V2 and ME262 Dioramas

at that stage of the war everything would be camouflaged, so how about a 262 in a hide with the rocket parked up under tree's/netting behind it. It could be on an airfield for overnight protection or just to hide it from the Typhoons/Mustangs.
You would need a big baseboard to do it justice, and probably a lot of tree's!
Or, A 262 in the Hangar with a V2 at the back, on it's trailer with some wheels off, getting fixed before it goes off to a launch site.
Pete

I don't believe there were fighters of any sort specifically detailed to protect V-1 or V-2 sites. Woulda been kinda impractical to do so, given the state of the Luftwaffe in the later years of the war. Even if there had been aircraft specifically assigned to protect these sites, they wouldn't have operated out of the same field from which the rockets were launched. So your only option for a diorama would be an inflight deal, not too easy to do. (Unless you like to do shadow-boxes.)

There were instances where allied aircraft encountered V-2's as they were launched. So it wouldn't be totally unrealistic to think that an Me 262 pilot could have had a similar encounter, but it would depend upon the area of operation for a 262 unit. You'd have to compare the V-2 deployment areas with areas of operation for 262 units. Only then can you determine how likely such an encounter would have been.

Here's a site that will fascinate anyone who has even a small interest in the V-2/A4 rocket. There's a deployment map on this site, along with alotta other way-cool and groovy info.

I'm gonna have to drag out one of my 48th Mauve kits...


Fade to Black...

Why do not you buy the Model of Revell for the V2 rocket with its movil platform in scale 1/69. It has a lot of details.
And them you can use an Me-262 for Hasegawa in scale 1/72.
In that way you should have detailing models with a similar scale.

Yours,

Israel Mtz.

The early jets were very slow on acceleration after take-off. It wasn't the ideal type for an interceptor. I'm not saying that it didn't happen, I would only question its use in that role. A lot of the V2s were transported by truck, and a nearby airfield may not have been necessary. Remember the "Scud hunts' of the Gulf War.