Model Saturn V - Apollo 11 at 1:144 Scale
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Since Christmas I've spent hours working on this model kit of the Apollo Saturn V rocket, command module and lunar excursion module.
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The book is "NASA Saturn V 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab) Owner's Workshop Manual"
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I built a model of the MIR once .... it fell down and disintegrated much like the real thing
I have a cheap version of it... it fel.. and now has a smashed solar panel... much like the real one..
You’re not supposed to take them up into space!
It's not much different than what's already been done, I don't see why not.
How authentic.
Me too...you can trust the physics of an orbit far more then superglue and string :/
Fill it with rocket fuel, see if it gets a 144th of the way to the moon
144th of the way to the moon is still 2669 km altitude. So probably not. :)
But maybe it would come (1/144)^3 = 1/2.99M => an altitude of 128 m, since the volume of the fuel scales by a power of 3.
128m actually seems pseudo-reasonable :P
not enough deltaV
Xissorplane so .128 km then, bruh
Rockets have a square-law kind of deal. A rocket 2x the size of the Saturn V would expect to go over 4x as far. Vice versa, figure out how little the 144th scale will go.
As someone who used to fly model rockets competitively, this was a go-to kit for an event called "plastic model conversion" where you converted a plastic kit with rocket motors and flew it. They didn't call it "death by styrene" for nothing!
The Saturn V is awe-inspiring in scale. I recently got the chance to visit the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville AL, where they have a real Saturn V hanging from the ceiling of the museum. Its was a really cool experience.
I think it's crazy how the only thing that was recovered from the whole massive Saturn v rocket was the command module. Seeing that Hanes manual reminded me of the Apollo the manual that I got for Christmas
Was thinking the same thing. This entire massive space ship is only there to move this tiny little cone containing life to the moon and back.
A few years ago Revell sold a 1:96 Saturn V. It's really complicated to build, but the final result looks really good.
His explanation of the mission process was more informative than any tv documentary I`ve seen so far.
I think I build a smaller version of that when I was a kid. I was building plastic models from around 8 years old until my mid teens.
But wow, fifty bucks. OMG.
I used to get $5 a week allowance and had more then enough money to buy paints. I'm 61 BTW, and I still build stuff, but in Blender 3D. :)
Thanks Scott, for the tech lesson and a trip down memory lane. Happy Kerbal-ling too!
Was literally working on a papercraft Shuttle in 1:144 while watching this vid. You can make great looking models with just paper, glue, a knife, and a printer!
Great work, Scott. In younger days I built the most space models of Revell. Also the Saturn V twice. Also the Space Shuttle in 1:72 and other stuff. When you want to get more challenged, buy the box of the International Space Station in 1:144! I built it 10 years ago or so after a 20 years break of building models. When you finish this kit, you can be proud of yourself. But however, excellent job with the mighty Saturn V. The model I built was better in details, also the engines from the second stage. They changed a lot as they renewed the kit some years ago. Your video brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for that!
When I was a kid I built a Saturn V out of paper, with all three stages, and the interstages. Inside the third stage I put in a tiny lunar module and the command/service made module came in two pieces.
Great to see that Revell is still keeping some of their classic models! I'm pretty sure that I did this one (even the box art may be the same) in the late 1970's, a fairly expensive model for me at age 10 or 12... I'm travelling to Japan frequently and I always visit a number of modeling shops there, it's unbelievable what you can get in a country where this hobby is not primarily intended for technically intersted pre-teens but for lonely adults with cash to spend!
I am in the process of building this thing right now. It began as a nostalgia thing for me. In about 1970, I built the Revell 1:96 scale model of the Saturn V. It was a FAR better kit but seems either totally unavailable o9 available only for usurious prices (Think $2000 US!).
But I was separated from my beloved 1:96 scale model some 25 years ago.
C'mon Revell. Bring back the 1:96 scale Saturn V kit! This 1:144 kit will never satisfy me. :(
i have the exact same model (got it for xmas from my brother). i promised myself i'd get the owner's manual once i finish putting it together.
The "level" that Revell kits has is just based on the total number of parts. When I used to sell them, I would always advise washing the parts (while still on the sprue) in soapy water, and then allowing them to air dry. This removes a lot of the oils left over from the injection process, which will allow the paint to adhere better. Using a primer before painting also really helps to remove those patchy brush strokes. But as others have already suggested, acrylic paints with an airbrush are so much better for larger areas.
I had the similar Monogram model. Never finished it but I remember the petal was very well made.
I approve of the LP collection behind you ;)
Scott, can you do a video on the Apollo docking clamp? would love a better understanding of how it worked.
That was a real piece of hardware. I could not figure out how it worked for a long time. Thought it folded into the hatch. Found out later that after docking it was unbolted and stowed. Before the LEM separated to land the CM pilot had to bolt it back into place. When the lander returned it had to be unbolted again. Most of the flights it was left in the lander a discarded since at that point it was dead weight.
