Ye Olde Rocket Forum - Apollo 1 Saturn 1B

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Originally Posted by njrick

Lee....yes..it will be a build thread...please feel free to give tips etc...I am by no means a master builder and I feel you can always learn and always improve....so any tips etc will always be appreciated! I am new to this forum so I have to figure out the particulars on posting pictures etc....

and yes, please call me Rick! The only people who call me Richard are my mom and my wife...and only when I am in trouble!!

Lee...sounds like you have a great selection of Saturns! If I am not mistaken the SA-5 is Dr. Zooch's personal favorite rocket. It is available on through his vendors. My personal favorite is the white tank Saturn 1bs...the Skylab and ASTP missions. I love that rocket and still think its the coolest looking rocket NASA has ever flown.

Rick,
I think my passion for the SA-5 is that I visited Peter Alway in Ann Arbor back in the 90s, and held his scratch-built SA-5. It is on the cover of his book "The Art of Scale Model Rocketry". Back when he was selling them direct, I got a signed copy. I'd have to look at the book but I think he mentioned that it was 1:69 scale. If you Google the book, and dig around a bit, you can find a picture of the book and get a pretty good appreciation for the superb build quality. Here is one, but a bit grainy.

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I'm gone starting in the morning for a week but I may try to order an SA-5 tonight before we leave.