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  1. M1078 from Trumpeter, the whole is model out-of-box) Painted with tamiya and lifecolor, weathered with AMMO and AK)
  2. This is the Trumpeter kit in 1/72, with Red Roo Decals. I cut out the radome from the lower fuselage and filled it with plastic card as the T2's didn't have this fitted. The instructions also have you put the flaps down, but I glued them in the up position. As usual, fit of the parts was hit and miss, with the major sections fitting nicely, but the smaller parts left a bit to be desired. Unfortunately I screwed up the paint job the first time around and it has sat in my cabinet half finished since January, but with Wings Model Show coming up I pulled it out, sanded down the rough as guts paint and repainted it. I was unable to cram enough weight in the nose to make it sit so I whipped up a base from an MDF board, sanded and painted with a little MiniNatur grass to add some interest and glued the model down.
  3. Greetings Finally finished my F117. Had a few upgrades on this one: -Eduard photo etched interiors and exterior -Eduard Brassin F117 Wheels -Aires Cockpit This is my Nephew Nathans fav aircraft and i built it for him to appreciate. its also a tribute to my all time fav band http:// For those who are not familiar with the band, they fly their own aircraft http:// and is piloted by their lead singer, the amazing Bruce Dickinson http:// Here are some pics of the finished model, hope you enjoy them http:// http:// http:// http:// the noseart on the bomb bay is from Iron Maidens second album http://http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r516/shan1968/HARRIER/maidencomparison_zps74badd56.jpg i had always wondered on the inspiration for the noseart, and finally one day, i got a reply from the man who inked the noseart himself. The following was his reply to a post i made on a forum Hey, I was looking through some F117 pics on Google and came across your pic with the Iron Maiden album cover. I was pretty excited to see that someone caught that! I designed that "nose art", and came up with the name, The Toxic Avenger. I'm Ron Harmon btw.... (SGT Ronald Harmon). http://http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r516/shan1968/F117%20NIGHTHAWK/c2_zpsbwnbilnc.jpg You asked about the art work on my jet (813), so here you go.... sorry if it's too long. In 1990 we didn't have the Internet so the closest thing we could come up with in Saudi Arabia for an example of "a" Toxic Avenger was Iron Maidens mascot Eddie. Somebody had the Killers CD and that was a perfect pose, so I had the guy painting it for us put a pilots uniform on him. I wanted him to be holding the stick with one hand and dropping that bomb with the other. It was his idea to have the stick ripped out with the wires hanging out if it. I loved that! The bomb that he's dropping comes from the previous nose art which never actually got painted on the jet. The jets name was Special Delivery when I first got on the crew. Somebody before my time had painted a picture and hung it in the hanger. It was an awesome picture of a skeleton in a delivery mans uniform with the big bus driver cap. He was holding that round bomb with the fuse lit and had the words Special Delivery at the top of the pic. I really wish I could have gotten a copy of that. Like I said, it was awesome! When we got a new Crew Chief - Jerry Bies we renamed it to The Toxic Avenger. I came up with that name from that old B movie with the same name. Seemed fitting since everything on that plane was toxic! I didn't really expect it to be approved. When we got a new commander, Col. Whitley, he chose our jet to put his name on. I assume that was because of my superior mechanical skills in maintaining my jet to the very highest standards in quality and workmanship! haha. Anyway, that's why my name and my nose art is on the decals. The Wing Kings jet gets photographed a lot! Oh, and I painted the 29 bombs under the canopy too. That's 29 missions where we dropped at least one bomb. Anyway, that's my story. Hope it wasn't too long!
  4. Look what arrived this morning - this it's one of thos 'Drop everything and start it' kind of kits (at least for me it is ! So, what do you get - completely new upper and lower fuselage mouldings - with straight wheel bays !! New, bigger wings - with folded or non-folded option.... New, bigger, non-folding horizontals stabs and canards, two-man cockpit tub.... The rest of the sprues are exactly the same as in the Su-33 kit - which means that the fins are incorrect - the rudders on the Su-33UB have increased chord - not too difficult to fix. Trumpeter have obviously used the drawings from Aviatsiya i Vremya (Aviation and Time) magazine - the kit matches the drawings exactly.... Is it accurate ??? - this is the best I can do before building it.... Forward fuselage compared to AiV drawing..... .... and compared to a 'doctored' photo...... The front canopy arch may not be vertical enough - but apart from that, it looks OK to me. I can't wait to get started. Nice one Trumpeter :worthy: Ken
  5. Trumpeter is to release 1/48th Sukhoi Su-9 "Fishpot-B" kit - ref. 02896. Source: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2804557302 Rumour: a two-seater Su-9U "Maiden" might appear under ref.02897. V.P.
