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Right now, the best bang for the buck for an accurate and easy to build model is the Apogee Saturn IB. But bang for the buck is relative. If you are mainly a sport flyer who wants a Saturn IB, it's price might be a bit steep...but, it is the most accurate Saturn IB, flying or static that you can...

Saturn IB in 1/70, 1/72, 1/96 and 1/100 scale. Limited Time Offer to Forum Readers I just came off a project to build several 1/70 scale AS-205 Saturns for the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 7 and I am now in sort of a "recovery mode" to make back my investment of time, $$$, lost sleep, etc., in the...

Saturn IB in 1/70, 1/72, 1/96 and 1/100 scale. Limited Time Offer to Forum Readers I just came off a project to build several 1/70 scale AS-205 Saturns for the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 7 and I am now in sort of a "recovery mode" to make back my investment of time, $$$, lost sleep, etc., in the...

Even though many elements of the instructions, cautions and whatever are repeated, often more than once you would be surprised how many emails I get with questions like "should I put a coat of clear on my skins before I start?" Rather than be a smart-a** and respond with "Have you read the...

Actually, basswood sands quite quickly...if you don't think of it as "hard balsa." Rule #1: Use a high quality (it makes a difference) very coarse OPEN GRIT sandpaper. Bass has a strange clingy, packy (technical terms) sanding dust that quickly reduces the cutting speed of sandpaper. Open grit...

First, for the time being, ANY Forum member can drop me a note specifying the skins he/she wants and I will invoice you via PayPal for half the regular price of any skin kit (that includes Mercury fin kits which include skins) you see in my eBay store ( https://stores.ebay.com/accur8products )...

50% off Accur8 Skin and Fin kits...With a catch I am making a Special ongoing offer until at least the end of September 2017 (I may extend it) to all Forum participants. Check out my eBay Store at Accur8 Spacemodels, make a list of what you want, send it to me and I will return a PayPal...

Hey Mr. Fuel! (couldn't resist <G>) If you order the kit you indicated you will NOT get the skins that cover the fuel/oxidizer tanks...you';; be losing the weld lines, vent details, some rivet details at the tank ends, the black band around the center as well as the 'UNITED STATES" so you...

Thanks so much to those of you who made my Accur8 Labor Day Sale on eBay a success. I received a number of emails from folks who missed it so I decided to give it another "GO" for the next two days, Sunday and Monday September 10-11. It ends tomorrow evening (Monday) at midnight, folks! Just...

I just thought I'd drop a note here for all who may have interest in Interceptors, Little Joe II, Mercury Redstone and others. I am having a 50% off sale on most of my eBay items through tomorrow. Just go to eBay and search for "Accur8". Any eBay item page you visit has a scrolling link to all...

I got hooked in the summer of 1963. Was working at a produce stand for a friend's parents and got paid $1 for working the morning. I was 7 years old and my friend and I along with his older sister got "dropped* at a nearby mall (Sharpstown Mall...just outside of Houston...and had significance...

I wish you had contacted me with your problem on the fins (it's still not too late...get in touch with me at my email address below). I will send you a set of high-tack fin skins. I wish I had known you had a problem. I'd rather send you a replacement set of skins for your fins than to have you...

If you correctly position and align the cockpit skin, it will fit and conform exactly. I must admit that every now and then I "don't quite get it right" myself when applying the skin. I have made some revisions to all the skin kits that use the Interceptor nosecone. First, I have...

I meant to say for the SKINS to adhere properly... John Pursley

I can't stress enough that you need to have a GLOSS surface on the model for the fins to adhere properly. It's the same as applying a "skin" to a car (like those rolling billboards or NASCAR racers). Plus, you need to burnish the whole surface of the skin as you apply it. None of this is...

Pretty cool project! Kind of amazing that someone would plan on pumping 12-16 more impulse through something than it was designed for...but whatever starts your engine! Four years ago when I originally created the first Interceptor skins the first sets were actually designed to "retrofit"...

I certainly appreciate the supportive comments from Pointy and Mikec. I only discovered Mr. Jaskolski's difficulties after comments left in his eBay feedback on the skin ("...product is TRASH grade of product Z"). Prior to that feedback posting he not contact me expressing his concerns or...

Just follow the insructions. There are no "tricks" or "secrets" to applying other than simply follow the instructions. The skins are applied during construction starting at the rear of the body tube. There are a total of four skin sections, making application MUCH easier than if it were one long...

I mainly figured it was worth reiterating the cements since you talked about it in your post. I lose track of who did/said what on long threads...which I, of course, contribute to making even longer by repeating myself (Sorry All!). I don't test "every" adhesive I see...but I am an addicted...

Hey Warhawk, The Tamiya cement is not going to bond the plastic of the corrugations like all the other parts in the kit which are polystyrene or similar. (I've tried...it bonds to the corrugations but nothing like the following recommendations). You need something that can bond the ABS (or...