1:72 MGM-52 Lance, US Tactical Ballistic Surface-To-Surface Missile Launcher - Towed Version

The MGM-52 Lance missile system in 1:72

A kit of the American tactical ballistic missile together with the launcher in the towed, lightened form. Armory offers it alongside a second variant of the same weapon system, built on a tracked self-propelled carrier; both versions were used in the forces at the same time and differ chiefly in the way they were brought to the firing position.

A tactical missile of the Cold War

Lance was an American short-range missile introduced at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s as a replacement for older and far more cumbersome systems. It served to strike targets in the depth of the enemy formation, it was inertially guided and, besides a conventional warhead, it could also be fitted with a special warhead. It stayed in the armament until the end of the Cold War, and besides the American army a number of European allies operated it.

How to go about the build and the finish

The center of gravity of the work lies in the launcher itself: before you fix it, verify dry that the angle of elevation corresponds to how you want to set the whole up. The body of the missile deserves a perfectly smooth surface, because every groove on a cylindrical area shows after spraying. The olive coat of the equipment comes alive with a fine dark bringing out of the pressings and light dust on the lower parts, while the missile itself stays clean.

For which modelers the box is intended

• anyone interested in the missile equipment of the North Atlantic alliance
• builders of scenes from the 1970s and 1980s
• collectors of American ground armament in 1:72 scale
• modelers who like combining a vehicle with figures of the crew

The set is sold in an unassembled state and without paints; obtain those separately.