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These are two new tool kits from R2/Polar Lights of the original Star Trek shuttlecraft Galileo. The new kits are a major improvement over the old 1974 AMT kit which was amazingly inaccurate and did not include an interior.
Polar Lights released their new "exterior" shuttle kit back in 2020 followed up this month with a separate detailed "interior" parts kit featuring 7 crew members.
These are the two kits I will be combining into what I hope is a very accurate model inside and out resembling the full size mock-up as seen in the Star Trek TOS episode, "The Galileo Seven" ...


Galileo Shuttle - WIP 001 by Steve J, on Flickr

Interior Parts Pack box side panel with some nice photos of the finished interior:


Galileo Shuttle - WIP 002 by Steve J, on Flickr

Interior Parts Pack box side panel with nice images of the decal sheet and crew figures.


Galileo Shuttle - WIP 003 by Steve J, on Flickr

Interior Parts Pack box bottom showing decal placement and recommended paint colors for the interior:


Galileo Shuttle - WIP 004 by Steve J, on Flickr

Scrubbing parts in warm soapy water with a soft scrub brush. Rinsing in clean water.


Galileo Shuttle - WIP 010 by Steve J, on Flickr

Parts scrubbed and rinsed in the faucet spray. That should take care of any remaining mold release:


Galileo Shuttle - WIP 011 by Steve J, on Flickr

All parts for the interior and exterior together laid out and drying. Only the clear parts are not washed:


Galileo Shuttle - WIP 015 by Steve J, on Flickr

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