primer is on.

What the primer tells me is that along with the usual bit of filling and sanding, I probably need to do some paneling to the sides and most importantly I need to disguise the very obvious helicopter cockpit front.
What I am thinking of as a solution to that problem area is to cut the curved canopy off at an angle and replacing it with some flat angled pieces of styrene , helping to blend with the slab sided shuttle cockpit better.


part 1, part 2, part 4, part5

More soon...

Kit Bash Shuttlecraft part 2

A great deal of detailing has now been applied,  the cockpit window frames have been added and the windows masked up.

Angled extensions have been added to the engine wing mount leading edges.

Below you can see the mounting point access hole.
The entire rear door can also be removed for access.
A threaded chunk of grey PVC has been super glued into the rear of the hull for a rear mounting point. A DC power connector needs to be fitted and then the back end finished off.

The next step is to apply some grey primer to see where any further detailing (if any) may be required.


part 1, part 3, part 4, part5
More soon...