TRUMPETER

US Navy General Purpose Helicopter HSS-1N Monochrome Trumpeter 1/48

I was inspired to make a plastic model of a helicopter for the first time in a long time, so I picked up a Monochrome US military helicopter that I bought a long time ago.

2023.12.13

AIRCRAFT USA

German Heuschrecke IVb Grasshopper 10.5cm Waffentrager Trumpeter 1/35

This time I try to build a German self-propelled howitzer, the Heuschrecke. The biggest concept of this vehicle is that it can be removed with the turret and fired as a battery on the ground. Even though it was a prototype vehicle, it probably doesn't need a detachable function. But AFV with these features are rare and interesting.

2023.10.27

AFV GERMANY

Soviet Army T-62 Main Battle Tank Mod.1962 Trumpeter 1/35

This tank is the world's first tank equipped with a smoothbore gun. It resembles the T-55 but features a 115mm smoothbore gun turret. Compared to previous tanks, the firepower was improved, but due to the poor performance of the sighting device, the accuracy rate was extremely low at more than 1,500m.

2023.06.03

AFV RUSSIA

Soviet Air Force MiG-21F-13 Fishbed Trumpeter 1/48

The MiG -21 F is completed. It looks more linear and sleeker than the Mi -21 I've made several times. I wonder if the first model is a little smaller. A MiG-21 shot down a B-52 during the Vietnam War, an F-14 during the Iran-Iraq War, and an Indian Air Force MiG-21 shot down an F-16 during the Kashmir conflict.

2023.01.12

AIRCRAFT RUSSIA

German Sd. Kfz. 7 8t Half-Track Early Type Trumpeter 1/35

It's quite an old kit, but I'm considering building a German army 8t half-track. Is it out of product yet? However, I have an impression that many Dragon kits are hard to get anymore, and the price is skyrocketing, but many of the Trumpeter kits are still in the market even though they are relatively old. It's a logistic support vehicle without a cannon, but it looks fantastic when completed.

2022.10.16

AFV GERMANY

Grumman F9F-2P Panther Reconnaissance Trumpeter 1/48

I built the F9F Panther. At first, I had the impression that the airplane was shaped like a flying squirrel and it was more ugly than I thought. The panel line and rivet marks were emphasized a little by washing, etc., and I felt it was a surprisingly beautiful streamlined airplane.

2021.05.18

AIRCRAFT USA

F-100D Super Sabre Thunderbirds Trumpeter 1/48

This time, I made a Trumpeter kit with a special decal for the Thunderbirds, a Super Sabre acrobatic team. The markings were for Captain Merrill A. McPeak at the 1967 Air Show. He has made hundreds of sorties in the Vietnam War. He was eventually named Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

2020.06.26

AIRCRAFT USA

T-72B Mod. 1990 Russian Main Battle Tank Trumpeter 1/35

This is a Trumpeter T-72B Mod. 1990. There are connected track belts from the beginning, and it is easy to assemble with appropriate etched parts. As I thought, it is a modern tank, so the number of parts is quite large. It's hard to reach the painting.

2019.03.24

AFV RUSSIA

Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79-II Sparviero Trumpeter 1/48

This is a Trumpeter kit. Savoia-Marchetti torpedo bomber. It's a rare three-engine airplane. This camouflage paint was very hard. If I don't use a wide range of fine blowing, it won't work well. The marking is S.M.79-II Sparviero, 283 Squadriglia, 130 Gruppo Autonoma, A.S. Mediterranean 1942.

2017.11.10

AIRCRAFT OTHERS

Sturer Emil German 12.8cm Selbstfahrlafette L/61 Trumpeter 1/35

I built the Trumpeter Sturler Emile and used hobby Boss's connecting track. The marking is the 3rd Armored Division's Independent 521 Tank Destroyer Battalion 3rd Squadron. It is cool as it stands out that simple white marking on the German gray.

2017.09.22

AFV GERMANY

MiG-23MF Flogger-B Czech Air Force Fighter Trumpeter 1/48

It is a Trumpeter MiG-23 Flogger. The contrast between red and black is impressive. I think it is the marking of the 1994 air show. Since it was a flight in an air show, I didn't load any weapon.

