1/700 A-4 / V-2 w/Hanomag SS-100 & Meillierwagen - (x2) - Vergeltungswaffen!

Description

NO RESERVE. We're offering here a set of two beautifully detailed 1/700 scale A-4/V-2 missile models complete with tractor trailer transporter that have just come out of the 3D printer! The V-2 ballistic missile (known to its designers as the A4) was the world's first operational liquid fuel rocket. It represented an enormous quantum leap in technology, financed by Nazi Germany in a huge development program that cost at least billion in 1944 dollars. 6,084 V-2 missiles were built, 95% of them in the last seven months of World War II. As many as 3,225 of these 'vengeance weapons' were launched against Antwerp, London and other cities, and a further 1,000 to 1,750 were fired in tests and training. First fired Despite the scale of this effort, the inaccurate missile did not change the course of the war and proved to be an enormous waste of resources. Personnel and technology from the program formed the starting point for post-war rocketry development in America, Russia and France.
The V-2 was previously offered as a white metal model by Pit-Road more than two decades ago although these are nearly impossible to find today. We also produced a V-2 set complete with firing tables recently and are offering this V-2 transport vehicles set as the perfect complement. We think that the 3D printed models offered here easily rival (and
probably exceed by good measure) the quality of that fine Pit-Road effort but we've posted some high resolution photos so you can judge for yourself.While photography of these little gems is a challenge for our equipment and limited skills, check out the details of the well proportioned model including the rocket with four stabilizing fins, the Hanomag SS-100 road tractor and the Meillerwagen transport trailer, one each in the lowered transport and partially erected, pre-loading positions. Comprehensive camouflage and color information is included.
Although the surfaces are not perfectly smooth (3D printing is done in layers), the plastic used can be sanded and painted much the same way you would handle resin or styrene. The models may still have some powder and oil-like agent on them that needs to be removed by washing in warm water with a drop of detergent in it.
This outstanding V-2 transport model set should be a welcome addition to any WW2 wargamer's or 1/700 modeler's collection, particularly those interested in the world's first ballistic missile operations. Please take a look at the other 1/700 scale aircraft models that we have on auction. We're always happy to combine shipping for multiple purchases to save whenever possible. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions whatsoever.