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Apogee releases new large-size Saturn 1B model |
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2002 Archived News by Apogee Components
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Monday, May 06, 2002 |
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COLORADO SPRING, Colorado USA -- Apogee Components is now shipping its new 1/70th scale Saturn 1B rocket kit. As Lee Reep of Fort Collins, Colorado puts it: "WOW!!! This has got to be the most beautiful kit I've ever seen.
The quality is first rate. Nice body wraps, with incredible detail. The fins appear to be cast resin — the 3D detail and solid feel is a pleasant surprise. Instructions are on two CD-ROMs. Kit includes two nylon chutes, which I hadn't really thought about (and was not expecting). The decals are first rate, and the way the kit is packaged shows the care that went into it. Also, Tim included the 1B color poster he has on his web site — was rolled up inside one of the tubes."
The new rocket stands 38.3 inches (97.3 cm) high, and is 3.78 inches (9.6 cm) in diameter at the base. It weighs: 19.6 oz (556 grams) without a motor, and can be flown with a variety of 29mm diameter motors. The AeroTech Econojet F motors provide an impressive lift-off to an altitude of about 700 feet.
The Saturn 1B was used by NASA eight times, including the manned missions of Apollo 7, the three Skylab flights, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The kit comes with decals for each of these missions, and high quality drawings of the rocket. The level of intricate detail is accurate right down to the correct number of stringers on each of the vacuum form wraps. There are even injection molded nozzles and a detailed base section that can be installed when the rocket is used as a static display.
This rocket is a real favorite among modelers because it has lots of external complexity that you don't often see in other scale rockets. This includes the eight fuel tanks in a big cluster, the unique transition section that conforms to the eight tank tubes, and eight fins — twice as many as any other NASA rocket. Plus it has lots of corrugations that give the rocket lots of surface texture. Finally, it has a complex paint pattern that makes it unique and eye appealing.
For more information, visit the Apogee Components web site.
Apogee Components, Inc.
1130 Elkton Dr., Suite A
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3514
USA
Phone: 719-535-9335
Fax: 719-534-9050
Web site: http://www.ApogeeRockets.com/saturn_1b.asp |
