LCSP # ISS-EDD-1-144 (white-background decal stock)

LCSP # ISS-EDS-1-144 (white sticky photo-paper stock)

The concept of “photo-realistic” modeling, promoted by Edu-Craft Diversions and their incredibly elegant heavy-paper models, has become the genesis of many of the SpacePort’s product offerings. The ISS Exterior Applications  products are an example.

In looking over the molded patterns on the Revell Germany ISS Model Kit's Main Solar Array Panels as supplied, I decided that painting these by hand would be quite time consuming and still would not yield the correct look for the panels as they existed on the Station. 

There must be a way to use NASA ISS photos to achieve the correct look. In trolling through the NASA photo archives, I was able to find enough clear images of the Main Solar Arrays and the Russian module's Solar Panels that I could use that data to create direct-application graphics panels to do the job. 

Along the path, I also found other areas of “opportunity,” for which good photographic detail data was available. These would, when applied, add even more depth and realism to the detail to the finished model. There are also provided to you for your use, as tried and proven on my own Revell ISS model build. 

The Exterior Detail Application Set comes one of two ways.

The first, our original product, is hi-resolution printed onto white glossy self-adhesive photo-grade paper. 

The second version is printed onto White-background, water-slide decal paper stock.  The decal-based set takes more time and materials and therefore costs more to make.

Both sets come with all of the printed panels indicated below: 

• Main ISS Solar Array applications, front & back (16 each total – no spares)
• ATV Solar Array application, front & back (8 each total - 4 each needed)
• Russian Zvezda Module Solar Array applications (2 each total – no spares)
• Russian Zarya Module Solar Array applications (2 each total – no spares)
• JAXA Kibo Lab external pallet bottom surface application (2 total – 1 needed)
• JAXA Kibo Lab external module bottom surface applications (2 total – 1 needed)
• Unity and Tranquility Open Hatch Covers (4 total – no spares)
• Cupola window applications (6 wedge-shaped, 1 round – no spares)
• Module marking plate (some spares)
• “Dot” marker panel – (many spares)
• Soyuz/Progress Solar Panel Top panels (8 each – 2 spares)
• Soyuz/Progress Solar Panel Bottom panels (8 each – 2 spares)
• US, ESA & Russian module marking panels (some spares provided)
• 10-page instruction manual

Both the photo-paper and the decal-based versions are printed on full-size 8-1/2 by 11" sheets of material. Individual elements must be carefully cut out and trimmed prior to any attempt to apply them to the model.

The basic rules of use of the application set, as well as guidance on building the rest of the model, is provided in a 10-page illustrate instruction manual. The need for additional supplies and tools are outlined in the Manual as well.