Horizon models currently does a 1/72nd scale Mercury Atlas for about $50, for those interested in the Mercury program.
Oh man, I really want a 1/48 for Christmas next year, instead of a tree, to commemorate Apollo 8. Hang garland around it and everything.
When I was a kid I'd buy several model car kits at a time, then jumble them together and make a bunch of Mad Max cars from the pile. Fun!
Heat a retractable pencil lead over a candle and you can make little bullet holes, too.
this new generation should watch Apollo 13, fantastic movie.
once upon a time, there was a 1/72 scale model made by Monogram or Revell that cam out in 1973, or so. The engines were far more detailed, and cam with a sheet of gold foil for the descent stage for the LM. I built two of them for elementary school credit back in the 70's and had the LM on the shelf for years, until we moved. the kit was nearly 4 feet tall when completed, and the box had a carry handle on it. much better kit, but i haven't seen one in decades.
Hey Scott, there are a heat shield on the second stage. Therefore, it look more accurate then you thought.
I have the Airfix version of this! I loved building this about 5 years ago.
The 1st Stage burned either 2 minutes 30 seconds and on the last Flights which were Heavier, 2 minutes 45 seconds. the later Rockets had their Thrust Levels raised a bit, about 20,000 per engine
I don't know if you're familiar with Gundam models, but two of their major lines are 1/144 scale, HG and RG. They're pretty cheap but look great, snap together with no glue and require no painting unless you want to get super detailed. I'd love to see one of those next to this thing, it's so massive even at that scale!
A HG Gundam could climb on the side of this thing and ride it into orbit - like at the end of G Gundam
Great model assembly and the manual sounds super cool!
Will you talk about soviet rockets and spaceships? It'd be great to know a bit more about them too. Also, thanks for making these amazing space videos.
I flew Vostok 1 a while back:
ua-cam.com/video/m7hpU9pV3N8/v-deo.html
Thanks for replying :)
If you want to build rockets, I recommend Estes Models. They have the advantage actually being able to flying them.
The various models based upon 'real' rockets and missiles are fun, as are those based on nothing more than the designer's imagination
Aye. Revell, for all their popularity and diversity, did not get some of the fine details on things right because they only make molded-plastic parts, and getting fine detail like the power&data buss cables right in plastic is tough. (I won't talk about their pilot figurines...)
But if you want accurate, finely detailed models, try working with die-cast. They are way more expensive, but the end result is ... pleasing.
Saturn V is the most sacred thing humanity ever created.
That was never run through Google translate. I remember that description. From when I was a child. Heck that whole MODEL KIT is older than me. It was just someone translating it without a second thought.
Scott Manley:
“I quite enjoyed doing this”...
Me:
This is the most important part of model building!
Forget about “I did it badly”.... focus on the FUN!
Thank you!
I read 1:144 scale before watching and was like "meh, pretty tiny", then watched the video and I was like "Dude! This is pretty huge indeed! Imagine it on the original scale what would it be like!"... I really need to visit Kennedy Space Center!!
Scott! I have that model too and I was sooooo mad when I saw the second engine cluster... also the Haynes book is worth every penny
I had one like that as a kid awesome!
I have the same model Scott but it's stayed in the box sadly! I'll have to find the time to get some zen modeling done
AYYY Scottt un hombre puede soñar un hombre puede soñar......
It is always interesting to learn about space history from you :)
Hey man, I have that rocket in my room for about 2 years now, painted it with airbrush, but mine doesnt break if I tried to stage it :P But I also really really hated that 2nd stage engine set, but keep in mind that plate they used it supposed to represent a heat shield so the stage wouldnt heat up because of the hot exhausts, but it wasnt used or only used at the end of apollo era, but I got myself some aftermarked engines so now I have a good looking 2nd stage! Greetings from Germany!
Depleted uranium in the launch escape system? Wow, what a performance penalty! I wonder how much that weighed?
Dragon have released a 1/72 scale one recently. £200 on Emodels. You probably should have sprayed the rocket white with a spray can and then painted the black bits on over the top.
Scott, you should do a video discussing the prospects for the F-1B engine and the Pyrios booster? It seems like NASA now has a mandate to move things along faster, and I've heard the SLS launch may be a human crewed "Apollo 8" type mission, so do you think perhaps we will see the Block 2 SLS puished ahead and we might get the Kerolox boosters sooner?
A depleted uranium ballast on a rocket where every gram counts... One can only imagine the superheated discussion on whether to include that escape system or not.
I had that model back in 68 or so, I also had a diorama of the command capsule and the LEM. I got it from joining the Science Fiction Book Club.Anyone else have that one?
