upor Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 https://lemkits.com/product/1-32-ruhrstahl-sd-1400-x-fritz-x-anti-ship-guided-glide-bomb-limited-edition-resin-kit/ https://www.ebay.com/itm/125814420337 Greetings , Spring has come and I'm coming out of hibernation))). As usual, between the releases of large sets of models, I release a small set. This time it is another, probably the most famous type of the German "Wunderwaffe", the Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X guided glide bomb (the more common name is Fritz-X) in 1:32. In fact, this is the first weapon of this type that was successfully used in combat conditions and the battleship Roma became a victim. After the war, a number of such products fell into the hands of the allies on both sides. And today, in principle, we can say that modern JDAM-type ammunition continues the concept laid down in the distant 30s. After all, initially it was an ordinary free-falling (gravitational) bomb PC 1400. Martinnfb, jeroen_R90S, D Bellis and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upor Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 ratio for illustration purposes Fanes, Troy Molitor, chukw and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Nice kit , now anyone got a 1/32 Do-217 to park it next to? - oh and a 1/32 HMS Warspite would be nice as well! upor, jeroen_R90S, Stefano and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Nice. There is another kit from MPM Hobbies in US, which I have been looking at for a while, but s&h plus VAT adds to much to the final sum (or even more, depends on actually offered shipping options) WITHOUT a cart. Not to mention that our ucrainian fellows need some money much more than the US. Order placed. BTW, if someone is looking for a gaudy painting scheme or just an image of the real thing: This is the one at Praha-Kbely Air Force museum. Regards - dutik Edited March 12, 2023 by dutik chukw, Paul in Napier, Martinnfb and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 More photos: Enjoy! - dutik Scotsman, jeroen_R90S, upor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) Some more photos of the real deal: Check the differences to the Praha bomb: The square parts at the wing tips, the painted over "hinges" at the rudders/elevators, the "no touch" markings at the tail nd the yellow strip marking for the used explosive. Photos from the swdish robot museum, aka the collection of guided weapons in a very remote swedish small town named Arboga. A little bit different: a HS 239 warhed. Two holes on top and an overall cylindrical shape, compared to the ogival shape of the Fritz SD-1400. The inscription is right, the illustration misleading: This one is just 20 minutes by car away from my home. Enjoy! - dutik Edited March 15, 2023 by dutik chukw, Paul in Napier, upor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upor Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 8 hours ago, dutik said: Some more photos of the real deal: And the warhed itself: This one is just 20 minutes by car away from my home. Enjoy! - dutik it looks more like a SC500-HS293 warhead. Fritz is made on the basis of PC1400 chukw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 hours ago, upor said: it looks more like a SC500-HS293 warhead. Fritz is made on the basis of PC1400 You are right. The inscription on the plate got it right, but the illustration is of the wrong bomb. Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upor Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 20 hours ago, dutik said: but the illustration is of the wrong bomb. a familiar story))), a little to the east of us, graphic designers like to take a high-quality photo of a Wehrmacht soldier, wrap it in a propaganda slogan)) ... but we know that)) Paul in Napier and D Bellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 @upor United we stand! Regards - dutik upor and Paul in Napier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 10:25 PM, Scotsman said: Nice kit , now anyone got a 1/32 Do-217 to park it next to? - oh and a 1/32 HMS Warspite would be nice as well! You did get me thinking though... like a forced-perspective setup with the Fritz-X in front and the Italeri 1/72 Do217K in-flight up and above... Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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