Bandai Apollo 11 & Saturn V 1/144 Scale Vehicle set: bit.ly/2I97el0 Disclaimer: BigBadToyStore provided us this product for review. bit.ly/36b24xm

@tom05011996

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing models like this. I would not get to see things like this otherwise (A bit to costly for me 😃) Them most I have ever spent on a model kit was £80 for a Thunderbirds Fireflash kit

@motorizedmisfit-artist8535

3 жыл бұрын

Bandai doesn’t make a bad product. Everything I’ve ever purchased from them has been stellar.

@Ivan-iu7xf

3 жыл бұрын

I love it I want to see a review of the bandai space shuttle plssss :)

@DixiyFlatline

3 жыл бұрын

Still got the old Airfix Saturn V sitting in my shelf...

@TheFreeBro

3 жыл бұрын

I wish you were a bit more critical in your review.

When the box has a handle and is wrapped in tissue paper I already knew it was not a realistic purchase for me. I'll live vicariously through you. Thanks for the opportunity Adam.

@bobdole4916

3 жыл бұрын

Right there with you - this thing is $850, which means it's way, WAY out of my pay grade.

@CigarAttache

3 жыл бұрын

Dude! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@randalscott7224

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! I think I'll stick with making my poor old Airfix, Revell and Monogram kits as accurately as I can. 😮

@jackskeleton2224

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to stick with my lego Saturn 5 rocket

@indraservo5764

3 жыл бұрын

And it's just 1/144, imagine if they release the Master Grade or Perfect Grade kit

I'm old. Apollo 11 lifted off on my 13th birthday and it was one of the most exciting things I have ever witnessed. I watched all of the moon missions live on TV and couldn't get enough. My room was packed with NASA models ranging from the X-15 to Mercury, to Gemini, to Apollo. Unfortunately, you can't get any detailed models like I had without paying dearly for them now. Even today, I still watch the moon walks on KZread and am completely blown away. Nothing today even compares.

Thank you for this build Adam. My father, John W. Boze, was the DDAS Network Controller (IBM Contractor) in the Firing Room for Apollo 10, 11, 12, 16, 17 and Skylab 2, 3, 4 (Saturn 1B's). He also serviced DDAS Network Driver Cards on top of the LUT next to Saturn's 3rd Stage Instrument Unit. I turned 11 months old during Apollo 11's return trip home. I got to see Apollo 16 and on. We saw Skylab itself on a Saturn V launch from on base. Dad was on the Skylab 2 team that launched days later so this was the only Apollo era launch he got to see outside the Firing Room. Dad got it on 8mm. Skylab was my favorite. Think about it. Dad launched people to a space station for a living. As a 5 yr old I was "designing space stations" on paper in 1974. Then 3 years later Star Wars blew my mind. My space station designs got bolder. LOL. Dad later built Space Shuttle Flight Computers Boards for IBM. Dad's handy work was on both Challenger and Columbia. We saw Challenger's maiden flight STS-6 from on base. Challenger's flight computer core memory boards we returned to Dad's lab in a tank of deionized water for forensics. It was a tragedy that hit Space families hard. I see that Space History hits you in the heart. That's America. Dad loved Busters as did the rest of us. We have always loved models of "space ships". I was actually looking for a good model of a Saturn V for use during pitches for a film trilogy I have written inspired by our families ups and downs in the Space Industry. By the time I was 5, and Dad was 27, he had launched 24 people into space, 8 to the Moons surface. That was the "pinnacle" of his career. The Project Mercury Trilogy gets into the impact on "space families" and ends with the third film Project Apollo. Dad knew Wernher von Braun and many other Astronauts. You can see some info about our family, current space info, and early preproduction efforts at facebook.com/ProjectApolloFilm. Again thx for the build: #SkylabModelBuild ... inception ...

"The only differences between men and boys are the size of their shoes and the price of their toys."

@kirksealls1912

22 күн бұрын

If your shoe size has increased, but all other articles of clothing remain the same size as from when you were 7, that is generally not considered to be sticky speaking “normal,” in the traditional sense of the word… 😂

Next "one day" build: The Launch Tower

@peterkelley6344

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@robertkennion9020

3 жыл бұрын

so this!!!!!

