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Finished my Trumpeter AS-90, pretty good model, extremely good value for what you get. Primed with Mr Surfacer 1000 black, then pre-shaded in white Tamiya, main paint is Tamiya XF-59. All in all, the build was fairly doable, the only issue was the gun elevation that was not working (kept falling off), so I glued it and made it stick to a fixed elevation. I plan on adding some tarp and items to the overhead little basket section on the turret. Please let me know if you have any comments or criticisms. Thank you

Hello everybody. After a very long time passed by since my last topic here I want to start my newest project now. I planned it when the huge RMS Titanic was first time mentioned from Trumpeter as 1:200 scale model, started to collect lot of add on parts since that and finally started to work on it a few weeks ago. What am I planning here.... or what upgrade stuff will be used ... ? KA Models DX Detail set with wooden deck Several 3D printed parts from Andews 3D and Artie 3D models Several photo etched sets from Woodies Model Works Under hull plating from Woodies Model Works Stern plating from Minibrass Hull support set, lighted masts, super structure from Andews 3D light and sound kit from MSM 3D printed parts from YZM different further stuff ... more details later .... I started with the stern plating ... And continued with the under hull plating made of lot of plastic parts ... The new rudder and the propeller hoses made of 3D print: I corrected the hull plating at the center of the propellers at the stern as well ... ... and applied first photo etched parts on the hull ... ... corrected the complete hawse pipe at the bow ... ... so far for the moment. That's the actual situation on my built.... some further work necessary on the hull .... Next step - finishing the hawse pipe, stern plating and the hull plating, which still need some further sanding and corrections / works ... then the hull support with the first electric issues ... I hope you like it so far ... Cheers Michael

Needing a change I made a sub for the first time - HMS Vanguard. Try as I might I couldn’t get it looking particularly interesting (see pics at the end) but I’d also bought HMS Astute and was determined to make something a bit more dynamic. I used the foam base with epoxy resin sea method, and found a ridiculously detailed SeaHawk helo resin kit on eBay (extreme decaling!) I probably should have had the copter approaching from the rear but thought the relative movement looked more interesting with it meeting head-on. I had many many goes at weathering it as seen in reference pics returning from patrol filthy but I was never happy so toned it all down. Hope you like it. and this is my build of HMS Vanguard, same scale and make, which inspired me to do the dip to get something a bit more interesting.

Not in the new Trumpeter's catalogue but in the IPMS Philippines homepage. Trumpeter is to release in 2016 2020 a 1/48th Chengdu J-20 kit - ref 05811 To put alongside the Hobby Boss 1/48th YF-23 kit, I suppose? http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234934034-148-northrop-yf-23-black-widow-by-hobby-boss-released Source: http://ipmsphilippines.com/test-shots/testshot-trumpeter-148th-chinese-stealth-jet-j-20/ V.P.

Hi guys, new on the bench, have times to build because of Corona Smerch Trumpeter with Meng resin wheels

Trumpeter is to release in 2022-2023 a 1/48th Harbin Z-19 Black Whirlwind (Hei Xuan Feng, 黑旋风) kit - ref. 05819 Sources: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7598881472 https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/2jjdgiglus1svypcqgo8.html V.P.

During the last few years of WW2 the Germans were scrambling to design new anti-aircraft vehicles to protect their armoured columns from the onslaught of Allied aircraft. One such design was proposed by Rheinmetall in 1943, it was based on the Panther tank and featured a new turret fitted with twin 5.5cm flak guns. The design was rejected as normal Panthers were in great demand and hulls couldn't be diverted for the secondary anti-aircraft roll. There are no model kits of this anti-aircraft variant of the Panther available, however Trumpeter have released a E-50 Flakpanzer that features Rheinmetall's 5.5cm anti-aircraft turret. So the plan is it kitbash the Trumpeter turret with DasWerk's new Panther kit to make Rheinmetall's original proposal from 1943. Luckily the E-50 Flakpanzer turret only needs a bit of sanding to fit the DasWerk panther hull.

New boxing/variant from the Trumpeter Chinook expected in 2023-2024 - ref. 05113 - Boeing ACH-47A Armored Chinook Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080 V.P.

