Trumpeter model kits
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These two Trumpeter-kits took me a lot of time to build. So many tiny parts… But I enjoyed it a lot. The manuals weren’t that clear at some points. For instance where the axle of the half-track rear wheel should be placed. I had to [...]
A few words to the KV-85:
KV-85 was the last version of the KV tank series to be produced (mid 1943) and was intended as an interim solution until the IS-1 tank, which was still under trial, was put into service.
The latter IS-1 was [...]
Decent kit that went together very well. Building her with wings deployed was a little bit of a pain in the hind quarters, While Trumpeter gives you the option of folded or extended wings, I think the kit is designed more to have the [...]
1/350 Trumpeter, Tribal class destroyer, built 2020 - 2023 for the Korea GB, more pic's and details there.
It's been a while since I posted. This time it's HMS Belfast. This is a ship that reminds me of when I worked in London about 25 years ago. My office faced the Thames, and seeing her was my daily life. She was actually there wearing this [...]
The iconic Russian multiple rocket launcher is well depicted in Trumpeter's offering. I chose a Syrian Army scheme where the system is widely used.
The build is somewhat challenging due to the complexity of the system and vehicle. [...]
At the end of last year I finished this P-38 from Trumpeter. Not a very easy kit to build. There were almost no parts that fitted together without problems. A lot of filling, sanding and repairing lost surface details. If it had not been [...]