Trumpeter model kits
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1/24 Trumpeter Hurricane Mk IIC – Special Night Finish
Here are a couple of shots of Trumpeter's 1/24 Hurricane. I bought the kit second-hand at a model show last spring and built it in the summer. It's OOB except for replacement belts. The livery is for a night fighter of 87 Squadron in [...]
Trumpeter Hurricane Mk IIc Trop 213 sqd.
I received this kit from a friend a while back and I started it then. That was about a year or so ago. Since then I lost some pieces, had a really bad time with my skills on the pit and the engine so there it sat, in the stash awaiting [...]
Coulda been a contender-Trumpeter’s so close 1/32 P-40B….
So close...it almost looks like a P-40B. That beautiful, pointed-nosed Curtiss fighter, the best looking of the line, and bearer of the "Sharkmouth" to perfection. BUT something is wrong here, looked at from the front low, it's [...]
1/350 Z-38 by Trumpeter
The Z class was Germany's answer to the fascination with the so-called Super Destroyer of WWII. France had the Fantastique; England had the Tribal class. Originally envisioned as a flotilla leader, Germany tried to trump the [...]
1/35, Soviet Armored Aerosan NKL-26
The Aerosan series of armed snow mobiles is not to be laughed off. In the harsh Russian winters of WWII, the Army needed mobile support even in tough snowy conditions. Earlier Aerosan versions had automotive engines and open cockpits. [...]
1/35 15 cm artillery, Trumpeter
In September 1939, the German army taught the world the value of coordinating artillery fire with Blitzkrieg (a lesson the Allies learned well and turned back on their teachers). The 15 cm gun was their primary weapon, both in the towed [...]
1/350 Roma by Trumpeter
There are some moments in human history characterized by the drama of a noble vessel going down in horrible disaster. Such was Titanic. Such was Hindenberg. Fewer folks know the story of Roma.
She was the last of her class to be [...]
Trumpeter 1/100th Antonov An-12BK Cub
My favorite of the three Trumpeter kits, I built. The scale is a little different, being 1/100th, instead of the usual 1/144th. Unlike the other two, this one has an interior, for what it's worth. It makes a decent shelfmate for the [...]
Trumpeter 1/144th IIyushin IL-78 Midas
The IL-78 is another nice Trumpeter kit, and a good companion for the A-50 Mainstay. A fairly easy build, with no major flaws. It's an impressive size model for a smaller scale. While I'm glad to have these on the shelf, I don't think [...]
Trumpeter 1/144th IIyushin A-50 Mainstay
Small scale model of a big aircraft. When it comes to Soviet aircraft, mine are usually 1/72, with a few in 1/48th, and only "fighters". OK, an occasional II-28. When I had the opportunity to pick up 3 big Russian aircraft [...]
