This is a project
that took about a year to complete. I researched this subject as much as
possible on-line. I drew the layout on a poster board - placed the models in
relative position and made my notes. Ultimately, this was nothing more than an
"educated as possible" guestimate. I wanted the pad to look
functional, dirty and in-operation. The pad consists of 1/4" Luan flooring
cut and shaped into the various panels and angles - then scored with a nail. The
pad was prepared with a gesso-spray to accept the acrylic paint. All the
painting is done by hand / brush on the pad. I used various styrene pieces to
scratch-build the details that occupy the pad. N scale vehicles were added to
give a human feel of being in operation.
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The orbiter is the
basic Revell kit with full stack. I realize that the mobile launch platform is
inaccurate, but I left it alone so as not to have this piece any larger than I
had to have it! The shuttle is decorated with Real Space Models decals. The
rotating and fixed service structures are also a Revell kit - with scratch-built
piping and hoses (such as the LOX vent).
This is a subject I've wanted to undertake for sometime and enjoyed seeing the
transformation from raw wood to launch pad.
Frank
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