  6. Finally completed this Trumpeter 1/48th Northrop T-38C Talon which I started end last year as part of the F-5 Group Build. She is marked as 67-14955 operated by the 25th Flying Training Squadron 'Shooters', 71st Training Wing, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Built OOB including decals, main colours using Humbrol enamels and sealed with Humbrol enamel varnish from a rattlecan. The kit was a pleasant build and didn't need too much filler. The paint went on well using an air brush however my masking could have been better especially the fuselage forward of the tail fin and the canopies. The kit does come with a basic PE set for seat belts, mirrors, and the HUD. I enjoyed adding these and they do make the cockpits look much more detailed. I have always liked the Talon and although the experts say the kit is inaccurate I am happy with the final result which I think captures the needle sharp sports car look of this nimble little jet. I would like to build another Talon, an earlier T-38A in gloss white would be good Michael
  7. I have a few projects on the drawing board, all of which involve the Liberty Ships of WW2 fame. My intention is to build at least three different types/classes of ship using the Trumpeter 1:350 Liberty ship kit as a basis; (if I can find more kits in sales or at affordable bargain prices) and hopefully I will be able to produce some WIP's that will keep me occupied during the period from now and through the autumn and winter evenings. This thread is the first such project and I shall be using the Trumpeter 1:350 kit of the John W. Brown version to make a conversion build. The vessel to be built will be HMS Assistance [AR-17], a repair ship of the Xanthus sub-class of Liberty Ship types. Two were completed for the Royal Navy, one was an aircraft depot/repair ship and served in home waters whilst the other, HMS Diligence [AR-18], served in the Far East as a destroyer depot/repair ship. Their time in the Royal Navy was short-lived, due to the ending of hostilities, and they were returned to the U.S.A. in 1946. Although my intention is to build this kit as the aircraft depot/repair ship HMS Assistance, I may change my mind and build it as HMS Diligence; if I can find some research data on which destroyers might have been alongside her in late 1945 whilst in the Far East. This will be a waterline version and I hope to place the finished model in a sea setting diorama, but that is a long, long way in time to be concerned with at the moment. Starting with the base, I have glued a sturdy piece of brass rod in place. This is more to give the model some weight as I don't think these models suffer from any warping or bending up of the hull over time. Next element is to add some strengthening plates to the mid deck sections, before adding the bow and stern deck pieces. This area of the kit's deck is unsupported underneath and can bend and cause the joins to part when sanding and fitting parts etc. Virtually all of the deck fittings, especially the hatches, will need to be removed before any further work can be undertaken. The RN versions had much larger accommodation and working spaces than the standard cargo ships, plus they had additional armament and sponsons; most of which will need to be scratchbuilt for this conversion. The deck area has been cleaned down to the basic level and just needs all the holes and gaps filled before the actual build can start. I shall be using plans, which I found on-line, that I have resized to 1:350 so that they match the kit in size. This will help considerably in identifying each structure's required dimensions and their locations. Final thing for this post is to mask all the gaps and joins and then fill with thinned Green Putty. The thinner is cellulose thinners and is mixed with the Green Putty to act like a thick surfacer which I can paint on using a standard modelling paint brush. The holes in the deck have been plugged with white styrene rod and cut flush to the deck. When the putty has completely dried, I shall remove the tape and then get down to sanding everything smooth with wet and dry. Hopefully in the next session I will be able to start making up some of the structures. cheers Mike
  8. Hello! Let me intruduce my 1/72nd Trumpeter "G" Flanker from the PLAAF. At sunday late night I've finished this project. I am not 100% satisfied with the kit itself and neither with the result of my job, but I am happy to see this giant in my cabinet. However its a farly nice model kit, its not precise enough for me. Actually it had a lot of irritating issues with the accuracy of the details. Or the lack of the details. Either the armament is chaotic! If You want to build a Flnaker it'll do it, but if you want to build an accurate SU-30 MKK, well... as we say: tie up your pants. But I also have to say that the fitting wasn't bad at all. I would give a 7 on a scale up to 10. And here you are the pictures: For the details of the construction, visit: '&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>
  9. Trumpeter next 1/48th "MiG" will be the Chengdu J-7B - ref.02860 Release: September 2013 Source: http://www.trumpeter.cn/index.php?m=Search&module=Product&keyword=02860&id=0 V.P.
  10. I have managed to acquire another Liberty ship kit and therefore can start with my second conversion project; this one will be a merchant cargo ship. With the ending of hostilities in 1945 most of the surviving Liberty ships were returned to the United States. Some of these ships were used to return military personnel from the theatres of operation back to their homelands; whilst other vessels were utilised to repatriate PoW's back to their own countries. The remaining vessels were either utilised by American shipping companies or laid up in case of requirements for re-activation at any point in the future; although their weapons were dismounted. Meanwhile, nations across the world had suffered terrible losses of shipping and personnel during the war and those ship owning companies had urgent needs to replace their vessels in order to re-start the work of rebuilding and recovery. Building new ships could take years, plus the costs would run into millions of pounds/dollars which, in those austere times of the immediate postwar period, was not readily available therefore other means were urgently needed to help overcome this shortfall. As such, the U.S. Government; having been regularly petitioned by all of the allied nations to sell off surplus stock, authorised the release for sale to foreign nations some of the laid up tonnage for commercial use. The majority of the vessels released for sale were Liberty Ships and this offer was immediately taken up by the allied countries such as Great Britain, Greece, Norway, France and even Italy as a quick and cheaper means of getting the movement of essential products around the globe. Following the initial allowance to those countries mentioned, further sales were later authorised to Belgium, Netherlands and China. Of the 2,710 Liberty Ships that were built during the war, 127 were sold postwar to Great Britain (some of these were already under British management through original lend-lease agreements) with one such vessel being bought by T. & J. Harrison and Company Ltd, Liverpool and which they named Successor. This vessel will be the subject of my conversion project and I shall use the Trumpeter 1:350 scale Jeremiah O'Brien as the base kit. portion of a painting of s.s. Successor by Colin Verity The initial stages of the build are identical to my other project "Taking a Liberty No.1 - Royal Navy repair ship" therefore I will not take up space repeating those stages here. What is different though is