@ryanwhipple5210

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking!

@johnboze

3 жыл бұрын

Dad worked in the KSC Firing Room during Apollo and Skylab. This was my real life till about 6yrs old. That era always seems like a long lost dream until either a film, TV show, or KZread clip, throws be back into Kindergarten when Dad sent people to a Space Station for a living. Surreal. Stay enthused enthusiasts.

@ATJ-sTAt

3 жыл бұрын

Second day build: Scale model of the earth it was launched from.

My grandfather actually helped build the real thing! He was on the team in charge of guidance and heat shielding. Moved the whole family to Alabama for a year just to do it. Super cool model!

@nyazillagojira7079

3 жыл бұрын

I am soooooo. Gramps is like Most AWESOME of the Cool. Bows, not worthy.

looks at price... $849.99 let's buy cardboards and crayons, it's time for Art Attack

@culturia3555

3 жыл бұрын

It´s a pre-build kit. I believe that if this does have a plamo alternative, it would be way more cheaper.

@ThePeanutMann

3 жыл бұрын

its sad that they are sold out

@ThePeanutMann

3 жыл бұрын

how many people actually bought this

@koolgrapp4509

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking at least 500 dollars. I was a little more than half right! 😆

@mryeeeet7550

2 жыл бұрын

Lego's saturn V doesn't seem so bad now does it.

Leave it to the Japanese to do absolutely everything absolutely perfect.

@jasonetter9171

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly you don't have a bunch of stuff from Bandai.

@ScarletwingRuri

3 жыл бұрын

A side from bisyoujyo plamodel, bandai did very well in those mechanical model..... just not look at their anime girls plastic model.

@themollusc

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was down to the Germans ;-)

@thomasneal9291

3 жыл бұрын

...and charge an arm and a leg for it. this thing is 850.00!

@Unknown-eo2nf

3 жыл бұрын

The Japanese were also dealt with a perfect dose of freedom by atomic bombs. Proving made in the USA is better than shithole Japan

Pretty sure the astronaut "raising his hands in exaltation" is Neil taking the first step off the ladder onto the moon.

@vetteguy1985

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Neil was such a good pilot that the landing legs that were designed to absorb the impact and recess into themselves barely received any impact force. Because of that, the ladder ended up really high off the ground and he had to double check that he could make it back up by jumping off of the ladder on to the landing pad and then jumping back up to the bottom rung. Once he was confident about that, he jumped back down to the landing pad, turned around and made his "one small step".

@wetlettuce4768

3 жыл бұрын

@@vetteguy1985 I imagine it would be a little awkward getting stuck on the moon because the ladder back to the lander was just out of reach.

@erichaas

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought.

@Seekay_

3 жыл бұрын

@@wetlettuce4768 That's the Kerbal way.

@__Dallas

3 жыл бұрын

That's what we all do when we check out the price of this kit.

Adam: "Ban-Dai's castings and tool-making is just amazing" Me (sitting in my room surrounded by 173 gundam kits): "I know"

@brimster-valorantaggressiv3419

3 жыл бұрын

Lol nerd

@JMChladek

3 жыл бұрын

Now if only they did an unbuilt kit of the Saturn so I can build one like a Gundam as opposed to a pre-paint. ;)

@keirranadams8821

3 жыл бұрын

also looking to my left into my display cabinet haha

@yetanotherbassdude

3 жыл бұрын

@@JMChladek was just thinking this. I'm not even a Gunpla guy, but I would love to get an unbuilt kit of this at a much more attainable price that I could build myself. It'd never look as good as this, but it'd be *mine*!

@vetteguy1985

3 жыл бұрын

@@yetanotherbassdude Revell makes several different Saturn V kits of varying scales and difficulty levels that can be had for

I love Adams reactions, so enthusiastic and genuine.

I’m amazed and glad that Adam nails the pronunciation of “Bandai”.

