1/48th Scale Saturn V

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Lower third stage wrap with the location of one of the APS units.
 
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The upper section of the second stage with umbilical connectors, access panel, fill and drain vents and assorted antennae and telemetry antenna.
 
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One of the other issues with this kit. The white resin piece came with the kit, the drawing shows the true scale, while I made a replacement out of balsa.
 
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An even more out of scale piece. The strip to the left is what the balsa pieces are made out of by laminatinating them three layers wide and three high.
 
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Spirals are being filled along with scratch built systems tunnels. I've used pinstriping tape to create panel lines.
 
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The original resin capsule's shoulder was too large and I don't possess a lathe to turn it down. So I chucked this as well and found a company called Shapeways online who sent me a 3D printed capsule.
 
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Shapeways Capsule on the left, stock piece that came with the kit on the right. More defined in detail the Shapeways CM is.
 
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Drilling out the windows to install window frames. You can see the frames to the center right.
 
Amazing level of detail you're putting into this. Going to be beyond impressive when she flies
 
Thank you very much. It's been labor intensive to say the least due to its size. A lot of primer, fillers and paint. The glue has been minimal. It's all in the finishing. Just like doing body work on a car. The easy part was the actual building. Finishing is a bear. Masking things off is the Achilles Heel for me on this.
 
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The SLA and IU from Shapeways. The two are separate pieces simply dry fitted for picture taking. The IU will be painted separately. Much easier than taping off.
 
I'll be focusing on the upper section first in getting it painted. Then on to the larger, more involved booster section.
 
Impressive amount of work and detail here. Impressive to see this launch. I watched a friend launch a 24" 3D printed version just last week.
 

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