that the hatches will remain in place and some of them will be opened, as they would be for loading and unloading. This causes a change to the normal assembly process of the kit in that Liberty ships had additional holds in compartments just below decks; these decks were commonly known as 'tween decks. The opening of the hatches on the main deck means that the 'tween decks will be exposed below and therefore I shall need to scratchbuild this area from styrene sheet. These ships had welded hulls which left long seam lines along the length of the hull. I have tried to emulate this by scribing some lines along the kit sides. I have used Dymo-type tape along the proposed area that I wish to scribe here. The hatch covers have been opened up on the main deck pieces, plus the 'tween decks structures have been cut, including three of the four visible hatchways being opened. Here, the 'tween decks have been temporarily fitted in place, and the main deck attached, to check for fit and alignment of the hatchways. I need to prime and paint the internals of the model before I can proceed any further, hopefully I shall be able to do this soon and have more to show over the weekend. Thanks for looking. Mike
  11. Szervusztok! My F-4ETM is in finish, so I looking for the next challange. I bought it one year ago and after this one year salivation I preparing to start the buildig. Also, the Summer Santa give me a box os Rus. A2G armament. I choose the other painting variant, this a/c belonging to a testing and training unit. I still hesitating on the arming. I going to add some strike congig, but have not decided yet, exactly what. Maybe that one from the box art? Or do a Wild Weasel? In Wild Weasel rola MKK carries up to six(!) X-31 missiles. If not all of the six, but I would happily mount four X-31s just to make it looks like a real strike-fighter. http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.hu/p/attack-aircraft.html Also here is written, that MKKs go to patrol with R-77. On this way I think about such a loadout that contains the two ECM pods on the wingtips, two R-37, two R-77 and four X-31, but I am not sure if it is a "clever" choose? Atleast is it may possible at this unit... SU-30MKK serving in other Chineese units I also could find such loadouts: So is it possible that 2+2+2+4 config? Anyway, has anyone references for SU-30MKK cockpit? I tried Google, but how should I know I found exactly MKK cockipt (not MKI or whatever) ?
  12. HMS Warspite Trumpeter 1/350 History HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy. During World War II Warspite gained the nickname "The Grand Old Lady" after a comment made by Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham in 1943. Warspite and the other vessels in her class were advocated by Admiral Sir John 'Jackie' Fisher, and Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty. She served in both World War I and World War II, earning the most battle honours ever awarded to an individual ship in the Royal Navy, including the most awarded for actions in the Second World War. Upon her completion, Warspite displaced 33,410 tons. She was 639 ft 5 in (194.89 m), had a beam of 90 ft 6 in (27.58 m) and a draught of 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m). Her initial armament was 8 Mk I 15-inch/42 guns placed in four twin turrets, 14 single Mk XII 6-inch guns, two single 3-inch anti-aircraft guns and four single 3-pdr (47 mm) saluting guns. Along with that, she had 4 21-inch (530 mm) submerged torpedo tubes. The battleship was refitted at Portsmouth between 1934 and 1937 at an estimated cost of more than £2 million (equivalent to £641 million in 2008, using a share of GDP with her internal components being extensively modernised. The project replaced her propulsion machinery and installed six individual boiler rooms, with Admiralty three-drum boilers, in place of 24 Yarrow boilers; geared Parsons turbines were fitted in four new engine rooms and gearing rooms. This increased fuel efficiency, reducing fuel consumption from 41 tons per hour to 27 at almost 24 knots, and gave the warship 80,000 shp. The weight saving on the lighter machinery was used in increasing protection and armament changes. Deck armour improvements were similar to those in Malaya except the 1,100 tons of armour added covered the boiler rooms as well. The 6 inch guns had their protection reduced - four guns were removed as well in widening the forecastle - and the conning tower (200 tons weight) was removed. Four twin 4 inch guns and four octuple 2 pdr pom-poms were added for her A/A defences. The turrets were removed and altered to increase elevation of the guns. This gave them a further 6,000 yards of range - a maximum of 32,000 yd (29 km) with a 6crh shell. Deck armour was increased to 5 inches over the magazines and 3.5 inches over the machinery. Her superstructure was radically altered, allowing an aircraft hangar to be fitted. The fire control was also modernized to include the HACS MkIII AA fire control system and the Admiralty Fire Control Table Mk VII for surface fire control of the main armament. Throughout WWII Warspite served in most theatres of war, from Norway, to the Mediterranean, and in the Far East. She gained more battle honours of any ship in the Royal Navy and became a household name as “The Grand Old Lady”. Although there were proposals to retain her as a museum ship, the Admiralty approved Warspite's scrapping in July 1946. On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the tug Bustler parted, whilst the other tug Melinda III slipped her tow. In storm force conditions Warspite dropped one of her huge anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove. Her skeleton crew of seven was saved by the Penlee Lifeboat W. & S. There were several attempts to refloat her but the hull was badly damaged and Warspite was partially scrapped where she lay. The Model Arriving at BM towers this kit, the latest release from Trumpeter come in a similar sized box to their HMS Queen Elizabeth. The full colour artists representation on the box top shows the Warspite at sea being overflown by the ships Walrus aircraft. On lifting the lid there are the two hull halves, two deck pieces and seventeen sprues of grey styrene packed inside, along with a large black stand, a small etched brass fret, and a small sheet of decals. All the parts are very well moulded with no signs of flash and very few moulding pips on each sprue. The hull parts are full hull only with no option to waterline, although with any model where there is the will there is a way. The moulding is superb, but there appears to be something really kooky about the armoured bulges. Having checked in the Conway Anatomy of the Ship and both of R A Burts books on British Battleships there doesn’t appear to be any of the undercuts or ridges that are shown on the hull sides. The shape of the foreward bulge also appears to be wrong as do the anchor chain hawse pipes, bow and stern profiles, both of which appear too curved. The number of scuttles at the bow is also incorrect, there being too many on the two levels beneath the main deck. As with most ships the construction starts with the hull and the joining of the two halves. This is facilitated by the inclusion of eleven bulkheads and two joining beams which go towards making this a very strong and sturdy structure. Once the hull has set then the quarterdeck is fitted, as are the eight 6” casement guns, after which the main deck can be fitted, once the aft bulkheads either side of X turret barbette have been attached. Turning the hull over the four propeller shafts, A frames, propellers, two rudders and the stern anchor a glued into