Subject: Re: Gallery Article-Shuttle Cutaway
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Pete Malaguti" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:27:48 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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Work like you don't need the money.
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Sing like nobody's listening.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pete Malaguti 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 2:47 AM
  Subject: Gallery Article-Shuttle Cutaway

  "1/72 Monogram Space Shuttle Cutaway" 

  by "Pete Malaguti, February 2011"
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  The 1/72 Monogram Space Shuttle kit was the basis for this build. Needless to say, there's quite a bit of scratchbuilding here and not a lot of the original kit is left. Some aftermarket items from Real Space Models were used ... the radiator panels, Ku Band antenna, SSME engine bells, PE handholds, aft umbilical panel. The SSMEs ( Space Shuttle Main Engines) were scratchbuilt, except for the Engine bells themselves, a couple years ago, with the intent of building a cutaway to attach them to.

  I've been interested in the American Space program since the beginning ... and I'm curious, and fascinated, as to how these pieces of hardware were designed and built in such a short time period. So a cutaway both educates me, and shows the viewer the intricacies of these vehicles.

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  This build took close to 900 hours, over 14 months, a few thousand parts and dozens of printed out reference pix. The online build is right here on ARC. 

  http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=198071

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  I learned a heckuva lot about model building and ... about the Space Shuttle Orbiter itself. And enjoyed almost every minute of this build!  ;-D

  And thanx Steve, for maintaining this terrific website and providing us a forum to show our models! 

  Pete

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  Photos and text ? by "Pete Malaguti Feb 2011"