Convair F-106B Delta Dart 177 FIG, New Jersey ANG Atlantic City International Airport, 1986 1/72 Trumpeter kit The inspiration for building this was a trip to the US Eastern Seaboard in 2024 during which I was able to visit Atlantic City Airport. Over at the Air National Guard entrance there were 3 gate guards ‘on a pole’ which were an F-100F, F-16 and the F-106 two seater. This was the first time I had seen an F-106 and thanks to the PR Dept of the NJ ANG I was able to photograph it. : This is what it looked like when in service back in the 1980s: Armed with my new found enthusiasm for all things Delta Dart I discovered that Trumpeter had produced a kit of the two seat B version in 1/72. A really nicely moulded and well fitting kit overall with nice detail which included a full set of missiles and launchers – an option which I chose not to use as they also provided a ‘doors closed’ panel to cover the weapons’ bay very neatly. Also the kit included decals for the NJ ANG so it had to be done. Typical Trumpeterism raised it’s ugly head on the canopy moulding though. Beautifully moulded with very fine detail in the wrong place! So frustrating! Basically they missed the canopy rail off the moulding so that the buff coloured sealant was on the edge of their moulding. I fairly carefully laid some strip decal over all the lovely engraving to reduce the height of the transparent part to improve the overall look. Looking at the air intakes now I can see they are too blunt and I should have sharpened them up but missed at during the build. Also the shade of red used on the decals was too bright – but I went ahead and used them anyway. Once again beautifully printed but not quite right. I also replaced the ‘USAF’ and ‘U.S. AIR FORCE’ decals which were printed in black rather than Insignia Blue. So typical Trumpeter really but nice to have that F-106B in the collection.

My first surface ship and first go at an ocean. I'll be doing more, a nice break from a lifetime of aircraft. White Ensign PE set. Inspiration for ocean and technique credit to "Studio Blue Ocean" of Youtube Things I have leaned from this project 1) rigging is hard 2) I still hate photoetch 3) creating the sea was as satisfying as the ship, but I unsealed her, ripped her out and repainted the hull and the entire sea 3 times before I was happy. I know she is supposed to fly a black flag from the rear mast but I forgot. I will get around to it! Shot against white card outside with sun dipping in & out of cloud, the white balance was doing odd things but you get the gist. Thanks for looking!

Making a spot for the start of this build HMS York heavy cruiser got the kit for a bargain at the last show Bolton I managed to get to before everything fell apart. 😷 Since then I have acquired a few extras ( The BIG BOY'S came around honest ) to go with it mostly for her sister ship Exeter but sure I can make them fit and very inspired by @Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies and @robgizlu builds I will be attempting the same camouflage as the box art a bit like Rob's HMS Berwick build light grey and dark grey 507C and 507B I think I have that right. And there should be another parcel on it's way soon to help add a bit more. Stay Safe beefy

After the Zvezda's kits, Trumpeter pulled a hind out of his hat! Trumpeter is to release in late July 2021 a 1/48th Mil Mi-24D "Hind-D" kit - ref. 05812 We can just hope it'll be a new tool kit and not just a Mini-Hobby kit variant/re-edition under the Trumpeter label. Wait and see : https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235019038-148-mi-24v-hind-coming-from-trumpeter/ Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=207&l=en Box art Mi-24V "Hind-E" - ref.0??? https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10798299 V.P.

Trumpeter is to release a 1/48th Fairey Battle Mk.I kit - ref. 05831 Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8249037080 V.P.

My next warship to build, as I wait for upgrade kits to arrive, is SMS Szent Istvan, the fourth and final Tegetthoff class dreadnought built by Austria-Hungary in the 1910's. Szent Istvan was a product of the unique circumstances behind the dual-monarchy and the KuK Navy. The Tegetthoff class and Szent István is famous for being amongst other things: Designed by a nearly blind man who later got hit by a tram he didn't see or hear coming, The first triple gun turrets on the water, Possibly too light for their calibre of guns, Supposedly the only battleship class in history to have ventilation problems. Probably consuming too much of the military budget for a mostly land locked empire. Undoubtedly the most beautiful class of battleship ever created (albeit Szent Istvan may be the ugly daughter of the class), Szent Istvan being built at a yard which three years earlier had rejected even applying to build a theoretical ship the size of Szent Istvan. Szent Istvan being the first battleship to sink on video (one of maybe two in total? I think Barham being the other?), The kit is Trumpeters update of the Viribus Unitis - the first of the Tegetthoff class - both released in 2019 according to Scalemates. The first model I built was Viribus Unitis so it will be interesting to see how/if I have progressed technically. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-05365-sms-szent-istvan--1197838 I've got the Big-Ed upgrade kit for it, but a fair amount of PE comes included. Additionally I have a Wood Hunter deck for the Szent István, and a scale master mast upgrade set. The Trumpeter paint guide is probably incorrect and I have yet to find a KuK Navy paint set so some improvisation will be needed. Photos of the spurs will follow in the next post, but I'll leave this photo taken around 1915 of what I hope the end result will look like possibly with more colour.