So close to seeing Adam review a gunpla kit

@HaseoManiax

3 жыл бұрын

I bet he'll be amazed by MG or PG engineering

@oddbark

3 жыл бұрын

@@HaseoManiax yeah, he would freak if he saw the new PG grandaddy 2.0

@Uldihaa

3 жыл бұрын

I think he'd really like the MG and PG, but I think he'd really freak out with the RG kits, especially if he has a HG version of whatever mobile suit he's building to compare it to.

@cyberneticwarmachine

3 жыл бұрын

@@oddbark that is is a perfect example for him! All the other kits are lacking.. no true 2.0 or 3.0. bandai recycle life

@stealthinator00

3 жыл бұрын

Adam has no idea how crazy the engineering goes into injection moulding the joints for the frame of the RG Gunpla models. It is insane how they can injection mould a part with moving parts inside and with great detail and precision.

At almost $900, this is one of those purchases I can't possibly justify.

@douglasmaddox7808

3 жыл бұрын

Do I pay the mortgage this month?

@willsco76

3 жыл бұрын

That's cheap. I've seen as high as 1900 and there all from Japan, so there's customs charges also.

@markfryer9880

3 жыл бұрын

@@willsco76Now you get some idea of how Aussies feel about wanting to buy stuff from the States.

@rasaecnai

3 жыл бұрын

its now $1179 on amazon! WTF!

@Skulllywag

3 жыл бұрын

@@willsco76 Because someone is asking more, doesn't make it "cheap"...it just means there are even bigger suckers out there.

That looks like the best detail I have seen so far in a Saturn V model. I had the Estes Saturn V that could fly.

Thank you for doing this video - this brought back so many memories of when I was just a kid watching the Apollo space program. I bought so many models of the command module and countless copies of the LM - I wanted to get a model and put it together on the 50th anniversary, but could not find any manufacturer kit - anywhere! I salute your enthusiasm and excitement, being only 2 yrs old when Apollo 11 landed and to see your excitement today gives me a great happiness...that someone as young as you so APPRECIATES what we did 50+ years ago is very heartwarming for me! I am sure you saw the docu-movie "Apollo 11", I saw it on the IMAX screen and was just in awe of what we did and so happy the film was around still. Sorry to say, most younger people don't have the same excitement about what Apollo achieved...what was accomplished was unheralded...and to think we've never been back since Apollo 17!

I was so glad I spent the money on this when I did a few years ago. I got the Apollo 13 version and I thought it was expensive when I bought it, but man the prices people are asking for these now is outrageous.

@jeffreyland9447

3 жыл бұрын

At $850 should include a moon rock

@LAXMASTER022

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyland9447 Coincidentally since I'm a research geologist I actually have a few pieces of NWA5000 that I display with the model. It's a lunar meteorite (so an actual piece of the moon) found in North Africa back in 2007.

@dimitrisgavalas3800

3 жыл бұрын

@@LAXMASTER022 wow that’s awesome!!!

I love how excited you are about this and learning in general. Please don't lose that.

"Here's the LEM." Cuts to Adam holding the Escape Tower.

Hi Adam I was 10 when Apollo 11 flew and was a “space nut” even before that. My grade 5 teacher (Mr Robinson) was into it and got some us wound up too! I truly enjoy watching your enthusiastic reactions and comments etc. You are a terrific presenter. Keep entertaining and educating us! Thanks

The one astronaut that you have "sitting in exultation", I believe he is supposed to be holding the ladder on the lander as if he just came down or is about to go up.

@ReverendTed

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm guessing that's supposed to be Neil taking his first step onto the surface.

@override7486

3 жыл бұрын

No. He's obviously too high to stand.

@marlobreding7402

3 жыл бұрын

After watching all of it I see you need to make a American Flag for the Lunar display.

The CSM & LM models are gorgeous. The J-2 details are amazing. I have the 1/72 Dragon Saturn V both the factory painted model and the kit versions. This model is incredible.

