Build Revell's 1/72 scale Space Shuttle pt. 1 

Hahahahaha! Duuuuuude, that's a freaking Haynes Manuel for the Space Shuttle! OK, I'm subscribing that sold me! Amazing brother, hats off! Oh, and P.S. that is a very clean and organized work bench, goals for real!

Duty Cat aka Gil Gregg passed away in a motor cycle accident in 2016. He and I were best friends for 30 years. We were both S-3 Viking aircrew 20 year Navy veterans. Gil’s shuttle stack was a award winner at IPMS Nationals.

I really enjoy the way you do your videos. Your passion for your projects and your adventures really comes through. It’s more of a narrated story about why you want to build what you’re building and I enjoy it so much!

I never skip forward your video's. i watch them from start to finish. Looking forward to seeing this kit put together. I never missed seeing the shuttle take off or land. i would be glued to my tv watching. Spectacular sight seeing them. I plan on visiting the States one of these times. I will be heading to see the shuttle in real life

Thank you Phil for what promises to be another nice build. The aftermarket decals and especially the replacement engine bells and forward maneuvering thrusters look great already. I always enjoy when you share your research materials and the proper resources always help elevate the process to the next level.Keep up the great work!👍

That large book is incredible! The close up detail pictures are amazing! I also love the aftermarket parts you have, can’t wait to see this build, Phil!

What an absolutely stunning NASA book! my brother would love that! Great idea you are having for this Shuttle, I'll gorge on Pt2 tomorrow.

That book is amazing! I'm not sure how much it would cost to get one to Canada, but if I ever did, I think it would vanish into my Dad's book collection haha. This is going to be such a fun project to follow, and will probably be the inspiration I need to finally get to starting my Tamiya Shuttle kit. If you are on Facebook and Instagram, there's a fellow Canadian there called Scale Scriber. He's been working on this kit as well, he's an incredible modeler with an amazing eye for details, and he's been slowly scribing in all of the panels in the shuttle. I eagarly await part 2 this is going to be a really fun build to follow.

Fun segment, Phil. I have this kit in my stash so it's going to be fun seeing what you make of her. You always find the best aftermarket resources. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

Looking forward to seeing your plans for this kit come to fruition, Phil! Should be a stunning kit if all goes well!

OK Phil !........ i'll be closely following this build as i love ya work ! Good luck man

I am very excited to see more of the Shuttle build!! you picked up some awesome reference material as well! I'll be following along! 😊

I’m watching avidly as I’ve just bought this kit so anything you do I’ll be making notes ,all the best bill(BULLSEYE)

Looking forward to seeing what you do with this Phil. I recently bought one and it’s in the stash. Thanks also for sharing the aftermarket parts and their producers. Will definitely look into those.

Those Up Draft accessories look amazing . I wish would wish all the rest could have been made to that standard.

This model kit looks awesome, I may buy it online considering it isn't gonna be at my hobby lobby store

If you truly wish to jump down the deep, deep, deep rabbit hole, there are some wonderfully talented people that have made astonishingly accurate replacement parts for the 1/72 Space Shuttles. Also, (since I am a Space Shuttle nut job, lol!) the Monogram 1/72 kit has a more accurate ‘overall’ shape, and I found that the landing gear was very good. If you drilled out where the joints were and put pins in there, the landing gear would fold up very accurately.

