V2 - Vengeance From Above

[Mickc1440]

What a difference

[BigGreg]

to do a proper job you need proper tools... and light is the most important.. i use.. gemological lamp... it simulates perfectly the light of the sun.. soo you have a perfect color and illumination
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[Guest]

Hi Allen,
See what happens when you trade in the lit candle on the end of your nose for 21st century lighting, 22 years and I thought I was bad with my old light :nerd: . But beware these new fangled lights will show up all the flaws as well!!!
Get a torch as well, just a cheapie, battery operated, great for finding all those parts that go onto the carpet, beats having carpet burns on your nose from searching.....
Cheers, Mike.

[Steve Jones]

Wonderful light mate. This will certainly help with the building work. It shows up all the pieces so clearly now. Still havnt got a clue what your building though:smiling5::smiling3:

[BigGreg]

Mr. Allen... we are all waiting...:smiling::smiling::smiling::smiling::smi ling::smiling:

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Rocketeers,

I know, I know, you have been waiting for news from the Fatherland. I have been playing a little at the table, but not as much as I wanted to. The lamp is absolutely fantastic. Oh, it looks like this (for Greg).
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Paul, PaulE, Si, Dude 2, Mick (cool new Avatar), Mike, Stevie and Greg (you again?), A big and hearty Thank You for the support and the kind words that keep the Mojovation high when the going gets tough...Paul, Schnitzel was wunderbar und Ich habe eine für dich getrunken auch. Don't worry Mike, no carpet burns as there are no carpets in my apartment. I also have an LED flashlight to scan the laminate floor for parts that have flown the coop. Stevie, I warned you about sniffing all that glue. If you go back to page 1 of this blog, you will see what we are trying to create buddy. Now Greg, just for you my man...…………………...

With the new lamp in full swing, I started to assemble the un-painted Hanomag to prep it for the paint shop., While waiting for parts to dry, I started to assemble the painted one. I will say that man must handle a model painted with MM paints with kid gloves. it does scratch so easily and the worse part was the poor fit of the Takom kit. SO...………...

Before I blew a gasket and lost control, I put the Hanomags back in the box and decided to move on to something else to cool down and gain new perspective. As I stated before, if one thing gets on your nerves, you can move on to another as there are so many things to build for this project. I decided to wander off into Wolfsburg land, the home of VW (Volkswagen)………

The Meillerwagen erection trailer for the V2 had 2 hydraulic pistons to raise it in the vertical position to stand the V2 rocket on the launch platform. To operate the hydraulics , one needed a pump and something to power that pump. Some late model trailers had an electric motor to do this. Most trailers used a VW 4 cylinder Beetle engine to operate the pump. It was air-cooled and was modified to run at a constant RPM to do this. It looked like this,
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There were some variations on the theme and when mounted on the trailer, it looked like this (restored) trailer from a museum in America,
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The starter crank looks like fun to get this puppy started. The next pic shows the pump and the lines running to the hydraulic tank on the frame,
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I went about playing with the kits for this. I have the Tamiya Kübelwagen engine maintenance kit and a VW engine in resin from Azimut. I also had to do surgery on the housing and mount for the motor as Takom only gives you the option of it closed up. I sawed the top plate and the bottom plate off to see if a motor would fit in it. It needs some modding, but it should be ok. I just love Azimuts instructions. A picture and that's it,
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The u piece on the right will hold the motor. I will have to use a combo of both kits to detail the motor. I will also have to scratch up the air intake vents on both sides of the oil pan,
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Another view. The instructions show the detail of the Tamiya motor which is really only a half motor. The upper half to be exact. The doors on the motor housing are way to thick and will have to be scratched too. As good news, the Takom exhaust fits the Azimut motor with only a little trimming of the pipes. Will add some wiring along with some plumbing to top it off! It looks like I have some work cut out for me...…...

Thanks again for stopping by and have a great week at the bench. If the sun ever shines here in the Fatherland, I'll shoot a coat on the 2nd Hanomag too!

Prost
Allen

[scottie3158]

Hi Allen,
The great work continues. I have just bought a new lamp as well, but not as flash as yours.

[Guest]

Looking good with the new light Dude 1.
Your taking this to another level with all this scratchery, the resin engine looks fun.
Dude2

[Si Benson]

Omg Allen, your attention to detail and research on this project is impressive to say the least.
Top stuff as every mate:thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Allen,
Looking sweeeeeeet! :thumb2:
Rick H.

[BigGreg]

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH:smiling::smiling::smiling::smil ing::smiling::smiling:... that is super nice... :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:LOVE it... keep up the good things rolling... :smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2:

[minitnkr]

Everyone needs a good stash, eh? Details count. PaulE

[Steve Jones]

Found these while looking for other stuff.

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[Allen Dewire]

Afternoon Rocket Lovers,

Not an update, but replies to you fine folks. I have been playing a little trying to create the air vents for the motor. It is a bit nerve wracking making parts that are a few mm's long out of almost paper thin sheet plastic. It's more like hit or miss and oops, I/it broke it again. I hope tomorrow I will be able to post some good news! So,

Paul - Thanks Buddy and with the quality work you create, your old one must have been a real good lamp! Best of luck with the new one...

Dude 2 - Thanks John, the resin engine is ok, but does need some scratchy to make it better. Don't know about that new level though???

Si - I think that sometimes doing research is as much fun as the actual building. You learn so much too. Thanks my friend and best wishes to the family...

Rick - I thank you Sir and hope to bore dazzle you some more soon. How deep is the snow in your neck of the woods???

Greg - You Da Man!!! Even if you did forget to take your meds this week Buddy!!! All the best at you...

PaulE - Please Sir, let's not talk about the stash. I actually picked up the resin motor at the SMC for € 5. My stash is still growing and I bet your stash (from pics seen) is 10X bigger than mine. It's a disease (don't cha love it) and details do count too……………..

Stevie - Thanks Bro, the first one was the title pic for my original blog and is from Operation Backfire. The second one is prob from Op. Backfire too. The third appears to be a British, Scottish or Canadian soldier inspecting a damaged V2 sitting on a Vidal transport trailer. The Vidal transported the V2 from the railhead to the prep area where it was lifted off the Vidal trailer with a Fries 16 ton crane and placed onto the Meillerwagen erection trailer, had the warhead attached and was then towed to the launch site. BTW, Operation Backfire was the documentation of the 3 launches made by British in Oct. 1945. Good reading and viewing if you get the chance…….
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LOX fueling for one of the launches from Op. Backfire...

I hope you all have a super weekend with tons of bench time. Till the next post!!!

Prost
Allen

[Mini Me]

Allen, we just got 2" last night. Weather up to this point has been rather "fall like".
Cheers, Rick H.