Adam a great review, love the childlike enthusiasm we share for this kind of stuff and I love your ILM experience casting the gaze on this set. I especially love the passion and perspective of the staggeringly superhuman achievement this set represents. Love love love this.

Everything in Bandai's Chogokin lines is amazing. You can tell that the designers are passionate about the subject of each release

MRC Tamiya is another model company right up there. I have many of their products. Note: is it possible that the astronaut laying on his back and raising his arms in adulation is supposed to be holding and descending the ladder of the LEM? ( just noticed the comment from a week ago. sorry )

@B-A-L

3 жыл бұрын

Hasegawa is the best model kit manufacturer in Japan if not the world!

@chris-hayes

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao! The astronaut playing in the lunar dirt is just as good 😂

@robinthebobin6537

3 жыл бұрын

I've always been fascinated by model car painters, and Tamiya do seem to make the best models for those, with incredible detail!

What an unbelievable treat!! Thanks for sharing this with us. I was eight years old when Apollo 11 flew this mission. It still to this day is one of the highlights of my life!

The fact the managed all those details and scale within the boundaries of injection molding rules.. is amazing!

My great-grand parents (and I guess my grandparents) were alive when man first flew in planes, and my great grandmother, one of the first women to drive a car in the UK (her father was an early auto-engineer/mechanic) was still alive when man landed on the moon. I remember watching the whole Apollo moon flight on TV, one of my earliest memories. Along with building an early Airfix(?) kit of the Saturn V.

I’m jealous now this is cool! Thanks Adam!

I agree it's always a sign that someone really put thought and care into a product !!!

Posted 2 days before my birthday and 5 min in this is already my favorite unboxing video of yours, been watching you since I was a kid. 33 year old collector/fixer and greatly appreciate a responsible adult with a childs heart - as Im sure the rest of us appreciate you being born this way and sharing it. Nov 8 1987 - my birthday - 9:25pm OKC, OK - had a few hard snapples

I have the Lego version of this, and it's amazing how close they got to this.

@M15FIT

3 жыл бұрын

same, the bix is one of the best building surfaces I've had lol

@pheidolefan

3 жыл бұрын

I have one too!

@max5845

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I saw it 2 years ago, and its still my favorite LEGO set ecer.

@SegginsProductions

3 жыл бұрын

I just bought it on sale for $90 bucks as an early Christmas present to myself, haha!

@elad2973

3 жыл бұрын

I think they stole the ifea from Lego.

Bandai has some beautiful kits. I have been collecting the Star Wars kits and the castings look amazing, the best part is that everything fits perfectly.

"Nice bit of open-cell foam; we're gonna keep that." Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that! Nice of them to send you supplies for a future project!

Gotta love your enthusiasm while doing this, Adam. Thanks for sharing!

4:24 He Apollogizes

@nealsterling8151

3 жыл бұрын

?

@LazerWulf

3 жыл бұрын

@@nealsterling8151 He Apollo-gizes

@AbrahamArthemius

3 жыл бұрын

@@nealsterling8151 It's a pun

@ImmortalJeb

3 жыл бұрын

lol

This thing is a MASTERPIECE! WOW! So glad Bandai re-released this. I thought I would never have an opportunity to get this again because the aftermarket prices are through the roof. To fill that need for a quality Saturn V set, I was able to get the AMAZING Lego Saturn V set which is not only a great Lego build but a highly detailed and accurate representation of the Saturn V, and it's huge! Sadly there is just SO many great and expensive stuff going out right now, especially with the Haslab Razor Crest payment coming up on November 9, 2020, and that Haslab Razor Crest is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I will definitely add this Bandai Saturn V set to the list though. Thanks for the video! BTW if Bandai re-releases their high-quality model of the Space Shuttle I will FIND a way to get the money for it. Please make it happen Bandai.

@anonomuse9094

3 жыл бұрын

I always wanted one of those model rockets that you build and then put on a stand to launch, but sadly i wasn't born in the 80s, or the 90s. I was born in 2004, and they don't make them anymore.

I was expecting it to be a gundam style model kit with a bunch of sprues but the fully assembled and painted piece is a work of art. Also theres something incredibly relaxing with watching the close up macro B roll with only the sounds of Adam quietly snapping together pieces.

