Starship Modeler - The complete information source for modelers who build sci-fi, fantasy and real space subjects


Icarus

By Doug Cowles






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

Starship Modeler Home | Site Map | Gallery Main Page | Feedback

This page made possible by Starship Modeler™ - copyright © 2008.