Hauler 1/72 German Rocket V-2/A4
By Jacob Russell
The German Rocket V-2/A4
The V-2 Rocket was the world's first long range guided ballistic missile. It weighed approximately 27,600 pounds and its warhead was 2200 pounds of Amatol explosive, a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. The propellant was an 8400 pound mixture of ethanol (75%), water (25%) and 10, 820 pounds of liquid oxygen. The guidance system was a Muller-type pendulous gyroscopic accelerometer and its operational range was 200 miles with a maximum speed of 3,580 mph. It was a deadly and effective weapon.
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The Model
Hauler's multi media kit comes in a medium sized end opening box. It consists of 40 parts. 22 of these are resin and there are 18 photo etch parts on a small fret. The resin parts are superbly detailed with. The parts have well located casting blocks and they will be easy to remove.
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The photo etch parts include handles, etc. Hauler's instructions are well illustrated with a logical build sequence. The color choices are simple: overall Dark Green (RLM 70 or 71?) with a "European Yellow" launchpad, or a Dark Green upper with a white lower end with black stripes and black/white fins.
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Conclusion
This is a great kit. It's accurate (as far as I can see), well detailed and won't be that difficult to build.. I hesitate to recommend this kit to a novice modeler due to the small PE parts which could be a handful. I would like to thank Hauler for the review sample.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket