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On the 2nd of October 1944 a 13 tonne V2(A4) Missile rose from the giant Peenemunde test stand-VII driven by the 56,000 lb thrust motor to an altitude of 84,000 feet.The missile impacted near its' target 180km (112 miles) away 5-minutes later at a speed of 2,600 feet/second (1772 mph).
The V2 was the most significant technical achievement of the "Rocket team" lead by Dr Werner Von Braun. |  | |
| Kit details... |
| Manufacturer: | Accurate Armour | | Scale: | 1/35 | | Parts: | 43 | | Built: | in progress (February 2009 - ?) | | Aftermarket kits: | None | | Add-ons: | None | | | |
| Building the base stand... |
| This V-2 kit comes with a launch platform that I will be using as a base for the model. | | posted: 04-02-2009 | | | I started building the base launch platform that came with the kit. I must say that I am impressed with the way the parts are looking. All the separate pieces are of high quality and fit together quite well.
The instructions however are not that well written. There is left a lot to the imagination and creativity of the modelers mind. | |    | | posted: 10-02-2009 | | | |
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| Building the kit... |
As with all kits, I first lay down all the parts. This gives me the opportunity to examine the parts and to see if anything might be damaged.
The first impression about this 1/35 scale model by Accurate Armour is excellent! The rocket itself is completely made from resin and weighs quite a bit. There is also a bag which contains the metal parts (27 in total). These parts will be used on the base, or better, launch platform. | |   | | posted: 01-02-2009 | | | | I mentioned in my first post that my first impression about the parts was excellent. Well, the parts are fine, indeed, but the way they fit together is something else...
The fins do not fit into the slots on the lower body part at all and the second stage of the rocket does not fit tightly onto the lower stage.
Getting all the parts to fit snuggly will be a huge challenge! | | posted: 03-02-2009 | | | I managed to build the rocket today. I assembled the three main body tube parts and the fout fins, including the steering vanes.
The instructions state to fill any gaps and so I did. Or at least, I started doing so.
I am using Epoxy clay for filling gaps. It takes quite some time to fill the voids near the fins, but I am convinced that the results will be great. | |   | | posted: 04-02-2009 | | | |
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| Painting the model... |
I am considering painting the V-2 rocket in the British colour scheme: yellow-black.
Another option is to paint the rocket in the German army camouflage colours. | |
| Overall experience... |
One obvious mishap by Accurate Armour is the way that certain parts do not fit at all. I was astounded by the gaps that the fins made when glueing or test fitting them to the lower body tube.
On the plus-side, judging the parts without test fitting them, I must admit that they are very detailed. And, from what I have learned from photographs from the real rocket, very accurate. | |
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