Thanks for the glorious image I have of a proud man walking to work with his Saturn V launch vehicle model in one hand, and briefcase in the other.

I'd love to see Adam do some surface treatments and weathering on this. A little gold foil on the LEM's lower half, some Rub n Buff on the engine bells, some char on the heat shield.

Loved Adam's spirit since Mythbusters.... ah the nostalgia! Thanks for so many years of entertainment 😁

His enthusiasm is truly heart-warming

It is amazing what superb models can be purchased out of the box now days. Brilliant. Was born in 1966 and was a real Apollo nerd. Had all the Astronauts memorized from their picture in the World Book Encyclopedia. Of course, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up.

For me, it was the Space Shuttle. I saw Atlantis launch(on TV, not in person), when I was about 4 and ever since I was obsessed. She stayed my favourite shuttle, and still is, purely because of that moment that made me fall in love. Being British, a lot of the time it's like "why do you like that, it's American". I couldn't give a toss about it being American, I loved the engineering and incredibleness of it, not the patriotism. One of my ultimate dreams, life goals, bucket list moments, whatever, was to see a shuttle launch, even more specifically to see Atlantis launch, in person. I'm sad now that it will never happen, I tried for yeeeears and could never get it. A few times flying to FL, only for it to be delayed and I had to be home before the next launch date.

@scottfirman

3 жыл бұрын

I have a friend that found the original Space Shuttle Enterprise and 747 Model I built at age 16. He sold it to me for $5.00. He told me they found this model in a closet in the home they just purchased. Someday I plan on building it again, for old times sake.

I love this box, so lovely, so amazing... moments later throws it across the room. ; D

@darkwood777

2 жыл бұрын

Destroying the value of the model. What a dummy.

I was born in May of 1969 and the Saturn V is literally the first memory I can recall. I can remember watching a launch on a black and white Admiral television and I have been obsessed with space since. Looks like I am going to have to get 2 of these so I can use both display methods.

I rarely watch unboxing videos. I watched this one and enjoyed every minute. Thank you!

So really- as an engineer I would never be happy with just the one. I’d need two so I can show one upright assembled and the other exploded view

@markfryer9880

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe "exploded view" is not the best choice for describing a space rocket display?

@alalalala57

3 жыл бұрын

@@markfryer9880 Its the b e s t choice.

@lostnumbr

3 жыл бұрын

for 850us you'd think they could at least throw in an extra csm and lem for display together and a third lem for a moon landing display

@grayeaglej

3 жыл бұрын

Time to remortgage the house o.o

@F-Man

3 жыл бұрын

@@lostnumbr They actually did - at least on the Apollo 13 version. That one also includes a damaged service module!

Per a recent Scott Manley video, the F1 engines were actually covered with insulation. Certainly a minor quibble for this lovely model.

@wingsofwrath4647

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the lack of insulation on F1 engines on most Saturn V kits is annoying. Luckily, the batting is relatively easy to replicate with aluminium foil l as I did on my 1/144 model (Revell + scratch building, since the Bandai is a teeny tiny bit expensive)

@tomb504dog

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I saw it right away. What’s weird is if they actually did it the correct way most people would think it’s wrong although probably most people ordering this model would know.

@Reactordrone

3 жыл бұрын

The LM garage also shouldn't have hinged doors. After Apollo 7 they just discarded them so they wouldn't get in the way.

@dgamezonu2693

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the engine had some kind of asbestos based coating?

Loved seeing the Saturn V & Apollo 11 display. My father worked at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace in Santa Monica CA. He worked on the Mercury and Gemini and Apollo capsules. It was his habbit to wake me to watch the launches, he wanted me to see history in the making. He had only an 8th grade education. He was a sealing and bonding tech that was considered Engineering staff.

Adam always reminds me of a Labrador puppy - so wholesome and full of joy!

(goes to buy, sees price) oh lol nevermind

@basp-ef7jx

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes!

@3G6L8

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! I did the same thing.

