![]() The doors are double-hinged to allow the doors to be opened flat. The gears are very cool - very rare I have a model with functioning gears that folds out as they should. It's nicely detailed but personally I thought it was a bit unnecessary since no one could see the interior since the windshield is smoked-black like the real thing, plus you will see small seam lines below the Endeavour name to the payload doors.Īnother cool feature is the removable OMS pod covers to reveal the fuel tanks - again, a bit unnecessary since this area is rarely seen and since this portion endures some weight of the model when it's place upright against the stand, the cover sometimes pops off if the shuttle isn't placed properly. The cockpit portion has two layers as seen in the picture below. The bottom layer consist of the base w/led lights as well as the clear stands that support the model + the small bus.Īnd here is an overall view of everything that came inside the box (I was a bit disappointed I didn't see the electrical wire adapter that would connect behind the base to an US electrical socket - a few people said they received this). The second level is the Space Shuttle itself (ET, SRBs, and orbiter) along with the payload. The top layer of the box consist of some instruction manuals (in Japanese) and different backgrounds for the base. The box itself was actually smaller than I imagined (about 18"x16"x8") overall weight it about 10lbs. Part 4: Loading the Shuttle's payload and Launch.Part 3: the start of the Space Shuttle's lifecycle (including preparation of the orbiter to the assembly of the ET and the SRBs).Here is my review of the model (just like the other review, it will be in sections): Initially I merged my review with Sachiel's review but it just overwhelmed the browser due to the picture count - it crashed when I was looking at it through my phone so I decided to keep it separate. But the Endeavour is cool enough since it was the last of the Space Shuttles to be built (plus I found a way to get it for only $289 NEW out of my pocket instead of the $500-$600 price tag). ![]() ![]() ![]() The reason why I waited this long was because I was hoping Bandai would make the other Shuttles like the Discovery or the Atlantis - I would get those in a heartbeat since the Discovery spent the most time in space (365 days) and the Atlantis was the "Last Flight." However since Bandai made 6000 units of the Endeavour shuttle, they said they have no plans to make the others. I decided to jump on the bandwagon and get the famous Bandai Space Shuttle model (Otona no Chogokin) by Bandai in 1/144 scale. ![]()
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