Thank you Bakster and Eagle90, much appreciated.....

Now lets see some more of these wonderful builds!

v/r,

Ben

Congratulations Eagle90 and Drums01 for being the first to reach space!

And Drums, so THAT’S how they faked the moon landing!  . Great pics!

Ok guys...I finally had a chance to get started on my Saturn V...it is the 1/144 offering from Revell.  Apparently I kind of already started it. (Pulled lots of stuff off the sprues???) But here we go!

I started at the obvious starting location...step One!  I assembled and primed each engine with rustoleum flat black and then beGan painting with vallejo dull aluminum and jet exhaust.  I then used Danish oil (dark walnut color)as a wash to help enhance the detail. I painted the inside of the engine bells Tamiya hull red.  I then added them to the engine base plate which was treated the same...

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Justin, I like how what you did looks. Very cool. Nice work!

You guys are doing awesome work. 

Justinryan215>  First, let me apologize.  I have missed adding you to the front page GB list.  So I've corrected that oversight.

Those engines are looking good.  Look very similar to these:

Gary

Project Report:

Some progress has finally been accomplished for the Apollo LES.  The scratch-building has reached a point to where I can dry-fit all the parts and see how the final assembly will appear. 

Not too bad, but still lots of things to tweak and finalize.  Rocket nozzles need to be made and attached, and the discard nozzles need drilling out.  Some small parts also need manufacturing and fitting.  Then we can see about filling, coating and painting. Glad it's getting somewhere now.

Mission Director (GAF)

Today in Space History:

1948 November 13 - .

• British Interplanetary Society's H. E. Ross described a manned satellite station. - . Nation: UK. Spacecraft: BIS Station.

• In a paper presented to the British Interplanetary Society, H. E. Ross described a manned satellite station in Earth orbit that would serve as an astronomical and zero-gravity and vacuum research laboratory. (Ross' bold suggestions also included schemes for a manned landing on the Moon and return to Earth through use of the rendezvous technique in Earth orbit and about the Moon.) Ross' suggested design comprised a circular structure that housed the crew of the space laboratory (numbering 24 specialists and support personnel) as well as telescopes and research equipment. The station, he suggested, could be resupplied with oxygen and other life-support essentials by supply ships launched every three months.

Hey Gary, it's looking awesome.

Wow, that's big Gary, and is looking good as well.

I ran across avery intresting video about the Rocketdyne F1 engines

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=saturn+5+engines+fuel&&view=detail&mid=717DBB322F2F47E9E30A717DBB322F2F47E9E30A&&FORM=VRDGAR

Thanks, guys!  The LES is the most complicated scratch-built part of the complete model, so I'm concentrating on finishing it up before applying myself to other parts.  It's actually just over 8" tall.  The complete model will stand around 22" high.

Modelcrazy> That's a neat video, and shows a very good overview of the operation of the F1.  Could have done without the mechanical voiceover, though.

Gary

GAF

Could have done without the mechanical voiceover, though.

Yeah, I really don't like these computer narrations that we seem to be going to. I guess the computer doesn't demand a contract, agent and payment.

Looks good GAF!, that will be a monster when it is done.....

N-I-C-E !!!

Ben

DRUMS01

Looks good GAF!, that will be a monster when it is done.....

N-I-C-E !!!

Ben

Thanks, Ben!  At 1/48 scale it is a rather large model.  Sure wish I had the workshop to build a 1/48 scale Saturn V!

Project Report:

Slow progress continues, as the nozzles for the jettison rockets have been drilled out of the sides of the LES as shown here:

Naturally, they need some work, so filing and sanding around the openings is ongoing.

Meanwhile, the top of the capsule for the parachute recovery system is being made, and sanding and filing is being done on this part.  This is a section of what is called above the Forward-Heat-Shield Separation System.  (NOTE: The Boost Protective Cover is not part of the Block I Apollo configuration.)

No images at this time.  Hope to have it tidied up and finished by this weekend.

Mission Director (GAF)

1967 November 15 - . Launch Site: Edwards AFB.

Death of Michael James 'Mike' Adams at Edwards AFB, California. Died in X-15 crash when spacecraft went out of control during reentry. - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Adams. American test pilot astronaut. Flew on X-15 Flight 191.

1988 November 15 - . 03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC110L. LV Family: Buran. Launch Vehicle: Buran launch vehicle.

Buran - . Payload: Buran OK-1K s/n 711. Mass: 79,400 kg (175,000 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Buran. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: Buran. Duration: 0.14 days. Decay Date: 1988-11-15 . USAF Sat Cat: 19637 . COSPAR: 1988-100A. Apogee: 256 km (159 mi). Perigee: 247 km (153 mi). Inclination: 51.6000 deg. Period: 89.50 min.

