Trumpeter model kits
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There are aircraft that, once seen, are remembered. This does not require the expert eye of an aeronautical engineer, nor is it due to the fame of a long or spectacular operational history, nor is it due to a particularly aesthetically [...]
I started this Model on 4 June, 2022, the 80th anniversary of the battle of Midway. The Trumpeter kit offers two sets of markings, one for a pre-war SBD-1 of VMB-2 (Marine Bombing 2) and SBD-2 of VMSB-241. (Marine Scout Bombing 241). The [...]
The definitive Tamiya 1/48th scale Thunderbolt has been my favorite model of the topic. Recently, a sale of Hasegawa's 1/32nd scale provided the opportunity to try the larger scale. The purchase of Trumpeter's match model followed shortly. [...]
I became a big fan of the Avenger after seeing the movie: "On a Wing and Prayer" with Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, Richard Jaeckle and others. The movie was filmed aboard the USS Yorktown CV-10 during it's shakedown cruise in about [...]
A nice simple fun build
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey
Painted with ColourCoats Internal Grey Green, Sky S Type, Extra Dark Sea Grey, RAF/FAA Yellow, Tamiya Flat Aluminium, Nato Black, Semi-Gloss Black and a selection of poca pens.
Washed [...]
Herewith I present you the Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic from the Polish 301st squadron as used in September 1942.
At first I had the idea to build it straight out of the box but since it was a gift from my daughter I decided to make it even [...]
Some kit manufacturers are blatantly fast in developing new products that relate to recent developments in the news.
Trumpeter certainly is in the field of Armor models, with a T-72B3 variant featured of a rooftop cage in welded steel, [...]
The T-84 is a development of the T-80 tank, replacing the thirsty and very hot turbine engine with a diesel powerpack. The T-84 still retains the legendary power-to-weight ratio of the T-80 family, at 26hp/T. Very early examples were [...]
Hello fellow modellers.
After a long break, I come back with finished projects. In this post, I present the great-grandfather of Russian tanks that have just been defeated in Ukraine. T-34/76 model 1943 in my favorite recently large scale. [...]
This build was a little different. I have always been a fan of the 1950’s and 1960’s horror and sci-fi movies. One of my favorites is the Howard Hawks 1951 movie “The Thing From Another World”. The movie is set in the arctic at an [...]