Whilst visiting recently a friend of mine heard me mention that I had the EMW A9 rocket and was going to build the meillerwagen for it to sit on and kindly he bought me one!!! This is the Revell 1/72 re-boxing of the CMK kit which includes the Hanomag SS-100 Gigant tractor, meillerwagen transport and launch trailer, plus the launch pad and it's trailer. There are 243 parts, including one sprue of clear parts and a 36 page instruction book(let). So whilst I was waiting for the filler to set on the A9 I made a start on the meillerwagen.
I had already bought this kit so will be able to use the other Gigant and meillerwagen, along with a V2 and launch platform, in a diorama which won't be as big as Zak's but hopefully as interesting. There were lots of ejector pinholes to fill and pins to remove, plus the cabinet towards the front of the trailer doesn't have a back so I had to make one. I've started painting using Tamiya Desert Yellow to give a variance to the large amount of Dunklegelb I'll be using.
