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Hello folks, Joining in with what I think is the youngest, most well known and often built kit of the fantastic array to be seen in this GB, Trimaster (nearly*) 1/48 Ta-152H-1. According to Scalemates: - it first came out in 1989 under the Trimaster brand (reference MA-9). - the first reboxing was made by Dragon with ref. 5501 in 1991 - there have been multiple repops since by Dragon (DML), Hasegawa, Italeri and most recently Hobby 2000. This boxing from 2021 is from Dragon and part of a "Trimaster collection" (ref. 5577). *nearly because the original included white metal parts for the exhausts, gear legs, engine braces and a pilot figure. A new plastic sprue (G) has replaced these - except for the pilot figure (none included) - in the first Dragon and later boxings. Developed in 1944 by Kurt Tank, the father of the Fw-190, the Ta-152 saw service in the very late stages of WWII and was produced in limited numbers. According to different sources it's varying between 70 en 167, of which possibly no more than a dozen were the most advanced H-O and H-1 versions, recognizable at their larger wingspan of 14,5 m. The rest were C models with a shorter wingspan (11m). It was powered by a 2550 cv Junkers Jumo 213E inverted V12 liquid-cooled engine (with compressor and water/methanol "overboost" injection). The Ta-152H always fascinated me with its sleek lines and above all overly long peculiar "glider like" wings. In my opinion, it's one of the most impressive WWII fighters. It was able to reach an altitude of 41.000 ft. (with a piston engine!) and the only Luftwaffe propeller airplane able to intercept PR Mosquitoes flying high and fast. That tells a lot, doesn't it? The box contents consist of - 7 sprues (6 in grey plastic, 1 for the clear parts) packaged in 3 bags (1 for the transparencies) - 1 decal sheet by Cartograf - 2 small photoetch frets (including b.o seatbelts and back armor plate) - instructions folder Now let's have a look at the kit. The instructions include a paint chart but only referring to GSI-Gunze/Mr. Color - Mr. Hobby aqueous range: There is a diagram of the sprues. The instructions only show the scheme for Yellow 3 which I think was part of 7/JG301 but there are other markings available on the decal sheet. Not yet sure if that's the one I'll build: These impressive wings (30 cm wingspan), with seemingly slightly warped ends: Fuselage and one-part cowling (remember, it's a 1989 kit): Engraved panel lines, riveting. Very neat and impressive, especially considering the age of the kit and of the moulds: The engine is a small kit in itself. Separate panels are present to show the engine but you'll have to cut the fuselage halves accordingly: Instrument panel and side consoles with very crisply moulded detail (even if looking too pronounced): The clear parts are commendably thin but will benefit from some buffing: Photoetched parts: Decal sheet with markings for different planes: Out of the box, you can't say it's not a newly tooled kit. Looking on the internet, the kit somewhat suffers from the usual bad reputation of Dragon. I mean "great to look at, a lot less to build" because of bad fit and fiddly engineering. From the numerous builds I could find in our beloved BM forums, it does seem far from unbuildable. Have a nice evening. Cheers. Pat.

This is the Dragon H-1 kit, slightly modified to back date it to an H-0. I went with a left field scheme, with this one being Obslt. Fritz Auffhammer's airframe which he had instructed to be painted bright red to stop the trigger happy German ground AAA units from shooting him down as he took the airframe back to the Luftwaffe proving ground at Rechlin. Here, Auffhammer had a meeting with engineers and officials about technical problems causing delays and once he had heard enough excuse, its said he blurted out, "I don't care about your problems, you can kiss my bottom! I need these machines right now!" So, here is that very Ta-152H-0 destined for JG301, sometime in early 1945. Enjoy! ✈️ https://www.facebook.com/jamesbuildsandmore/

Hi all and I’m in with a long wing Tá-152H. Mostly OOB with some scratchbuilt mods here & there. Bought this one not long after I got back into the hobby thanks to @murfv ! Frog_TA 152H_1 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Frog_TA 152H_2 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Frog_TA 152H_instructions by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Frog_TA 152H_contents by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Looking forward to this, good luck with your builds! Cheers, Dermot

Hi all. Fortunately, I have managed to finish this project which was partially represented here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234974896-148-ta-152h) Something like "free minutes before getting behind enemy lines". The kit Ta-152 is from Dragon. Figure is basically from CMK. Thanks for watching!