1:48 AGM-130C missiles (2 pcs) (BLU-109 warhead) with AN/AXQ-14 data link pod (1 pcs)

The AGM-130C with a penetrating warhead, scale 1:48

Two missiles and one data link pod cast in resin. The letter C in the designation points to a different warhead from the one carried by the A variant. Here it is the BLU-109 penetrating charge.

What the weapon was used against

The BLU-109 warhead has a thick-walled steel body and a fairly small explosive filling. It does not aim at an effect on the surface but is meant to pass through a layer of concrete or earth and burst only inside. The targets of a weapon like that used to be command bunkers, aircraft shelters and reinforced depots. A bunker of reinforced concrete withstands a hit from an ordinary charge, which bursts on the surface and scatters its energy into the surroundings. A rocket motor under the body pushed the range so far that the crew did not have to fly directly over the air defense systems. The rear seat of a two-seat machine meanwhile handled the picture from the seeker head.

Sanding without dust in your lungs

Resin dust is fine and does no good to your health. Level the remains of the pour gates under a thin stream of water or with sandpaper soaked in water, or else with a respirator. Wet sanding also leaves the surface smoother and does not clog the paper. Wipe the finished castings once more with a damp cloth before painting, so that no sanding slurry sticks to them.

Who it is for

• Builders of modern American strike aircraft
• Modelers who tell the individual variants of ordnance apart
• Anyone interested in the conflicts of the 1990s
• Owners of kits in 1:48 without detailed armament

The set serves to finish off a machine already under construction. The aircraft and the pylons do not belong to it.