HI Colin its comin on great this must be the most detailed model of a saturn V that i ever seen very well done for your effort an im likein a lot more please
chris
chris
50th Anniversary Moon Landing Saturn V 1/72 Dragon Models
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Saturn V Part 9
Sorry for lack of update on this build but a lot of head scratching and scratch building has been required so here goes
Next I tackled the interstage ring that separates the 1st and 2nd stages most of this is my own take on what found on the net and other research and some of it may be completely wrong but its the best I can come up with
So 1st off scratch build the main struts of which there are 8 then add the circular arcs that represent the internal rings along with the two end complete rings next the control and power boxes are constructed and added to the stage next I added some piping just to give extra detail finally 4 fuel pipes were added made from articulated sections of plastic drinking straws I’m waiting for some better quality ones to arrive and will replace these when they do
You can see how they link in the last photo of this section I also constructed another fuel tank end cap just in case I need an extra one later on
Next will be the disaster Dragon call the 2nd stage engine assembly I’m still waiting for additional items to arrive before I post the build diary on that particular section
Regards
Colin
Sorry for lack of update on this build but a lot of head scratching and scratch building has been required so here goes
Next I tackled the interstage ring that separates the 1st and 2nd stages most of this is my own take on what found on the net and other research and some of it may be completely wrong but its the best I can come up with
So 1st off scratch build the main struts of which there are 8 then add the circular arcs that represent the internal rings along with the two end complete rings next the control and power boxes are constructed and added to the stage next I added some piping just to give extra detail finally 4 fuel pipes were added made from articulated sections of plastic drinking straws I’m waiting for some better quality ones to arrive and will replace these when they do
You can see how they link in the last photo of this section I also constructed another fuel tank end cap just in case I need an extra one later on
Next will be the disaster Dragon call the 2nd stage engine assembly I’m still waiting for additional items to arrive before I post the build diary on that particular section
Regards
Colin
VERY DETAILTED WORK Colin spot on i think an it looks real
chris
chris
Wow ive missed this one.Some fine scratchbuilding wizardry in evidence.
Nicely done Colin.
Rich.
Nicely done Colin.
Rich.
Saturn V 1/72 Dragon Build Part 10
Hello again and welcome back to the continued saga of this build
1st off redid the interstage fuel piping as original design was garbage
Next comes the disaster Dragon calls the 2nd stage engine assembly virtually every part of this is.wrong mine may not be perfect but it’s a lot more accurate than Dragons
Right so 1st to go were the shoulder mounts on the engine mount these were sawn off and the resulting holes covered with 10thou plastic card next the heatshield was discarded and a new one constructed along with all the mounting struts made from 1mm carbon fibre rods painted silver
New engine cutouts were constructed again from plastic card next I tackled the engines themselves first giving them a basic colour before adding detail then using various plastic and copper beads obtained from ebay additional tanks were added the smaller copper coloured ones I then coloured them green using a sharpie pen this gave a metallic green sheen to these details
Finally additional piping was added to the engines using old audio signal lead cable painting silver
Next using the articulated plastic sections of drinking straws I constructed the main feed piping from the base of the engine ready to be plugged into the engine mounting as it was put together additional piping was also added at this stage as well finally in constructing this new version I had to create an additional 30mm extra length on the stage part that connects the 1st and 2nd stages together to accommodate the extra length the new engines assembly this was fun as I also had to add around 80 1mm 30mm card strips to simulate the ribs as on the original part and the last part was to paint and fit the lox / lh2 tank top see attached photos for additional visual detail
As a comparison there is how Dragon supplied the 2nd stage engine assembly and how my version differs admittedly the dragon one is unpainted but you can see why I scrapped it and built my own
More photos follow these
Regards
Colin
Hello again and welcome back to the continued saga of this build
1st off redid the interstage fuel piping as original design was garbage
Next comes the disaster Dragon calls the 2nd stage engine assembly virtually every part of this is.wrong mine may not be perfect but it’s a lot more accurate than Dragons
Right so 1st to go were the shoulder mounts on the engine mount these were sawn off and the resulting holes covered with 10thou plastic card next the heatshield was discarded and a new one constructed along with all the mounting struts made from 1mm carbon fibre rods painted silver
New engine cutouts were constructed again from plastic card next I tackled the engines themselves first giving them a basic colour before adding detail then using various plastic and copper beads obtained from ebay additional tanks were added the smaller copper coloured ones I then coloured them green using a sharpie pen this gave a metallic green sheen to these details
Finally additional piping was added to the engines using old audio signal lead cable painting silver
Next using the articulated plastic sections of drinking straws I constructed the main feed piping from the base of the engine ready to be plugged into the engine mounting as it was put together additional piping was also added at this stage as well finally in constructing this new version I had to create an additional 30mm extra length on the stage part that connects the 1st and 2nd stages together to accommodate the extra length the new engines assembly this was fun as I also had to add around 80 1mm 30mm card strips to simulate the ribs as on the original part and the last part was to paint and fit the lox / lh2 tank top see attached photos for additional visual detail
