NASA Saturn V Stage 1 to 2 additional coupling ring by PeteTheVan

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

If you are thinking of printing the Saturn V from the NASA web site (from here https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/SATURNV) then I found it has an error (IMHO) in the model for Stage 2 at the base. The coupling ring model doesn't mate at all to the bottom of Stage 2. When you assemble the parts you get a 5mm gap (pic - I turned the coupler upside down just to illustrate the point, I'd already glued it on before doing this summary!).
I printed this extra ring which you glue onto the base of Stage 2.
Note that the ring fits just fine onto the coupling ring but the Stage 2 model itself is a slightly smaller diameter - so a little careful filing won't go amiss.
BIG NOTE: It's about 85mm in diameter and very thin - so take extra when cleaning up the raft etc.
FYI: There are 216 ridges around the ring...