Since January I’ve made some small progress on the STS-31 build. I got the OMS and Main Engines added to the orbiter and sprayed on the dull coat. It looks much better now, kind of like a shuttle orbiter.
I drilled small holes in the backs of the main engines and OMS engines. I then CA’ed a short styrene rod into each engine nozzle. I drilled corresponding holes in the back of the orbiter and then CA’ed the nozzles into place. That completed the assembly of the orbiter.
I then sprayed the whole orbiter with Tamiya Dull Coat. I did it in light coats so that there was less chance of it attacking the decals. Even though the model was clear coated with Future, I did not want to risk messing up the decals, since about 80 percent of the orbiter is covered with them.
The SRB’s are coming along. I have the right SRB with all it’s decals on, and I’m preparing to put the decals on the left SRB. The ET is still sitting in the condition it was in last January. I guess I’ll have to suck it up and start masking it and get it painted. It’s been sitting there long enough mocking me.
I want to get it finished before Thanksgiving so I can start on my next build. I’ll be starting a 1/144 scale Saturn V. My goal is to get it completed before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, in July 2019.
Anyway, hopefully in the next few weeks I can post an update showing the completed STS-31 stack.
Luhman-ations 
Hi,
Where do you buy engine nozzles?
Its RSM or New Ware?
They are from RealSpace Models. When I bought mine New-Ware was not making nozzles. RealSpace Models are cheaper since they are only the nozzles. New-Ware includes a PE set for the Airfix kit. My kit was the Revel version. I did buy a PE set from New-Ware for the Revel kit. The PE for the Airfix kit may fit the Revel kit as well I just don’t know.
Tkank you.
I will try with New Ware kit in my Revell space shuttle.