A4 / V2 (black/white testversion) just before the start
Beware: picture doesn't show the A4 V4 "woman in the moon" (it just serves as a basic idea.).
Thrust rudders are made of graphite
Unfortunately, you can't see the shading in the picture
First section primed.
Fully primed.
Partial cutting out of the flap for the Stotz plug. The connection is dropped shortly before take-off.
The flap for the Stotz plug. The connection is dropped shortly before take-off.
First paintwork in white.
My first attempt: pouring the concrete slabs for the ground
My first attempt: pouring the concrete slabs for the ground
The cast plates.
Starting the base.
Cutting the panels.
The concrete slabs have been laid.
Preshading.
Painting the base
Test of the lineup.
“Fun” with masking, 4 hours later.
Scratch built, painted and weathered rails and shafts
Rail shafts added to the base
Rail shafts and rails added to the base
Rail shafts and rails added to the base
Rail shafts and rails added to the base
Reference for the line tower
scratch built line tower, base comes fom the kit
scratch built line tower
scratch built cables
scratch built cables
painted and weathered line tower
Repainted - white as base color
Repainted - white as base color
new beginning by painting the black/white pattern
new beginning by painting the black/white pattern
slight covering errors
Eliminate paint defects by repainting the affected white areas
Steps in the black/white pattern
Steps in the black/white pattern
Decal from the picture "Woman in the Moon" without a light background.
The picture (as a lucky charm) on the V2 was originally painted on an apparently grayish background.
For the light grey/whitish background I used decals from a whitish/greyish license plate base from another kit
For the light grey/whitish background I used decals from a whitish/greyish license plate base from another kit
finished picture of the "woman in the moon"
Painting in the final phase, clear coat is satisfactory this time.
Painting in the final phase, clear coat is satisfactory this time.
Panel line washing
Panel line washing
Clamping levers
Scratchbuilding of the clamping levers
Scratchbuilding of the clamping levers
Connection pipe
Scratchbuilding of the Connection pipe
Scratchbuilding of the connection pipe
Reference: Device for igniting the rocket motor
Scratchbuilding of the device for igniting the rocket motor
Scratchbuilding of the device for igniting the rocket motor
Reference: cables on the switch/fuse box
Scratchbuilding cables on the switch/fuse box
Scratchbuilding cables on the switch/fuse box
Scratchbuilding cables on the switch/fuse box
Scratchbuilding cables on the switch/fuse box
Scratchbuilding cables on the switch/fuse box
series of tests to replicate the ice that forms on the rocket due to the liquid oxygen tank in the lower segment
Replica of the ice forming on the rocket after filling with liquid oxygen
Replica of the ice forming on the rocket after filling with liquid oxygen
Positioning/attachment of the rocket with launch table to the base plate
Positioning/attachment of the rocket with launch table to the base plate
Positioning/attachment of the rocket with launch table to the base plate, drilling a countersunk hole for the screw
Positioning/attachment of the rocket with launch table to the base plate
Positioning/attachment of the rocket with launch table to the base plate
Glue the screw nut into the launch table of the rocket
Holds
scratch building the connecting lines
scratch building the connecting lines
scratch building the connecting lines and the smoke formation, immediately before the rocket motor is ignited, weathering of the ground
Finished
Finished
Finished
Finished
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6 July 2024, 11:12 -
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My version will be the A4 "Frau im Mond", the fourth launched A4.
It was painted in a high-contrast black and white to better observe and track the movement of the missile during flight.
V4 (fourth launched A4) -"Frau im Mond" was launched on 10/03/1942. It was the first successful start of an A4. It reached a top speed of 4,824 km/h (about Mach 4.5) and reached a top altitude of 84.5 km, thus reaching the frontier of space for the first time. This was the first successful large rocket launch in human history an the first time, a man-made object reached the limits of space.
I really like the high-contrast black/white finish. It goes contrary to the usual finishes in the military sector; an appealing change.
