Saturday, July 21, 2018

BMS/Alway Saturn V Build, Part 19, RCS Thrusters and Details

The four RCS thrusters are removed from the 1/32" plywood sheet. These are also tiny so extras are included in the kit.

Flip the sheet over and notice on one side the burn line is wider. The wider burn line side will have a tapered edges. The RCS nozzles will look rounded if the wider burn side faces out.


The small laser burned squares are "picked out" for a better glue bond.

The thrusters are glued with the left side nozzle high, the right side nozzle low.




The wrap strips on the S-IVB tube were applied earlier.

On the upper left you can see the Systems Tunnel in place. The Systems Tunnel is removed from the 1/32" ply sheet and the sides rounded.




The Liquid Hydrogen Line is formed from leftover dowel half pieces.

Extend the lines on the full size drawing and transfer them onto the dowel.




The sides are tapered with with a sanding block.

I made two, they are actually both the same size. One is glued to the base of the S-IVB tube.

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