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Saturn V block II

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May 06, 2012, 05:43:06 PM Last Edit: May 14, 2012, 02:07:07 PM by Atlantis
What if NASA had a second batch of Saturn V's made, and project  Apollo was never cancelled?

Apollo 24 was to be the last of the Apollo/Saturn V missions before the first space shuttle launch in 1978. The Saturn V would then be relegated to cargo hauling. In honor of the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the S-IVB bore the familiar Bicentennial logo.


Launch Date : July 3, 1976
Destination: Tycho Crater
Crew
CDR: Story Musgrave
LMP: Jerri Cobb
CMP: Clifton Williams







Saturn V collection: Vibration Test Article, Skylab, and Block II

This model has quite a bit of history for me, as it was one my dad built for me when I was little, and I played with it a little too hard and it sat in disrepair for over a decade. However, thanks to some left over bits from my Airfix Saturn V and a donation of some F-1's from one of the members of my local model building club, it is whole again.  

Weaver

#1
May 06, 2012, 05:58:56 PM
Plausible story and nice collection.  :thumbsup:

Bet you have to be a REALLY careful darts player though....... :blink:
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RussC

#2
May 06, 2012, 06:12:02 PM
Excellent Space collection. Thinking of adding Redstone, Atlas,Titan and Sat 1B for the early years, in the future?
"Build what YOU want, the way YOU want to"  - Al Superczynski

Atlantis

#3
May 06, 2012, 06:18:25 PM
I already have ;), you haven't seen the rest of my office:



RussC

#4
May 06, 2012, 10:57:53 PM
Superlatives !   :bow: :bow: :bow:
"Build what YOU want, the way YOU want to"  - Al Superczynski

Alvis 3.14159

#5
May 06, 2012, 11:58:14 PM
Wow, I'm very jealous!

Alvis 3.1

Hobbes

#6
May 07, 2012, 12:02:34 AM
That's an impressive collection. I noticed some SpaceX Falcons in there; are they paper models or plastic?

NARSES2

#7
May 07, 2012, 02:10:06 AM
Terrific collection  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

PR19_Kit

#8
May 07, 2012, 02:17:37 AM
That awesome launch pad makes you think about little shelf space missiles and rockets take up compared to our winged devices. A collection of aircraft of similar numbers to Atlantis' would take up five or ten times the space!
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

NARSES2

#9
May 07, 2012, 02:23:50 AM
True Kit, but then again they take up vertical space, so less shelves ?

Swings and roundabouts
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Atlantis

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May 07, 2012, 07:50:04 AM
Quote from: Hobbes on May 07, 2012, 12:02:34 AM
That's an impressive collection. I noticed some SpaceX Falcons in there; are they paper models or plastic?

The Falcons are all paper, though I do have the F9 kit that SpaceX released earlier this year.

PACOPEPE

#11
May 08, 2012, 12:43:44 PM
Fantastic collection!  :thumbsup:. Congratulations. Do you have more pics of these room?. Have you ALL the NASA projects?.

Some weeks ago -in Madrid- i was lucky to see an exhibition of scale models of NASA history from its origins; the X-1, the V1, etc.

Cheers
Fran
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