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Editing My Space Shuttle
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I mostly worked on adding the smaller details on the external tank.

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I was able to smooth out some areas to add more realism and this made the rocket more clean.
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I also realized that the front of my rocket isn’t very realistic, and I’m going to try and fix it. I’m also planning on adding other details.
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Sadly, it seems like my project will take much longer than expected, but I’m willing to pour in more time to make this ship accurate.
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I’ll try to add much more detail over these past few days.
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I might also design a stand so you can display this rocket (You should be able to print it once I ship the project, and it should also support multicolor printing) Let me know if you want me to make a stand in the comments!

My Space Shuttle is Almost Done!
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My Estimate is That it Will be Done Tomorrow
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The main goals I have worked on since my last devlog are:
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• Added the same realism on the left rocket as the right rocket. This included adding multiple realistic rings and other complex shapes.
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• Added much more detail on the solid rocket boosters, like accurate connection points to the external tank. This was necessary so that the tank would actually connect to the rocket boosters when printing the rocket, and this also made the rocket look much more realistic.
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• Smoothed out the bottom of the external tank to increase realism since before it was just a block.
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• Moved up both solid rocket boosters since they were very low. I had to move them up since they were very wonky and moving them up made the overall image of the rocket much better and more accurate (You can see what it looked like before with the messed-up tank on the other devlogs).
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• Added a black stripe to the wings of the rocket (Wasn’t too noticeable but after completing this edit the wings looked much cleaner).
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• Hollowed out the bottom of both rocket boosters, since before it was just a block before.
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• I also added subsections on the rocket boosters. This created subtle realism, and it made the boosters look less empty.
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What I still need to work on:
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• I still need to add realism to the external tank since it currently looks empty.
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This whole build took way too long since i made many mistakes and errors during this whole process but I learned a lot and I’m very happy with the result!
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If you see my shipped project, feel free to check it out!

I’ve Finally Designed The Back of My Space Shuttle.
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I was able to add very crucial details like:
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• Angle on the RS-25 engines (Space Shuttle Engines)
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• Added much more detail and realism to the OMS
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  Engines (Smaller Steering Engines)
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• Fixed the overall shape of the backside of the shuttle
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• Added an RCS thruster port
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  My Next Goal is to Finish off the Left Solid Rocket Booster, and Then I’m Going to add More Detail to the External Fuel Tank.
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  If you have any suggestions on how to make the rocket better, feel free to send suggestions in the comments!

I Completed The First Side of The Rocket For My Shuttle

I still need to do the other side so I will work on that next and then I will almost be completed this project!

I’m Designing A Space Shuttle Completely From Scratch

This involved many steps

• Finding a picture that I could base the rocket off of
• Making countless sketches (28 right now to be exact)
• Extruding these sketches (this was one of the hardest parts since I needed everything perfect and it took 73 extrudes)
• Using multiple tools to smooth it out and add realistic dimensions (I used 18 fillets, 33 splits, 14 drafts, 1 chamfer and finally 1 shell)

I’m Now Working On Adding More Details To The Fuel Tanks and Other Large Components