Manfred,Did you finish the MLP and I didn't notice or are you just taking a well-deserved break from that labor of love to move onto something seemingly a little easier?Mike
Hello everybody,after finally defeating the wretched wax residue of my FUD-IT, now I have to find a solution for the mysterious wavelike SOFI texture on the STS-6 ET-8 surface,
I am very happy if I can inspire you and help you a bit with my work.In which scale do you both want to build?
Hi Starbase101, I'm Manfred, what's your name in real life? Thanks for your overwhelming compliments, you seem to be really on fire, that's Your planing for full 1:144 scale diorama with LED lighting sounds like a well known melody in my ears ... What Revell kit do you want to use, the Revell Stack or the big old Launch Tower kit? Just start your own thread and let's continue discussing there, about all what you want to know, okay?
Hi Manfred, very nice to meet you. My name is Mike and I really am blown away by what you've done with the MLP. It's as if you stole all the ideas out of my head when I wasn't looking.
I have the original big-box Space Shuttle With Launch Tower kit from Revell from 1986 and the 2014 Limited Edition re-issue, several other Revell orbiters and stacks, a few Minicraft stacks, an Airfix stack, a Dragon orbiter.....yes, you can see I'm a fan of the shuttle era, have been since 1978.....and all the LVM Studios detail sets (which will need modifying or remaking for 1:144 scale), all the New Ware detail sets (for both Revell and Airfix), Warbird Decals, Lake County Space Port decals, Real Space resin parts and decals, Cutting Edge decals, all the shuttle-related EDU*Craft Diversions models, and many hundreds of dollars worth of Shapeways parts (including Michael's MLP parts). I am including 1:144 scale figures and vehicles in the build to help it look "alive". (I'm currently collaborating with a designer on Shapeways for modeling the NASA-modified Airstream Excella with interior in 1:144 scale, to be followed by a Lenco BearCat security vehicle...both to be parked beside the crawler.) Various other police and civilian vehicles, service trucks, etc are also bought for populating the scene, and I'm tentatively considering a motorized RSS (I have some ideas about how that can work).
I do plan on starting my own thread here as well as a video log of the build on my YouTube channel when I am ready to kickoff this project. At the moment I'm committed to finishing a few other already-started projects first, so I'm only in "acquisition mode" collecting up all the various things I know I'll (maybe) need for the build. Your threads have been wonderful in helping with this and because of you I've been able to locate acceptable photoetched railing, mesh walkways, lamp shades, and other parts. I will probably have questions for you regarding where you found some of the pieces you used for various details (so I hope you kept notes in the event of a quiz later on! haha).Ever since seeing the very first shuttle launch and buying the 39A model kit I've been wanting to build it up "proper" like you're doing, and finding your threads while doing research for my project has motivated me to stop dreaming about it and start doing it. You're doing such a fantastic job on your build that I didn't want to wait until starting mine before registering here to compliment your craftsmanship. Very nicely done!