N1 super heavy soviet launcher

The N1 rocket (H1 in Russian Cyrillic) is the super-heavy-lift space launcher developed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s to send a human being to the moon as part of their space race against the USA.

6 launchers were produced. 4 of them failed at lift-off, and after the lunar program was halted, the last two were destroyed.

Here is a model of the launcher used on the L3 mission, the first launch attempt on February 21, 1969.

This is a 1/60 scale model. However, it is possible to reduce the printing scale, since most parts can be scaled down to -50% on a filament printer. For the rest of the parts, resin printing will be perfect.

the 1/60th scale model shown is around 180 cm high, 28 cm in diameter, and weighs 2.2kgs.

the set can be separated into 5 parts:

• the firing point

• block A

• block B

• V block

• head block

there are a total of around 600 parts to assemble, depending on the version.

the attached ZIP file contains all the following parts:

• printing on filament printers 200mmx200mmx200mm

• some parts have been merged to suit the capabilities of large-format printers for those who have them.

• some small parts, such as the antennas, can only be printed with a resin printer, but this doesn't prevent 99% of the model from being produced.

• for those who own several types of printer, they will have to choose for themselves what suits them best.

• PDF assembly instructions

As always, everything has been tested and re-tested. Please let me know of any problems.

You can download the assembly instructions here: https://www.chronic3d.com

Happy printing!