Airfix Saturn V Apollo
Airfix Saturn V Apollo
Hi all,
Here's my recently finished 1:144 Airfix Saturn V. I built it using essentially the contents of two airfix kits as I had a previously started kit which I'd abandoned after messing the paint job up. A lot of detail in this kit is either incorrect or missing altogether, but considering it's age and probably the lack of resource material available at the time, this is understandable....I ended up using various bits of scrap plastic, sprue, plastic card and other bits and pieces to try and add some extra detail to my model. Some of the issues are either very difficult or impossible to fix short of scratch building a new model, so I just made a few mods were I could without being too fussed about the scale rather just creating something that looks a bit more like photos of the real thing. Small magnets were used to hold some of the seperable parts together (Escape tower to CM, CM to LM and LM upper stage to lower stage).
Anyway here's the pics.......
Full stack
S1C First stage
S2 Second stage & Interstages
S4B Third stage
LMA and Lunar Module
Command Module & Service Module ( I made a replacement CM from milliput using the boost protective cover as a mould because the kit CM is way too small )
Boost Protective Cover/ Escape Tower
Thanks for looking
Here's my recently finished 1:144 Airfix Saturn V. I built it using essentially the contents of two airfix kits as I had a previously started kit which I'd abandoned after messing the paint job up. A lot of detail in this kit is either incorrect or missing altogether, but considering it's age and probably the lack of resource material available at the time, this is understandable....I ended up using various bits of scrap plastic, sprue, plastic card and other bits and pieces to try and add some extra detail to my model. Some of the issues are either very difficult or impossible to fix short of scratch building a new model, so I just made a few mods were I could without being too fussed about the scale rather just creating something that looks a bit more like photos of the real thing. Small magnets were used to hold some of the seperable parts together (Escape tower to CM, CM to LM and LM upper stage to lower stage).
Anyway here's the pics.......
Full stack
S1C First stage
S2 Second stage & Interstages
S4B Third stage
LMA and Lunar Module
Command Module & Service Module ( I made a replacement CM from milliput using the boost protective cover as a mould because the kit CM is way too small )
Boost Protective Cover/ Escape Tower
Thanks for looking
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Nice job!
I also fouled up the painting of my Saturn V, but felt better after attaching several small fireworks to the glued together full stack and watching it take off
This was about 35 years ago I would add!
I also fouled up the painting of my Saturn V, but felt better after attaching several small fireworks to the glued together full stack and watching it take off
This was about 35 years ago I would add!
Best wishes
Jim
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Where did it splashdown!? Brilliant work on the Saturn V as well, makes mine look well shabby!.iggie wrote:Nice job!
I also fouled up the painting of my Saturn V, but felt better after attaching several small fireworks to the glued together full stack and watching it take off
This was about 35 years ago I would add!
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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In the next door garden, whereupon it slowly burnt itself outMarkyM607 wrote:Where did it splashdown!? Brilliant work on the Saturn V as well, makes mine look well shabby!.iggie wrote:Nice job!
I also fouled up the painting of my Saturn V, but felt better after attaching several small fireworks to the glued together full stack and watching it take off
This was about 35 years ago I would add!
(Don't try this at home folks )
Best wishes
Jim
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
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That's a very impressive build. Top job
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Excellent.
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Excellent job on that Andrew,
I just finished the same kit a month or so ago. I didn't goof the painting but I DID glue the 2-3rd stage 180 degrees out of alignment to each other. I did mine with the Skylab kit so I was out the CM decals but they have just arrived.
Your Saturn looks fantastic !!
I just finished the same kit a month or so ago. I didn't goof the painting but I DID glue the 2-3rd stage 180 degrees out of alignment to each other. I did mine with the Skylab kit so I was out the CM decals but they have just arrived.
Your Saturn looks fantastic !!
Thanks,
Allan Buttrick
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Brilliant Saturn V. I have one in the stash and will get to it at some stage
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iggie wrote:Nice job!
I also fouled up the painting of my Saturn V, but felt better after attaching several small fireworks to the glued together full stack and watching it take off
This was about 35 years ago I would add!
Did it reach orbit before it came crashing back down to earth?
I remember we launched and Airfix Viggen attached to a skyrocket but never did find it....................no surprise there really
Dave
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Well, the real thing is exactly 363 feet tall - so, in 1/144 scale, that equates to 30.25 inches.
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Very nice!
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