Ultimate Saturn V...

[manixFan]

PMC challenge of the decade.


Tony

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/43656

 

[KILTED COWBOY]

Looks sweet but $850.00 is a little out of my price range.

 

[stantonjtroy]

I could spend $500 for a 1/64 flying kit from Sirius Rocketry or $320 for a 1/70 flying kit from Apogee Rockets. These Saturn V's are gorgeous and more accurate to scale than the 1/144 Bandai kit. At that price, and scale, I'd expect way more.
https://www.apogeerockets.com/Rocket-Kits/Skill-Level-5-Model-Rocket-Kits/Saturn-V-1-70th-Scalehttps://www.siriusrocketry.com/Saturn51.htm

 

[GlenP]

The AMT man in space 1:200 scale set is maybe a little better suited for PMC. I have one of those in the box, not sure if I am up to even that challenge.

 

[Alan15578]

How much does an assembled Revell 1/96 scale Saturn V weigh?

 

[Jay Chladek]

How much does an assembled Revell 1/96 scale Saturn V weigh?

If you are considering converting one of those to flight... don't. A #1969 Estes Saturn V looks better, is more scale accurate (except for the oversized fins) and would fly better.

 

[Alan15578]

If you are considering converting one of those to flight... don't. A #1969 Estes Saturn V looks better, is more scale accurate (except for the oversized fins) and would fly better.

Thanks for your reply. I have two of these 1/96 Revell kits kits unassembled. I would only be interested in their potential for PMC, not scale. I do have a few of the Estes and Century 1/00 kits for better flying. The Revell kits do have some inaccuracies, but they also have some more features, such as internal, or inter stage detailing and the fold back LM shroud. While this was a no-go at 16 Oz, it might be feasible with the LMR 1500 gram limit.

 

[Jay Chladek]

The way the stages build on the 1/96 by wrapping sheet plastic into a tube would provide a structure that has too many potential failure points though. Converting a 1/144 or 1/200 Saturn has better chance for success given the thicker stage halves of more traditional construction IMHO. Still, if you can pull off such a conversion... it would be cool.

 

[Winston]

Sorry I missed this because I would have paid that although I bet they were sold out in about 5 seconds. High quality, highly detailed, die cast 1/72 military jet aircraft models from:

https://www.hobbymaster.com.hk/
go for about $100 each, so something like this (which would weight far too much as a diecast model) for 8 times that isn't that unreasonable IMO:

 

[Ez2cDave]

If you are considering converting one of those to flight... don't. A #1969 Estes Saturn V looks better, is more scale accurate (except for the oversized fins) and would fly better.

Unless, of course, one is competing in PMC . . . LOL !

Dave F.

 

[georgegassaway]

Ultimate Saturn-V for a flying model rocket is to use a gimbaled engine, TVC. For example the Estes 1/100 using an F10 or G12 reload.

For a nice slow liftoff and 8 second burn time.

There have been a few 3-stage Saturn-V's, with pop-out fins.

But nothing beats a slow boosting 8 second burn that stay vertical. Unless it's 3-staged with long burn gimbaled engines in all stages, but it would have to be built light enough to still take off with an F10. (Could be done with only one guidance controller in the 3rd stage, as the real Saturn-V's did. But would need 2 servos per stage of course)

Nope, I'm not in the running to build a gimbaled Saturn-V. If I had had the time, I would have been tempted to do it for the 50th anniversary (I had a more challenging project to do then, anyway).

Someone here built a gimbaled Saturn-V 2 years ago, but IIRC did not post a video (he said he was gonna) and I do not recall if he posted any build photos.

 

[Ez2cDave]

PMC challenge of the decade.

I just got a mental image of an $850 PMC "power-pranging" and came to my senses . . . LOL !

BTW - The Bandai SATURN V is a plastic exterior with die-cast metal internal pieces.



Dave F.

 

[Long_Gone]

Got an Estes #2001 Saturn V from ebay last week will be here tomorrow. looking forward to building it, never had one. My mothers cigarettes were more important than rockets. Now I am building what I could not afford when I was a kid. The prices are wayyyy steeper though, never ends. I'm making a rocket vault for my grandson, throwing in all kinds of rocket kits while I can so he can have something cool to fly with his kids.