• Unmanned test of Soviet shuttle. Landed November 15, 1988 06:25 GMT. Buran was first moved to the launch pad on 23 October 1988. The launch commission met on 26 October 1988 and set 29 October 06:23 Moscow time for the first flight of the first Buran orbiter (Flight 1K1). 51 seconds before the launch, when control of the countdown switched to automated systems, a software problem led the computer program to abort the lift-off. The problem was found to be due to late separation of a gyro update umbilical. The software problem was rectified and the next attempt was set for 15 November at 06:00 (03:00 GMT). Came the morning, the weather was snow flurries with 20 m/s winds. Launch abort criteria were 15 m/s. The launch director decided to press ahead anyway. After 12 years of development everything went perfectly. Buran, with a mass of 79.4 tonnes, separated from the Block Ts core and entered a temporary orbit with a perigee of -11.2 km and apogee of 154.2 km. At apogee Burn executed a 66.6 m/s manoeuvre and entered a 251 km x 263 km orbit of the earth. In the payload bay was the 7150 kg module 37KB s/n 37071. 140 minutes into the flight retrofire was accomplished with a total delta-v of 175 m/s. 206 minutes after launch, accompanied by Igor Volk in a MiG-25 chase plane, Buran touched down at 260 km/hr in a 17 m/s crosswind at the Jubilee runway, with a 1620 m landing rollout. The completely automatic launch, orbital manoeuvre, deorbit, and precision landing of an airliner-sized spaceplane on its very first flight was an unprecedented accomplishment of which the Soviets were justifiably proud. It completely vindicated the years of exhaustive ground and flight test that had debugged the systems before they flew.

Between today's snow day, and the few hours I worked on it on Sunday, before the family woke up, I've been able to get all of the subassemblies associated with each stage assembled,  and the Saturn V rocket in primer...

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

Saturn V build by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

It may be a bit before I can get back to it and get started painting, as we have a busy weekend with cub scout events coming up, but that should give the primer plenty of time to cure!

Justin> Looks good!  Glad to see she's in primer.  I expect things to slow down a bit as the holidays are coming up (Thanksgiving here in the states next week).  Family time is going to be eating into bench time for everyone. 

Gary

Justin, that is nice progress and it's look great!

Oh wow, you guys are making great progress!!! Kudos all around!!!

Melted sprue is applied. I will let that cure and then sand it out. 

GAF

Justin> Looks good!  Glad to see she's in primer.  I expect things to slow down a bit as the holidays are coming up (Thanksgiving here in the states next week).  Family time is going to be eating into bench time for everyone. 

Gary

 

Thanks Gary!  I'm here in the states as well, and I am looking forward to that extra day off on Thursday!   Hopefully, Amazon will come through with my paint order and get it here in time for me to start painting by Thursday.   

Tomorrow, we are walking in our town's "holiday parade" with our Pack 17 cub scouts. Following that, we have a pregame thanksgiving dinner with my family, so my Sunday from about noon on is spoken for....

Thank you to all for the kind words! 

Justin

Bakster>  It's too bad you couldn't find a replacement tube.  It's a lot of work to fill in those seams.  It'll look great once you're done!

Justin>  Sounds like you've got a full plate ahead for real life.  I've only got dinner with family next Thursday, so I'm fairly free as far as time goes.  Now if I could only get something done!

Gary

Bakster: Interesting, looking forward to seeing how it works out. And crossing my fingers for you.

Justin: Ohhhh, the parade sounds cool! Good luck with good weather for it!

Gamera

Bakster: Interesting, looking forward to seeing how it works out. And crossing my fingers for you.

Justin: Ohhhh, the parade sounds cool! Good luck with good weather for it!

 

The parade is a good time (....well, until the next day when my plantar fasciitis-sp?-is all flared up from all that walking...)and despite all that *** weather the east coast got hit with last Thursday, it's looking to be a clear, mid 40's to low 50's today!

I had to apply two coats of sprue-goo and in a few areas a third. There were some serious dips in this piece, particularly where the two sections joined. In the end... I am pleased. It sanded beautifully and it's as smooth as glass. Time to make some joins.

Justin>  Hope the parade went well, and your feet aren't bothering you too much!  Take care!

Hope all of you are doing well for this holiday week (for those in the USA, of course).

Bakster>  Missed your post the first time!  That looks great, smooth as silk.  Nice work there on the Redstone!

Project Report:

Thanks for the nice comments, crew!  She's not really something to write home about, but she's getting there.  I've done some slight work on the LES and the boost protective cover.  It's getting close to ready for final coating and paint.  I need to add a few small detail pieces, such as the two conduit lines that run down the sides, and some minor pieces for the skirt.  Shown on the right is the CM and LES dry fitted.  It's beginning to look like a model now.

