Saturn INT-20..resin from martins models

[jetboy]

Hi,finally got round to finishing the capsule of this little build,the build pics are in the  other section if you want to see them.

 

What is it,well its been described as a souped up saturb 1B with a more powerful first stage or as a stubby,cut down Saturn V without the S-1 second stage,either way it works for me,before it was decided how man was going to get to the moon,various ingenious ways were thought of,in the end it was given to von braun and team,so various versions of the eventual winner the massive saturn v,were devised,to carry different payloads etc, This 4 engined one,was designed as a cheap,but easy way to carry quite big payloads.

 

without the S-1 second stage (which made up the bulk of the Saturn v),using the 5 engines would of put huge excesses of stress due to faster acceleration than a full saturn v.So it was proposed that if 5 engines were used,3 engines would have to be shut down,after 88 seconds,and the vehicle continue with the remaining 2 engines.This meant 3 engines would be dead weight,so it worked out more cost effective,for payload tonnes to use a 4 engined vehicle for a shorter burn.So 4 engined and 3 engined versions were designed but never made,but a very similar variant was used called the int-21,to launch skylab modules..

 

Heres some pics

 

bpc first,a joint effort,a resin shroud with a kit escape rocket.

 

 

cm is a joint effort as well ,the capsule is resin the body is the kit version,but with the resin engine section,making it look like the block 2 type.

 

 

 

complete

 

 

and with next

 

 

next stage

 

 

showing tank inside

 

 

resin engine section

 

 

and finished beast,showing main engines,resin versions and,a comparison with size against the 1/144 airfix skylab version.

 

 

 

 

 

comparison,

 

 

And thats it,thanks for looking....cheers Don

 

 

[bootneck]

Hi Don,

 

I've got that set of resin detail parts, inc. engine shrouds etc. 

 

Any pitfalls to be aware of when preparing, or attaching to the kit?

 

cheers

[jetboy]

Hi Don,

 

I've got that set of resin detail parts, inc. engine shrouds etc. 

 

Any pitfalls to be aware of when preparing, or attaching to the kit?

 

cheers

hI  mike,nothing special,its just needs patience with the gluing and sanding,which is something i get short of,so expect your version to be outstanding,no pressure there then?,ccheers Don....ps if you put the vehicle together first,and leave the engines till last you will get a better alignment ,just a thought.

[martinj]

Nice work  and i can see "There can be only one"

[jetboy]

Nice work  and i can see "There can be only one"

cheers mj,and thatll be s.i.g.conner mcCloud,

 

[falcon]

Love it.

[jetboy]

Hi again, i thought i,d finished this model,but on this bank holiday,ive started to rationalise my rockets,i was wanting some way to display them with just a little bit of information,but in a method i can replicate every time,and end up with something that looks like it belongs,and a little bit of uniformaty?...struggled to try different ways,on their sides?with a degree of separation between stages?couldnt find a way i liked..so finally,took the plunge and decided to go for a easy plinth type stand,as a lot of my models are resin and they dont come with a display stand,and to be honest some kits come with stands,that over time tend to flop,sag etc,

So yesterday i refurbed the selene probe and fixed it to a plinth,shown on another post on here.So i decided to do the rest of my space items in a similar manner,past and future,so at least,they may look finished?

So heres a few pics,of my attempt to make an improvement to display my saturn,s.To be honest,its not the best ive seen,but im happy with the end result,and i can replicate every time,which is a bonus.

started with a 8x4 sheet of mdf,enough to make at least100,bases?

anyway heres the pic,s

this is what ive been using,not good

so started with decideing on a decent size,and see how it sits?

so decided to raise the rocket off the plinth slightly so decided on a central support.

had some dowel..cut it to length,then thought i will have to paint it as its wood,so looking round,for a suitable replacement,i had a broken tripod camera stand,from the pound shop,lo and behold the telescopic legs were hollow alloy,and fit over the dowel snugly,so hey presto..

so dowel and sleeve

my first idea was to bolt the stack with a captive bolt inside,tried it it didnt work,but would of with more time?

so went with samedowel support,just different screw connection

just sand along edge of stand, as mdf is so soft to sand

Gave it a paint

put a hole in saturn,s base,if this was the saturn 5,this would be inside the 5th engine

cheers don

[jetboy]

sorry more pics

ok are we sitting comfortably,i,ll begin again...

this trial didnt work,nuts hot melt glued to inside the base..

so in the end,glued a wood screw in place of the bolt,which screwed nicely into the wooden dowel....

end result

so whole vehicle just tightens up on the dowel,

just in case you dont know,this is a pound shop tripod,plenty of sleeving in one.

and dowel is a snug fit

finally a few details

the whole thing is pretty sturdy..

might be of some use to someone enjoy......cheers Don

[HOUSTON]

Very good ..nice job..

[Jabberwocky]

That's a fascinating build Don, I'd not come across that variant before.

The display plinth really sets it off well, a collection of rockets all done like that would look very impressive.

Cheers,

Paul