decals for 1/96 saturn V

The latest IPMS Journal has a nice build up of this kit using the Space Model Systems Inc. decals.  He also mounted in laying down like the current display versions at Kennedy and Huntville.

<BLOCKQUOTE><table class="quoteOuterTable"><tr><td class="txt4"><img src="/FSM/CS/Themes/default/images/icon-quote.gif">&nbsp;<strong>results may vary wrote:</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="quoteTable"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" class="txt4">That's the ticket : )  I appriciate the offer of the file but I don't have any way to print them.  The decals available on the link are exactly what I was looking for.  Now i can just primer the whole thing and get it a uniform color.  Thanks guys.  Have a great holiday.</td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

Some modelers advocate painting up the vehicle in gloss colors, applying the decals so that they adhere to the smooth surface, maybe with a tiny bit of Micro-set, and then clear-coating with a semi-matte top layer to seal the decals and give the bird a "scale"-looking surface. Different parts of the Saturn V actually have slightly different shades of black and white, and this effect is visible in a number of photos on apolloarchive.com, in the image archive. The black on the S-IC, for example, is a different shade than the black on the S-II aft interstage. You get to see those things when you dig deep. Happy Holidays.

Rick

That's the ticket : )  I appriciate the offer of the file but I don't have any way to print them.  The decals available on the link are exactly what I was looking for.  Now i can just primer the whole thing and get it a uniform color.  Thanks guys.  Have a great holiday.

You can check with other folks, but (tooting own horn) I believe you won't find a better set of replacement 1/96 Saturn V markings than the ones we offer through Space Model Systems Inc. Go to

http://www.spacemodelsystems.com

and click on the decals page. These are professionally printed by Microscale for us.

Rick

I actually have those decals scanned into my computer and cleaned up, ready for printing onto decal paper.  You can have the file if you wish.  Just send me your email address.

Mike