Trumpeter is to release a 1/48th Boeing AH-64A Apache kit - ref. 05838 Source: https://x.com/HobbylandOsaka/status/1844595802263650668 Test model V.P.

Here's my modest Vigilante, one of the most beautiful airplanes ever designed, just one step below the SR-71, in my opinion. The Vigilante is one of the first efforts of Trumpeter's mad riveter... It is a good build when viewed from a distance (not too close) but overall I'happy with it 🙂. Few aftermarket (Aires exhausts, Master pitot and AOA sensor) and few mods shown after. Decals HAD Models 72200 - Fleurs RVAH-6 Squadron USS Nimitz. This is intended to be displayed together with a still-to-be-built F-14A of the same period, one of the few where Vigilantes and Tomcats shared the same deck... Thank you for looking! Davide First, I corrected the wrong shape of the internal lips of the intakes (must be rounded instead of straight) by cutting and shaping with files.. I created a very crude representation of the internal intakes and added engine faces from the spares box. Just to avoid the void. Replaced the plastic part with steel tubing to replicate the fuel dump pipe. I also added metal hinges (from paper clips) for the stabilisers and rudder, which leaves the possibility to adjust the angle, and makes for a more sturdy attachment. The inside of the beautiful Aires nozzles, now discontinued (but Reskit makes some nice ones). Replaced the too flat and straight ECM antenna of the the kit with one from sprue shaped to fit. And did some carving to try to replicate the "Mae West" shape of the cockpit sides. The finished stuff. Just a minimum of weathering below The decal sheet reprents one most NO STEPped Vigilantes ever... It was my first effort to try and replicate paint patches... not too good but not too bad either, from photos on airliners.net the aircraft were worn but not too much. Nothing like later Tomcats or Hornets. And finally, on a still unfinished Italeri deck section:

Hello, Here is the first production of the year (although it started well in 2024) – the A-6E Intruder from Trumpeter. The kit is full of factual errors, glaring simplifications and poor design solutions. At the same time, it could be a fun base for a personal struggle with the subject, depending of how much of a masochist you are The presented model bears serial number 159906 and depicts the aircraft from 1980 when it served in VA-35 squadron (Black Panthers) as a part of CVW-8 attached to the USS Nimitz. This aircraft has a Hollywood episode appearing in the movie "The Final Countdown" (along with many other fine machines from CVW-8). To improve the out-of-the-box solution, I used: 3D decals in the cockpit (Quinta) a few PE elements here and there (Eduard) wheels (Reskit) MERs and bombs (Reskit) Pitot tube, refuelling probe, AOA probe (Master) ejection seats (Aires) decals (HAD Models) Please enjoy and comment at will. Cheers, Marcin

Hello everyone.👋 Trumpeter's late version Tiger I in 1/35 scale is ready to be primed. I can only recommend this kit. For reasonable money it offers a lot of details including zimmerit which is easy to work with because it is made of thin plastic sheets. Its perfect regularity and thickness are targets of criticism, but I chose the kit precisely because of it (really easy to work with). Figures are from HobbyBoss. The loader and commander have aftermarket heads from Alpine Miniatures (faithful copies from AliExpress 💶). : Some inspiration:

Ex Foil, June 1949. Yes, I know the Hornet only is Hornet-ish....but does ok for this composition. Decals for 247 sqn codes and serials from spares box and my printer, first experience of printing. 41 Sqn crest adapted from spitfire 24 80 Sqn one with white decal and red decal bits. Letters codes mix of Fantasy Printshop and spares.

