Man thats good news. A break does us all good. The G can burn ya brain real bad tryin to get the bugger accurate & we're both a little fussy when it comes to accuracy sometimes. Mikes got some parts coming for this & the G so don't think it'll be long before this is nearly wrapped up. I picked up he paints for the cockpit this afternoon. Unfortunately that area can'tbe shared due to cencorship. I have the Salzo SS Viper about to hit the bench aswell as scratching the CM... Yes I don't even know why I take on so many builds at a time.... I guess Im just trying to catch up now I have a handle on what needs to get done. Once Ive got the Battlestar Galactica builds all done I can concentrate on Star Wars!
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09-16-2010, 11:52 AM
WOW - I think the Shuttles here may be better than the originals, EXCELLENT WORK GUYS!
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09-16-2010, 04:56 PM
Thanks CK! Im just about to drop the Salzo SS Viper on the bench. Can't have enough Vipers! This baby is almost in service.
09-16-2010, 07:44 PM
Is #1 the right part on this bottom front map or is it different?
09-17-2010, 07:16 AM
Man its good to have you back buddy. Thanks. I thought it was that other piece on the Replica...
09-17-2010, 08:23 PM
I'm enjoying being back and,you are most welcome my friend!
09-17-2010, 08:31 PM
(09-15-2010, 08:28 PM)jasonwright.1972 Wrote: Mikes got some parts coming for this & the G so don't think it'll be long before this is nearly wrapped up. I picked up he paints for the cockpit this afternoon. Unfortunately that area can'tbe shared due to cencorship.That sucks! I would've never joined these modeling forums if it was always like this. What's the point of joining if you can't share what you know? At least you can show us when you're finished with this. I just wonder what Mike used for the interior since no one can see it? ~ Cobra Chris
09-18-2010, 05:29 AM
Its actually got nothing to do with Mike Chris. It comes down to reference. The interior reference wasn't shared. As far as Mike Salzo goes, there is no better kit maker & his customer service is exemplary. There are pictures of the interior Chris if you go back through the thread. Its the paint scheme.
09-20-2010, 10:34 AM
Well theres really not much to go on this build. Just waiting for the last parts from Mike & decided to get what I have on in the meantime except for the landing pads that will be done last.
I realised that Mikes measurements for the rod piece at the front under the chin is out as was taken off the replica & not the original. The original needs the 2 rods that connect to the F1 piece to be a tad longer. So yep had to snap em off & I'll cut some new ones. The rockets are back on with the correct parts asell as the 1 radiator until I get the replacement for the one I used on My battlestar Butt Plate  Had to fix a couple of the Nitto parts that the tubing snapped off the bottom ends. Mike told me to use some tube which I did & whalar! Their fixed alsmost good as new  One of those pieces actually snapped into four after I snapped it off & got it glue back quite nice.So small stuff now & getting ready to paint the cabin. Its raining here so not a good start to the holidays for the kids.... 
09-20-2010, 09:55 PM
Nice lil fix on the motocrosser parts there.Theres ways around everything when you put ya mind to it.Least most times.
Damn it's looking fine bud! I have to ask though,why are the two hull pieces seperate still,Is there a reason you haven't joined em up for good yet? Won't be long now and you'll be splashing paint on the outside of this thing. 
I have to make the base first as there is a 'main' power line that will run down through the armature to a switch. The model can be powered through the other 3 mount points though will probably never use them other than to show off everyonce & a while. Im also trying to devise a way to be able to swap the lights around from LED to Halogen. That way I can show it how it was & sometimes just leave it on with the LED's. She's pretty much assembled other tha the few parts coming from Mike in the next week. The interior is painted. Im trying to figure out a base? Go plain or build a flight deck style base for the Shuttle to sit on? Maybe some flashing lights? Open to all suggestions. Would really like something that displays it well?
09-30-2010, 06:12 PM
Recieved the last of my parts from Mike today. All bar 1. Im going to scratch the missing part as its a flat shape anyway. I can do it
So in the pictures with the bases I want opinions please. 1) Full length base  2) Short length base I will be covering the wood with styrene & adding detail to it like an extension of the model rather than just a plain wooden base. Thinking of plating it, adding some spare kit parts etc. Maybe make it look like a piece of the Galactica hull or the Landing Bay?
10-01-2010, 02:34 AM
I wish he was just as fast at answering his emails! Looking good, Jase. I hope this will be an easy build for you now. I'm sure you'll do an excellent job on this.
