Takom V2 rocket and Vidalwagen - Your diorama ideas needed! (1/35 scale model)

[@BrushQuill]

An interesting model to build. Having watched a lot of Panzerman's Bunker, my mind jumps to a forced perspective of an attack by a Typhoon on this.

[@ZinzanModelling]

Dear Mr Brush, What a good idea! The Panzerman does some excellent projects. Regards, Z

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks - I'll have to check out his channel

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

I like the idea of the Hanomag and trailer being reversed under the V2 while suspended from the crane with plenty of personnel busying themselves. Sometimes simple is best at telling the story

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks. Yes, I think you're right about simplicity.

[@christianrudolph1138]

Good Day Modelcomrade I hope you enjoyed the build from all this Kits... I wish to see the Builds from the Model s and Diorama of this Chanel and i wish you a nice weekend Greets from Christian at Germany 😊

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you!

[@lindaprior3824]

This is an interesting model......what to do?? I think having the rocket in action or being prepared for action before being strafed, (spelling), by the RAF. Then you would have antiaircraft guns in action the odd solider shooting at the planes/plane and the crews diving for cover??? I liked the research photos you showed, what amazed me was the photo of the 3 rockets being prepared fire launching. You always see 1 never so many at the same location. The film of space was really good see the Americans were second into space behind the Germans using the same rocket.....granted modified. Good vodeo.

[@ModelNerd]

I like the action idea there - crews running / diving for cover would be great! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@joker120007]

ive built two of the v2 rockets, the one with the launch trailer and the one you have in this video, i also built the crane

[@ModelNerd]

Nice! Did you put them in a diorama?

[@joker120007]

@@ModelNerd no, not yet, slowly building up a 1/35 rail diorama right now

[@mp-modelplastic]

Good video, funtastic kit . Waiting for the build of this one. Greetings from Portugal 😉👍

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you!

[@ljscalemodels526]

Great video, I think you’ve cover all possible dios- loading a captured one onto the trailer with crane , cheers Liam

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Liam!

[@tonysquires8207]

Actually the diorama I would like to see is the submarine transporter, there is a video here on KZbin about this, it's something I know you could do quite wonderfully

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks for the suggestion - definitely something I am going to look into :)

[@andrewluchsinger]

It looks like a simple yet elegant kit to build. As for your comment about rubber tires at 9:08. I do prefer rubber tires. I do like the detail and even with some weathering or other details. It adds details to the model I could not get otherwise. It's just an opinion. I do love your videos and try to watch as soon as I get the notifications.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Andrew - good about about the extra details. And multi-part styrene tyres with seam lines do look awful.

[@andrewluchsinger]

@@ModelNerd There are a few good ways to sand off the seam lines without getting flat spots on the treads . There are a some good videos on how that works.

[@JuergenGDB]

Maybe the Hanomag pulling the V-2 from a forest, along some Rail tracks @ 12:04 I believe you can barely see the entrance to a bunker complex in the background. There would be either post wreckage of the area, or the Hanomag pulling the V-2 to a launch site.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks, great suggestion

[@marcblackburn5920]

Have the crane lifting the rocket from a rail car on to the trailer. That would be cool!

[@ModelNerd]

Yes, I think so. And I don't know how I'd use the crane elsewhere either :)

[@rcrawford42]

The diorama I'd like to see is the V2 set up on the deck of the Midway for a test launch.

[@ModelNerd]

Operation Sandy I think they called it? That would be awesome!

[@rcrawford42]

@@ModelNerd They have a film or video of it on loop on Midway. Not the most successful mission the ship ever had, but certainly fun.

[@rutgaurxi7314]

I really like the idea of having civilians come up close to the V2, in a post war period. Maybe a museum setting, which would be a fun and somewhat ironic, given the V2's destructive nature.

[@ModelNerd]

I've always liked the museum setting idea too - especially for models like full interior tanks. But the V2 would work well in one too. If it were relatively soon after WW2 I could also use some of those spare civilian figures I showed in my stash video :)

[@rutgaurxi7314]

@@ModelNerd Having given given it some thought and fell asleep on it, I thought doing a more modern iteration of a museum with a guided tour group might be a better idea...