Hi Everyone, Here is a model I finished in the end of 2023. As sunny spring days started - now it becomes easier to make photosessions so I'll try to catch up with some more models completed in 2023. No surprise - it is a classical Trumpeter 1/72 kit of a venerable USAF aircraft that saw super extensive use in the war in Vietnam - naturally in its classical SEA camo scheme. What I've chosen as a prototype - is a fairly well known F-105D of 354th TFS/355th TFW stationed at Takhli airbase in Thailand in circa 1967. This particular aircraft was decorated with a 'Honeypot II' nick name and had one MiG interception marking. Main duty of 355th Fighter Wing in Vietnam was carrying bombing missions from Thailand to various targets across North Vietnam. Something 355th TFW was doing for five long years between 1966 and 1970. I've long been thinking of more unusual bombload options but after all stopped with a very classical option of 6 mk.82 bombs on the fuselage MER, a Sidewinder on a starboard wing and a jamming pod on the port wing. Trumpeter kit is fairly simple and straightforward if built out of the box. However I did not look for easy paths and brought some aftermarket stuff and scratch built mods. First of all I obtained and used Aires cockpit set. It worked quite finely. It did require cleaning and thinning fuselage sides but at the end sat properly into right place. Cockpit set had enough photoetch parts to get even nicer result with detailed instrument panel, seat harness, etc. Other aftermarket mods included Quickboost afterburner air intakes, ventral fin, coloured wing tips, Master pitot tube, Reskit wheels. All worked finely except for wing tips which turned out to be thinner than the wing and I spent quite a lot of time sanding and puttying the joint line. Hand-made mods included some decorations in main gear bays, new centerline pylon and reinforcement stripes for MER, new pylon for Sidewinder, some minor additions such as internal side of speed brake behind the tail, correct positioning of engine pipe (Trumpeter suggests to put it too deeply), couple of antennae. I used Hasegawa weapon sets to get MER, mk.82 bombs, jamming pod and a Sidewinder. Paints are typical Hobby Color for SEA camo. Brown colour is heavily whitened H310. H303 and H309 for greens. H311 for FS36622. Undercarriage bays are vallejo green zinc chromate. Jamming pod and AIM-9 are painted Vallejo white. Decals are from PrintScale. I was very cautious about using them but in fact they turned out quite okay. Thin, strong - did not break apart. Despite experience of other modellers, they did not tend to wrap around themselves. So I was positively impressed. Printscale set also had necessary stencils so I do not think I used any original Trumpeter decals. Some final touches were made with Tamiya pigments to add a little dirty look especially on the undersides. And some close up photoes: Thanks for watching! Kind regards, Dennis

Greetings from Italy! It's a while since I posted some pictures, mainly due to some storage photo issues. Just finished the 1/48 Trumpeter Westland Wirlwind, not a great kit but unfortunately the only one now available to build this airplane in 1/48. I completely rebuilt the cockpit with a lot of scratch built details because it's plenty of mistakes in the kit design. I've also created the radiators discharge openings on wing's trailing edge looking at some pictures I found online. I finished it as a plane of 263 sq. with special markings used during Dieppe's operation thanks to some spare decals. There is a lot of room for improvements but I have to say that I'm pretty happy with the result. Please feel free to comment, any suggestion or feedback is more than welcome. Enjoy pictures. Cheers Andy

Release expected in late November by Trumpeter, a 1/35th - ref. 05116 - Bell AH-1W Super Cobra kit Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=289 Box art V.P.

Trumpeter is to release 1/35th Kamov Ka-52 Alligator/"Hokum-B" kits. - ref. 05119 - Kamov Ka-52 Alligator/"Hokum-B" - ref. 05120 - Kamov Ka-52K Katran/"Hokum-B" Source: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1pF6CYPENQ/ V.P.

Trumpeter is to release in late January 2016 a 1/72nd Chengdu J-10B kit - ref. 01651 Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=2749&l=en Box art Already released - ref. 01611 - Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon - PLAAF - http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=2339&l=en - ref. 01644 - Chengdu J-10S Vigorous Dragon - PLAAF - http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=2398&l=en - ref. 01698 - Chengdu J-10C Vigorous Dragon/"Firebird" - PLAAF - http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=4057&l=en V.P.

Trumpeter is to release a 1/48th Breguet Br.1050 Alizé kit - ref. 05856 Source: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9395831348 V.P.