[8)] Good Evening,
I have every 109 plus their only 190 kit. What are the opinions of the people here of these kits ?[:D]
There are a couple dozen reviews of large scale Trumpeter kits on this site: http://www.largescaleplanes.com/index.html
I dont know why, but 1/24 scale seems to be persona non grata here. I cut my teeth on them when I got back into modelling, cant understand why there arent more on show here. Possible space issues, not to mention cost. I guess you can always divert to the LSP site for a fix.
I have the G10 and feel it is mostly o.k. with several notable exceptions. The Galland panzer is cast in grey plastic, it should be clear w/ opaque framing. The mg131 cowl guns have oversize barrels and the recievers and feed chutes are wrong. The Mk 108 cannon is way too small, like 25%. The same is true for the DB 605D motor, the right motor bearing arm should have a straight spine, not curved like the left (the curve is there to clear the supercharger volute.). Outwardly it looks quite good. I Had been converting the Airfix 109 E to a 109 G 14 AS and purchased the Trump to fast track the project, I had already scratched very accurate weapons and updated the DB601 to 605AS specs. If I had not got it at half price and didn’t need its weapons and powerplant, I would have screamed bloody murder. On the subject of Airfix 1/24th scale planes, the later ones like the FW 190 and Ju 87 are very nice. The 190’s motor is beautiful and the Stuka is in my opinion the best 1/24th A/C kit ever made, not to mention cheaper than trumpeter’s.