Meanwhile, I've started on the base piece for the model.  The round section on the left corresponds to the Instrument Unit for the Saturn V which sits atop the S-IVB.  It is made of 1mm plastic card, with a matte board circle inside. It is made in two pieces, taped together and a wire wrapped around to hold it in place.  I plan to Tenax the two sections together, then glue it to the matte board.  That should keep it in a circular shape.  I also printed out a 1/48th scale template to use to cut out the area just above the Instrument Unit.  It will also be a two piece construction, with matte board circles to help it retain its shape.  The same proceduce will be followed as the Instrument Unit, and it then fitted to the folding doors above (the LM area).  Inside the Instrument Unit is a cardboard circle that will be notched with folding tabs to help attach to the section above.  Lots of pieces to try to fit together.

Mission Director (GAF)

Today in Space History:

1966 November 18 - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards RW04/22. Launch Pad: Edwards. Launch Platform: NB-52. FAILURE: Failure.

• X-15A-2 test - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA, USAF. Spacecraft Bus: X-15A. Spacecraft: X-15A-2. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi). Unofficial world's speed record. Maximum Speed - 6838 kph. Maximum Altitude - 30140 m.

1966 November 18 - . Launch Site: Yuma. LV Family: Martlet. Launch Vehicle: Martlet 2C.

• Test mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).

  A Martlet 2C launched from the 16 inch L86 gun established the world altitude record for a sub-orbital gun-launched projectile. A Martlet 2C was fired to an altitude of 180 km with a flight time of over 400 seconds. Launched from Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona - Latitude: 32.87 N, Longitude:114.32 W.

 1969 November 18 - . 03:47 GMT - .

• Apollo 12 enters lunar orbit - . Nation: USA. Flight: Apollo 12.

  At 03:47 GMT November 18 Apollo 12 arrived at the moon 83 1/2 hours after liftoff. Conrad fired the main propulsion engine for almost 6 minutes to go into an elliptical lunar orbit. Five hours later a second burn put the spacecraft into a circular orbit at 60 nautical miles (111 kilometers) altitude, where Yankee Clipper would stay until it was time to return to earth.

1970 November 18 - .

• Luna 17 lands on moon. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Chelomei. Program: Luna. Spacecraft: Luna Ye-8. Luna 17 / Lunokhod have landed on the Sea of Storms on the moon.

Project Report:

Lower sections of the model have been cut out and roughly assembled.  Sections are coming along nicely enough to dry fit most of the outer components.  Detailing continues, along with a search for possible colors for the interior of the CM, SM and LM storage area.  The foam block the model is resting on will be the base, with a covering of matte board.  There is an 18" metal ruler beside the model to show its size (though it doesn't show up very well).

Mission Director (GAF)

Today in Space History:

1969 November 19 - . 06:55 GMT - .

• Apollo 12 makes a precision landing on the lunar surface - . Nation: USA. Flight: Apollo 12.

  Conrad and Bean reentered the LM, checked out all systems, and at 10:17 p.m. EST on November 18 fired the reaction control system thrusters to separate the CSM 108 (the Yankee Clipper) from the LM-6 (the Intrepid). At 1:55 a.m. EST November 19, the Intrepid landed on the moon's Ocean of Storms, about 163 meters from the Surveyor III spacecraft that had landed April 19, 1967. 

1975 November 19 - .

• X-24 Flight 63 - . Crew: Scobee. Payload: X-24B flight 35. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Scobee. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: X-24. Spacecraft: X-24B. Maximum Speed - 740 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 249 sec..

Looking good Gary. It's going to be impressive when completd.

I  was combing over photos of the CM yesterday and couldn't figure out why they (the CM's) were white on the pad but almost a mirror silver in space, then I realized it was the LES blast shield that was white.

Thanks, Steve!  I'm happy how its turning out.  Still a long way to go. 

Yes, one of the the differences in the Block I and Block II versions.  This one will be painted white, as the silver colored coating came in later.

Gary

PS> Oh, I scored one of the Revell 1/96th scale Apollo models of the CM/SM/LM on Ebay.  I had one of the 1/96th scale models, but was missing the LM.  Now I can finish it up.  Perhaps use the extra for a 1/96th scale Saturn 1b. 

GAF

Bakster>  Missed your post the first time!  That looks great, smooth as silk.  Nice work there on the Redstone!

Thanks, Gary. And your build is progressing nicely!

Not much progress for me, too much life getting in the way.

I did find myself at the NASM in DC today and took some photo's that I thought

members here could use.