position. With the hull turned upright the quarterdeck details are added with the bitts, windlasses, vents, davits inclined ladders, ensign staff and the Admirals sternwalk decking, railings and roof. The ships boats are then assembled; these consist of upper and lower hulls or thwarts depending on whether they are motor boats or cutters. The construction moves onto the rear superstructure, made up of three sides and roof, onto this the rear armoured rangefinder, observation tub, chimney, main mast and Type 282 radar. Moving forward the twin hangers are built up port, starboard, centre and rear bulwarks. There is some basic detail that could be enhanced should the hanger doors are to be modified into the open position. The hanger assembly is then attached to the superstructure deck, followed by the upper and lower bulwarks and eight 40mm ammunition lockers. Two deck houses are assembled, each of four pieces and attached to the hanger deck. Onto these the PomPom deck is fitted followed by the boat deck, ships boats, ten life rafts, PomPom splinter shields, inclined ladders and lastly the four eight barrelled PomPoms. The completed hanger assembly is then fitted to its position on the main deck, along with two wing structures. The four 4” twin turrets, made up of the guns, trunnion mounts, turret floor and splinter shields. The completed turrets are then fitted to their respective mounts. The main bridge structure consists of B turret barbette and deck, under which the three bulkheads go to make up the lower superstructure. Onto this, the six piece Queen Anne Mansion style structure is constructed and fitted to barbette deck. Onto this the signal deck is attached, with the wireless office fitted to the bottom right hand corner of the deck. To the rear and sides of the deck the various signal lamps, flag lockers and binoculars are fitted. Onto the signal deck the lower bridge deck is attached followed by the bridge itself. The whole construction is completed with the fitting of the bridge wings, spotting binoculars, Type 282 radar, Type 284 towers and radars, foremast, with radar lantern, top mast yardarms, and the main fire control radar. The assembly is then fitted to the main deck, as is the aft superstructure assembly. For each of the four turrets there is the option of either fixed barrels with blast bags or moveable, without the blast bags. These are then fitted to the turrets which are then fitted to the turret bases. A and Y turrets have just a small local control rangefinder, whilst B and X turrets are fitted out with wide rangefinders, 20mm Oerlikon tubs, Oerlikon cannon and ammunition lockers. After the construction and fitting of the funnel and ships cranes, the rest of the ship build concentrates on the many smaller items, particularly the foredeck fittings, bitts windlasses etc, bow anchors, breakwaters, ventilators, cable reels, boat booms and davits. The completed turret assemblies can then be fitted to their respective positions. There are two Walrus aircraft provided on a clear sprue. These consist of upper and lower wings, engine pod, propeller, single piece fuselage, horizontal tailplane, wing floats and extended main wheels. The interplane struts are solid and if anything is to be changed for etch it these items. Etch The small etched fret provides the Type 282 and 284 radars, funnel grille, Oerlikon splinter shields, catapult ramps, aircraft launching trolleys, and sternwalk railings. Decals The small decal sheet provides two type of Jack and White Ensign, (wavy and straight), and insignia for the two Walrus’ consisting of roundels for the fuselage, upper and lower wings, plus fin markings. Conclusion As is sometimes the case with Trumpeter, the promise is there but the reality is not always what one would have hoped. It may just be me, but the hull armour and armoured bulge do appear really odd, certainly not matching what I have in my references. Yes it could be made good with plenty of patience and filler, but that’s up to the individual modeller. The rest of the kit looks ok, although if could really do with an etched detail set to finish the model of properly. I haven’t been able to compare this release with that from Academy, but I would go for the Limited Edition kit from them if you can get one. I can still recommend this kit, but with the reservations above, as she will still have the look of this great ship if you can live with the inaccuracies, or maybe put the extra effort in and waterline it. Review sample courtesy of
  13. How do chaps, This will be my small contribution to the shenanigans. Trumpeters BRDM-2UM. Got this of fleabay a couple of years back....but I thought I'd bought the BRDM-2 and only realized after I'd paid for it! But, it's a nice kit of a fairly unusual subject. After doing some Googling around for a bit of inspiration, I came across some info (Wikipedia ) that said the vehicle was quite rare in Soviet service as it was built for export. As luck would have it, the GDR used them in their recce regiments. I've got some GDR markings that I can snaffle from another kit (Dragon Shilka) so all is not lost. The kit has around 220 parts so even I should be able to finish it within the generous time scale of the GB! One question if I may, I've seen that the GDR used a three tone camo (green, grey and black I believe) on their tanks during the mid 80's and was wondering if the same applied to wheeled AFV's? If not good old plain green would suffice. More once the build starts. Regards, Steve
  14. I started this about the same time as the MiG-21 but has languished on the ‘wait’ until the MiG was done. Now the MiG is out of the away I’ve been tinkering on it for the last week and it’s starting to look like a Seahawk. The kit is the 1/48 Trumpeter FGA.6 The fit of the cockpit tub leaves a bit to be desired but I’ve managed to get it in there. There’s not a lot of internal bracing in the forward fuselage so the top/bottom seam wasn’t exactly a perfect join. Since gluing the joint I’ve gone back over the joint with some home made sprue glue (cheers Pappy) to fill in the gap. This allows the gap to filled and strengthened at the same time. Sanding it back to a smooth joint doesn’t take much effort as you’re sanding plastic all the way without the worry of sanding away filling material at different rates. The seam through the middle of the exhaust panel has had the sprue glue treatment as has the rather large ejector pin marks in the main gear doors and the inside of the flap slots on. Some nice detail on the wing fold. This is the Quickboost seat; can’t say that I’m fussed with it. I think I might shell out for the Pavla variety as it has the seat cushions molded in place and a more realistic drape to the belts. The 60lb rockets need a bit of work as they are integrally molded onto the launch rail. In their infinite wisdom Trumpeter decided to make them into a two piece affair thus adding a fiddly seam to be tidied up. Again sprue glue to the rescue here. There’s eight of them to do and they're a bit fiddle, particularly ensuring that the fins are correctly orientated and the fore and aft body parts are aligned. The main wheel well was base coated black over which I sprayed an Alclad shade (sorry, can’t remember which one it was) over which some Games Workshop Nuln Oil was applied. I was unsure about the top panel line on the rear of the fuselage as it did not meet with its forward counterpart. I decided to hit it with sprue glue too. I’ll rescribe it to so it meets with the forward panel line at the mid fuselage join. There's a slim chance I'll have paint on it over the weekend but there's a 40th birthday in need to attend to for a lady I know. Cheers, Mick
