I started this model
in 2001. Using evergreen plastic from the pad legs all the way up to the
lightning mast atop the hammer head crane. The model stands 110cm
(43.3") tall, & is
still under construction, (85% complete) I hope to be finished mid 2009.
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I have used countless
lengths of channel beam, I beam, H beam, plastic tubing of every size
& allot of plastic card. Nearly all the range that Evergreen
plastic provides. Each deck has a metal mesh which is see through to other
levels to represent the real tower. The 9 swing arms which feed the mighty
Saturn V fuel, maintenance access & other propellants are movable
& different to one another. It look hundreds of hours looking over
thousands of real pictures, drawings, books & references on the
Internet to gather all the detail & materials to construct such a
task.
This Saturn V rocket depicts Apollo
12, which was struck twice by lightning after
launch, it then followed the exhaust contrail to were it hit the tower
also. The 40th
anniversary of this mission is November 14th 2009.
Still under construction are the elevator shaft, stair way,
safety fences, hold down arms, swing arm, cable trays, fuel pipes,
leg platforms, & countless smaller details.
Michael Jack
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