1/48th Scale Saturn V

[StevenRB]

Whats there a lot out where you live then ?
chris

Yup. The Starbucks I've gone to has them all around in pic #55 as well.

[boatman]

Yup. The Starbucks I've gone to has them all around in pic #55 as well.

Well Steven you got to have some nice pine trees an such better than desert isnt it nice to see some greenery as there's loads in jolly old blighty uk now back to this rocket so you are ready to spray the white an cant cause of the wheather well you are in the same boat as me as i cant spray my tiger hull so we will just have to be patiene an wait till nice wheather no other way around it if i was still livin in my old house with the big rooms (servants qauter's) as it was the lord of the manor's house back a cenutry ago i could have took my hull up there like i did my big
USS NIMITZ hull an sprayed with no problems but i dont now as in a smaller house so the wheather is now in controll im afraid till nxt july time aaaaarrghhh
chris

[StevenRB]

Used to live in Phoenix, AZ for roughly two decades so the weather was certainly more acceptable for painting outdoors. Yet I much prefer the forested regions as we get a truer form of four seasons here. Not so with the desert.

[StevenRB]

I've applied two coats of gloss white on the third stage and aft interstage. Sanding will be next and additional coats will be applied till smooth. Then the masking for the black roll patterns. Nothing really to see at this time until the application of the black.

[boatman]

I've applied two coats of gloss white on the third stage and aft interstage. Sanding will be next and additional coats will be applied till smooth. Then the masking for the black roll patterns. Nothing really to see at this time until the application of the black.

OK Steven looking forward to some pics when you do the black
chris

[Mini Me]

Thanks Steve, keep us posted. Rick H.

[StevenRB]

It's been an enjoyable experience building a 7.5 foot tall model in a public place. A coffee house is the perfect stage to do this in. Since the virus outbreak, this has been shut down. Where things eventually go from there is anyone's guess. Yet I can still work on this at home as anyone who builds models does. Some of the work simply can't be done in a coffee house and I emphatically respect that. Who needs enemies nowadays?

[Bobby Conkers]

A latecomer to this thread.

Your eloquence and frankness are only matched by your admirable skills, sir. Bravo.

[boatman]

A latecomer to this thread.

Your eloquence and frankness are only matched by your admirable skills, sir. Bravo.

YEA an i second that :thumb2:
chris

[StevenRB]

A latecomer to this thread.

Your eloquence and frankness are only matched by your admirable skills, sir. Bravo.

Don't leave out my spectacular looks. My world would just simply end.

[StevenRB]

I gave this Starbucks a 5 star rating on Yelp. This is the link to this particular Starbucks: https://www.yelp.com/biz/starbucks-c...ource=mapquest

[StevenRB]

Oops, didn't want to post a photo yet and couldn't delete this post.

[StevenRB]

[ATTACH]406349[/ATTACH] I had been over zealous in sanding the systems tunnels and removed much of the pin striping tape which would replicate panel lines. So more tape has been applied and on to the gloss white paint.

[boatman]

HI Steven its comin on how much more to be done ? an can we see a full photo of what you have done so far ? lookin forward to the launch
chris

[StevenRB]

HI Steven its comin on how much more to be done ? an can we see a full photo of what you have done so far ? lookin forward to the launch
chris

I have the shoulder of the upper section taped off so it won't fit into the top of the booster section for now. Once I get the black shot on the aft interstage and the upper half of the wrap on the third stage I can finally remove the tape and insert this into the booster for a 'complete' shot.