Icarus |
By Doug Cowles |
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It's the Wilco model with some extra details added to the rear bulkhead and some panel lines on the hull just to make things a bit more interesting. I couldn't find any definitive or consistent guidance on the rear bulkhead to I just made it look right to me. The "United States" on the top and bottom of the nose are home made. There's only one decal with the model and the font just doesn't look right to me. I also found a drawing that had "United States" on the top and bottom of the nose which made sense and added some detail to an otherwise featureless part of the model. I went to the NASA UET Design Guidelines web page and found that NASA uses Sans Serif or Serif font so that's what I used. There wasn't going to be an interior so I blocked out the windows, painted the recesses black and then filled them with clear resin epoxy so they would be glossy and have some depth. I also downloaded the ANSA logo and mission patch and added them to the stand for some character. I picture this model as having been presented to the ANSA Head Administrator at the press conference announcing the mission but now sitting in a place of honor on his/her desk as a memorial to the lost crew of the Icarus. Image: Ventral view Image: Main view port Image: Navigation thruster Image: Port thruster detail Image: Aft detail Image: Starboard thruster detail Image: Nose detail Image: Mission patches |