Finally, I think I’ve found and masked all the little things that need masking on the Interstage/S-IVB/IU structure. The ullage rockets, the retro-rockets, the reflectors, the antennae, the roll pattern. I thought I was done yesterday, and then realized that there were myriad (well, not literally, but it almost seemed that way) small things on […]

I ordered some Apollo plans, scale drawings with color schemes, produced by David Weeks (RealSpace Models). 1:48 scale, Block I and Block II, including (some of) the details on the EVA rails. Along with a couple of other diagrams and mission photos (in hand now), I’ll have enough details, I think, to model Apollo 15 […]

As I get closer to finishing building the Saturn V’s structural components and beginning the finishing, it’s time to think some more about Apollo 15’s details. Apollo 15, 16, and 17 included a space walk for the Command Module Pilot during the trip back from the moon. (This wasn’t just to give the CMP one […]

Which craft do I model: Apollo 8, 9, 11, 13, or 15? Not so trivial a decision, if I really want to have a reasonably accurate model. The S-IC stages had retro rockets. All of these missions used 8, except for Apollo 15, which used only 4. Some of the S-II stages used ullage rockets: […]