![]() I added a second layer divided in longitudinal direction so I won't need tabs to join the halves and, in the same time, I'll strenghten the base of the cabin. The floor is one of the BIG pieces I was forced to divide in sub-components. Now I'm going to realize a test build with only the basic shapes (no textures) to verify the fitting after my rescaling work, and to figure out what is the best paper thickness to use to reach the right compromise between fine detailing and strenght (this is going to be a BIG model).Īs you can see my flight deck will be about 26 cm. ![]() The 2 pages from Thorst's original project now have reached the number of 20 (and I'm only at the beginning!!!). After some tries I concluded I was able, dividing the biggest pieces in 2 or 3 sub-components, to reach the huge 300% upscaling factor so my cockpit will be eventually 1:16 scale!!!! The first thing was to extract from pdf's all the vectorial information to paste them in Corel Draw and start rescaling and repositioning work. So now I have my starting point to work on. He was very, very kind and wished me all the best with my project. I asked Thorst if I can use his templates as a starting base, something like a blank canvas I can paint to. but perhaps I'm going too far away with my fantasy. I'm thinking about something similar to Ken West's creations (you recalled him to me but did it before!) with all the levers and switches realized one by one. Obviously this will require a full redrawing of all the internal panels and cockpit details (chairs, joysticks, pedals. This is a sketch, just to give you an idea. My idea is to start from this model section upscaling it as much as possible (considering I can print only on A4 paper) and realize a stand-alone display model of the whole Space Shuttle front-upper section with all the detail I can put in it. Unfortunately the project is in a Stand-By state at the moment. The cockpit, very nice and fully detailed, was designed by Thorsten Brand, a german cardmodeller, it's 1:48 scale and is part of a full Space Shuttle model that is going to be, I think, the best paper shuttle all around when completed. Asked here and, thanks to I found the original model files posted in Yahoo group Paper Space Models. It's a very complex and ambitious project and, most likely, will keep my attention for a long time, but now that I have started thinkin on it I cannot place my hands on any other model.Īs I told you in a previous post I saw in a blog a photo depicting a shuttle cockpit paper model very detailed. ![]() Visit SPACE.I want to share with you my new idea. You can follow senior writer Clara Moskowitz on Twitter ClaraMoskowitz. The shuttle was used to launch the first Hubble servicing mission, STS-61 in December 1993, which famously corrected the observatory's faulty optics. Construction on the orbiter began in September 1987, and completed in April 1991.ġ: The number of times Endeavour has visited the Hubble Telescope in orbit. ģ.5: The number of years it took NASA to build Endeavour. Its predecessors include Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis. ![]() space station mission, the STS-88 flight in December 1998 that launched the first American space station module, Unity.Ĥ: The number of space shuttles that NASA built before Endeavour. The shuttle's trips to the orbiting laboratory include the very first U.S. ![]() The orbiter carried seven astronauts to space on the STS-49 mission to rescue and repair a broken communications satellite.Ģ99: The total number of days Endeavour has spent in space, counting those during this final flight STS-134.ġ33: The number of crew members Endeavour has carried to orbit, not including the six astronautsslated to ride the shuttle on the STS-134 mission.Ģ5: The number of missions Endeavour will have flown by the time it is retired.ġ2: The number of times Endeavour will have visited the International Space Station before it is retired. It's about Mach 25, or five times the speed of a bullet.Ĥ,671: The number of orbits Endeavour made of Earth during all of its missions.ġ992: The year Endeavour lifted off on its first flight. The name Endeavour honors the 17th century sailing ship HMB Endeavour, which was captained by British seaman James Cook on a famous voyage of exploration in the South Pacific.ġ7,400: The speed at which Endeavour traveled (in miles per hour) to remain in orbit. ĥ00,000: The number of spectators estimated to turn out to Florida's Space Coast to watch Endeavour's final launch.Ħ,154: The number of entries in a national student contest to name the space shuttle Endeavourwhen it was built. Here's a by-the-numbers look at Endeavour's lasting legacy in space:ġ22,883,151 : The total miles Endeavour has traveled after its last voyage. ![]()
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