~ Cobra Chris
10-01-2010, 06:04 AM
Looks sweet, Jase. You got a slightly different mix of parts than I did but maybe you requested replacements for some of them?
On the base... I'd be inclinded to go with the larger base. You can add an acrylic cover easier that way. With kids and dogs i'd go that way for sure. Your detailed base sounds like the way to go as well. You definitley have the spare parts for it. I'd picture the surface looking like the backdrop for the turret miniature by DiSalvo that you posted recently. Great stuff. You're inspiring me to get back into mine now.
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Thanks. yeah Doug thats what gave me the idea actually. I was thinking of something like the wall behind with a few greeblies here & there. Not too many. Just enough for something eyecatching. I thought maybe painting the 'GAL 356' in big letters across the front & weather it all.
10-01-2010, 06:00 PM
Oh man,of course,ya got the last bit's for this one at the same time as those other Salzo castings.there seven more for you to play around with now.You ain't gonna be looking for things to do anyway,i'm pretty sure about that!
Thats coming together real well there,nice work bud!!
10-03-2010, 06:56 PM
Thanks mate. Unfortunately still 3 stupid parts short... Anyway its getting sorted. Have got nearly everything on. Just the radars that are assembled & the landing gear to other than 3 small parts. The side mount cover parts are also walled off. I am now working on the piping. First time for this sort of detailing for me.
10-03-2010, 07:13 PM
Jase,
did you get the little part that sticks into the side cover with your kit or in your recent delivery? I don't think I have that part.
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Which part? The square part thats on the Battlebuck pictures? I am still short a few parts & their f%$#@!g Nitto Moto Crosser....
Ok so started on the piping yesterday & found a small error in one of the parts. The part that sits in the centre of the domes is cut to short & is thus incorrect. I have ripped mine off & replaced with the 2 kit parts from the Hasegaw Morser Karl that make it up. I think I am not going to have my model mounted in the air as I have a very short piece Doug sent me that should allow mine to be maounted yet sitting on the base. Getting there bit by bit. Am going to sheet the base today & maybe start work on that.
10-04-2010, 03:32 PM
Doug,i think those little part's were present in my kit,but i would have ta check ta be sure.
Jase,this is looking fantastic man,and that piping looks great man.Nice job and good practice for another small build or two ya got laying on the benches. I'm sure Mike will get those last pieces across ASAP for ya so ya can finish this beastie off. Nearly there bud!
This is the part i was thinking about but now I'm thinking that I have this one but not the part that sticks onto the end of it like a flag. I need to check again to be sure.
On your base. I'm thinking a recreation of the landing bay floor as seen in the landing sequence would be a cool way to go. I think there was a model built for that and it would be cool to duplicate a portion of that model as your base. I have a screen cap of that that might show some detail. I need to upload it from home later. There might be photos of the model landing bay somewhere too that would have better detail. I think that would be an awesome base and in keeping with the studio scale theme.
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10-08-2010, 05:38 PM
Just finished doing the pipeing for the sides & head. Im happy with the results. Wasted a couple of pieces of Butate Wire in the process but it was my first time
 On the Port Side i have made the top pipe its own. On the replica it is attatched to the middle pipe. On looking at the black & white reference pic from the top I believe I see it as its own pipe. Why it is bent at the vertical angle only they know but that is how I see it. So that is how I made it. Theres only a few bits to go. So close to actually finishing this kit its stressing me out.
10-10-2010, 12:21 AM
You shouldn't be stressing,ya should be real happy that the building side is almost done.That building side looks pretty damn good also i will add and what a fantstic firt ss build this one is going to be for the memory.
Great job dude,you should be very damn happy!
10-10-2010, 01:51 PM
Yeah mate its been a long first year into studio modelling with its ups & down riund & rounds but I really am enjoying myself noiw i have the basics down. Thanks for all the help & support fellas.
10-10-2010, 04:09 PM
That's what we're here for, Jase! I've been living through you guys since I can't seem to pick up where I left off at. I was on fire for about a minute, then it all seem to come crashing down.
I think what quelled it for me was the acrylic I was cutting - it's hot and messy, plus getting it in your eye when forgetting your glasses doesn't help either! I wish I had a saw that I could use instead of a Dremel, that would help make straight cuts so I'm not sitting for hours sanding acrylic pieces straight by hand!  I'm glad that you got a chance to build a kit rather than starting completely from scratch for your first build. I hope this will inspire you to build more as long as you can afford to. I have kits that need special materials to complete, or an airbrush to finish them before I can proceed. This is a huge turn off, especially when you have no room to display them. This too, keeps me from wanting to go any further in modeling, as it seems that I can't get anywhere with it! I've lost my fire, and haven't built anything for a week now. Just keep going until you get to the end, and don't take a break unless you have to - I did and look what happened. Slow, and steady wins the race......slow, and steady. ~ Cobra Chris
Thanks fellas.
