Trumpeter model kits
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Admiral Hipper
Trumpeters Admiral Hipper, that I built in the spring of 2012, is typical of their ship kits. It's basically a good kit but nothing extraordinary.
The build began, as usual, with the tedious and time consuming job of filling and sanding [...]
USS NORTH CAROLINA IN 1:350
Rick Wilkes asked for some battleships, so here is one.
I built Trumpeters USS North Carolina in 2008 and she was my first big battleship in 1:350.
The build started with my strengthening the hull, using plastic from the base plate [...]
M1078 LMTV
A simple model from Trumpeter. Easy to build !
1/32nd scale BAC Lightning F6
This is a recently finished project of mine - Trumpeter's 1/32nd scale BAC Lightning F6 finished as a 5 Squadron aircraft based at RAF Binbrook in the late 1980's.
I added a few extra details to the model such as an Aries cockpit set, [...]
The AVG »Flying Tigers« diorama 1/48
The story of American Volunteer Group (AVG) in China is legendary and well known. For my Flying Tigers diorama I chose the scene from Loiwing in the Southeast China in april 1942. It was one of rare occasions, where different pilots and [...]
Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D-30 Thunderbolt
Col. Joe Laughlin and the 362nd Fighter Group:
Joseph L. Laughlin joined the USAAC in 1939 and received his wings and commission in June 1940, and was assigned to the 14th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field, Hawaii that September.
Following [...]
1/48 Trumpeter F-100C TuAF – Expanded Version
This is 1/48 Trumpeter F-100C finished with Turkish Air Force markings
Built process existing in work on progress section .
Trumpeter kit needs correction on the nose.So I used AMS resin set to correct the shape of the nose.
Cockpit [...]
Albatross around my neck :)
Well it was a long journey this my first Trumpeter kit, mods include Alley Cat canopy, bubble windows on the side, Navy tail and wing antenna, engine mods to get them close to being correct, float angle, clear beads for wing tip lights and [...]
Trumpeter 1/16 SU-100, or “How to determine your workbench is level for only 200 dollars”
Originally, this was to be a large, substantial article about the large and substantial 1/16 scale SU-100 assault gun from Trumpeter. Fate intervened and decided instead to teach me the value of having a one-hundred-and-ten-percent level [...]
