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BSC 2025 – Wirelizard’s Shuttle Part 2

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Progress on my Build Something Contest 2025 entry, the small shuttle.

Some of these photos have shown up on my Lead Adventure Forum BSC thread but others are original here. Captions have more details.

Mocking up the sides with light card. I didn’t get a photo but there’s three pieces under each of the big side panels to give strength.
Mockup stage showing the in-progress underside of the shuttle.
Local supervisor hard at work.
Styrene sides cut and installed, with the angular extensions at the back.
Designing the initial panel of the rear bulkhead.
Never enough clamps. Or clothes pins in this case. Adding bulk to the underside of the extension on top of the rear bulkhead.
Rear bulkhead and ramp complete and detailed, outside view.
Rear bulkhead and ramp, inside view.
Rear bulkhead and ramp dry fitted to the body. I won’t be gluing the subassembly in until quite late to make painting the interior easier.
Rear subassembly dry fitted, outside view. There will be small panels in each lower corner to cover the groove the ramp hinge pin rides in, and detail panels on the insides of the fuselage extensions.

Very pleased with progress so far. Up next will be either the engine/wing subassemblies on either side, or the nose, depending on my mood. Both are going to require more cardstock mockups, especially figuring out how the nose is going to join up to the front of the current body assembly…

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