Now moving forward with squeaky clean parts...

Arranging the boxes of parts on the carts adjacent to my drafting table/workbench:

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Galileo Shuttle - WIP 016 by Steve J, on Flickr

Nacelle winglet halves glued together and puttied with PPP.

This was something Mark Myers said in his build video should be done first before gluing to the hull; before trying to assemble the rest of the hull:

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Galileo Shuttle - WIP 017 by Steve J, on Flickr

All parts except for clear ones are primed with Krylon grey Colormaxx primer:

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Galileo Shuttle - WIP 018 by Steve J, on Flickr

I went to the local Sherwin Williams paint store and got chips of the colors Mark Myers said

Gary Kerr provided to him and which he used for reference on his own build. He provides the colors in his part 3 build video.

He did not keep track of the mix ratios though so the modeler will have to experiment until he has a mix close to the color samples.

To the left are the two exterior hull colors, to the right are the interior cabin colors.

You can enlarge the photo and read the SW # and name:

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Galileo Shuttle - WIP 019 by Steve J, on Flickr

Next up will be my attempts at color matching.

Needless to say, I am soooo glad I watched Mark's video.