Apollo/Saturn rocket recomendations

[Mr-Revenge]

Hey everyone. Looking for a rocket to build. Found a Revell 1:144 Saturn V however looks to have mixed reviews. Any suggestions?

[modelldoc]

This is a former Monogram kit.

The original decals are wrong, the Revell decals are okay.

 

Have a look:

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/7229353834/in/photolist-WVv9Yy-XnPvK7-ySmDTA-kExaA6-c1Qk2C

 

modelldoc

 

 

 

[bootneck]

Hello MR,  you may get more responses if you post your query in the Realspace section.

 

Mike

[TimB]

Hi, I would suggest the Airfix Saturn V is better, but you need to get the reissued one with the correctly sized Command and Service Module.  https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-a11170-apollo-saturn-v--109424  For a very top level review, see http://www.ninfinger.org/models/rms_tips/saturn_v.html.  The review pre-dates the reissue by Airfix.  From there on, you can decide how much to correct/accurise.  Almost every mission's configuration was slightly different, and there is a lot of info on-line.  If I was building one again, I would only fix a few bits - odd lumps on the second stage and adding foil batting to the engines to show the as-launched configuration.

In other scales, the Revell 1:96 needs a lot of work, but an accurate Saturn V can be produced from it with enough patience and/or after market bits.  Don't go near the Dragon 1/72 version - pretty much nothing about it is accurate and it looks more like a toy than a scale model.  I bought one, but ended up scratch building everything below the Apollo SLA.

Regards

Tim