1/32 MPM Ordnance Pods and Rockets

1/32 Scale Rocket Pods, Gun Pods and Unguided Rockets

Unguided rockets and podded guns are the signature stores of ground attack flying, and 1/32 scale shows exactly why they are satisfying to model. Launcher tube interiors, rail guides, muzzle devices, electrical connectors, and stencilling all read clearly at this size. MPM Hobbies designs and 3D prints this category in resin, a process that captures thin fins and open tube mouths that moulded parts tend to simplify.

Rockets and Rail-Launched Ordnance

Early air-to-ground rockets were carried on open rails beneath the wings, giving a distinctive cluttered look that defines wartime attack aircraft. Their cruciform fins, motor bodies, and warhead profiles are all clearly visible in large scale. Building a full rack of them is one of the fastest ways to make a fighter-bomber look purposeful.

Tube Launchers for Folding-Fin Rockets

Later rocket systems moved into enclosed pods with tube arrays, which cleaned up the airflow and simplified loading. These launchers reward careful painting inside the tube mouths, where scorching and soot build up around the openings. Symmetrical pairs on inboard and outboard pylons are the usual arrangement worth referencing before assembly.

Gun Pods and Supplemental Firepower

Gun pods gave aircraft extra cannon or machine gun firepower without redesigning the airframe, and their streamlined housings hang low and visible under a fuselage or wing. Muzzle blast staining and gun gas streaking along the pod body are strong weathering opportunities. Fit them after the airframe finish is cured so the staining can be blended across both surfaces.

Complete Your Ground Attack Armament

Round out a 1/32 loadout with related categories: 1/32 MPM Bombs for general purpose and guided munitions, 1/32 MPM Missiles for guided weapons, 1/32 MPM Clusters and Dispensers for area-effect munitions, 1/32 MPM E Pods for electronic warfare pods, and 1/32 MPM Racks, Launchers and Pylons for accurate weapons carriage.