1/72 scale German WW2 A-9 Rocket Prototype.

[seadude]

This is a small and quick project that didn't take very long. I used to have a 1/72 scale British Vulcan bomber kit long ago that I got from my local model club auction. But upon opening the box and inspecting the kit, I found out that some pieces were missing and the decals were trashed.
I ditched the kit, but salvaged the Blue Steel missile it had. After a long time, I found some inspiration on what to do with that missile: Turn it into a prototype German A-9 manned rocket based on what I read at these links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregat
https://fantastic-plastic.com/emw-a-9-german-manned-suborbital-rocket-concept-by-special-hobby.html
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/manned-v2-a4-a9-a10.28054/
Used Vallejo paints for the whole thing. Painted the underside all a really dark grey (almost black) to represent some sort of heat shielding. The decals were spares. Cockpit window is painted silver. The base is just a spare part from another old kit I have. I do have a tiny 1/144 scale astronaut figure that would look great next to this rocket, but I'm unsure what color to paint his suit?

[UhuFin]

Fun idea!

[seadude]

Ok, I added a small 1/144 scale astronaut figure next to the rocket for scale reference.
The rocket may be 1/72 scale and the astronaut 1/144, but I think they actually could work really well together.
Using a 1/72 scale figure would be too big.
The astronaut's suit isn't painted white, but rather a light grey.

[jcf]

Nice fantasy rendition of a fantasy project.

A step beyond "What If?" into "If only ve had _____ und _____ und ... ".

[sandiego89]

Nice repurposing!