  15. Trumpeter have some great new kits coming out this coming September. For full details, please see our newsletter.
  16. Trumpeter's upcoming 1/16 German Sd.Kfz.186 Jagdtiger, is now available to preorder!
  17. Hello All, This is the Trumpeter 1/48 DH Hornet F3. OOB with the exception of Barracuda Wheels I won't dwell what Trumpeter did wrong as enough has been said already. Sort of looks like a DH Hornet anyways. Given that I build almost exclusively in 1/144 scale with the odd exception it was a real challenge to do a "supersized" kit. Pics via Iphone 4 so the quality is sort of rubbish, apologies... don't own a decent camera anymore. Oh, by the way, Xtradecals were also used on the kit depicting a 64 Sqdn Aircraft during exercise dagger 1948 I think. Thanks for looking and happy modelling all. Happy to answer questions. Ian
  18. Count me in with the 1/48th Trumpeter T-38C Talon II. Obligatory box top and sprues shot, I have already dusted all the parts with Halfords grey primer. I do like Northrop's twin seater and I think that the Talon looks much more graceful than the F-5 fighter types. I am looking for a simple and quick out-of-the-box build, I took this photo from outside Vance AFB near Enid, OK on 11th November 2006, she was T-38C 67-14829 operated by the 71st FTW and this is the colour scheme and markings I will be using. Michael
  19. T-62 mod 1975 (mod.1962+KTD2) 1:35 Trumpeter The T-62 was produced between 1961 and 1975. It became a standard tank in the Soviet arsenal, partly replacing the T-55, although that tank continued to be manufactured in the Soviet Union and elsewhere after T-62 production was halted. Its 115 mm gun was the first smoothbore tank gun in use. It could fire kinetic penetrator rounds, a new larger turret and ring, which in itself required a re-designed larger hull. Additional armour was incorporated in the re-design, but this was concentrated in the upper hull at the expense of the lower hull and roof area. Once in service the tank underwent a seemingly endless upgrade process, of which the Mod.1975 was a T-62 Obr.1972 equipped with a KTD-1 or KTD-2 laser rangefinder in an armoured box over the main armament. It also has concealed bolts around the commander's cupola. The kit represents a MOD 1975 fitted with a KTD-2 laser rangefinder. The Kit Yet another T-62 release from Trumpeter, they really are getting their moneys worth from the moulds. The boxart shows a vehicle in what is assumed to be Afghanistan with Mujahideen? figures (back when they were the good guys). Inside for the main tank there are eight sprues of light grey styrene, separate lower hull, seven of brown styrene (track links), four of black styrene, one of clear, two sheets of etched brass, a turned aluminium barrel, plus a length of copper wire. For the figures there is one main sheet of grey plastic, and three sheets of a softer black plastic for the figures weapons. All the parts are beautifully moulded with great detail and surface texture. There is no sign of flash or other imperfections, but there are a lot of moulding pips that need to be removed and will add to the cleaning up required. Construction start with the wheels. 5 pairs of road wheels are made up for each side. The rubber parts of the wheels being supplied in black plastic. The individual wheels are made up then paired with a hub going on the outer one. Two drive sprockets and two idler wheels are also made up. The modeller then moves to the lower hull, four plates each side are added then the rear of the hull is added. The suspension components are added along with the pate at the front of the tank. Once the suspension parts are in the wheels can be added. The tracks are up next and these are individual links which are cut from the sprues and clicked together. Unfortunately the instructions dont tell you how many are needed per side, so itll be a matter of trial and error. With the tracks fitted the upper hull requires some holes to be drilled out before being fitted out with periscopes, towing hitches, turret ring rails, headlight and other small fittings. The engine deck hatches are now assembled, consisting of a mixture of styrene with etched grilles. The upper hull deck and engine deck sections are then glued into position. The two track guards are then fitted out with the various storage boxes and spare fuel tanks, as well as the front and rear mudguards, the completed items are then fitted to the hull. The two rear mounted fuel drums, each made from six parts and are fitted to the rear bulkhead. The searchlight and hatches are now assembled; the hatches have detail on both the internal and external faces. The upper turret section needs some hole being opened up before going any further. Once theyre done the vision blocks are fitted from the inside, whilst on the outside the hatch rings and side mounted hand rails are fitted, along with the aerial base. The hatch assemblies are then glued into position, followed by the commanders sight, searchlight, periscopes and numerous other fittings. The upper and lower turret sections are then joined and the snorkel assembly attached to the rear. Two more searchlights are then attached to the turret roof, followed by the ten part thermal sight. The barrel is then assembled, provided in three sections, with each section moulded in two halves. If you dont want to use this method, Trumpeter have kindly provided a metal barrel which just need the muzzle gluing on to the end. Whichever you use the barrel is then slid through the mantlet cover and onto the turret. The heavy AA machine gun is made up from nine parts and when complete can