Saturn 1 sa-1 aka "cluster,s last stand",the moon race is on?

[jetboy]

Hi,ive started this twice now,and this finally got it to a standard i like,not the best,but good enough for me,and a learning curve,as its a full resin kit,and i made mistakes?,but ive trashed it back to bare resin x2mso this is it,have a look.....
first attempt


second attempt




right back to the start.....cheers Don

[GTX_Admin]

Looks good.

I would really like a 1/48 or 1/72  Saturn IB.

[jetboy]

Hi,you need to look at "Sheri,s hot rockets",i,ll try and find the link,but its space porn,beyond belief,saturns to die for,  cheers Don

[jetboy]

Hi,i will start this build again ,hopefully third time lucky,heres the start for your enjoyment,hope it does,nt bore you

Hi again ,right im having a go at some resin models lately as ive been a bit bored with the mainstream offerings lately,this is the first of the saturn apollo rockets ,the end game man on the moon,so this is the first of about 24 different rockets before the moon rocket.most of the vehicles were the same with subtle variations,ie payload,testing water instead of fuel,different stages etc...testing different paint designs because of spiking on heat monitors etc the history is quite fascinating,Most of these were unmanned,.So this is saturn apollo 1,basically a redstone missile with a load of fuel tanks strapped to it.
Sa1-sa3 basically the same paint design,black and white alternate tanks on first stage then a small chequered pattern on the interstage,then a all white second stage,which was water filled to test the stability in flight,and ballast.first stage thrust was1.3 million lb,and i believe the flight lasted 8 mins 4 secs.
The kit is all resin,pretty simple,but effective its all down to sanding and painting so enjoy,theres more to come(did i hear stifiled groans)..have a look at history,cheers Don


The start,at the beginning,the cluster base



giving the clusters a trim to fit





try a fit



cheers Don

[jetboy]

Are we sitting comforfably ,we,ll begin...

giving the clusters a sand,trying to level,thats the hard bit?



trying to trim up the cluster tank tops



sanding the other end of the tanks



next trimming up the flash in between the tanks,using the dremel






trying for fit/level,thats the important bit..



almost the lower stage done





the upper stage pieces.





enjoy Don

[GTX_Admin]

Hi,you need to look at "Sheri,s hot rockets",i,ll try and find the link,but its space porn,beyond belief,saturns to die for,  cheers Don

I assume this is it:  http://cjsaviation.com

[jetboy]

thats the one,very nice saturns on there and the rockets are not too bad either?....cheers Don

[jetboy]

this must be a gorgous thing to handle,and keep on the sideboard?



cheers Don

[Brian da Basher]

That pic totally made my day, jetboy!

I have a feeling your rocket is going to turn out better than hers though.

Brian da Basher

[jetboy]

hi,....update time,and thanks for looking,and comments so far,really nice..thanks


ok,slap some paint on





engine shrouds fitted







building up,and filling upper  Dummy stages












all the components










inner and outer engines















a bit of a clean up




a bit crooked ?







a bit more paint



getting somewhere near






marking up for final paint





putting a few decals on upper section









getting somewhere near




cheers Don

[jetboy]

HI,again,  are you sitting comfortably,i,ll get back to it..

right i used decals for the tank clusters but didnt like the finish really,bu hey ho!













right i figured that was just about finished?









so that was it,quite enjoyed making it,but not happy with finish really?




cheers Don

[jetboy]

Right,hello..i thought i,d finished it,but the more i look at it,i think not,im not too happy with the finish,so im going to start again.so bare with me,if you want,but thanks for your comments on the build so far,so here we go again....

ok,start stripping off the decals and paint.







put a scew in the base,mainly for an idea fo a display stand?,also it makes it easier to hold







first repaint





little bit of caulk around the cluster





first look at the repaint










working out to see how far to put surface detail on?




decided not to use the kit decals for the tanks,so it needs a bit of masking,for the paint












starting to put detail on.   cheers Don

[jetboy]

Hi i seem to be having a bit of trouble,posting pics,so for the third time,heres the build near finishing,thanks for persevering....














trying to work out how much detail to put on,as there is none with the kit,so i just decided to spruce it up a little bit....






decided to use decal strips,

















looking a bit better?












cheers Don

[jetboy]

Hi,its me again,heres the last pics before i call this done,thanks for looking....





tank decals on





well thats about what its going to look like,sorry if after all that your disapointed?











just stick a few engines on





outer set of engines










outer and inner on





cutting and getting base ready

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right next pics,will be the finished SA-1....thanks Don

[GTX_Admin]

Coming along nicely.  Do you know if anyone does a 1/72 Saturn 1B?

[jetboy]

HI,GREG, thanks for that,the answer is i dont know,ive seen some really nice builds,out of wood and dard etc,even paper,but no kit,unless you go for the flying ones,which are very detailed and accurate,so doing one of them as a fixed model is probably the way to go?
 thanks Don

[jetboy]

HELLO, heres the final pics,ive called it finished,so here it is......




 
 
Saturn one----SA-1.....A.K.A. BY ITS CRITICS as " CLUSTERS LAST STAND"
 
 
 
Programme named Saturn as its the one after the jupiter,programme
 
launched oct 27....1961
 
 
 
This was basically the first step towards the Moon,President Kennedy,said of the Saturn Project,that  the launch of SA-5 was the launch that caught up with the russians,and passed them,with regards to lift weight capability?,He said this the day before he was assassinated.
 
 
 
The SA-1,s big successes were,verifying the launch configuration of the lower booster stage,and a dummy version of future,Apollo upper stages,flight simulations of the Apollo command and service module,s.
 
the next flights would fill the dummy stages with water to see how fuel would react /affect flight,suprisingly the project was named "Project Highwater".
 
 
 
also the last few of this configuration were used to launch the Pegasus serie,s of satellites.
 
 
 
It was also considered for the launch vehicle for the proposed Dyna Soar space plane.?and also considered for launching a Gemini capsule on a proposed Moon mission?
 
 
 
So basically SA-1 was a cluster of eight Redstone boosters,around a Jupiter tank,With 4x tanks painted white which contained L.O.X {LIQUID OXYGEN].
 
And 4x tanks painted black,which contained RP-1 rocket fuel.
 
The outer 4x engines {,with red on the model] were swivelled,so the booster was steerable.
 
 
 
Right heres the pics,let me know what you think?,and thanks for sticking with this.   cheers Don































well thats it,on to the next one,thanks for looking and your comments,  cheers Don

[GTX_Admin]

Very well done.

[elmayerle]

Beautiful!!  And does that ever take me back in time.  I remember seeing those days from a kid's perspective.

[father ennis]

I hate to admit this but you couldn't pay me enough to build the rockets you have,but I've really enjoyed your builds.  I'm impressed by your work and can't wait to see your next build. Keep up the great work !!!   I had a friend who was an astronaut on the last Skylab mission. Any chance you will be building something from that program,any time soon ?  I would love to see what you could do there ...

[jetboy]

Thanks for the kind words father,skylab will be on the way,but theres a few before that? i think im getting too old,not enough time scenario,too many kits,and subjects,i blame the internet for all this,when i were a lad,all we had was a library book,and the observer book of space,and the i-spy book,thats all the references we had?me,im finding new things to me every day?....anyway thanks for the reply,hope my builds dont get too boring,and thanks for looking ...cheers Don