Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Alvis 3.1 on July 02, 2016, 11:23:31 PM

Title: Saturn LV Launch System
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on July 02, 2016, 11:23:31 PM

(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/Alvis3_1/Saturn%20CV_zpslp0lyvky.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/Alvis3_1/media/Saturn%20CV_zpslp0lyvky.jpg.html)

Certain design elements from the early 1950s known as the "Collier Magazine" or "Von Braun" Moon Rocket Design remained with the space program right through the APollo program. Here we see the Saturn LV, or "55", with the classic 55 engines main stage. This was used successfully to land men on the moon in 1978, after a series of Space Stations and Orbital Workshops had been built. The relaxed pace of designing such an enormous launcher and ensuring the engines were reliable and powerful enough was likely made possible by the end of the Cold War in 1954.

1/200 scale Saturn V by AMT combined with the 1/200 scale "Mars Probe" launcher by Lindberg. The stages fit together quite nicely, the diameters were amazingly close.


Alvis 3.1

Title: Re: Saturn CV Launch System
Post by: The Big Gimper on July 03, 2016, 12:10:56 AM

Ditto for Saturn CV.

Title: Re: Saturn CV Launch System
Post by: Frank3k on July 03, 2016, 01:32:33 AM

This and the NERVA build are a great combination of two good kits. The Lindberg kit has plenty of uses!

Title: Re: Saturn CV Launch System
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 03, 2016, 05:35:22 AM

 :)

Title: Re: Saturn CV Launch System
Post by: Buzzbomb on July 03, 2016, 06:58:21 AM

very nicely done

Title: Re: Saturn CV Launch System
Post by: FAAMAN on July 03, 2016, 07:07:09 AM

Different :) Nicely done :)

Title: Re: Saturn CV Launch System
Post by: Weaver on July 03, 2016, 07:57:09 AM

Again, nice one: they really go well together.  :)

Title: Re: Saturn CV Launch System
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 03, 2016, 08:25:19 AM

That is a very impressive kit-bash and it sure looks convincing.  :)

Title: Re: Saturn LV Launch System
Post by: Brian da Basher on July 08, 2016, 05:10:37 AM

Sometimes it's almost eerie how well things that aren't supposed to go together actually fit.

You could tell me the kit was made to be built like this and I'd have no choice but to believe you, so seamless it all is!

Another wonder!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Saturn LV Launch System
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 09, 2016, 05:28:30 AM

This kind of has a N-1 look to it.