DJ Burgess

And here is the finished Shuttle Tydirium model, along with the custom base I set up for it (it's partially scratch built, partially a reused bagel stacker). Overall this paint up was a blast, I really enjoyed working on a model - it was a welcomed break from props and costume pieces. The shuttle was painted up in Archive-X acrylics, over a primer coat of Tamiya Surface Primer (Fine).

Interesting side note about the dimensions/proportions of this kit is that it appears to follow the structural plans of the full-sized "set" version of the shuttle in RotJ, rather than the two (well, three) filming miniatures. This would explain the slightly steeper angle of the cockpit module, and shorter "neck" distance (imagine this thing in the landed position, and you're seeing it through the camera in your phone with the little Vader figure it came with originally, standing on front of it... It's like this model was meant to have more of it "in frame" when viewed like that).

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