bjohns5 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) On 1/17/2024 at 5:57 AM, Phoenix44 said: They don't scour eBay for Monogram Kingfishers. There's lots of those about because they didn't get made and people sell them. That's why there's no new version. Exactly. And hobby store shelves, model shows, eBay, and FB trade groups will now be full of potentially flawed Trumpeter offerings. What new manufacturer will want to release a new kit of that subject, especially a non-mainstream subject like a Fulmar or a Battle, knowing that they have to compete against all that Trumpeter inventory that's out there, and the new inventory they can produce at will. Especially since it generally costs more to create a new, accurate and well detailed kit so they will be at a price disadvantage for those buyers who as you say "don't care about accuracy" and would buy whichever kit looks like the subject but costs less. Ask yourself why, with all the flaws Classic Airframes kits exhibited, it took 20 years before other manufacturers began to release those same subjects. Edited January 19 by bjohns5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Tool Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) The canopy doesn't look too bad. Seen at Model World Live at the NEC https://postimg.cc/qzXTM1Jz Do we yet have a thread for a new Trumpeter 1/48 Barracuda? Or shall I start one with pictures? Link please if so. Edited April 27 by New Tool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, New Tool said: Do we yet have a thread for a new Trumpeter 1/48 Barracuda? Or shall I start one with pictures? Link please if so. Trumpeter Barracuda ? Or Special Hobby. There's a Trumpeter Fulmar, a Albacore but, to my knowledge, not a Barracuda. V.P. Edited April 27 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Tool Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 10 minutes ago, Homebee said: Trumpeter Barracuda ? Or Special Hobby. There's a Trumpeter Fulmar, a Albacore but not a Barracuda. V.P. This one sir. Excuse me if I make a mistake, it's been a long day. https://postimg.cc/HchNBPws 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 (edited) Thank you New Tool ! - ref. 05825 - Fairey Barracuda Mk.II Never heard before. A dedicated thread is now open here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235139604-148-fairey-barracuda-mkii-by-trumpeter-sprues-release-in-2024-2025/ V.P. Edited April 28 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 (edited) And the Battle sprues ! Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?id=860166877731077&story_fbid=1986379885109765 V.P. Edited April 27 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 (edited) Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?id=860166877731077&story_fbid=1986297991784621 Quote First sprue shots of the new tool Trumpeter 1/48 Fairey Battle. Seen on the Pocketbond stand at Model World Live 2024. V.P. Edited April 28 by Homebee 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 The Facebook link Battle photos are a little clearer, but it looks as if they’ve got the underwing ‘flush’ bomb bay doors right. The whole airframe shows typical TrumpyBoss rivets which is kinda expected from these manufacturers these days. It would be good to see a built up version, so this looks rather promising at this early stage. Cheers.. Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Tool Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 (edited) More photos that I took at Model World Live. First re-posting the one from above showing the curved canopy section. A different part of it does look more angular, but this part (to the right) is quite curved. The clear parts are cloudy, and look scratched. So likely they are just test shots. Edited April 28 by New Tool 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohns5 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) On 4/28/2024 at 4:37 AM, New Tool said: More photos that I took at Model World Live. First re-posting the one from above showing the curved canopy section. A different part of it does look more angular, but this part (to the right) is quite curved. The clear parts are cloudy, and look scratched. So likely they are just test shots. The clear parts look pretty thick too, especially the separate sliding section. I will be curious to see if it can be posed slid back open without looking goofy. Edited April 30 by bjohns5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Allen Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I’d be interested to hear views from Battle experts once a bit more is known. Given how much work the Trumpy Fulmar has taken, I might leave this until it’s been in release for a while. cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 On 4/27/2024 at 12:39 PM, New Tool said: The canopy doesn't look too bad. Seen at Model World Live at the NEC https://postimg.cc/qzXTM1Jz Do we yet have a thread for a new Trumpeter 1/48 Barracuda? Or shall I start one with pictures? Link please if so. The Battle canopy has very prominent V-strut interior bracing, I haven’t seen any evidence Trumpeter has tried to replicate this feature. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Definitely not a Battle expert at all but it looks to me like they got the cross section on the canopy wrong (again) by going with a squared off cross section rather than the curved cross section evident in the picture in the previous post, 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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