[}:)] Has anyone built or working on the Trumpeter 1/35 SA-2 Guideline surface to air missile? They have released two kits. One has the missile with the launcher and the other has it with the semi-truck transporter. ZIL-157 tractor and unique/special trailer for hauling and transloading the missile to the launcher.
This is the famous “flying telephone pole” from Viet Nam and was also used in the Middle East against the Israelis as well as a few in Desert Storm.
Yardbird
I built the missle launcher kit awhile back as a break from planes Good kit nice detail and enjoyed it alot
Jazz,
Thanks for the reply. I looked at a few zillion pictures of the SA-2 while I was doing imagery analysis for the USAF on SR-71, RF-4C and RF-101 missions over the North. I guess I developed a “love/hate” relationship with that long, skinny thing.[:)] [:(!]
I had a couple of the SA-2’s built up for our 50th Anniversary display about ARm and the Shrike missile at the Naval Armament and Technology Museum. Used the Trumpeter 1/35 and a Mirage 1/72 model. Effective way of depicting the missile although our main concern was its associated radar systems. We have a 1:1 scale Shrike and Harm. Now if we can find a modeler interested in building up a 1:1 scale SA-2!! Also still looking for good drawings or sketchs of the radar systems to get models of them in 1/72.
Understand that the use of SA-2 during the current Iraq conflict was zilch. So the missiles have been left where they were last installed. Maybe even buried like some of the aircraft.
v/e
Henry
The Smithsonian/NASM acquired a full scale SA-2 from the Mid-East somewhere and refurbished it 1999-2000. They painted the missile light gray and the transporter trailer kelly green. They had the finished product on display at the Paul Garber facility in Silver Hill, Maryland in 2000. I imagine it is at the new Dulles facility now. The US of our government undoubtedly has at least one Fan Song, Spoonrest, Barlock, Firecan, etc out in the Nevada desert somewhere. Probably another set in the northern reaches of the Eglin AFB boondock range also. They are pretty secretive about letting the general public see that stuff. If you have any official connections through one of the military museums, you might be able to get access to some of it.
If you are really serious about getting photos, diagrams, drawings, etc of Russian equipment, contact their embassy in Washington. It is unbelievable how much stuff they are willing to provide.[:)] It usually takes a few greenbacks, but it can be done.
ok here’s a question, could someone give me a list of colors (fs if possible) that are needed for painting the kit? the truck version and the launcher version, please. sorry to be a pain.