Trumpeter model kits
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E-25 Paperpanzer
This time is a Trumpeter reference at 1/35 scale. I don't like specially the paperpanzers, but I enjoyed building this one.
Mk.23 MTVR USMC Cargo Truck: Tow Vehicle for my M198 155mm Gun
Last week I posted my build of the Trumpeter 1/35 M198 155mm Howitzer Gun. I received some good feedback and some asked if I built something to tow it. This article is a response to that question. Yes, I put a good amount of time into [...]
iModeler Review: Trumpeter 1/35 Tiger I late w/Zimmerit (09540) – Part 1
Let’s face it: The Tiger I has to be one of the most kitted tanks in the history of scale modeling. A quick check on the interwebs shows the impressive number of 96 different kits from at least 14 different manufacturers, and we are only [...]
Trumpeter 1/35 M198 155mm Towed Howitzer (Late)
This is the 1st and only stand alone cannon I ever built. I enjoy taking on different subjects and this fit the bill. This was a fairly easy, average level build appropriate for all model makers with a bit of PE bending experience. It [...]
1/350th Trumpeter USS Massachusetts: A Childhood Memory
The battleship USS Massachusetts is currently moored as a museum ship in Fall River, MA. It has been there since the 1960s. I grew up about 20mins away so as a young child this was my first look at a real WW2 battle-wagon and fed my [...]
Grumman Cat: The 1/48 Trumpeter Grumman F9F-3 Panther
Few weeks ago I watched an old, favorite movie. Bridges of Toko-Ri. Just loved those Navy F9F-3 Panthers. So I had to build one and realized I still had one in my stash. Upon opening the box of my HobbyCraft/Trumpeter kit I also discovered [...]
1/48 Trumpeter T-38A Talon Jet Trainer: Gem of a Kit
I always loved the T-38 but had never built this ride as a 1/48 Kit. When a good customer of mine asked if I could build one for him in standard trainer scheme I jumped at the chance. I researched the two competing kits of this bird [...]
1/700 CV-13 Franklin “Hit by a Kamikaze”
1/700 Scale
Trumpeter & Fly Hawk
19 March 1945, USS Franklin was attacked by Kamikaze.
The photograph was much more exaggerated than the actual model. ha ha ha ^^;;
HU-16RD Albatross
I built this replica of the Albatross on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum. The actual aircraft was highly modified for a round-the-world trek following the route intended by Amelia Earhart.
I used Trumpeter’s 1:48 HU-16A as the [...]
