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Topic: All diecast 1:400 Saturn V model
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ApolloManiacs
Member Posts: 14
From: Tokyo, Japan
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted April 22, 2004 09:28 AM
   
come from Dragon wings May 2004.
$34.95
Visit Dragon model U.S.A. web site.
http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodd.asp?pid=DRW55615 [This message has been edited by ApolloManiacs (edited April 22, 2004).] IP: Logged |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 323
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted April 22, 2004 10:29 AM
I have a few 1:400 airliners from Dragon Wings, they are beautifully done, and the Saturn V will definitely be on my shelf!
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DavidH
Member Posts: 1154
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted April 23, 2004 01:39 PM
I note that it says the final product may not be as shown in the picture. I wonder if they plan to ship the Apollo 11 Saturn V, as they indicate, rather than the F500?------------------
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"America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow." - Commander Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 Mission, 11 December 1972 IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 791
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted April 23, 2004 08:05 PM
The 500F paint pattern is my biggest pet peeve when it comes to Saturn models. It even slipped by in Apollo 13.IP: Logged |
Dave Clow
Member Posts: 40
From: Los Angeles, CA 90046
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted April 24, 2004 01:11 AM
What's the difference among the various paint patterns on the Saturns?IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 791
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted April 24, 2004 09:12 AM
The 500F had a different roll pattern with the black paint on the first and third stages, which didn't exist on the actual flight vehicles. The most noted error is the sold black band that ran around the interstage corragations on the first stage. That didn't exist on the flight vehicles [and was painted over white on Apollo 8] due to thermal problems. You'll also WON'T see a sold black band at the top of the third stage, but four black "hash marks" on the 500F. You can compare photos at the NASA site.
However, it appears that most model makers still paint their box art [and a lot of toys] with the original paint pattern from the test vehicle.
Just a mild obsession, that's all.
-tracy
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Choose2Go
Member Posts: 72
From: Merritt Island, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted April 25, 2004 01:45 PM
I just received the Dragon Can-Do Apollo Saturn V set and noticed that the similarity between it and the image in the die-cast Saturn ad. In fact, it appears they used that toy to substitute for the production model for the photo shoot. Since the Can-Do toy suffers from the undersized Apollo spacecraft that plagued the 1/144 Revell Saturn V model (the toy appears to be a scaled down version of the model), I only hope they make the correction on the die-cast version.IP: Logged |
kucharek
Member Posts: 34
From: Karlsruhe, Germany
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted April 26, 2004 04:09 AM
quote:
Originally posted by divemaster:
The most noted error is the sold black band that ran around the interstage corragations on the first stage.
Isn't it the intertank, not the interstage?Harald IP: Logged |
divemaster
Member Posts: 791
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted April 26, 2004 08:16 AM
right. intertank.
fumble-bumble fingers.
-tracy
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James Brown
Member Posts: 892
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted April 29, 2004 02:20 PM
Pre-orders are now being taken for the Dragon Saturn V model.
www.airplane-world.addr.com Click on "Landing Soon 2004" James IP: Logged |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1041
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted April 29, 2004 06:00 PM
Anyone know if this will have a 'smooth body' or are parts of it textured or 'corrigated'?IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12300
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted June 10, 2004 01:14 PM
Dragon Models 1/400 scale Saturn V is now offered through buySPACE: http://www.collectspace.com/buyspace/collectibles.html#saturnv You will note that the markings on the rocket have been corrected from early images to match that of the Apollo 11 Saturn V. IP: Logged |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 323
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted June 10, 2004 02:05 PM
Hi,
has anybody received one of these yet? How does it look? Please report on your impressions.
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4tr
Member Posts: 106
From: Scituate, Massachusetts
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted June 12, 2004 06:41 PM
Mine just arrived today. It's a nifty little piece, well made and certainly worth the money. If I have any quibbles, it's with the base -- small, plastic, and not as sturdy as I'd like.Ed IP: Logged |