be fitted to the commanders hatch ring. The completed turret is then fitted to the hull completing the model. There is only one decal option, that of Tank 720 in overall Russian Tank Green or similar. Figures Four figures are provided in typical Afghan dress. There is one sprue of AK-47s with and with out stocks, one sprue with two Lee Enfield rifles, and lastly a small sprue with a soviet PPSh-41. The figures are well sculpted and the weapons excellent. Markings A small sheet of decals is provided, however placement is not referenced on the instructions! Conclusion Yes, Trumpeter have released another T-62 variant. At least you cant say you havent got a choice if Russian tanks are your thing. My review colleague has built a few of these and tells me he havent ever had a problem with the build. If you like tanks then you need at least one of these in your collection, highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of UK Distributors for
  20. Su-11 Photo-etch and Masks - For Trumpeter Kit 1:48 Eduard The Trumpeter Su-11 was released last year and reviewed here on Britmodeller. The kit from Trumpter is a good one but to quote the review " the finishing of the cockpit leaves a little to be desired." This set from Eduard should hopefully redress this. The coloured fret provides mainly cockpit details with new instrument panel, side consoles, ejection seat parts & belts, new HUD, rear cockpit panel; and cockpit interior parts. The brass fret provides details for the wheel hubs, main gear wells, nose & main wheel door interiors, static wicks, pitot probe vanes, IFF Antennas; and fuel tank fillers. Masks The mask set provides masks for the canopy and wheels. Conclusion These frets should enhance an already good kit. Highly Recommended.
  21. Hello, here's another hapless attempt of mine on "heavy metal". This is also the very first Trumpeter kit I ever laid my hands on. I had the 1/76 Matchbox Char B.1 when I was a kid, and when I saw Trumpeter's offering I just couldn't resist, even though it's way out of my comfort zone in many ways: I do not have any good reference material on the Char B.1, just a couple of color drawings; I don't know much about French Tanks of early WWII in general, so please forgive me if the colors are off or I missed a detail! I did like the triple-color-camo-schme though as it looks "different". Had problems with the tracks (again) on this one. They are of the "rubber-band" design and they snug around the drive wheel. Doesn't look very realistic, I know. With no replacements available, I used them. Thanks for looking! Greetings from Vienna Roman
  22. Mig-23BN Flogger-H 1:48 Trumpeter Designed from the same basic airframes, the Mig-23 and Mig-27 share a lot of parts, with a strong familial resemblance, and when the Mig-23BN ground-attack variant started to experience negative feedback for its performance, the further development was redesignated as the Mig-27, perhaps to eschew the reputation. The Mig-23 was originally to be a fighter interceptor, but during the development process the need for a fighter-bomber was identified, and the Ground-Attack variant of the Mig-23 was born as the B, or Flogger-F as NATO call them. The large radome was replaced by a sloped nose to give better pilot vision, and ground-attack systems were installed in the new forward fuselage, which earned it the nickname Platypus. The Mig-23BN was the half-way house between the 23 and 27, and was produced in large numbers in the 70s and 80s, with over 600 built in total. It was a modernised version of the B, equipped with the latest engines and hardware, plus newer navigation and attack systems to help it carry out its role, but it was still too much of a fighter for many. It was built alongside and eventually replaced by the Mig-27, which had a cut-down featureset to simplify maintenance and running costs, plus a digital navigation and firing system. The Kit Trumpeter have been working their way through the Mig-23 range for a while now, and this is the latest variant to arrive, and of course there are a sizeable number of common parts to be found in the box as you'd expect. There are seventeen sprues in mid-grey styrene, two in clear, a fret of Photo-Etch (PE) brass, three decal sheets, instruction booklet in landscape A4, and painting guide on a double-sided sheet of A3 glossy paper, plus another single side of an A4 page, both in full colour. Of these sprues, only two of the airframe parts and a clear sprue are different from the M we reviewed a few years ago, and four of the weapons sprues, as you'd guess. There is a lot of detail packed into each sprue, and a fair usage of sliding moulded to obtain more detail, ease construction and reduce the part count. There will of course be quite a few parts left over after construction due to the modular nature of the sprues, but they may well come in handy elsewhere one day. Construction begins with the KM-1 ejection seat, which is also found in the Mig-21, and this is built up from seven parts into a nicely detailed unit, which is installed in the cockpit tub after adding the rear bulkhead, control column and rudder pedals. There is a decal for the side of the headbox, which is always nice to see, as it adds realism to the finished model. The main instrument panel and two tiny sub-panels are supplied with decals with the instrument faces printed on, and with careful painting should look well. There are two inserts for the cockpit sidewalls that install in the fuselage halves, with more decals provided to spruce them up after painting. The rear part of the engine is next, as it will need to be inserted