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Incoming Nighthawk in 1:32 scaleMecenas
Joined: December 23, 2007
KitMaker: 1,596 posts
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KitMaker: 1,596 posts
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Posted: Friday, November 11, 2011 - 08:35 PM UTC
Trumpeter''s website reveals an incoming plastic kit of the F-117A Nighthawk in 1:32 scale.
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11bravospec
Joined: March 12, 2007
KitMaker: 35 posts
AeroScale: 7 posts
KitMaker: 35 posts
AeroScale: 7 posts
Posted: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - 09:14 AM UTC
Wow 135 dollars. Man that thing must have some gold in it.
ViperEnforcer
Alabama, United States
Joined: December 05, 2007
KitMaker: 204 posts
AeroScale: 202 posts
Joined: December 05, 2007
KitMaker: 204 posts
AeroScale: 202 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2012 - 10:53 AM UTC
One is being built over on LSP:
http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=38516
Like most of Trumpeters 32nd scale jets kits, it's a scaled up copy of another Manufacture; in this case Tamiya's 48th F-117A. Typical of scaling up blindly, most of the detailing suffers. In this case the cockpit and gear. Missing are the canopy frame details; not surprising as it's missing from the 48th Tamiya kit as well. The Weapons bay fairs a little better. Full run intakes and Exhaust(not that you can see them once installed) are also included.
You only get the late gear and wheels, so one will have to resort to some skilled scratch building to do the early version.
At least being a Tamiya copy, most of the shape will most likely be quite accurate. I'll know more when I get my sample here in another week or so.
Mike V
http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=38516
Like most of Trumpeters 32nd scale jets kits, it's a scaled up copy of another Manufacture; in this case Tamiya's 48th F-117A. Typical of scaling up blindly, most of the detailing suffers. In this case the cockpit and gear. Missing are the canopy frame details; not surprising as it's missing from the 48th Tamiya kit as well. The Weapons bay fairs a little better. Full run intakes and Exhaust(not that you can see them once installed) are also included.
You only get the late gear and wheels, so one will have to resort to some skilled scratch building to do the early version.
At least being a Tamiya copy, most of the shape will most likely be quite accurate. I'll know more when I get my sample here in another week or so.
Mike V