Tamiya 1/100 space shuttle orbiter

[Grendels]

Here is my review....

Out of Box review: Tamiya space shuttle orbiter 1/100

 

[fumblethumbs]

Real nice look at this kit G. Congrats on the second place showing in the contest! Did you enter your Academy piggyback shuttle or something else? Sounds like you have a full plate of fun scheduled!

 

[spud]

damn thats a big kit

 

[Grendels]

Real nice look at this kit G. Congrats on the second place showing in the contest! Did you enter your Academy piggyback shuttle or something else? Sounds like you have a full plate of fun scheduled!

It was the academy piggy back shuttle. That was a bear of a kit but it came out well.

Spud: Yes it is a big kit. Very big. Caught me by surprise. This is suppose to be the best shuttle model out there.

 

[spud]

This is suppose to be the best shuttle model out there.

well all you need is them Tile Decal then mabe you could get them custom made??

 

[Grendels]

This is suppose to be the best shuttle model out there.

well all you need is them Tile Decal then mabe you could get them custom made??

I did some looking, the only way I am going to get those tile decals is to get the custom made......

No one makes aftermarket decals for this kit. Well not tile decals.

 

[noc5659]

Nice review G. I have the newer release of this kit. I am with you on the tile detail issue. A shuttle that large looks to much like a toy without it. I was thinking about scribing the tiles but that would drive me insane. so for now she sits on the shelf till I come up with another solution.

 

[Grendels]

I talked to one person who makes 1/72 decals and he is thinking about scaling them down to the 1/100 shuttle.

 

[spud]

does one of the guys here make custtom decals?

 

[Quaralane]

Would love to do that one as Enterprise.
Be one time that the tile detail wouldn't be much of an issue

 

[Grendels]

Very true Quaralane....

Spud: Rocketsilo does do custom decals, I will hit him up on them soon and see what he says.....

 

[spud]

cool hopfully he can sort you out

 

[Grendels]

I contacted him, he said he will look into it....

 

[spud]

sweet ill look forward to seeing this one under way some time

 

[Grendels]

sweet ill look forward to seeing this one under way some time

Yeah it is near the top of my list.....

 

[Kryptosdaddy]

I still have the 1/72 Monogram kit from the 80's, never built it. It has the space lab like this, but I'm sure there are several differences.

 

[Grendels]

I am sure that there are. The Tamiya kit is suppose to be the best shuttle kit out there. But the scale of the 1/72, makes it the largest!