January 29, 1964.  First 2-stage flight of a Saturn vehicle. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-4204/ch10-5.html

Brian Matney is in the process of kitbashing and scratch-building a 1:144 scale version of the Saturn I as it is displayed at USSRC, complete with support arms, using an Airfix Saturn IB kit as a base.  He has already ordered several new 3D-Printed detail parts from us through our Shapeways Shop, including a set … Continue reading Link to Saturn I Build and 3D-Printed Parts →

Back in 2011 I modeled a simplified Saturn I Block II representative of the one in the rocket garden at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, using SketchUp.  I submitted it for use in the building layer of Google Earth, and for the moment, at least, it’s still there.  Google announced back … Continue reading Saturn I in Google Earth (For Now) →

If this web site looks kinda funky on occasion, it’s probably because I’m trying to hunt down a compatibility problem related to a gallery plugin that recently got rebuilt but has several bugs.  So if things looks weird, please be patient.  It won’t stay that way for long!

Just trying something out here…  I’ve enabled the comment forms for Blog & News entries in case someone has something they want to add.  All new comments will be moderated to start.  Hopefully I won’t get buried in excessive spam.  🙂

If you haven’t done so, be sure to visit the project pages for James Duffy’s 1:17.44 scale Little Joe I model which flew at an FAI World Cup event in 2008.  James shows the process from start to finish, with plenty of info and photos to serve as inspiration. And don’t forget the items James … Continue reading Oldie but a Goodie: James Duffy’s Little Joe I →

PVC Spider & 1:59 Saturn Test Model Hard to believe that it has been ten years since that first test flight. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb8RptbaRqQ

If you’ve never visited George Gassaway’s site, be sure to check it out.  There is a ton of useful and interesting stuff there including his award-winning Space Shuttle project, as well as his Little Joe II model projects and comprehensive scale data.  Actually, there seems to be a ton of Little Joe II information that … Continue reading George’s Little Joe II Pages →

It seems unreal to me that ten years have passed since Jess and I traveled to Pennsylvania for our first Sport Scale event at RAMTEC-10 in 2002 with the Black Brant XII and the Iris.  She was pregnant with Ben at the time, who will be turning ten in September. As far as I know, … Continue reading Looking Back Ten Years… →