On the Saturn V, don't cut off the umbilical, smooth the capsule or remove the escape rocket tunnels. The Little Joe II test vehicle had smooth capsule surfaces.
Here's all the capsule and tower parts. Two tower sides were already broken off the plastic "tree".
Luckily the four small escape tower nozzles were all there. On the last Saturn V I built, one of the nozzles was free of the tree and loose in the bag. They are tiny and very easy to lose.
The umbilical connector and capsule details are removed. The original small Centuri Little Joe II had capsule surfaces that were smooth. This kit uses the Estes capsule version.
Use very small chip cuts, go slow.
After sanding the conical surface flat, a small bit of plastic still holds the umbilical overhang. This was cut off with a knife.
All the other surface details are sanded off. Don't go near the raised tower support holes.
Finish and polish with very fine sandpaper.
The small, long tunnel lines are also removed from the escape rocket. Carve almost to surface then sand smooth and polish.
There was some molding flash on the tower sides and the nozzle housing. Remove the flash before gluing the assembly together.
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