between the fuselage halves before they are closed up. You get the rear engine face, plus a nice well-moulded and slim rendition of the flame-holder for the burner ring. This fits inside a two-part cylindrical trunk, inside which the two single part aft trunk and exhaust petals fit. The nose gear and intake trunking are the final sections to be assembled before the fuselage is closed up, although the main gear bay is later inserted through the hole in the top where the upper fuselage and wing-glove parts fit later in the build. A pair of nice slide-moulded intake trunks are supplied on separate sprues, with the inner surface and splitter-plates added inside, and a PE insert for the boundary-air grille. Some other small parts and PE bits are added, but may be better left off until later due to their size. The aforementioned main gear well is built up from panels, before the wings and their swing mechanism are built into the upper fuselage insert. These have two cogs that mesh with the teeth moulded into the wing root, and small détente depressions ensure that the wings sit at the standard three points of pivot. How long the little bumps will stand up to repeated use is anyone's guess, but mine would be "not long", so don't fiddle with them too much! All these assemblies are then brought together and a pair of cockpit armour panels are added each side of the pilot's station. A pleasingly sharp-edged rear cone is installed around the engine exhausts, and you have a choice of open or closed air-brakes by using one set of parts or another. The large tail and elevators are also built and added to their respective slots and holes. Coaming and canopy can be glued in at this point, and the clear parts are thin with good transparency, but don't make the mistake of using the windscreen on the sprue with the other clear parts, as it isn't appropriate for the BN, which had a higher pilot's position and deeper canopy than the fighter models. The main landing gear is quite complex, and has a couple of captive bay doors, one of which is PE, so these will be fun to decide on building an painting order, but take your time and everything should turn out ok. They fit on pegs into holes in the main bay, as does the simpler nose gear leg. The tyres are nicely detailed and come in two parts with plenty of moulded-in detail, but would benefit from a swipe with a sanding stick to weight them slightly. The remainder of the gear bay doors are captive to the fuselage and have separate actuator struts. The primary job of the Flogger-H is ground attack, which is why it wears the distinctive radar-free droop-snoot for enhanced visibility, which is separate to the fuselage, and has a number of probes and antennae added to and around it, plus the gun-pack under the belly with two slide-moulded hollow 23mm barrels peeking from inside the aerodynamic fairing. The other aspect of ground attack is the complement of weapons that it carries. It shares some sprues with the fighter incarnation, but has four additional sprues that contain all the ground-attack related stores. In the box you get the following: 2 x R-13M Advanced Atoll A2A Missiles 2 x R-13M1 Advanced Atoll A2A Missiles 2 x FAB-500 bomb 4 x R-60 Aphid A2A Missile 1 x PTB-800 centreline fuel tank 2 x wing-mounted drop-tanks 12 x FAB-100 bomb 12 x FAB-250 bomb 2 x KMGU-2 Cluster Bombs Pylons, multiple-ejection racks, adaptors and sway-braces are all supplied, and the last page of the instructions shows what could be mounted on each of the nine pylons, although you would be best advised to check available references if you are looking to depict a realistic war or training load. Markings As you may have already gleaned from the number of decal sheets, there are a generous six decal options in the box, with varying camouflage schemes and operators. From the box you can build one of the following: Czechoslovakian 9139 in green/sand/dark green camo over light grey and an eagle head motif on the nose. Czechoslovakian 5140 in green/sand/dark green camo over light grey. German Democratic Republic red 15 in dark green/tan camo over light blue. Soviet red 63 in light brown/green/medium green camo over grey blue underside. Soviet red 51 in light brown/green/medium green camo over grey blue underside. Ethiopian 1270 in sand/mid green/dark green/brown camo over grey blue underside. The decal sheets are broken down into three sheets as already mentioned, one of which contains stencils for the weapons, another for the airframe and cockpit, while the larger sheet contains all the aircraft specific decals plus the national insignia. The sheets are printed internally, and have good register, colour density and sharpness, although the Ethiopian roundel proportions are a little off because the yellow band is slightly too wide. If that bothers you, you'll need to either source or print some of your own. Conclusion Whether it's another one to add to your brace of Cold War Soviet metal, or just an impulse buy, there's a lot of plastic in the box, nice detail and a plethora of weapons to use or store for future projects. As the BN was used in harsh conditions, you'll have plenty of opportunity to show off your weathering talents, but if you're clumsy like me, you might want to nip off those moulded-in static wicks and put them back later to save the annoyance of losing them during handling. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of UK Distributors for
  23. There's a great selection of new Trumpeter items covering various subjects coming out this June/July, check them out below and see our amazing range of Trumpeter Model Kits on our Website!