[@ModelNerd]

That would be good too!

[@christopherevans6752]

I made a postwar diorama of captured equipment that included a V1. Mine was in 1/48 so wouldnt take up as much room as yours would!!

[@ModelNerd]

I do like the postwar idea!m I know Revell do the V2 in 1/72 which would be ideal for the larger railway ideas too (not so great for figures though).

[@christopherevans6752]

@@ModelNerd 1/72 figures do seem to be very limited in poses & also not many civilians. I managed to get some 1/48 civvies which i was able to repaint & include in the diorama. Although i will say, my skills & abilities are VERY limited.

[@ModelNerd]

As long as it's fun!

[@TheNordus]

Pretty sure the extra sprue gates are to make sure plastic reaches every part of the mold. As for the rubber tires, manufacturers produce those because it's impossible (or at least very expensive) to get a good tread pattern on plastic wheels unless you make them in slices. Rubber/Vinyl is much easier to get those details on.

[@ModelNerd]

Fair point indeed - those tracks are pretty finely detailed after all.

[@goforitpainting]

Have a great build.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks

[@allanrichards3752]

Just to say that the V2 launch pad was a sort of square frame structure which you do not appear to have in these kits. There was the simpler transportation trailer that your building and then the more complex one used to elevate the rocket and put it on the launch pad. For a complete launch complex you could maybe find the fueling vehicles and trailers as the rocket was not fueled until vertical on the launch pad.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks. Yes, I think one of the kits I show at the beginning has some sort of launching device (certainly a trailer that can stand the rocket upright) - but it's not the one I have :)

[@robpowell8633]

May be a bit ambitious, it would mean doing another Spitfire, not sure if there is one in this scale but. A RAF Spitfire pilot, Raymond Baxter, who later went on to become a famous BBC TV presenter, actually tried to shoot one down. It seems he was on patrol when a V2 blasted out of a forest in front of him. He fired but missed. Almost certainly the first attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile in flight.

[@ModelNerd]

That would be impressive for sure. I have a Spitfire and a Tempest in 1/48 scale that I am planning to use with my V1. Unfortunately I think you're right about there not being a Spitfire in 1/35.

[@robpowell8633]

@@ModelNerd would it have to be the same scale? Perspective could well play a role here. Depending on how the diorama was viewed. Just wish I had the modelling skills to work that one out.

[@ModelNerd]

True indeed!

[@scottyshipbuilder]

Have it arriving on scene of a test launch with VernerVon Braun in a white coat with clipboard standing with other engineers at the launch site. That would be cool.

[@ModelNerd]

Nice idea - thanks!

[@Zombiecane]

I would be curious to see, in a kind of alternate history-esque experiment, a V-2 launch site erected behind a lovely French chateau, like the site which was planned for installation behind the Chateau du Molay near Le Molay-Littry in Normandy. I say “alternate history-esque” simply because the installation never came to fruition, though it was scheduled for construction under the supervision of the 352nd Static Infantry Division.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks, that's a really interesting idea. I'll have to do some research!

[@dwabin]

perhaps allied or soviet personnel and officers looking at a captured v2 being transported on a nearby road? or like allied or soviet officers conducting tests on it that would be cool

[@ModelNerd]

I am definitely leaning towards end of war or post war diorama for sure

[@markparham3759]

How about at the rail yard. Suspended from the crane missing the top like it just arrived. The top being moved to the rocket/trailer by one group. While the other group is lowering it onto the trailer

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks, I like that idea

[@modeltankguy]

as always nice video keep them coming

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks - will do!

[@rcrawford42]

I literally ordered their erector frame version this morning!

[@ModelNerd]

It's just different combinations of the rocket, the trailers, the Hanomag, and the crane. Enjoy building it!

[@homunculous007]

There is a video entitled "The V-2 in America" that may be of interest. One scene shows a V-2 being launched from the deck of the USS Midway. Thanks for the great videos.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you - I will check it out. Much appreciated!

