1/35 W01 Accurate Armour V1 Flying Bomb German Fieseler Fi-103 With Display Catapult - (V1 With Launching Ramp)
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
This highly detailed model is made in Scotland by Accurate Armour. It features high-definition cast resin main parts for both the V-1 missile and the Walther HDP Catapult. This 1/35th scale model by Les Cooper and Derek Hansen consists of a resin V1 model, and a display length of 3 catapult sections, all support legs and side walkway. Decals are also included for the V1 missile. The completed model is 20.5”/520mm long. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Fi-103 ‘Hellhound’ (V 1) was designed as a low cost weapon, and was armed with a 1000kg warhead, and powered by a kerosene burning Argus pulse jet engine designed to work for a one-way journey. For ground launching the ‘ramp’ is actually a gigantic steam catapult, designed by the Walther company. It uses the explosive mixing of chemicals to generate high pressure steam. This catapult is capable of accelerating the 2 ton V1 to 245 m.p.h., and clear of the ramp in under 1 second. The V1 offensive against England lasted from 12th June to 1st September 1944, with over 8,000 firings. A further 1,600 were launched against Antwerp during the closing months of WW2.
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