Over a decade ago I saw and purchased two 1/48th scale Desert Storm Missile systems Plastic Model Kits. The First a MIM-104 Patriot Missile system: a minimum diameter MMX missile built to launch from One of the four stacked missile tubes on the transport trailer. The Patriot build thread is posted in the Micro Maxx forum.
Deciding my micro Patriot needed an thearter missile Target threat. I found and bought a ARII 1/48th Russian Scud-B R-17 Missile System including the HUGE 8-Wheel Transporter/Erector/Launcher. Like the 1/48th Patriot the Scud-B system will be mounted on a Tri-pod mounting Wooden base board. Because The Scud-B is a much larger missile then the Patriot I was able to convert our Scud to fly on 13mm motors. and fly from a base mounted 1/8" x 19" stainless steel launch rod with a rod exit speed of 32 to 48 ft/sec. This Rod is mounted along side the Transport/Launcher base pad. To help protect the styrene Pad & deflector from the A3 or A10 motor exhaust the contact part have been covered with 3- .020" Layers of Stainless Steel Adhesive backed Tape. It is understood this will only protect the models Styrene plastic Launch pad for a flight or two but that should be more then enough.
Most of the Missile and Transporter construction was pretty straight forward so I didn't take a lot of assembly photos other then the internal flight conversion materials. Most of the photos are captioned showing some of the details.
instead of using standard 1/8" straw type Launch lugs I formed .020" Stainless Wire into "Antenna Lugs".
More on the Launcher base and Clear Acrylic cover much later.
Deciding my micro Patriot needed an thearter missile Target threat. I found and bought a ARII 1/48th Russian Scud-B R-17 Missile System including the HUGE 8-Wheel Transporter/Erector/Launcher. Like the 1/48th Patriot the Scud-B system will be mounted on a Tri-pod mounting Wooden base board. Because The Scud-B is a much larger missile then the Patriot I was able to convert our Scud to fly on 13mm motors. and fly from a base mounted 1/8" x 19" stainless steel launch rod with a rod exit speed of 32 to 48 ft/sec. This Rod is mounted along side the Transport/Launcher base pad. To help protect the styrene Pad & deflector from the A3 or A10 motor exhaust the contact part have been covered with 3- .020" Layers of Stainless Steel Adhesive backed Tape. It is understood this will only protect the models Styrene plastic Launch pad for a flight or two but that should be more then enough.
Most of the Missile and Transporter construction was pretty straight forward so I didn't take a lot of assembly photos other then the internal flight conversion materials. Most of the photos are captioned showing some of the details.
instead of using standard 1/8" straw type Launch lugs I formed .020" Stainless Wire into "Antenna Lugs".
More on the Launcher base and Clear Acrylic cover much later.