Oh man... this is freaky. I just bought this a few days ago! Of course, it will remain unopened for the foreseeable future as I am too anxious about screwing it up to even crack the box open. So I will definitely be watching the progress on this kit and looking forward to gaining some insight and other valuable tips. Though skipping ahead some words of yours filed me dread, "... you've got some work to do..." Oh why can't mode kits just be simple and not so stressful? Cheers 😊

I love that sprueVerse Studio sign, looks really professional 😉🥰

Ohhh....you had me at Space Shuttle. I just saw the Discovery a couple of weeks ago as well, I've managed to see Enterprise and Endevour and just have Atlantis to go now.

amazing work

HI Phil I'm one of your UK subscribers near Stansted Airport, Essex. Years ago we were lucky enough to have the Space Shuttle Enterprise piggy backed on it's 747 carrier aircraft visit here on it's way back home from the Paris Airshow. I actually built this about 20yrs ago and I still have it but its lost a few bits and in need of repair. I remember that my biggest disappointment was that the tile texture is raised and not engraved. I hated it but didn't know how it could have been improved. Best of luck with the project and I look forward to seeing how it turns out.

Atlantis is in KSC. Not Houston. Space shuttle in Houston is called the Independance and was renamed. It used to be the Explorer that was used at KSC. It is displayed on one of the 747 Carrier jetsIn front of the Control building. Great Video.

Nice model will be fun build. 40 years old and no replacement naughty step for someone .

Love the new sign in the background 😊

Iv'e asked for the Nasa past and present dreams of the future book for my birthday, if not will try to get it for myself as being an ex photographer (health reasons) I love looking at beautiful images

Columbia was lost due to damage on the leading edge of the left wing after foam from the external tank broke off during launch.

Hy! I am totaly obsessed with space shuttles and space stations

Great video! I wish this program was still around and they found a better solution. But I can't wait to see this SLS thing as they are bringing back everything really.

Amazing timing, I just bought this kit and yesterday and found your channel. Looking forward to seeing your build and learning from you for building mine :) I'm looking at the tiles and thinking of scribing over the top of them. Not sure if this is a good idea but I'd prefer the tiles to have gaps instead of extruded lines as it is out the box.

excellent video.

Hi Phil, the after market engine bells and RCS system are very impressive. The Main Engines have a much better taper then what comes in the kit. I'm looking forward to seeing how you will paint the finished parts.

72nd is just big enough for you to break out your white pencils and get to copying the tile placement numbers... But! The decals may indeed have all that. That giant-killer of a book is nice and all, but again, the detail chase can break you. I say, most of what you need is "Aerofax Datagraph 5 Rockwell International Space Shuttle." An astonishing book, with astonishing details and not all that expensive for what you get. If you decide to, you'll see. The other books in the series are all shelf-worthy. The aftermarket parts look sublime but I wonder if the tile decals will align... that would be something. Or it may not matter. The trouble with seeing such perfection is, you want more and more of the ship to be so blessed. When it comes to interiors, I refer to Young Mr. Brown, who at age 12, assembled an automobile model that chose to include the pistons inside the engine... and he pointed out to his mother, "I'll know they're there, Mater." (I called her 'Mater') But in truth, with a bit of judicious pre-assembly, you can tell just how much you can see inside a vehicle. The human eye is wondrous in being able to see a lot just by wiggling around a viewpoint. I say, put as much detail as you can stand! I always "cheat" windows a bit large anyway-- when possible, may not be so on this super-detailed build. Looking quite good!

Hi in 1975 I built a gemini model which was in three parts and you could take it apart to simulate the separation of the modules but cannot remember the name of the Kit maker

phil....when are you going to complete the large spindrift ?

Phil, I have decent detailed photos of Atlantis at it's final resting spot at Kennedy Space center, Florida. My friend Rick Searfoss flew in her twice, and commanded her once. Most interesting to me were the distinct upward swooping curve of the elevons. I was unaware of that detail until seeing her there. If you are interested in photos I would be happy to share.

The link below shows some amazing work

Wow Amazing ! Wish book you have there ?

For the record I never fast forward :)

You’re streaking? In that case I will follow along.

Just a comment for the algorithm

Shapeways is your friend….

Weird lighting in the studio today??

Should be a cool build. Thats a very old kit.....late 70's I think, so that explains the lack of details and accuracies. Revell's "skill levels" really has nothing to do with difficulty.....more to do with the number of parts and the number of decals