As a comparison there is how Dragon supplied the 2nd stage engine assembly and how my version differs admittedly the dragon one is unpainted but you can see why I scrapped it and built my own
More photos follow these
Regards
Colin
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WOW Colin your modifacations are really great you must have been studyin the real saturn in close ups to do this very brilliant work an im pleased to see you still postin your work pics on here as i wounderd what an how it was goin but brilliant work keep this goin till the end as i will be followin
chris
Saturn V 1/72 Scale Dragon build Part 11
Greetings peeps this I just a short one showing the iconic black & white paint scheme for stages 1 & 2 joined together
I worked out the pattern on the conical top by using the instructions and counting how many ribs across the pattern occupied then seeing the centre of the rectangle on the conical section aligned with the left hand edge of the lower 2nd stage stripe this gave me 16 ribs either side I then used some tape and cotton thread to form the shape which then gave me the positions for the remaining black patterns
So next will be the 3rd stage but I’m waiting for more paint before I can continue any further
Regards
Colin
Greetings peeps this I just a short one showing the iconic black & white paint scheme for stages 1 & 2 joined together
I worked out the pattern on the conical top by using the instructions and counting how many ribs across the pattern occupied then seeing the centre of the rectangle on the conical section aligned with the left hand edge of the lower 2nd stage stripe this gave me 16 ribs either side I then used some tape and cotton thread to form the shape which then gave me the positions for the remaining black patterns
So next will be the 3rd stage but I’m waiting for more paint before I can continue any further
Regards
Colin
Great work Colin, your additional work and scratching is going to result in a fantastic Saturn V.
HI Colin this saturn you are buildin is proberly the most detailed model ive ever seen built great work lookin forward to seein it finished
chris
Saturn V 1/72 Scale Dragon build Part 12
Sorry for the sporadic entries to my build diary but the last few months have been very trying what with COVID and now the cottage I rent being put up for sale as part of a larger estate because of the owner dying she was 105 so it was to be expected but stopped me in my tracks for several weeks wondering if I will have to pack up and move which hasn’t occurred yet so I have now resumed my modelling
So here we go with the third stage there’s only 1 picture this time as there’s not much to see at present just to note all the tanks / balls are all scratch built using a necklace bought off ebay for a couple of quid as is all the individual piping struts running up to the centre they were made from silver painted thread and glued into position to give a more 3D look to them instead of the poor mouldings
There’s more pipe work to be added to the engine when the structure has fully dried and hardened
More to follow hopefully more frequent than of late
Regards
Colin
Sorry for the sporadic entries to my build diary but the last few months have been very trying what with COVID and now the cottage I rent being put up for sale as part of a larger estate because of the owner dying she was 105 so it was to be expected but stopped me in my tracks for several weeks wondering if I will have to pack up and move which hasn’t occurred yet so I have now resumed my modelling
So here we go with the third stage there’s only 1 picture this time as there’s not much to see at present just to note all the tanks / balls are all scratch built using a necklace bought off ebay for a couple of quid as is all the individual piping struts running up to the centre they were made from silver painted thread and glued into position to give a more 3D look to them instead of the poor mouldings
There’s more pipe work to be added to the engine when the structure has fully dried and hardened
More to follow hopefully more frequent than of late
Regards
Colin
Attachments
GREAT hopein to see some more pics but ful size please
chris
chris
Chris sorry the post crashed during the creation so to avoid double posting went with what settings I had here’s s the full size
looks realy fab an now i can see all the detail
chris
chris
Colin,
Some great attention to detail.
Some great attention to detail.
Saturn V 1/72 Scale Dragon build Part 13
Well as promised here’s the next update with finalising of the the 3rd stage engine assembly showing my interpretation of the piping may not be totally accurate but it’s better than nothing at all if you build it the way Dragon instructs you to anyway next is the conical interstage that joins the second to the 3rd stage as its removable the internal structure needs to be represented so that’s my next stage of this build
Regards
Colin
Well as promised here’s the next update with finalising of the the 3rd stage engine assembly showing my interpretation of the piping may not be totally accurate but it’s better than nothing at all if you build it the way Dragon instructs you to anyway next is the conical interstage that joins the second to the 3rd stage as its removable the internal structure needs to be represented so that’s my next stage of this build
Regards
Colin
Colin
That's looking very impressive indeed! I also hope you sorry it your accommodation issues.
ATB
Andrew
That's looking very impressive indeed! I also hope you sorry it your accommodation issues.
ATB
Andrew
Saturn V 1/72 Scale Dragon build Part 14
The interstage connection between stages 1 & 2 as this is detachable I decided to show my interpretation of the internal structure as best I can it was also difficult to get decent pictures to illustrate it so please accept my apologies for the bad photography
Regards
Colin
The interstage connection between stages 1 & 2 as this is detachable I decided to show my interpretation of the internal structure as best I can it was also difficult to get decent pictures to illustrate it so please accept my apologies for the bad photography
Regards
Colin
HI IT
LOOKS very realistic with the inner rings great build
chris
LOOKS very realistic with the inner rings great build
chris
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