Subject: RE: On printing the 1/48 Saturn V.  
To: "Larry  
      
 


That is correct.  To print the model at exactly 1/48 
the print should be at 100%. When you print "fit to
paper size" the scale will change depending on the
paper stock you use (Europe does not use 8.5x11paper,
11x17 paper will result in approx 1/38 scale, etc)

But anyway don't trust me, I'm just a goofball.  Check

the dimensions against the real thing:

The diameter of the 3rd stage is 21.7 feet (ref:)


http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/FIGURES/Fig49a.jpg

at scale 1/48:

21.7 * 12inches/foot  * 1/48 = 5.425 inches

so the diameter of the 3rd stage model at 1/48 scale 
should be 5.425 inches or 5.425 * 25.4mm/inch = 
137.8 mm

Now print out just page 7 (the formers template) of 
s3_48.pdf.  Those circles should be 137.8mm  in
diameter, and bingo your in scale.  Print the rest
of the pdf file the same way.  


  



--- Larry  wrote:
prev: S3 48.pdf when you say tuened off are you saying do
prev: not scale it and it
prev: will come out right
prev: 
prev: -----Original Message-----
prev: From: Jonathan Leslie [mailto:jle] 
prev: Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:32 PM
prev: To: larry
prev: Subject: On printing the 1/48 Saturn V. 
prev: 
prev: 
prev: larry, 
prev: 
prev: Here's a rundown of
prev: what is out there at this moment:
prev: 
prev: filename                 print instructions
prev: 
prev: apollo4802.pdf          print normal with shrink to 
prev:                         paper size turned off, and
prev:                         you will have 1/48 scale. 
prev: 
prev: sm48.zip                these are 300dpi images at
prev:                         7.79 x 10.75 inches.  print at
prev:                         100% for 1/48 scale
prev: 
prev: s3_48.pdf               print normal with shrink to 
prev:                         paper size turned off and
prev:                         you will have 1/48 scale.  
prev: 
prev: s2_96.zip               these are 300dpi images at
prev:                         5.28 x 4.07 inches.  if you print
prev:                         them at 100%, you have a
prev:                         1/96 model.  if you print them at
prev:                         200% you have a 1/48 model. 
prev: 
prev:                         Alternately if you resize
prev:                         the image to 150dpi, print
prev:                         at 100%, you will have a 1/48 
prev:                         model.  
prev:
prev: s1_96ok.zip             same format as s2_96.zip
prev:                         only this one at least has
prev:                         printing guides built in. 
prev:  
prev: Sorry for the confusion.  Hope this helps.  
prev: 
prev: Sincerely, 
prev: 
prev: 
prev: Jonathan Leslie
prev: 
prev: