Making Missiles

 

For my games of Missile Threat, rather than using counters for missiles, I thought I'd make them.

I have opted for five different types,

-IR Seeking missiles

-Radar guilded missiles

-Air to ground missiles

-Anti ship missiles

-SAM Missiles

NEEDED!

So, you will need. . .

-Green stuff.

-0.6mm (or close to) brass wire.

-Pipe cleaners.

-Plastic rod in 1mm 1.3mm and 1.5mm sizes.

-Flying stands (I use the Medium Dropzone Commander ones)

-Vallejo Paint (not essential, but gives you idea of colours I used)

Firstly . . .

To start with, make some small balls of green stuff, put a small hole in the greenstuff, put another one opposite, and one on the underside.

The holes are for,

Once the green stuff has set I mount it on brass rod. This also makes it easier to hold when painting.

IR Seeking Missiles

Using 1mm plastic rod, cut a length about 6-7mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into the green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Silver Grey' with a 'Carmine Red' nosecone.

Radar Guilded Missiles

Using 1mm plastic rod, cut a length about 12-14mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Silver Grey' with a 'Heavy Charcoal' nosecone.

Air-to-Ground Missiles

Using 1.3mm plastic rod, cut a length about 6-7mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Refractive Green' with a 'Heavy Charcoal' nosecone.

Anti-Ship Missiles

Using 1.5mm plastic rod, cut a length about 7-8mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Field Blue' with a 'Silver Grey' nosecone.

SAM Missiles

Using 1mm plastic rod, cut a length about 6-7mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Silver Grey' with a 'Ultramarine' nosecone.

Missile Afterburner

Paint whole blob 'German Yellow' then paint fire like streaks with 'Amaranth Red'

Finishing . . .

Clip off of brass rod (but leave a mm or two)

then glue into flying base (into a drilled hole)

All missiles I glued on level except the SAM that I glued at an angle, then glue pipe cleaner to rear for smoke trail.