  24. KV-5 Soviet Super Heavy Tank 1:35 Trumpeter The KV-5 was a still-borne dead-end offshoot from the KV project that took its name from the initials of the Defence Commissar Kliment Voroshilov, and were a range of (mostly paper) projects coupling heavy armour with heavy armament. The successful KV-1 and KV-2 are the only variants that saw service due to changing requirements, doctrine and projects falling out of favour at the whim of the higher-ups. The KV-3 and 4 suffered a similar fate, which was never reaching even prototype phase before being passed over in favour of more advanced alternatives. The KV-5 was in the Super-Heavy class, and would have weighed around 100 tons, sporting ridiculously thick armour varying from 120-190mm and a 105mm Zis-6 gun inside its blockhouse of a turret. Soviet doctrine called "Deep Battle" required heavily armoured less-agile tanks that could apply pressure to a besieged enemy without significant fear from the opposition's outbound fire. The KV-5 would have been one of the ultimate answers to that need, with a crew of six servicing the 105mm gun in a large turret, protected by heavy armour. The series was ended with the KV-7 consigned to the "paper project" bin and subsequent developments suffering the same fate after Voroshilov fell out of favour, with the alternatives renamed to JS prefixes after their leader Joseph Stalin. The Kit The kit arrives on 10 Main plastic sprues, 4 sprues for the link and length track, 2 part hull and large main turret casting. All the parts are well moulded and free of flash and defects. A small PE fret and a small decal sheet finish off the contents. Like many a tank model before it construction starts with the running gear. 16 main wheels are mad up, these are 4 part each. Each side wheel has its own hub to attach, then the left/right are joined. There are two idler wheels, and two drive sprockets. The drive sprockets have a separate hub on the put side only. Next up the suspension components (20 parts each side) are added to the main hull. Once these are on the main wheels can be added. four return rollers are added to each side (each with 3 parts). Following this eyes and towing shackles are added to the front of the hull. Construction then moves onto the tracks. Here link & length has been provided by HobbyBoss. There is a main length with induced sag for the top run, a shorter main run for the lower section. Individual sections are then included to go around the wheels at each end. The upper hull can now be attached to the tank. Air intakes/cooling grills are added to the engine deck, the front left hand copula is built up and added. This is followed by the front left hand machine gun turret. The upper plates over the tracks with their attachment brackets can then be added. The modeller now moves onto the large main turret. This is a single moulding which is added to the base plate. The two external hatches and upper gun turret are added followed by the gun mantlet. The gun can elevate using the kit parts. There is a top cover to be added once the mantlet is attached to the tank. The only item to be added then is the main gun which is a single part not the dreaded two part barrel. It should be noted that even though some hatches can be posed open there is no interior in the tank at all. Markings A very small decal sheet just provides red stars and a Cyrillic slogan for each side of the main turret. Conclusion This will build up to make an imposing model. It is a pity these tanks never made it into production as they would have made an imposing sight. Recommended. Review sample courtesy of UK Distributors for
  25. Sukhoi Su-9U Maiden 1:48 Trumpeter The Su-9 was a late 50s development of the very similar Su-7, but had a delta wing in place of the earlier aircraft's swept wing because it gave better handling at supersonic speeds, and could therefore carry a little extra fuel. Its NATO reporting name was Fishpot, as it was a fighter, or interceptor that was to take off, climb and intercept Allied incursions at high speed. It was an unforgiving aircraft that took constant concentration to fly, and was very thirsty into the bargain, which gave it a limited range even with drop-tanks. The Su-9U was a two-seat trainer that could also be pressed into service if needs be, as it was still fitted with all the same systems as the single-seater. NATO gave it the codename Maiden to fit in with their coding system. Only 50 were built, and the extra cockpit gives the aircraft an ungainly look and probably did little for the short range too. It wasn't the most capable aircraft, and was soon replaced by more modern designs and more lethal weapons systems, with the last operation airframe drawn down in the 1970s. The Kit This is a revised tooling of the Su-9 kit from last year that we reviewed here. It arrives in the standard Trumpeter box, and inside are most of the same sprues as the earlier version, seven in grey styrene, one in clear, a decal sheet and landscape A4 instruction booklet with a separate colour markings sheet on glossy paper. The additional tooling relates to the fuselage, the doubled up cockpit and the extended canopy. Two identical sprues have been included for the cockpit, which seems at odds with every other two-seater cockpit that almost always have differences from each other – online references are a scant for this sub-variant however. The two tubs, which are quite well detailed are built up alongside the exhaust tube with fan face and afterburner unit, plus the nose gear bay, made up from individual panels for detail. The nose gear is also placed inside the bay before fitting, which shouldn't be too problematic due to its sturdy nature. Everything is then trapped between the extended fuselage halves along with the radome/intake bullet, and the wings are built up from two main parts with landing gear bay detail moulded in, plus flaps and ailerons. The main gear is added with its two outer doors, one of which is captive to the leg, the other attaching at its root. The inner doors of both bays are added once the wings are mated to the fuselage slots, the tail fin and elevators also being added with the numerous intakes that dot the sides of the fuselage. The canopy is a two part unit, which is a little disappointing as it means that your only choices are to leave it closed, or cut it into sections with a fine razor saw. Patience will be a virtue there, and adding Blutak to the inside to add some strength will help avoid disaster. It's a shame that it couldn't have been split, but it's not the end of the world. The Maiden was often seen with two tanks on the offset centreline pylons, and these are supplied in halves with additional sway braces and separate pylon parts. Four beam-rider R2-2US Alkali missiles are included in the box for the four wing pylons, which are built from two halves, two separate fins, a tiny exhaust part, and separate pylons. Nose gear bay doors, the long pitot probe and a few other small parts finish the build. Markings The Su-9U was a bare metal tube with wings, so you'll be breaking out your metallic paints without doubt. There are two markings options included on the decal sheet, in the form of Blue 42 and Red 75, plus the usual Red Stars, and a smattering of stencils. There are also a pair of instrument decals, which include just the dials and faces, so detail painting us up to you. The decals are printed anonymously but seem a little better than some of the recent lower profile releases from the Trumpeter stable in terms of register, sharpness and opacity. The thin, glossy carrier film could do with a little trimming around the large aircraft codes, but that's the work of minutes with a sharp blade. Conclusion With my gripes about the cockpit and canopy aside, it's a nice looking model that should build into a nice replica. References are hard to come by online and off, but the information will be out there somewhere. Recommended. Review sample courtesy of UK Distributors for
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