Trumpeter model kits
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Well this was a doozy. The big 1/16 scale T-34 by Trumpeter, full detail inside in out. This build took me exactly 20 days working 7 days a week.
This is a good kit, with the typical sketchy directions from Trumpeter, but mold and fit is [...]
Each Super Sabre had unique exhaust burnt prints on the rear fuselage that also varied between aircraft sides and obviously showed different patterns with the aging airframe.
Trumpeter's 1/48th Hun is a comfortable platform to show the [...]
Hi everyone,
Another one of the mythological "century series",
An excellent model by Trumpeter in 1/72 - F-105D Thunderchief
A detailed kit at a reasonable level, quite accurate and without any construction problems.
Highly [...]
For those P-47 fans out there, the HUN HUNTER name may ring a bell. Some of the best color film footage of P-47s in combat is from a film named "Thunderbolt" filmed in 1944 but not released until 1947, ( there were many technical [...]
Bill Koppos has already done an excellent review of the kit on this site, to which I have little to add. I totally agreed with all his points about the strengths and weaknesses of what I thought was essentially a very good kit.
The only [...]
The Avro Vulcan was a quad engined delta wing tail-less jet nuclear bomber designed for the RAF. It was part of the trio of bombers that made up the UK's V-Force (V for Vengeance) as part of the UK's nuclear strike force. The Vulcan [...]
The Syrian Air Force had several variants of the Flogger in service. Conveniently I chose The Mig-23ML model of which one landed in Israel and was well photographed.
Trumpeter's 1/48th scale model is challenging. The difficulties in the [...]
Hi everyone,
Here is my Trumpeter, 1/72, F-100D Super Sabre.
An excellent kit:
Construction is easy, parts fit is excellent - no putty is required at any stage and the the details are absolutely reasonable for such a scale.
To the model I [...]