The CST (commercial space transport) 250 is my interpretation of an upscaled, manned version of the X-37B. I got the idea while reading a post on Homer Hickam's blog where he mentions just such a craft as well as Boeing's commercial space taxi, the CST-100. To get into orbit, it will be launched on either a Delta IV Heavy or a Jupiter 130 . Unlike the shuttle, it is capable of landing on any runway set up for large commercial aircraft, although a landing at KSC's SLF ( Spacecraft (formerly shuttle) Landing Facility) is preferred. In the event of a landing elsewhere, it can be piggybacked on a modified C-17.
As to the the model itself, The fuselage and wings come from a 1:200 scale Snap-tipe Revell shuttle orbiter, the tail fins were leftover F-8 crusader bits, the back engine bell from a box of realspace kitbash fodder I bought at show last month( the guy I bought from thought I was crazy for buying a box of junk), and the rest came from the sheet of plastic I used to build the Gryphon and Corsair. As a whole it is in 1:144 scale.
It still has quite a way to go before it's finished, but I thought I'd go ahead and put up what I have. I'm half tempted to buy the Revell-Germany C-17 to put it on top of.


