Did anyone else think this peculiar? The S-IVB stage has what appears to be three instrument units stacked on top of it instead of just one. To preserve the correct overall height the SLA angle had to be greater to compensate. The only reason I could think of for doing this was so that the lunar module would fit on top of the S-IVB if desired. It really doesn't spoil the overall effect; I just thought it an interesting compromise.
The Instrument Unit is the black line, if I am correct
Couldn't it be because they always endeavour to use blocks elements that are already in production? Maybe those SLA blocks elements are from a previous set.
Hi Lego friends,We’re glad you like our design, nice review about our rocket :-)The Mobile launch tower & the Crawler at the 1/110 scale will be on line at Lego Ideas on September 2017, you can get an overview of prototypes here: http://whatsuptoday.free.fr/Saturn-V-Apollo-11/samples/magazine/index.html#page/18Felix Stiessen & Valerie Roche
I know this is old news (posted on May 2017), but at least I didnt know it and its not mentioned in this thread so far:QuoteHi Lego friends,We’re glad you like our design, nice review about our rocket :-)The Mobile launch tower & the Crawler at the 1/110 scale will be on line at Lego Ideas on September 2017, you can get an overview of prototypes here: http://whatsuptoday.free.fr/Saturn-V-Apollo-11/samples/magazine/index.html#page/18Felix Stiessen & Valerie Rochehttp://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/05/10/go-launch-lego-ideas-21309-nasa-apollo-saturn-v-review/#comment-100613Hope we find many, many supporters I want the Saturn V vertical on my desk!
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Also hopefully, the Saturn V will be back in stock at some point somewhere, I really don't want to buy it off a scalper.
The Saturn V LUT Lego Ideas project is now live to gather supporters.https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a88109ec-9970-4fe1-98b4-9bd535856ab4Erich