Rocket - Friede from Frau In Mond (Woman in the Moon) by Fritz Lang

This is a model of the rocket “Friede” from the famous movie by Fritz Lang :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_in_the_Moon :

• "Woman in the Moon (German Frau im Mond) is a German science fiction silent film that premiered 15 October 1929 at the UFA-Palast am Zoo cinema in Berlin to an audience of 2,000. It is often considered to be one of the first "serious" science fiction films. It was directed by Fritz Lang, and written by his wife Thea von Harbou, based on her 1928 novel The Rocket to the Moon."

I have tried to make this model as faithful to the film as possible, with the limited amount of information available, and the limited amount of exterior detail in the film.  I searched for details on the original movie model, hoping to find photographs or drawings from the production set, but I was not successful; if anyone reading this has a source for more detailed information please make a note in the comments.

I intend to make a second version of this print with a detachable crew section and other improvements. Once that is available I will include a link below :

https://www.printables.com/model/547175-rocket-2nd-version-friede-from-frau-in-mond-woman-

Notes :

• There is a plastic model kit available for this rocket. That kit shows a red band around the upper section of the rocket, but this detail is not shown in the movie as near as I can tell, so I did not include it in my model.
• In order to show the outlines of the windows, door, and section connections I have used deep grooves in the outer surface. Of course these grooves are not part of the original.
• In the original, half of the nose section of the model is painted black (to enable temperature regulation in the crew cabin by rotating the rocket ship with respect to the sun - see photos). This is not shown in my model.

You can find other related designs in my rocket collection here :

https://www.printables.com/@kaje/collections/608986

Addendum

[Aug. 5, 2023] Since I first published this print, I have done some additional research. I learned that the rocket Friede was based on the Model E rocket in the Hermann Oberth book Wege zur Raumschiffarhrt (Ways to Space Flight) published in 1929. I reviewed this fascinating book  in both the original German version, and in an English translation. While the book does provide some useful clarification, the illustrations in the book are not very detailed. As near as I can tell, much more detailed drawings were prepared for the Fritz Lang movie, and while there are photos floating around the Internet which I suspect are some of these drawings, I have not yet located an original source.

Assembly

Assembly of the rocket is quite simple. In addition to the Base part, you will of course need to print 4 copies of the Fin.

To attach a Fin to the rocket Base, insert the tab on one side of the Fin into the corresponding slot in the Base, and then rotate the Fin to insert the other outside tab - it should snap into place (no glue needed).

Print Instructions

Print in PLA with 0.2mm layer height. I used Silver Metallic PLA.

• Base
  • I printed the rocket Base on a textured sheet for better adhesion (on a smooth sheet, a brim may be necessary)
  • I used Seam position = Aligned, but Random might have been a better choice.
  • 0% infill
  • 2 perimeters
  • monotonic top and bottom infill
  • the use of variable layer height for the top end might improve this print, but I did not test this
• Fin
  • I printed the fins on a smooth sheet
  • Brim (it might be possible to print without a brim, but I experienced problems with bed adhesion)
  • 0% infill
  • 2 perimeters
  • concentric top and bottom infill

CAD

The OnShape 3D CAD files for this are here :

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b0855c9704957349c89d7951/w/83f538b7c31b829c2f6a1c6f/e/5b6567eec894293df33cb2bb?renderMode=0&uiState=64cafcd88263ce631c48ec6e