![]() ![]() Taking about 2 months and approximately 3400 LEGO elements to build, it was quite the spectacle! One of the impressive creations was this custom Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center created by the German builder, Jürgen Kropp, to house his LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V. ![]() Happy building!įrom LEGO Ideas on Facebook: We recently visited the popular Skærbæk Fan Weekend exhibit in Denmark and were mesmerized by all the creativity. Unfortunately I learned they are discontinued. Our next build will be the large shuttle when we find one. The end result is a reasonable price display model about three feet tall! I hope to post a few photos soon. A great build and a fantastic family project. When we arrived home to assemble this in the VAR (vehicle assembly room) she took over. My 12 year old daughter was with me and she thought it was just okay. It has been about 45 years since I have "played" with Legos. I've already constructed launch and landing models of the SpaceX Falcon 9 using plans from the group, and I'm designing a Delta IV Heavy.Īfter seeing the Lego Saturn V in stores for a while I finally decided to commit to the build. In addition to the Saturn V, it includes other launch vehicles and payloads in the Saturn's 1/110 scale. Detail improvements or Apollo-Saturn derivatives and other NASA-related custom builds. For those interesting in sharing ideas about how to modify and improve the amazing Lego Saturn V kit. Took about 30 minutes to do the design in sketchup.įor LEGO builders, there is a LEGO Saturn V Facebook group. Thanks for the heads up on the fins but I've already got them ready to print. There are some pics of them on the previous page of this topic. I had a great time building this kit with my daughter as well! I'm not sure if you saw these or not, but I already have some replacement fins available. They have the bottom angled rather than horizontal. The only minor detail that I may fix is the SI-C fins are the wrong shape. We've got my Haynes Saturn V workshop manual out and refer to it just to show her what each part looks like in real life. This is an incredible kit! My daughter is especially impressed that we're building the fuel tanks inside the stages that you'll never see if you leave the kit complete. Got the SI-C stage completely done and started on SII. I received the kit on Thursday and my youngest daughter and I worked on it off and on over the weekend. Here is a link to them on my Shapeways page. They can also be painted silver to more accurately represent the real thing. They can be used right out of the box in white (or painted white if desired). We discuss and share Saturn V and other Lego space vehicles.įor those who might be interested, I've created some properly shaped Saturn V fairing fins for the LEGO Saturn V. If you're on Facebook, come join us in Lego Saturn V mods and space builds. Just a day before the deadline for the second 2017 LEGO Ideas Review, the NASA Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower has reached 10,000 votes and qualified for the review. When you download the build instructions for the base (from the link shared earlier), it includes a spreadsheet with links to Brinklink to order each of the pieces (bricks, or parts) needed. If one wants to buy the base, how does one do that? I've looked at Bricklink but don't see where I'm supposed to be looking. including 80 to 87 LEGO bricks available (for sale at a low price at Bricklink). Feeling very lucky to get one of these models. Profile | register | preferences | faq | search LEGO Ideas: NASA Apollo Saturn V - collectSPACE: Messages
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