project ares in both launch and trans mars injection

[lenny100]

OK so i just finished Stephen Baxter's Voyage book  whilst i was up at hollybush during the last two weeks about the lost mission to mars and with the recent relaunch of the Airfix Saturn 5  i decided to model the Ares stack in both its launch from the Jacqueline b. Kennedy space Centre and a second with the trans mars injection stack with the big tanks and trans-orbit engine  which the ares launch stack docks with.
first will be the crew and lander launch stack a upgrade of the Saturn v but with a few enhancements as given in the book such as 4 srb etc  but I need a good build guide for the Saturn v if anybody knows a good guide showing a build and painting guide

[tinlail]

http://www.apollosaturn.com/modeling/modelman.htm in particular http://www.apollosaturn.com/markings/mguide.htm should give you some options.
http://www.ricksternbach.com/SatV/Saturn_V_Clinic.html
http://www.ninfinger.org/models/rms_tips/rmsfaq.14.html
also have good details.

[lenny100]

the work in progress



two of the 4 srb in position



close up of the habitat and the cover of the mars lander



the mars lander itself known as challenger in the book

[Hobbes]

Hey Lenny, did you ever finish this?

(I'm reading Voyage at the moment and happened to come across this thread)

[lenny100]

no never got around to it due to lack of parts never found another 1/144 scale shuttle going cheep at a show , a full price one just for the two srb is a bit of a no no due to finance  , but its on the back of the shelf awaiting restart if i ever get the parts, the main body of the rocket is at the moment a launcher for a project to destroy incoming asteroids with a 1000 megaton bomb! "real project from 1965"

[lenny100]

well this build is back on as i got the 1/96 scale Saturn v cheep on ebay (under £ 25 including posatage) so its on again,
my inspiration is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrbvM5HuQRE&feature=player_embedded#at=15

[PetarB]

I quite enjoyed the book. I should have guessed what was going to happen when they finally landed, but as it unfolded I did have a smile on my face when I realised what was happening.
Interesting build.