Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Visual Effects Model Maker - Shuttle

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There were two shuttles built, a new and an aged shuttle. Mike Joyce finished the Dirty Shuttle and Ken Larson finished the Clean Shuttle. The Clean Shuttle was used in the opening sequence of the film, before the "freak accident." The molds were used two more times for the end of the first season of Battlestar Galactica and the second season of Buck Rogers.

Assembling the top and bottom. Note armature and wiring.

A Tale of three Shuttles. We built two shuttles, one for the opening sequence new or Clean Shuttle, one for the 500 year old or Dirty Shuttle. There were also several foam castings made to aid the design of armatures and engine effects.

Painting the panels.

Underside before aging.

New shuttle.

Rear.

Old shuttle, built by Mike Joyce.

New shuttle.

Interior.

Close-up on the cockpit.

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