[@nigeldeacon3271]

How about one of the trial launches at Penamunde with the rocket starting to collapse with the bottom surrounded in flames.

[@ModelNerd]

That could be cool. I've only ever done one diorama with lights / smoke before...

[@paulcorrigan649]

Could you have the crane lifting the V2 from the train to load onto the carriage or vice versa

[@ModelNerd]

Definitely an option!

[@foreverplastickits138]

*Personally i prefer this kit with figurines, German troops surrendered to Allies ones or a discover of forsaken V2 and trailer on the wood ... whatever i'm sure you'll build it the best way!*

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks. Yes, I definitely want to include figures of some description :)

[@IgorSevcov]

Good video👍🎥

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks 👍

[@tonysquires8207]

Ok, how about a bombed out London street with an unexploded V2 half buried in the rubble?

[@ModelNerd]

I do like the idea of an unexploded bomb, although I'm not sure how realistic it is for a V2 to crash that way. But there are quite a few British home front figures available which could help a scene like this (plus maybe a K2 ambulance...)

[@tonysquires8207]

Yes and a London bus?

[@ModelNerd]

That would look good!

[@typhoon2827]

I was thinking the same! 👏🏻

[@mikelucraft]

Brilliant video of a subject I'd love to do. I think non brits can work out centimetres and what you mean by "bonnet" ;)

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you! :)

[@the-creech4790]

👍👍👍

[@ModelNerd]

Cheers

[@goofyproductions2672]

modified captured version being used by americans/soviets as early rocket?

[@ModelNerd]

I like this idea too. I think it would stand out from the crowd for sure.

[@stevenruffell601]

How about having a partially erected V2 for firing, on a crossroads amongst trees? This used to be a favourite tactic of the German army I believe, camouflaged and made for a quick escape.

[@ModelNerd]

Yep, could do. I can certainly see how a crossroads setting would work...interesting idea, thank you!

[@stevenruffell601]

@@ModelNerd No problem.

[@r_1_0_t67]

the v2 being moved form the factory it was made in😀

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks

[@markfergerson2145]

French farming tractor pulling the trailer and rocket a la Ukrainians towing captured Russian tanks. (Fancifully amusing) Crane lifting rocket from rail car to put it on trailer. (Boringly realistic) London street scene with police and Civil Defense Wardens inspecting crashed unexploded rocket. No need to build the rocket’s internals, some decent denting should suffice. (Hopefully more gripping) The black and white color scheme was strictly for early experimental models to make it easy to see rotation by ground observers. No telemetry in those days. All deployed versions were either gray or olive green to my knowledge. Nice images of rocket markings including stencils in the “do not touch” image especially. Are there decals with the kit? Whatever you end up choosing to do, I’m sure it’ll be terrific.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you, Mark, for all the suggestions! I considered the crashed, unexploded idea although I haven't seen any reference photos to support this yet (although I haven't looked too hard either!). Thanks for explaining the black/white scheme - seems so obvious when you think about it! There are no stencil decals in the kit unfortunately.

[@_Jaspy_]

I really like the London street idea! That way model nerd could include the spare civilians he has and he could try to find some home deffence units and police figures. Would be pretty neat

[@ModelNerd]

Definitely! And Fields of Glory do a lot of British Home Front figures :)

[@markfergerson2145]

@@ModelNerd No decals for the rocket markings? Well, these days, it’s possible to make your own if you really wanted to, I suppose. Depending on how you choose to display it you may not need any. I really like the tarped duplicate idea which would obviate any paint or markings. After Operation Paperclip NACA and its descendant NASA used the same paint trick up to and including the later moon mission boosters. I don’t know that any V2s landed unexploded in London either but it *could* have happened, and there are plenty of period photos of other kinds of unexploded munitions with people literally climbing over them. They were either far braver than I am or they knew the munitions weren’t going to go off.

[@keithskelhorne3993]

watch out for "Flat Earthers" calling you a NASA shill,,,, LOL

[@ModelNerd]

Sorry, not sure I understand?

[@ModelNerd]

Oh sorry, I see what you mean now - because of the photo from space of a globe! Haha 🤣