has anybody built the admiral kuznestov (sp, i know) in 1/700 scale? i recently ordered it and was wondering how well the aircraft kits assemble in that scale. thanks.
I am building the 1/700 Nimitz (1975), and as much as I hate 1/700 scale stuff, this kit is aces. The aircraft go together quite nicely. All of the landing gear sets have gone on cleanly, and the lines on each plane are well-defined which made painting a lot easier. Enjoy the kit.
Well I build that one 3 months ago, It was very nice but I have to put more extra glue to cover some holes
As an old guy with not so nimble fingers, I find the aircraft in the 1/700 scale a little challenging. That being said, i find that Trumpeter’s aircraft are as good as the after market ones, and look better once comleted. Aircraft carrier models from both Trumpeter and Dragon are real nice kits, and I hope they come out with more WWII carriers, especially the Yorktown class. Right now, i am attempting to build the three Yorktown class carriers for a Battle of Midway diorama. My Yorktown is going to be a worked on Enterprise from Tamiya. So, wish me luck. Lenny
I am working on the Trumpeter 1/700 USS Ticonderoga. Nice kit I am enjoying the build. The planes are a bit small, but look like they will be great once they are completed. I am trying to decide if I want to pick up some extras for the deck and the hanger. I think I might go for one of the 1/350 CV’s when I get some money.
Steve
Trumpeter does make a 1/700 *Yorktown-*class carrier, the Hornet. I’ve never encountered a review of it; I imagine it’s largely a scaled-down version of the same company’s 1/350 version of the same ship.
I did recently buy the Trumpeter 1/700 North Carolina, and am very impressed with it. It can easily stand comparison with the Tamiya *Iowa-*class kits, which really do represent the state of the art as far as mainstream warhip kit manufacturers are concerned. If the 1/700 is as good - or even nearly as good - it will be a major improvement over the Tamiya versions. (My big complaint with the ladder is their skinny islands. It’s a mistake that most people don’t seem to notice initially, but when it’s been pointed out it becomes ludicrously obvious.)
Unfortunately there were quite a few differences between the three ships in the class, with the Hornet having particularly obvious differences from the other two. (Her flight deck was shaped differently, and her island lacked the odd “gap” in front of the funnel - a feature that all manufacturers of Yorktown and Enterprise kits seem to have missed.) The Tamiya kits are pretty old now; they represented the state of the art in the late seventies, but such things as their 20mm guns show their age. Maybe it would be possible to combine, say, a Tamiya Enterprise and a Trumpeter Hornet to make a really nice Yorktown.
Has anybody out there bought a Trumpeter Hornet?