The Ares V was the heavy cargo lift element of NASA’s Constellation programme which, along with the Ares 1 manned launcher, was intended to place men back on the moon. It consisted of a core stage with solid boosters, and an Earth Departure Stage ( EDS ) with payload. It was cancelled by the Obama administration in 2010, to be replaced by the SLS. During the programme the Ares V design evolved through many iterations, with various stage diameters and engine numbers. The kit represents one of the later proposed configurations with both core and 2nd stage of 10m diameter, a core stage with six RS-68 engines, and 5.5 segment Solid Rocket Boosters. Height of the rocket was to be approximately 116m, around 5m taller than a Saturn V, with a payload of over 180 tonnes to low Earth orbit. The kit stands approximately 85cm high, consists of 44 resin parts and includes decals. Sorry about the high postal costs, especially outside Europe - these are due to the weight of the model  I can also offer a build service for this kit - please contact me for details     Due to a couple of returned kits recently I must reiterate that these are garage resin kits produced by hand - do NOT expect them to go together as easily as an injection-moulded kit !