Doug I spent half of yesterday watching Battlestar & the studio model does not have those little square things on it that it does at Battlebuck.com on those side antennas. So I am not putting them on. I may also have been wrong about the portside piping not joining the centre pipe. That poor little model really copped a beating! All rights to Gary Cavano of http://www.battlebuck.com for the pictures I just used & his contributions to the modeling community.
10-11-2010, 10:24 AM
Small update. Just a bit of primer to show me where I need to clean up any glue, scrathes etc. She's really lookin like a GAL Shuttle now. Can't wait for the paint. Just 4 pieces to go on the fuselage & then its just the landing gear, which Im about to start on anyway.
10-11-2010, 12:02 PM
Fantastic! I should study this carefully since I'll be starting my own build fairly soon. Nice work.
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10-11-2010, 02:37 PM
Jase -
Here's the part I was referring to. The restored version on Battlebuck doesn't match the original black and white photos which shows an added part only on the port side. I could be wrong but I think Mike told me that this was an unknown part. Anyone know? -Doug
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10-12-2010, 06:16 AM
The closest thing I have found to this part is this bit of this part from the Hasagawa 88mm Flak 18.
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Jase !!
Quick fix alert. The part over the port side hatch should be removed. This part only occurs on the starboard side. Hopefully you can knock it off without damage. I just realised this myself tonight while I was trying to figure out which of these parts went where since there are 2 different styles to these that look nearly the same. I think I have that figured out but still really hard to tell for sure in the ref pics. Sorry, I couldn't help myself with the 3rd reference image. LOL
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10-13-2010, 05:02 PM
Mark Bradley thought that part was from the Lindberg Minesweeper, and it does look right. But, there's also a part in the Bandai 1/24 King Tiger that looks very similar. . .
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10-13-2010, 05:58 PM
King Tiger or Panther G if it's the part i was told it is.I just cant remember who told me now,but it's actually cut from a larger piece outa those kit's if it is infact the part.I haven't really looked into it myself yet but it could be correct.
The broken pedestal on the s/b side is an interesting one.Myself,i would think it was broken in some mishap and probably would have been there when the model was originally built.Just when was it broken,as the picture crop looks very early in the shuttles life,is the question.Not sure we get to see it on film or not?Most that i can think of showing that side is just the port side flipped.
10-13-2010, 08:58 PM
Yeah its hard to say. The model even in the black & white picturs we are using as our main reference really looks to be broken & missing some parts. Question is to go with symetry or go with what we find. the pictures just keep changing?
The part I indicated is absent on that side in every image I have of the studio model. Some details are not symmetrical.
I'm just pointing out what I discovered.....no peer pressure I also noticed in the top view black and white that some of the parts are not in the same place relative to each other on each side. Without a clear image of the port side it's hard to duplicate or verify that asymetry. I really wish that black and white photos of the other sides were available. I believe they are out there somewhere.
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10-14-2010, 06:21 AM
They'll be out there somewhere. If we see them ever is anyones guess other than that or those that have them...
10-16-2010, 08:15 PM
Working on the base while I wait for my last parts. Its going to resemble the Galactica Landing Bay Deck as much as possible. Around the sides will be plated & some details like on the models resembleing that exterior of the Galactica. Im thinking of air brushing GAL356 across the front panel like the Galactica is along the Landing Bays. Just trying to find some good shots or reference on the Landing Bay model that was built?