@markfryer9880

3 жыл бұрын

That bad, huh?

@ncc17701a

3 жыл бұрын

Just saw the price - and OUCH! Nice, but not something I could ever get away with buying.

@iansahleen1173

3 жыл бұрын

Wait until you see some of Bandai’s perfect grades

I’d love to see Adam building a PG or RG gundam, for the occasional jank those things are packed with interesting engineering and fun builds

@wdarkk

3 жыл бұрын

He should do the RG Nu Gundam, that thing's got insane poseability. I saw on reddit a guy got it to stay in a one-handed handstand.

@QuanLeTravel

3 жыл бұрын

@@wdarkk I would definitely love to see that. May be it's not perfect, but it's clearly a masterpeice.

@filip8985

3 жыл бұрын

i dont think he has the time to do a PG

@123456789554332

3 жыл бұрын

@@filip8985 PG can be built in a few days if you don't want to paint them. It's getting everything else done that usually takes around a week in total.

@filip8985

3 жыл бұрын

@@123456789554332 ive done a few PGs, painted and all and they do take me 100+ hours each, but that might just be me being slow

This is actually so cool, having grown up in the early 2000s, it’s my first time seeing the Saturn V in so much detail, I was always interested with space and all those things, but this is a first, rewatched the parts where you could see the engines, fascinating stuff, being used to the SpaceX Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy, and even the new Starship, it’s mad to see how technology advanced but the principles remained the same for all these years down the line!

Excited to see this, but even more excited to watch the video when Adam makes the case or display case for this

This is actually a really good buy since it's all painted up for you

3:50 they even got the tread spacing on the footprints looking as real as they could given the limits of the material. ridiculous level of detail, and definitely justifies its price tag.

@SynchronizorVideos

3 жыл бұрын

Forgot the thermal protection on the first-stage engines, though.

@my3dviews

3 жыл бұрын

@@SynchronizorVideos You can add your own with a bit of aluminum foil. :-)

@SynchronizorVideos

3 жыл бұрын

@@my3dviews Yeah, I've seen examples of that being done to models.

@my3dviews

3 жыл бұрын

@@SynchronizorVideos Also with gold foil to Lunar Module models. May do that some day to mine to make it look better. I have the Bandai Saturn V, but like the look of the engines the way that they are, so will leave them as is.

@cosmicraysshotsintothelight

3 жыл бұрын

However, as is notorious with foreign manufacturers, they got the flag colors wrong. The blue, in particular. I am always surprised that there are not more flag sticklers around.

This brings back so many memories, having grown up just a few miles from the Johnson Space Center during the days of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. The astronauts and rocket scientists were our neighbors. A girlfriend's Dad helped develop the electronics for the early missions. Thanks for sharing!

@dalethelander3781

2 жыл бұрын

Back when it was called the Manned Spacecraft Center.

Who amongst us hasn't built the Revell 1:144 Saturn V rocket model at least once? It's a fabulous kit, it breaks apart into stages like this, and the Lunar module even has the same folding legs. This might be slightly more detailed, but the fun is in the construction, research, painting, and finishing. Available for $50 on Amazon, as opposed to the Bandai model being $850, pre-made. The learning is in the building!

Amy Shira Teitel would love this model.

I think the astronaut who looks like he's sitting down in exaltation is actually supposed to be climbing down the ladder of the LM

I remember having a Saturn V/Apollo toy as a child...with a tiny little spaceman that would fit in the capsule! It was bad ass! Every stage separated, and it had great little models of the Apollo capsule and LEM included as well. Wish I still had it!

absolutelly amazing

A collaboration with Scott Manley would have worked well on this one!

Thank you, Adam. The US space program during the '60s and specifically the moon landing gave me hope and a bit of healing after coming home from the Viet Nam war.

@cody3300

3 жыл бұрын

Moon landing? Stil believe in this...?

@kitsunelegend7976

3 жыл бұрын

@@cody3300 Oh stfu dude. How many times do we gotta show you proof that the moon landings actually happened for you nutjobs to stop saying it didn't happen? I mean ffs we even have highres pics of the fucking landing sights now that even SHOW the footprints, tire treads, and lunar lander bases still there.

