Answers.Body: <p>I've been contemplating this question for quite a while.  In the <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1953/6174">great tradition</a> of this site I felt this needed practical verification.  I decided to make a ruler based on scaling up set <a href="https://brickset.com/sets/5005107-1/LEGO-Buildable-Ruler" rel="noreferrer">5005107, LEGO Buildable Ruler</a> to measure the Saturn V myself.</p>
  
  <h1>tl;dr</h1>
  
  <pre><code>| STAGE             | Studs Tall | Bricks Tall |
  |-------------------|------------|-------------|
  | S-IC first stage  | 52.2 studs | 43.8 bricks |
  | S-II second stage | 33.8 studs | 28.3 bricks |
  | S-IVB third stage | 50.5 studs | 42.1 bricks |
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My conversions are not perfect based on <a href="http://studs.sariel.pl/" rel="noreferrer">the calculator</a>, but they're close enough that I don't think I messed up anything.</p>
  
  <h1>Overall</h1>
  
  <p>As we know, this is a huge set.  I needed my ruler to be >32 studs tall to measure any of the stages.  Here's my setup:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SA8Mb.jpg" alt="the monster rocket and the ruler"></p>
  
  <p>I've included pictures of the bottoms of the rockets since they nest somewhat so you can see how tall the rocket engine part ends up being versus the entire shell of the rocket.</p>
  
  <h1>S-IC first stage</h1>
  
  <p>The bottom:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/a4K4g.jpg" alt="bottom of stage one"></p>
  
  <p>The top:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NEHY4.jpg" alt="top of first stage"></p>
  
  <p>I read that as 52.2 studs or 43.8 bricks tall.</p>
  
  <h1>S-II second stage</h1>
  
  <p>The bottom:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4Cjtp.jpg" alt="bottom of second stage"></p>
  
  <p>The top:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SlcgM.jpg" alt="top of second stage"></p>
  
  <p>I read that as 33.8 studs or 28.3 bricks high.</p>
  
  <h1>S-IVB third stage</h1>
  
  <p>The bottom:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/t390X.jpg" alt="bottom of third stage"></p>
  
  <p>The top:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TKClG.jpg" alt="top of third stage"></p>
  
  <p>I read that as 50.5 studs or 42.1 bricks tall.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Other answers seem to be focused on stage dimensions, rather than engines as asked in the question, so I'll address that. </p>
  
  <p>Scaling is a pretty easy math. Stud is 8 mm and brick height is 9.6 mm. Given that the entire 100 cm (1000 mm) Saturn V rocket is 125 studs or 104 bricks and half plate high (104.166667).</p>
  
  <p>The real Saturn V is 363.0 ft (110.6 m) tall. So given the height of a rocket of 1 meter scale is very easy to calculate as 1/110.6 or rounded to 1/111. </p>
  
  <p>Now let's get to the size of Rocketdyne F-1 engines made from LEGO. The following image shows side engines are made of just 4 parts (height wise) and are 1+2+1/3+2=5 and 1/3 bricks tall (or 16 plates). Converting to studs we get 6.4 studs and in metric it is 51.2 mm. </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/HaA08.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/HaA08.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>On the box the entire rocket is shown to be 100cm. I just measured the first stage, that is 40,7cm.</p>
  
  <p>Else you can go to service.lego.com and download the instructions aand start counting/calculating (the studs face in different directions, so you can't just count).</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm building a MOC to scale with the <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B071G3QMS2" rel="noreferrer">Saturn V set</a> and am having trouble figuring out how tall the 1st stage engines are but the entire thing would be really helpful! Thanks!</p>
  
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Title: How tall is the Saturn V set in LEGO units (studs, bricks etc.)?
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ThreadText: # How tall is the Saturn V set in LEGO units (studs, bricks etc.)?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-12)
  
  I'm building a MOC to scale with the [Saturn V set](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B071G3QMS2) and am having trouble figuring out how tall the 1st stage engines are but the entire thing would be really helpful! Thanks!
  
  **Tags:** moc, micro-scale, ideas
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I know this is already solved, but based on one of the amazon reviews it stands over three feet tall. And yes, I know that's not specific enough.  
  
  ---
  
  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-04-27. Score: 16 | Accepted answer
  
  I've been contemplating this question for quite a while. In the [great tradition](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1953/6174) of this site I felt this needed practical verification. I decided to make a ruler based on scaling up set [5005107, LEGO Buildable Ruler](https://brickset.com/sets/5005107-1/LEGO-Buildable-Ruler) to measure the Saturn V myself.
  
  # tl;dr
  
  ```
  | STAGE             | Studs Tall | Bricks Tall |
  |-------------------|------------|-------------|
  | S-IC first stage  | 52.2 studs | 43.8 bricks |
  | S-II second stage | 33.8 studs | 28.3 bricks |
  | S-IVB third stage | 50.5 studs | 42.1 bricks |
  
  ```
  
  My conversions are not perfect based on [the calculator](http://studs.sariel.pl/), but they're close enough that I don't think I messed up anything.
  
  # Overall
  
  As we know, this is a huge set. I needed my ruler to be >32 studs tall to measure any of the stages. Here's my setup:
  
  ![the monster rocket and the ruler](https://i.sstatic.net/SA8Mb.jpg)
  
  I've included pictures of the bottoms of the rockets since they nest somewhat so you can see how tall the rocket engine part ends up being versus the entire shell of the rocket.
  
  # S-IC first stage
  
  The bottom:
  ![bottom of stage one](https://i.sstatic.net/a4K4g.jpg)
  
  The top:
  ![top of first stage](https://i.sstatic.net/NEHY4.jpg)
  
  I read that as 52.2 studs or 43.8 bricks tall.
  
  # S-II second stage
  
  The bottom:
  ![bottom of second stage](https://i.sstatic.net/4Cjtp.jpg)
  
  The top:
  ![top of second stage](https://i.sstatic.net/SlcgM.jpg)
  
  I read that as 33.8 studs or 28.3 bricks high.
  
  # S-IVB third stage
  
  The bottom:
  ![bottom of third stage](https://i.sstatic.net/t390X.jpg)
  
  The top:
  ![top of third stage](https://i.sstatic.net/TKClG.jpg)
  
  I read that as 50.5 studs or 42.1 bricks tall.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: This is great! I'm glad that you are finding things to do while stuck at home. :)  
  > **username_2**: Thanks so much!  I have been working on the ruler for about a year, but I do have much more time lately.  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2020-04-28. Score: 7
  
  Other answers seem to be focused on stage dimensions, rather than engines as asked in the question, so I'll address that.
  
  Scaling is a pretty easy math. Stud is 8 mm and brick height is 9.6 mm. Given that the entire 100 cm (1000 mm) Saturn V rocket is 125 studs or 104 bricks and half plate high (104.166667).
  
  The real Saturn V is 363.0 ft (110.6 m) tall. So given the height of a rocket of 1 meter scale is very easy to calculate as 1/110.6 or rounded to 1/111.
  
  Now let's get to the size of Rocketdyne F-1 engines made from LEGO. The following image shows side engines are made of just 4 parts (height wise) and are 1+2+1/3+2=5 and 1/3 bricks tall (or 16 plates). Converting to studs we get 6.4 studs and in metric it is 51.2 mm.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/HaA08.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/HaA08.jpg)
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_5 on 2019-01-13. Score: 1
  
  On the box the entire rocket is shown to be 100cm. I just measured the first stage, that is 40,7cm.
  
  Else you can go to service.lego.com and download the instructions aand start counting/calculating (the studs face in different directions, so you can't just count).
  
  
  ---
  
  