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Just finished my Atlantis STS 132 build from AXM Paper Space Scale Models. It was a really fun build and I'm amazed at how robust it is. I even gave it a toss off of my deck to find it pretty much had a glide like a lifting body. So I started thinking that I would hack the paper external tank and SRBs to make the whole thing a flyable model. Has anyone here tried that?
I highly recommend these Shuttle builds.
More info on the build and all the links are here
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The shuttle looks great. I haven't tried making the entire Boosters/ext tank set-up for flying, but I've definately thought about it.
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Very nice work, can't wait to see the conversion.
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I love that site. Been hitting it for a while. I particularly like their reference pages. I used it to custom my sons Estes full stack. Been thinking of upscalind and converting to a flyable stack. Thin sheet styrine and stock tubes. Yours looks great!
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Originally Posted by lessgravity
I've got a stack built up, but I have yet to fly it. I've flown the orbiter from the stack as a boost glider twice. I managed to get a decent glide out of it on the first flight, second didn't go as well.
Forest Sprite
Oooooo....nice!
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