JAKI Long March 5 (JK8501 "Breaking Dawn")

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Some build details

• Build time: ~3 hours
• Parts: ~800 pieces advertised

A dissassembled booster rocket.

A close-up of the fairing and... satellite inside of what should be fuel. Realistically there shouldn't be a thick stage separation mechanism between the nose and the cargo. Looks good regardless.

The assembled booster rockets.

The assembled side of the fairing.

Close-up of the satellite.

Close-up of the upper section of the disassembled boosters.

Close-up on the middle section.

Close-up on the bottom section.

Close-up on the rear of the launchpad.

Review

• Most parts fit well, none were too loose nor too tight.
• No egregious stickers! Most come pre-printed with the plastic and don’t interfere with the quality.
• Very repetitive. The build process for the thrusters are done twice.
• Highly parallelizable. Can work on this with multiple people easily as there’s not much dependence between rockets, and between sections within rockets.
• A bit wobbly but stable enough not to fall. As you can imagine, the model’s very top-heavy.