10-16-2010, 08:50 PM
(10-14-2010, 04:04 AM)dbhs Wrote: I also noticed in the top view black and white that some of the parts are not in the same place relative to each other on each side. Without a clear image of the port side it's hard to duplicate or verify that asymetry.Do you mean you need pictures of the starboard (right) side? Port is left. I've seen this model on a site somewhere, but I can't remember where I found it. It has pictures of every phase of the Galactica builds, but I can't remember the name right now. It wasn't byyourcommand.net - it was a sci-fi based site without a forum. It showed these from all sides without obstruction - I'll post it here if I can find it. ~ Cobra Chris (10-14-2010, 04:04 AM)dbhs Wrote: I also noticed in the top view black and white that some of the parts are not in the same place relative to each other on each side. Without a clear image of the port side it's hard to duplicate or verify that asymetry.Do you mean you need pictures of the starboard (right) side? Port is left. I've seen this model on a site somewhere, but I can't remember where I found it. It has pictures of every phase of the Galactica builds, but I can't remember the name right now. It wasn't byyourcommand.net - it was a sci-fi based site without a forum. It showed these from all sides without obstruction - I'll post it here if I can find it. ~ Cobra Chris (10-14-2010, 04:04 AM)dbhs Wrote: I also noticed in the top view black and white that some of the parts are not in the same place relative to each other on each side. Without a clear image of the port side it's hard to duplicate or verify that asymetry.Do you mean you need pictures of the starboard (right) side? Port is left. I've seen this model on a site somewhere, but I can't remember where I found it. It has pictures of every phase of the Galactica builds, but I can't remember the name right now. It wasn't byyourcommand.net - it was a sci-fi based site without a forum. It showed these from all sides without obstruction - I'll post it here if I can find it. ~ Cobra Chris (10-14-2010, 04:04 AM)dbhs Wrote: I also noticed in the top view black and white that some of the parts are not in the same place relative to each other on each side. Without a clear image of the port side it's hard to duplicate or verify that asymetry.Do you mean you need pictures of the starboard (right) side? Port is left. I've seen this model on a site somewhere, but I can't remember where I found it. It has pictures of every phase of the Galactica builds, but I can't remember the name right now, but it wasn't byyourcommand.net - it was a sci-fi based site without a forum. It showed these from all sides without obstruction - I'll post it here if I can find it. ~ Cobra Chris (10-14-2010, 04:04 AM)dbhs Wrote: I also noticed in the top view black and white that some of the parts are not in the same place relative to each other on each side. Without a clear image of the port side it's hard to duplicate or verify that asymetry. Do you mean you need pictures of the starboard (right) side? Port is left. I've seen this model on a site somewhere, but I can't remember where I found it. It has pictures of every phase of the Galactica builds, but I can't remember the name right now. It wasn't byyourcommand.net - it was a sci-fi based site without a forum. It showed these from all sides without obstruction - I'll post it here if I can find it. ~ Cobra Chris
10-25-2010, 05:11 PM
Is this 1 piece or 2 pieces joined together? Im sure I had a piece that looked like that but was one complete piece. I also have 2 pieces that together look to be right? This is the last piece other than the landing gear to go on
Chris,
Sorry I missed you post / response to my question last week. I'm seeing 6 copies of your message there, must be a computer glitch. There's a great starboard side view photo (black and white) that shows everything on the right side. What I would like to see is the same photo of the Port side. The asymetry that I was referring to is visible in the top view. I'll post a pic to show what I mean. (10-25-2010, 05:11 PM)jasonwright.1972 Wrote: Is this 1 piece or 2 pieces joined together? Im sure I had a piece that looked like that but was one complete piece. I also have 2 pieces that together look to be right? This is the last piece other than the landing gear to go on Jase. In my kit that part came as 2 separate but identical parts. They look like a single part just like in your image, there, when placed together. I'm editing this post to attach the photo with comments. Here's some of what I noticed. I think there was something else that I found before but I don't see it now. (Where's Waldo?) I know some of this is super-picky.......
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10-26-2010, 06:27 AM
I agree with all that. Thanks for clarifying those 2 parts that I thought was 1.
Was just sure I 'had' a piece that looked like it but was 1 piece... Anyway can move on now & give poor Mr Salzo a break. I got the last parts yesterday with my Gort-Niesen-Salzo SS Speeder kit (just had to rub that in).
10-26-2010, 07:57 AM
(10-25-2010, 05:27 PM)dbhs Wrote: Chris,It was. For some reason it wouldn't go to that page, or show my posts, or anyone elses' for that matter. I come back, and this is what it posted for my response. I never edited that post either, I don't have any explanation for why it did this, but it's happened one other time before. I deleted it for the same reason you see here. I let Jason know about, so he could fix it. I see that you guys are banging this out. In the meantime, I'll be working on my own projects since Modelnutz will be helping me out. I hope this shuttle will be finished by the time I can return to the forum. You guys are doing a great job figuring everything you need. ~ Cobra Chris
10-26-2010, 10:38 AM
Thanks Mark. It is an awsome kit. I will do a kit review in the kit review section. It will be my last purchase for a while. Have to start packing up to move soon...
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