Well we promised you something special and here it is! Many years ago we had a V1 with a launch ramp, but it was a single piece casting and quite basic so we decided to upgrade it a little bit...!
This new launch ramp is a fantastic bit of work by John at Ironclad Miniatures and has been given an equally outstanding paintjob by the talented Jason Dawson of JAD Designs. John has based the design on the launch sites found at du Mesnil au Val or Vacquerie Le Boucq.
Comprising of 8 pieces, the resin launch ramp comes in two base pieces along with a ramp, 4 supports and a sentry box. We've then added a pair of engineers, plus a couple of sentries and a guard dog. This is a big kit, measuring 330x140mm overall (210mm for the ramp) and would make an excellent objective in your WWII games. You could add a countdown factor for added excitement, stop the rocket before it launches in turn 6...! It would of course look just as good as a terrain piece on any northern France tables.
WWII German
Misc - https://pendraken.co.uk/world-war-ii/german/misc/
GRX13 V1 rocket with launch ramp and crew £19.95
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2724/GRX13a.jpg)
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2724/GRX13b.jpg)
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2724/GRX13c.jpg)
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2724/GRX13d.jpg)
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2724/GRX13e.jpg)
(https://www.battlefieldsww2.com/images/vergeltungswaffe_v1-flying_rocket-fieseler_fi103.jpg?crc=3888515323)
(https://www.strijdbewijs.nl/cherbourg/v1f.jpg)
Holy Tamoly! That is one superb kit! :o 8)
Lovely work but no idea how I would use it in a game. Great for dioramas etc though.
We have lots of original shots of launchers in the Medmenham Collection at the Military Intelligence Museum. ;)
:o =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> :o
There's lovely!
Very cool.
Back in the day I had a plastic Matchbox version, it was just the bunker and the ramp.
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Golly! =D> =D>
I want one! Imagine what Montrose could do with such a thing! The psychological impact alone would be profound! It will need to come with fuel however (and instructions).
I think it demonstrates how adroit Pendraken have become in the use of resin castings.
Two applications of this skill come to mind:
1. Perhaps some boats and small craft in 10mm - the sort Scotia Grendel do in 1/300.
2. The 1/300 naval market (the Lucrative Seas ?) is buzzing. A lot of loyal Pendraken customer base dabbles in it. Room perhaps for a few merchant ships like www.wargamesgazette.com supply for US market?
Impressive!
Do some PoW figures, and those Germans would do for the Escape From Colditz game.
Quote from: Sunray on 24 June 2019, 01:14:57 AM
I think it demonstrates how adroit Pendraken have become in the use of resin castings.
1. Perhaps some boats and small craft in 10mm - the sort Scotia Grendel do in 1/300.
How about a 10mm sloop or brig for .. oh I don't know ... Pirates?
Quote from: Steve J on 23 June 2019, 06:12:40 PM
Lovely work but no idea how I would use it in a game. Great for dioramas etc though.
Really? I've got Shermans swarming all over it as the Germans try and launch that atomic bomb at General Patton. (OK, I may have gonbe off piste there, but I think it would make a great objective.)
Very tasty bit of kit.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: fsn on 24 June 2019, 07:41:57 AM
Do some PoW figures, and those Germans would do for the Escape From Colditz game.
How about a 10mm sloop or brig for .. oh I don't know ... Pirates?
Really? I've got Shermans swarming all over it as the Germans try and launch that atomic bomb at General Patton. (OK, I may have gonbe off piste there, but I think it would make a great objective.)
Too much Heavy Water before bedtime Nobby ?
Quote from: Sunray on 24 June 2019, 01:14:57 AM
I think it demonstrates how adroit Pendraken have become in the use of resin castings.
Two applications of this skill come to mind:
1. Perhaps some boats and small craft in 10mm - the sort Scotia Grendel do in 1/300.
2. The 1/300 naval market (the Lucrative Seas ?) is buzzing. A lot of loyal Pendraken customer base dabbles in it. Room perhaps for a few merchant ships like www.wargamesgazette.com supply for US market?
3. A trench system to go with the trench railway.
Superb looking model, through "second sentry" needs to rethink his location.
Quote from: Sunray on 24 June 2019, 01:14:57 AM
1. Perhaps some boats and small craft in 10mm - the sort Scotia Grendel do in 1/300.
More boats is on the cards but will be a longer-term project currently.
Quote from: Sunray on 24 June 2019, 01:14:57 AM
2. The 1/300 naval market (the Lucrative Seas ?) is buzzing. A lot of loyal Pendraken customer base dabbles in it. Room perhaps for a few merchant ships like www.wargamesgazette.com supply for US market?
I'm not sure on this one, Cruel Seas has definitely created a buzz but there's so many people on eBay jumping on it with resin and 3D prints that I'm not sure if the trend would have died down before we had chance to do anything.
Quote from: fsn on 24 June 2019, 07:41:57 AM
How about a 10mm sloop or brig for .. oh I don't know ... Pirates?
As with the boats above, something we'd like to do but not sure where to fit it in, or how best to go about it. Resin would be big and heavy, MDF is an awkward medium for sloped hull sides, plastic would be the ideal but is far too expensive to look at. I'll keep thinking...
Quote from: John Cook on 24 June 2019, 09:39:23 AM
3. A trench system to go with the trench railway.
This is definitely on the cards, I'll be talking to John in the next couple of months about getting this sorted out. We've got some basic trenches from a while back which have never been put into moulds, so we'll start with those.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1975-117-26%2C_Marschflugk%C3%B6rper_V1_vor_Start.jpg)
Any thoughts on making the trolley?
That was one of the ways the Medmenham section spotted launchers, as Germans, being efficient, would drive out, collect the launch trolley, turn around and drive back, leaving a distinctive pattern in the ground.
I'll get a photo of it tomorrow.
Quote from: fsn on 24 June 2019, 08:52:49 PM
Any thoughts on making the trolley?
Already in the range, code GRX15: https://pendraken.co.uk/world-war-ii/german/misc/ I've not seen it in a while myself so I'll get a pic sorted out for the website.
GRX15 V2 with launch trailer + towing vehicle sounds more like this :-/
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/o1MAAOSw1qhcNPXk/s-l500.jpg)
Although not a WWII gamer, I really like the look of that model and it will make a superb objective for many players.
A lovely bit of kit! :-bd
Quote from: paulr on 25 June 2019, 07:23:34 AM
GRX15 V2 with launch trailer + towing vehicle sounds more like this :-/
Aha, you spotted my deliberate mistake...! :-[ We'll have a look at a V1 trailer for the future.
Quote from: Poggle on 25 June 2019, 01:31:07 PM
A lovely bit of kit! :-bd
That has the potential for a wonderful Steampunk (or later) space ship.
WEll it took Tin-Tin to the moon !
Leon.
Have you considered putting the metal bits (sentries, dog & V1) as a separate item? :D
Quote from: fsn on 13 July 2019, 04:44:40 PM
Have you considered putting the metal bits (sentries, dog & V1) as a separate item? :D
Possibly, the V1 is already available in a 2-pack as code GRX14, and we'll be looking to use the sentries with our checkpoint model as well. I can always code them individually as well if people want them?
Oh yes. :-[
Sorry. Read that as 1 x V2 not 2 x V1.
Quote from: fsn on 14 July 2019, 08:00:11 AM
Sorry. Read that as 1 x V2 not 2 x V1.
No worries, we'll get those sorted and out to you asap!