Parts and information to assemble a 1:40 scale model of the International Space Station. It's an easy model but a large project - and a work in progress. Expect future revisions - build thread in the PASA forum. Parts are supported on a 1.25 inch (32mm) nominal size PVC pipe armature (actual pipe is 1 - 11/16 inches or 43mm diameter). Finished model is 6 feet high, five feet long, and just over 8 feet wide (1.8mX1.5mX2.4m). The model is mixed media using a paper graphic skin over the armature with some dowels and stiff wire used to suspend some parts.

Model graphics are simplified - permission granted to improve them as you see fit. The model is designed to hang overhead in the entry of a planetarium with about a 10 foot (3m) viewing distance.

Update four (14 Oct). More detail on instructions, added better docking fitting for Zarya and Zvezda modules with info on the next similar modules to be launched (one more of each). See jagolden01 Big ISS Solar Panels download for main solar arrays with greatly improved graphics. Increased detail on solar array mounting. Additional work on graphics and b/w solar arrays to print on colored paper (saving a lot of ink).