Haynes. That's cute! I wonder if Chilton would commission a similar line of books, since they are usually more detailed.
The first stage gets all the glory, but the second and third stage went farther and faster!
Rather than gold candy foil, if you are feeling adventurous, gold leaf is really inexpensive.
I have a space shuttle Discovery under my bed waiting to be made, going to be fun.
Too bad you didn't have Guillow's models when you were a kid, those things can fly.
I recently built a 1:200 model of the space shuttle. I used the papercraft websites for paint guides because the instructions and decals were so far off from reality.
I have just build and painted mine (also horribly) but otherwise I love it, only problem I have with it is that the stage between the 1. and 2. Is really stiff so its nearly impossible to separate. Btw. the fearing in which the Lunar accent vehicle goes in is really stable on mine.
I think a larger version would make a good christmass tree.
I think I have that exact model kit. I haven't assembled mine yet.
I built the Airfix version a couple of years ago. It's missing some of the details of the Revell one (such as hinged LM legs), and the CM looks pretty awful, but it is, overall, a beautiful kit nonetheless. The S-II engine mount is tooled much better than yours, I will say. Of course, I followed the painting instructions from the kit, and only found out afterwards that they incorrectly depicted the S-IC. Despite all of this, it looks absolutely beautiful, and it now sits next to my same-scale Vostok 1 (which is shorter than entire S-IC)
damm scott, i got the battlestar viper mk2 by revel and a haynes death star manual last xmas.
They have driver's manuals in the US.
I've built a model of the ISS from the same brand. The quality was avrage even then.
this is so cool!!!!
wow, build the same one, somewhere in the early 1970's. Long time ago...
The third stage of the Saturn V rocket did not have the U S A painted on it.
Wait, so if Scott got 144 of these things and stacked them on top of each other he would have a full size Saturn V? DO IT SCOTT!
No, because it's a 3d Model so you'd need 144^3
Scott Manley that's, umm, a lot... I can't be asked to do the maths. But please, I want to see that. I'll pay for it if you want.
144^3 is 2,985,984 models. $50 each would be $149,299,200. Hope you have a good job!
Brian Helt good thing I'm English and work For NASA, the US government and am also the prime minister of Canada, France and Papa New Guinea.
There's a Lego one coming out in 110 scale (1 meter tall) and has (no kidding) 1969 pieces.
woah, Scott I didn't know you play guitar
Have you seen the model by Bandai Tamashii?? It looks amazing!! But it is spectacularly expensive.
You didn't mention the Estes 2157 Saturn V Flying Model Rocket Kit! :(
Uuuh, i have the exact same set laying around downstairs, but I haven't had the time yet...
Scott - have you ever flown model rockets like the Estes ones?
I have this model in 1:96 scale
Gibbelblonk that must be huge
Yeah, I remember making my 1:96 scale Revell Saturn V in grade 8, five years ago. Indeed it is quite large. It was one of the few models I technically finished. It presently sits in my living room beside what used to be my computer table as now my quarters shall be in an apartment amidst university. One of the legs snapped on the Eagle lander diorama, hence I decided to test out a nice, rusty and abandoned paint job, only to later realize how absurd that would be. It has taken a beating; the orbital module is held together with tape at the top and every once and a while, an engine dislodges.
I thought those were 1/72. It has been a long time since I had seen one in the box and looked at it. BTW a couple of years ago I bought a command service module with lander that is about 1/144 scale at Big Lots that was actually more detailed than the one on the Revell kit for a dollar. For another dollar I got the S-IVB/CSM/LEM that was about half that scale (1/300-1/400). It was part of a set that had the other two stages (sold separately), but I never ran across those two. Could order them from Ebay, but just way too expensive for something to collect dust on a shelf.
Dragon makes a 1/72 kit of the Saturn, and it is over five feet tall when completed.
I actually have this model kit :)
why are the knobs on that stratocaster in that triangular formation?
GET INTO THE CAPSHOOOL
How the heck did you move and rotate the parts to assemble all that without a keyboard and mouse attached to it?
I wish my model showed the service module and etc!!!
For comparison a 1/144 gundam stands around 12,5cm tall
can you imagine a 1:72 scale?
I have a much bigger version outside my house. Why would I need the model when you live next to MSFC?
You can’t tell if he’s saying mun or moon, maybe too much kerbaling around?
Do they have 1:1 scale?
Yea, in Huntsville, Alabama. I've seen it myself.
yes
winged Huntsville, Alabama and Cape Canaveral, Florida
why nobody build a 2:1 scale of this???
and can I glue it together like Scott did?
I had the EXACT same model 45 YEARS ago! This brings back SO MANY MEMORIES!
i built over the last year a 1:48 scale out of paper. i still have to do the launch escape system... but who needs that anyways.
imgur.com/a/4RZXK
Hallebumba Very nice! :D
Hallebumba The 1/48th scale from lower hudson valley? I am going to be starting that one soon... after I get more printer ink
yep. thats the one. currently i am converting an atlas V model to the same scale :)
I just printed the escape system and going to work on it. I would love to see the Atlas V, Which mission is it?
