Scale Military Modeller International – August 2019

and missile tubes are made from several

pieces and are a little more detailed than the

rest of the kit, so I suspect this is what Heller

wanted as the focal point here. The erector

mechanism is not supposed to be glued to

the latbed, but slots into the hole in the

middle, much the same way turrets do on

most tanks do, so that it can be rotated and

manipulated the way you want it. The same

goes for the erector itself. It ́s not supposed

to be glued either, so again you can lower or

elevate the missile tubes. After assembling

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THIS IS A FAIRLY BASIC KIT, BUT WITH A LITTLE IMAGINATION IT

CAN BE TURNED INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT!

Manufacturer: Heller

Scale: 1:48

Kit Type: Plastic Injection Moulded

Kit Number: 81138

Missiles Patriot

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MIM-104 Patriot Missile System