Thursday, April 28, 2011

Estes Saturn V Build Part 1 Parts

Here's all the parts from the latest version of the Estes Saturn V kit, # 2157.



The box is plenty big for what was inside. The length of the box accommodates the long BT-101 tube.

These are some of the more interesting pieces.
The wrap shows the detailing of the vacuform process.
There was an additional decal added with a letter explaining some white background was left off the fin number frames.

You can't see the opened parachutes yet. There is two 24" chutes for the lower body and a 18" parachute for the upper half. All three parachutes are printed in red and white like the original Centuri Apollo parachute pattern.

Time spent on build: 1:00 reading instructions and checking parts
Total time on build so far: 1:00

3 comments:

  1. Hello,
    Many years ago I built the original Estes Saturn V and just received the new version a few days ago. I what to thank you for taking the time to publish this build.
    Thank You
    Jeff
    Macon, GA

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  2. You bet Jeff!
    I hope the blog helps out on your build.

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  3. Just got mine- great rocket-the build looks like a challenge, but fun

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