08-19-2013, 11:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-19-2013, 11:34 PM by Joseph C. Brown.)
No Bluray here... just the cleaned-up dvd from Shout! Factory. Clearer screengrabs would be nice, oh yes!
I've got various Shuttle external tanks and none of them are an exact match. I'm fairly certain that the top and bottoms of the tank halves were trimmed off and parts #4 & #5 from the Stromberg / Lindberg Lunar Lander were glued on.
As far as I can tell - and I am no expert - the predominate kits kits used on Cowboy's Ship, Hauler and freight/cargo:
Tamiya Quad (2) Obviously, the bodies were were used to make the majority of the 'cab' of Cowboy's ship.
Stromberg / Lindberg Lunar Lander (parts #1 & #2, qty. of 12 required!) Glencoe was not making kits in 1979-1980 that I am aware of. But I have been wrong before...
On the lower bow of the Cowboy's ship, part #14 sticks out.
The Lunar Lander also contributes various parts which are all over Cayman's ship, and again for the Akir weather satellite. And St. Exmin's ship has 2 of the girders (part #19, qty. of 2), as does the Malmori Drone fighter (part #17, qty. of 2. And parts #1 & #2).
Hasegawa Leopold - part #B71. I've id'd at least 8 of part #B71 on Cowboy's freighter (4 Port, aft, lower. And 4 Starboard, aft, top) and a minimum of 3 so far on the Akir weather satellite.
I'm also digging through my old Starlog collection, and Starburst, and Future/Future Life magazines, hunting for *anything* on BBTS. There might be some gems of data buried in there...
I've got various Shuttle external tanks and none of them are an exact match. I'm fairly certain that the top and bottoms of the tank halves were trimmed off and parts #4 & #5 from the Stromberg / Lindberg Lunar Lander were glued on.
As far as I can tell - and I am no expert - the predominate kits kits used on Cowboy's Ship, Hauler and freight/cargo:
Tamiya Quad (2) Obviously, the bodies were were used to make the majority of the 'cab' of Cowboy's ship.
Stromberg / Lindberg Lunar Lander (parts #1 & #2, qty. of 12 required!) Glencoe was not making kits in 1979-1980 that I am aware of. But I have been wrong before...
On the lower bow of the Cowboy's ship, part #14 sticks out.The Lunar Lander also contributes various parts which are all over Cayman's ship, and again for the Akir weather satellite. And St. Exmin's ship has 2 of the girders (part #19, qty. of 2), as does the Malmori Drone fighter (part #17, qty. of 2. And parts #1 & #2).
Hasegawa Leopold - part #B71. I've id'd at least 8 of part #B71 on Cowboy's freighter (4 Port, aft, lower. And 4 Starboard, aft, top) and a minimum of 3 so far on the Akir weather satellite.
I'm also digging through my old Starlog collection, and Starburst, and Future/Future Life magazines, hunting for *anything* on BBTS. There might be some gems of data buried in there...