Homebee Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) Here are the first pics of the 1/32 Trumpeter F/A-18F, EF2000 Typhoon-Eurofighter & Fairey Swordfish projects as presented at the recent Tokyo toys fair. Source: http://happy.ap.teacup.com/applet/runchick...16/archive?b=30 Regards V.P. Edited October 17, 2008 by Homebee
Alan P Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Well that F-18 is a total waste of space already - it has no nose! Typical of Trumpeter to miss such a glaringly obvious detail. And I bet it's about £400 in old money! They should take a page from the Frog 1/72 Buccaneer - at least it had a nose! By Crikey! PS this is ironic! a joke! A fact not as obvious to some as you might think!
Cornish Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Not so sure about those jet pipes either, oh wait I can't see them
The Good Sergeant Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Well that F-18 is a total waste of space already - it has no nose! And it doesn't have decals! I guess they expect us to hand paint the markings?
Mike Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 We're a sarcastic lot... good job the plastic is grey... we'll be expected to paint them next! Shame the pics are so wee, and slightly foggy looking on my screen. I'd really like to have a good hard squint at that Tiffie i can see that they've got the angle of the nose wrong though, it's supposed to point to the front!
Notdoneyet Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Snip ...i can see that they've got the angle of the nose wrong though, it's supposed to point to the front! Mike, It's an EF2000B - the 'B' is the "Bendybus" version ................ Ian
seanrgb Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 And it looks like there's a closed canopy on the Typhoon that's no good at all
saintsclaire Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 And it looks like there's a closed canopy on the Typhoon that's no good at all Perhaps they mixed it up with the F-22 canopy
thx6667 Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 good job the plastic is grey... Yeah but its the wrong shade of grey which means people will have to paint it, on top of also having to lever themselves out of their armchairs and visit the model shop to buy it using their own money. I mean, this sucks! Who thought up this hobby? Bitty.
Shaun Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) Intresting news Shame they went a bit over the top with the dry ice at the unvailing, when the photographer was trying to get clear shots Maybe it was dusk and the sea fog had just rolled in? Edited October 16, 2008 by Shaun
Robert Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Surprised no one has mentioned the 1/144 TSR2 and C-17 on page 1 Robert
Monty Python Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 The Typhoon must be molded with really crap plastic as its the only one with a DO NOT TOUCH label on it :shithappens:
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Yet again Trumpeter screw the pooch ( love that comment BTW). What no one has realised is that they have failed to provide any boxes for these models, and built them too - without painting any of the interior parts. HOW oh HOW is the average modeller expected to paint all the built parts, and transport the model home on a no 52 bus without breaking any of the point sticky out bits off????? This is just the king of shabby treatment we've come to expect from manufacturers in recent microseconds. I suppose they 'll be expecting us to exchange money for these made up kits too? Jonners
avro683 Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 At least the Swodfish won't have jet pipes (Martin H, Dont you Dare!). Tony
Monty Python Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 At least the Swodfish won't have jet pipes (Martin H, Dont you Dare!).Tony Who knows, we are talking about Trumpeter
Paul Bradley Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) Definitely not buying that Swordfish - it isn't covered in rivets. When I pay $250 for a kit, I expect value for money and that means I expect to see every single rivet reproduced. Oh, wait - the Swordfish was fabric covered....... EDIT: How bizarre! They (happy teacup, whoever they are...) post these small pics, then when you click on the picture, expecting to see a larger pic, it takes you to a picture that's the same size as the one on the first page.......what's the point? Edited October 17, 2008 by Paul Bradley
Rob M. Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Nice to see the Chinese know the size and shape of the Radar Antenna for the Typhoon! Hopefully they got the drawings from the same bloke who filled them in on Lightning jetpipes! Sometimes I despair. Rob M.
Bobski Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Nice to see the Chinese know the size and shape of the Radar Antenna for the Typhoon!Hopefully they got the drawings from the same bloke who filled them in on Lightning jetpipes! Sometimes I despair. Rob M. I hope so too. That said, from the photo it doesn't look quite right. Also, the PIRATE sensor on the nose looks more like the dummy one fitted to the development aircraft, rather than the working unit. Of course, it is a very small photo and I'd need to see it up close to be sure. One other thing - why is there still no bloody inner wing pylon!
Armadillos Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Because the manufacturers want to give you a chance to play some more with your resin casting Bob
moaning dolphin Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Looks like they've used imperial rivet spacings on the Typhoon instead of metric, ruins the whole shape for me Another thing, is the swordfish being held together with Tamiya masking tape???????
TonyT Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 The Typhoon must be molded with really crap plastic as its the only one with a DO NOT TOUCH label on it :shithappens: And it has only got it printed in English........ Now that tells you something! Only us Johnny Foreigners would turn up at their show and poke around with the displays
Bobski Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Because the manufacturers want to give you a chance to play some more with your resin casting Bob Haha, very probably!
Mike V Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 I hope so too. That said, from the photo it doesn't look quite right. Also, the PIRATE sensor on the nose looks more like the dummy one fitted to the development aircraft, rather than the working unit. Of course, it is a very small photo and I'd need to see it up close to be sure. My concern is what kit did Trumpeter scale-copy; the Hasegawa or Revell 48th scale Super Hornet? If it's the later, then we're in for bad news! Mike V
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