@PervertedThang

3 жыл бұрын

@@cody3300 Why don't you provide evidence, troll? Ah, right. Because we'd just end up debunking you and every stupid claim you make. Shoo. Back under the bridge with you.

I was lucky enough to have been 8 or 9 when the Apollo missions began and I'm taken back to feeling the same sort of excitement and wonder I had back then watching those grainy TV shots *bip* Thanks for the unboxing. Now I want two so I can have both display options! lol

I was 9 yrs old when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. I was absolutely obsessed with it at the time. I had a Revell model of the Saturn V. I was a lousy model builder but still loved it. I also had a small Estes Saturn V model that I flew about five years later.

Me: This looks cool, let's check out the price before video starts in case I want it Also me: Sees it's almost $900... Guess I won't be getting this one.

@AkihikoJunichi

3 жыл бұрын

:( same

@mattmeadows6568

3 жыл бұрын

Sold out but its on ebay for $1,200. Beginning to think its time to close ebay.

@xiro6

3 жыл бұрын

when a youtuber says "it was send it to me by..."specially when is a "toy",i always expect some few hundreds. and if im amazed and want to buy it asap,knowing yet it is very expensive because my first point,i google it expecting a few thousands. since i follow these rules i never got so sad like before.not llike with the 12k$ rc tank.

Hey, my daughter and I where watching your video and we both believe that the Astronaut who is "raising his arms in exaltation" might actually be Buzz climbing out of the LEM.

I recently found the Blitzway Astronaut 1/4 Scale 1969: Apollo 11 First Moon Landing Statue on my own. But an online search led me to your KZread video of you putting it together. If there was any doubt that I had to have one, after your video the doubt vanished. I now have one and love it. Now that I am a subscriber of your KZread videos this one came to my attention. Having watched it and your enthusiasm, I am going to look into purchasing the Saturn V, if they are still available. Great job; very entertaining. Great job.

One of the best memory of when i was i kid (8) was going to kennedy space center and walking in the the room with the saturn v and just going WOW it just blew me away. one of the if not the most amazing man made things ever along with ISS and LHC

That really gives a sense of scale: A 3 foot rocket to get 2 little ants to the moon! Which kinda begs the question: With todays technology and miniaturizations, could we send 2 ants to the moon in a 3 foot rocket? 🙂

@engineeredlifeform

3 жыл бұрын

Just what I was thinking,.... I guess nothing conveys the scale like standing next to a real Saturn 5, but this model really shows how much was required to return such a small capsule.

@alalalala57

3 жыл бұрын

Asking the important questions around here.

@AUTUMN-DARK

3 жыл бұрын

Is this a serious question? 😂

Are you going to fix the batting on the first stage F-1 Engines? /rivetcounting

Excellent presentation! I was watching the TV coverage at 9 years old when Apollo 11 made it to the Moon!

I was out teaching at a college by that time - it was a so cool time to see the first shots then getting bigger and longer and then to the moon ! That was a real enjoyable trip. The country learned so much in the process. How to make and all of the new products needed and worked their way to our lives. I worked on SkyLab for a week under contract of the State of Texas as a tech sharing. Nav Com Bay. Mostly radio and radar. Wow.

'I'm getting the names of these wrong, I Apollo-gize'

Real title: "Adam Savage Appreciates Bandai's 1/144 Scale Saturn V Model Set!"

@Joshua_N-A

3 жыл бұрын

This just HG. Wait till they release a PG.

it's so badass that you can display it as the different stages of launch.

I have just purchased this model. It looks Amazing in detail and worth the money. I love the details. And that it is in different sections that you can display. It is historical and great to own. I look foreward to get it.

13:37 I don't think that's an astronaut "raising his arms in exaltation", i think it's Armstrong on the ladder and about to jump off from the Lunar Lander.

Watching Adam put this together is like watching a gorilla holding a Faberge egg. I was wincing so many times.

