Trumpeter model kits
The Trumpeter Database at iModeler
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Trumpeter 1/72 Antonov An-2 Colt/Nanchang Y-5
The book "Aggressor aircraft" by Chuck Stewart has a chapter titled "The real thing". There's a picture with the caption: "In March 1988, the Defense Test and Support Evaluation Agency (DTESA), at the direction [...]
Albatross sneak peak
Ok last update until I finish up, Caracal decals, kit decals and spares decals to make the Brunswick SAR bird, whew so far so good!
TuAF F-100C
TuAF F-100C has landed. You can see the building process from Work in progress section.
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Video: Trumpeter's 1/48 Westland Whirlwind: Reveal
Kit graciously supplied by the KitMaker Network
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Well, turns out I do have one last P-40…
This is the Trumpeter P-40B, done as Erik Shilling's recon bird he flew on the first Allied offensive mission of the Pacific War, the recon flight to Bangkok on December 10, 1941.
I first met Erik in the summer of 1977, when airshow pilot [...]
Another P-40 – Trumpeter 1/48 Curtiss 81-A2 Warhawk
I finished this about 2 years ago, using the Kits World decals for "Tex" Hill's aircraft, & Gator Masks for the camouflage.
I rebuilt the cockpit to the proper depth using a combination of kit parts, True Details [...]
How to fix those pesky float pylons on the Trumpy Albatross, plus some engines
So amongst the myriad problems that mar tis wonderful kit is the fact that Trumpeter failed to notice the pylons the wing floats are attached to are the wrong angle. They are parallel to the wing when they should sweep forward. One site [...]
Trumpeter AVG Tomahawk 1/32
I couldn't help but notice a P-40 theme in the last few posts, so I am compelled to add my own rendition of this noble bird to this site! This is the Hobbycraft boxing of Trumpeter's P-40B/Hawk 81A2 Tomahawk done as it could only be [...]
1/72nd Trumpeter N. American RA-5C Vigilante,USN
This is my first first attempt at building a Trumpeter kit and I chose a good one. This project started back in 2012 for the ARC 100th Anniversary USN Group Build. It was one of several projects that was started for that GB, this [...]
A Swordfish with D-Day Stripes – Trumpeter 1/32 Swordfish Mk.II
Most of the Swordfish aircraft produced during the Second World War were constructed by Blackburn Aviation, including all Swordfish Mks. II and III. This situation must have felt good to Fairey Aviation - the company responsible for the [...]