2017.03.16

AIRCRAFT OTHERS

MiG-15Bis Fagot-B Trumpeter 1/48

It is MiG-15 of the Trumpeter. It is a fighter plane dispatched by the Chinese army to support North Korea in the Korean War as marked in 1953. It was hard to assemble. Tamiya seems to be easier to complete.

2017.01.12

AIRCRAFT OTHERS

Hawker Seahawk FGA Mk.6 Royal Navy Carrier-Based Fighter Trumpeter 1/48

I made a Trumpeter Hawker Sea Hawk. The markings are from a British Navy 810 squadron aircraft operated by the aircraft carrier Albion in 1956. The first-generation fighter jets may not be called the current category anymore.

2016.12.31

AIRCRAFT UK

BMP-1 Russian Infantry Fighting Vehicle Trumpeter 1/35

The Russian infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1. Trumpeter kit. I wonder if these are rather plain and not very popular. I wrote "Soviet Army" and "Russian Army", but is this nationality mark Czech Army? I'm sorry I'm not too familiar with it. Trumpeter kits always have little to say about marking.

2016.12.30

AFV RUSSIA

German Howitzer 15cm sFH18 Gun Crew Trumpeter 1/35

It is a Trumpeter German artillery set. Honestly, what about the Trumpeter figures? I don't have an impression that it is a very sharp mold. I think it will be much better if you change the head to a resin one, but the uniform is also very soggy. It was hard to have 6 bodies.

2016.12.27

FIGURE GERMANY

F-100F Super Sabre U.S. Air Force Fighter Trumpeter 1/48

It is a Trumpeter F-100F Super Sabre. 1/48 scale is quite big and worth painting. Marking is the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath's airbase in 1960. It's a base of the British Air Force, but only the 48th air wing of the U.S. Air Force was stationed.

2016.12.27

AIRCRAFT USA

BM-21 Grad Late Type Russian Multiple Rocket Launcher Trumpeter 1/35

I built the Trumpeter BM-21 Grad self-propelled multiple launch rocket. Truck plastic models are also quite interesting. Once the driver's compartment is assembled, it is necessary to paint the inside. The orange light and the Russian flag on the door serve as accents.

2016.12.23

AFV RUSSIA

KV-2 Soviet Heavy Tank Trumpeter 1/35

This is a Trumpeter KV-2 tank. It is rare to find a kit that is as good as the KV series of Trumpeter at a reasonable price. I like the brutal feeling of heavy tanks. I made a tank soldier of Tristar together.

2016.12.21

AFV RUSSIA

KV-1 Ehkranami Spaced Armor Soviet Heavy Tank Trumpeter 1/35

It is a type of tank with increased armor of KV-1. It is a kit of a Trumpeter. This series is good because it is reasonably priced and has various contents. Slogans were handwritten without decals.

2016.12.17

AFV RUSSIA

Stridsvagn 103C Swedish Main Battle Tank Trumpeter 1/35

It is a kit of TrumpeterStridsvagn 103C. I was very interested in the shape of the near future since it appeared. The camouflage paint has a linear pattern, which is rare for a tank model, and the color boundaries are sharp. I think freehand paint works.

2016.12.16

AFV OTHERS

LAV-AD USMC Light Armored Vehicle Air Defense Trumpeter 1/35

The Trumpeter LAV-AD self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle was built. This is the AFV used by the US Marine Corps. Equipped with a Stinger anti-aircraft missile and rocket launcher, and a 25 mm 5 barrel Gatling gun.

2016.12.15

AFV USA

KV-2 German Captured Type Soviet Heavy Tank Trumpeter 1/35

KV-2 Tank Gigant, Trumpeter kit. I painted it with an elephant-like camouflage on the assumption that it was captured by the German army. This kind of flat and large surface with the epoxy putty Zimmerit Coating is fun.

2016.12.14

AFV GERMANY

KV-1 model 1941 Soviet Heavy Tank Trumpeter 1/35

I built a trumpeter, KV-1. It is released at a low price and there are few parts for a model tank, so I think it is relatively easy for beginners to assemble. In this case, I tried applying heavy mud on the roller and the track.

2016.12.11

AFV RUSSIA