I was was thrilled by the Lego version of the Saturn V. This just blows that right out of the water.

This was great to see. Really reminded me of my Dad. He was on a team that designed seismographs to put on the moon. I think he said they put five on the moon.

Checks Price Needs Heimlich maneuver

@russelthebastard

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

Amazing model, shame for the price they didn't get the F1 engines on the first stage correct. They're missing the engine heat coverings.

@user-cr4sc1ht9t

3 жыл бұрын

They probably modeled it after displayed unit at Huntsville which lacks it.

Adam, that shirt you're wearing carries a great message for people watching, and says much about yourself in my opinion. Your content is great, keep up the great work!

I just came across this as I am currently building the Revell version in 1/144 scale. Truly amazing work!

It seems like he enjoyed that to the point of probably needing some privacy for that unboxing lol

Normal people: can't wait to see the model Adam : this is a nice piece of foam

I like how this is also 1/144 scale so you can set your 1/144 Gundam kits next to it and everything will be in scale!

Loved that you wore the speedy for this!

İts so detailed. I didnt expect something like that. But thats what you need yo expect for 850 usd ,right?(edit:thank you for liking my video. That is first for me)

@anonomuse9094

3 жыл бұрын

Ah shit, it cost that much? I was gonna get one for my gramps, and get the new colt revolver for my grandpa. My gramps loves space, worked with nasa on arobot arm or something for the space station. My grandpa likes westerns, and has a gun collection. Both fought in vietnam, gramps an engineer and grandpa a battlefield mechanic( it's exactly what it sounds like, he ran around fixing tanks in the heat of battle.) Soooo, got any ideas how i can raise about $1500 fast?

@LL-tg2sg

3 жыл бұрын

850 is a steal. Clowns on Amazon trying to get $1400+

@anonomuse9094

3 жыл бұрын

@@LL-tg2sg i can't even get a job to get 8 dollers much less 800. Also, do they still make good models of the starship enterprise?

@sanctusletum8522

3 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing! I must have it! Shut up and take my mon* Holy cow sticker shock. I guess I don't get a Saturn V. . . .😞

@gsuberland

3 жыл бұрын

@@LL-tg2sg There's a link in the video description for the $850 price. Definite price scalping on Amazon and eBay - I couldn't find one for under £1200 in the UK, which is >30% more than what it'd cost to just import it direct from the US.

That is BEAUTIFUL! To bad i dont have $850 to spend on a toy lol

The Apollo mission to the moon totally blows my mind, such incredible engineering to send the Saturn V rocket in to space. The model is amazing and shows us bit by bit how bit was achieved

It is interesting to me to see Adam, who is a knowledgeable guy, enthused by handling the model and learning hands on experience. As a generation, we learned about planes, trains, and automobiles, motorcycles, rockets, boats and submarines engineering etc. by building models and that activity propelled our interests, careers , and capabilities. Not so much today I guess as kids are into other things now than building models, but, such is life.

900 bucks though, for something that just sits there. I think I’d spend the 900 bucks on flying to Florida and seeing the thing again in real life :)

@boomerhgt

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking that's a lot of cash for a toy that just sits there

@gamergoosebumps4718

3 жыл бұрын

you can so it a the space and rocket center

@darkwood777

2 жыл бұрын

It's a hand-made limited edition collectible, and thus should be considered an investment. You can sell it and make back your money, and then some as long as you protect it and the original box from damage. Something like this could easily resell at a few thousand in 5 years. Hopefully Adam didn't destroy the packing material, but he likely did.

Sections? Come on Adam they’re ‘stages’..😂....Museum quality piece. Thanks for review

I always loved the Apollo rocket. In my early days as a photographer I worked at a very high-end photo lab that was owned and operated by a man named Jack who in his earlier days was the head of quality control for the photo lab of nasa. He always kept the first print off of every negative and he had many of them in his office. Most of them were probably 30 by 40 inches. He also had some moondust that had fallen out of the film magazines from the hasselblad.

Best looking Saturn V model I have ever seen. I wish I could afford one.