Space Shuttle Launch Complex 39A with Challenger STS-6 (1:144)

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and with the cover strips it went on.

They are as well as the strips for angle profiles and T beams all hand cut, unfortunately not by Evergreen.

And this is the fifth and last cover strip, here on B-4.

And so now to the profiles, and there was as next the Rainbird B-2, whose profiles correspond to those of B-1, which also reach to the upper screws belt.


Source: NASA

Here the B-2 is already completed, with angular and T profiles.

The same arrangement of the profiles is used on B-3, which is standing on the Blast Deck, here first the angular profiles.

And now follows the B-4, whose profiles are shorter on all three MLPs than that of the other birds, for whatever reason, as you can see here in the photo with Andrew Scheer.


Source: flickr.com (Andrew Scheer)

What must be, must be.

And here are the two Rainbirds B3 (right) and [B-4/color (left), in which only missing the rear T beams,

which tomorrow form the crowning conclusion of this chapter.

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Hello everyboy,

welcome for the Rainbird’s Final Countdown.

Now follow the missing T beams of the last two Birds B-3 and B-4.

Next in line was the B-3, for which the webs were glued in a proven way first,

and then on it the flanges.

Then the same procedure on bird B4, as usual.

That with the shorter profiles of this bird I had already explained.

Now only the protruding H beams have to be straightened.

And so the nice flock of birds is now finally complete.

And barely fledged, the birds want to swarm out already.

And in celebration of this milestone, I have now got the MLP out of the cupboard to see how the Rainbirds would fit. And I’m very satisfied and mean that they fit quite well.

Only the recesses in the Blast Deck have to be adapted, since they are a bit too small, especially for the A-2. And with paint finish all things will surely yet look a bit better.

That’s it for today, and this Milestone of course calls for a celebration!

In this sense, Cheers!

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Hello everybody,

since I will be leaving for Washington D.C. the day after tomorrow for the first stop on my this year’s USA trip, it’s time to pack my bags, which is why I urgently need to make a break here, and will report back to you when I’ll be back home on November 2nd.

Have a good time and stay healthy my friends.

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Safe travels.

Thanks Ryan,

I think this trip will even top my last year’s trip, the agenda is jam-packed!

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Looking awesome Manfred. Hope you Trip goes wonderful. Post some photos from it when possible. Have fun!!