Hasegawa 1/200 Space Shuttle

To take a small break from the Atlas, I started a new model. I'll be modeling it as STS-61A Challenger. STS-61A was Challenger's last successful mission before its last launch on STS-51L. It will have the payload bay doors open to show the Spacelab D-1 module which was it's primary mission for this flight. It … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/200 Space Shuttle

Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 4 (Final)

The final bit of assembly consisted of adding the landing gear and the landing gear bay doors. I glued the doors on with some Plasti-Zap CA glue. When those were cured I used Tenax to glue the landing gear in place. If you look closely at the bomb bay doors near the rear you will … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 4 (Final)

Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 3

This post is much later than I had originally planned. After getting back from the eclipse my back started bothering me. Lower back pain with pain radiating down the back of my left leg. Plus, a third of my left foot toward my toes was numb. This had me sidelined for several weeks. It is … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 3

Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 2

Things are moving along well with the F-117. The landing gear bays need to be white. So I used a combination of paper and masking tape to mask off the bottom. I then sprayed the bays white. It took a few coats to make sure that the entire bay was covered. I also started priming … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 2

Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 1

The build continues. I masked off the cockpit area of the upper fuselage and then sprayed it with primer. After the primer cured I sprayed the area with Tamiya NATO Black and removed the masking. I then glued the cockpit into the lower fuselage and then the two fuselage halves were glued together. Here is … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 1