I think i will do New Horizon. well probably without payload, because i would have to come up with a way to make that huge fairing stable and openable. its a Atlas 551
The 3rd stage petals (on the real Saturn V launches) were not hinged - they just flew off after opening. The original hinged design was used on Apollo 7 but one petal failed to fully open so they were redesigned to detach on subsequent missions.
This would have been my favorite toy as a kid...
And I would have broke it in under a day.
Remember your staging Scott!
Check yo staging!!!
gajbooks if you've seen enough of Scotts kerbal videos it's one of the things he always seems to forget. when the command module started coming off it was "staging early" just a joke.
I'm quoting the red text from his videos? I don't understand.
Lol, like when you build your first rocket and the booster and chutes deploy at the same time
I live in south Brazil and when I was a kid I saw this box on a store in my city. I begged to my parents to buy it, but they didn't because it required a type of glue you can't easily find around here (at least that's what they told me back then, probably was a lie because we weren't exactly in a good standing economically). It became somewhat of a lost childhood dream since I always wanted it. That box stayed on that store for years with no one buying it and eventually it disappeared.
Now it appears on my UA-cam timeline. I really wasn't expecting this. Thank you, sir. This thing is HUGE!
present for a rocket nerd
"(*)can i use your printer ?"
"(#)yes?"
"(*)here is your 20 pages full color papercraft model. And by the way, there is no more ink in your printer"
Did you paint it in the dark?
He might not have painted it in the dark, but enamel paint is really not the best for most modelling and hard to paint with, too. Especially the Revel ones. Acrylic paints, especially when applied with air brush, are often a much better and nicer looking option. Acrylics are also water soluble, whereas enamel paint isn't.
You can have the best result if you use a primer paint first and then apply the color at the model, that way the paint will stick much better whether it's enamel or acrylic with a brush or an airbrush. Also you need to thin the paint in order to avoid brush strokes, when using a brush and have a good spray pattern with an airbrush and always paint in layers after the previous layer has dried
You can get good results with enamels and brushes if you a) prime with an undercoat, b) thin the paint, and c) use GOOD QUALITY masking tape (from a model shop, not a DIY store) to get straight edges.
I can get good results from enamel paints, but it's quite hard work
Wash the model, let it dry
undercoat (let it dry!)
top coat
Don't do it outside in summer. Insects will always get stuck in the paint.
There are more complex ways, but if Scott had done that, his greens would have been a LOT better.
I used sticky tape on the Kuznetsov and it lokked good. Not so on HMS Rpulse
I've actually got the same kit lying around waiting to be assembled. Thanks for the tip about the second stage engines. I'm sure there is aftermarket parts you can buy that looks more like the real thing.
As for your paint job: Have you heard of masking tape? :p
Edit: A quick Google-search later and my suspicion is confirmed. There are indeed aftermarket engines for the second stage.
Thank you for posting this. I had that model as a kid and I played with it A LOT. It's amazing there's anything left of it. I still have it on display, but all of the connecting tabs are broken and the stages are held together with Scotch tape.
scott when do you live stream i always miss them
i´m in +1 timezone and i get the notification mail at 7:05 wednesday so just calculate it out
What timezone are you in? I can calculate it for you.
west coast of america
press the bell button.
I live in central timezone and usually get the notification at around midnight Tuesday nights last I checked. Should be about 10pm Tuesdays for you then.
Hears comment on Depleted Uranium... Immediately learns something...
Hears comment on depleted Uranium - immediately thinks of the A-10 Warthog anti-tank warplane.
I always thought about how awesome a 6 foot tall model Saturn V would look in the living room...
I had those models as a kid too. Can't believe they are still around after all these years! =D
Can I get this in INDIA 🇮🇳 by Amazon. 1:144 scale model revell Apollo Saturn V rocket.
I'm currently building the 1:96 scale model saturn V from revell, and it's really an awesome kit, but sadly it also gives the wrong colouring instructions and there's no covering for the command modul:(
weeks? lol
Also, if GW/FW did this model, it would probably cost 10-20 times the price it does made by ravell - but also wold be 95% accurate xD
Scott here's something you might be interested in talking about and is also a super interesting topic. Is a little video on magnetic cores. Now they might be super outdated, but are still absolutely fascinating. Or even a video about the way they set up the computers for these early space craft. Regardless I think it would be a nice topic to see, and one i'm sure you'd enjoy as well.
Yes, so speak we in Germany english. :) Sometimes it's terrible.
Best wishes from Germany :D
i have this model too
Wow, that is amazing! Proud to be a fan.