Saturday, March 03, 2012 - 11:31 PM UTC
Trumpeter, the Chinese producer, have published on their official website many photographs puting some light on their latest releases which are F-117A and A-4M in 1/32 scale and a Spiteful in 1/48 scale.
F-117A Nighthawk
Item No 03219
Scale: 1/32
Length: 536.50mm, wingspan: 412.50mm
Total parts: 290+PCS
Metal parts: undercarriage
Photo etched parts: 1 part
Total sprues: 11 styrene sprues , upper fuselage , lower fuselage and tires
Released date: 2012-01
More features:
- detailed  fuselage w/accurate design
- optional position flaps
- plenty of loads
- highly detailed engines
- finely detailed cockpit, landing gear compartment
- landing gear w/ zinc-alloy metal struts
- grooved rubber tires
- photo-etched parts for air duct grill
Product page.


A-4M Skyhawk
Item No 02268
Scale: 1/32
Model brief: length: 411mm, wingspan: 261mm
Total parts: 510+pcs
Metal parts: main undercarriage
Photo etched parts: 1part
Total sprues: 18 sprues and  tyres
Paint schemes:
- VMA-214 Black sheep
- VMA-311, 1977
Released date: 2012-02
More features
- left and right fuselage moulded w/ authentic details
- finely detailed engine.
- finely detailed gear cabin
- finely detailed cockpit
- newly tooled wings accurately represent real ones
- optional position flaps
- plenty of external loads
- optional plastic or metal undercarriage
- photo-etched parts for safety belt,interior details.
Product page.


Supermarine Spiteful F.MK.14
Item No: 02850
Scale: 1:48
Model brief: length:216 mm, wingspan: 224mm
Total parts: 80+pcs
Photo etched parts: 1 part
Total sprues: 4sprues
Paint schemes:
- RAF
- Finland
- Netherland
Released date: 2012-02
More features:
- the kit consists of over 80 parts , includes 7 clear parts
- fuselage & wing with finely engraved panel lines
Product page.

Pictures and descriptions of these kits were taken from the producer website.

Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here - on AEROSCALE.
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I really like discussions about accuracy of the kits which are not released yet, very educative and amusing - all in one.
MAR 12, 2012 - 02:08 AM
perhaps it gives the manufacturer a chance to straighten things out too...
MAR 12, 2012 - 02:20 AM
Come on Vance, don't tell me really believe that companies like Trumpeter or Hobby Boss reads forums like that and after "good advices" they got here will stop production lines to improve some parts in landing gear. Sorry, I don't buy that. However this is still an usefull information for anybody who will buy the kit and try to make a more-less correct replica.
MAR 12, 2012 - 03:06 AM
not the production lines they have now, but eventual corrections have been seen from major manufactures in the past based off feedback from the consumers - e.g., the tamiya 1/48 Bf 109E and its cowling. and generally no, for a single kit i doubt even that much, but the manufactures can learn the art of the quality assurance process (I happen to be a QA engineer myself) so they don't do such things in the future. The Chinese firms are hit and miss because they have not established a strong quality assurance tradition, but if we keep pointing out their mistakes, they might decide to change this.
MAR 12, 2012 - 04:09 AM
Ttrupmeter has been known to correct kits based on the feedback from modellers who viewed test shots. The most well-known one was the 1/32 Wildcat, which had to have its fuselage retooled. I don't know what it cost them, but fix it they did. Who knows, maybe the horse will sing?
MAR 12, 2012 - 09:09 AM
Maybe he already did?
MAR 12, 2012 - 09:46 AM
I like the Skyhawk, but the price is going to be out of my range. I had a snap tite kit of a Skyhawk when I was 6 or 7. Always wanted to do one again.
MAR 12, 2012 - 01:17 PM
case in point: LINK
MAR 13, 2012 - 04:40 AM
Yes, I'm really impressed by the GWH attitude.
MAR 13, 2012 - 07:43 AM
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