Tamiya 1/48th V1

Tamiya's 1/48th scale V1, shown here in postwar US markings when the US Air Force and US Navy launched a number of captured examples to gain experience with jet-powered cruise missiles (and yes, the V1 was a cruise missile, just a fairly primitive one). The kit is very easy to build and features good fit. Building and painting the V1 are about as easy as falling off a log, so long as you leave the pulsejet off until everything has been painted. I painted the V1 itself hardware store orange paint, which turned out to be pleasingly glossy, and sprayed the pulsejet with Testors burnt metal and the innards of the pulsejet with Testors steel. The ground-handling cart got a coat of Luftwaffe schwartzgrau and some fairly sustained silver drybrushing to recreate wear and tear, especially on the steel wheels.

I don't remember if the markings came from the Tamiya kit or not, to be perfectly honest, but if they didn't, then I have no idea where I came up with the checkboard rudder marking.