Maxim61 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Hi all, sorry if old news but seen this today on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/TrumpeterModel/photos/pcb.2186289648196283/2186289031529678 https://www.facebook.com/TrumpeterModel/photos/pcb.2186289648196283/2186288681529713 Edited July 2, 2022 by Maxim61 Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Uh oh. Another squid airplane to find room for if this one comes about. I read just a couple of days ago, however, that the Navy is looking at buying fewer C models than originally planned, so there will likely be fewer squadron options than there might have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 ...anyhow....can't wait to see it in the "flesh" so to speak, and hopefully somewhere in time a "B" version will pop up eventually.......... Zola25 and Scotsman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) In the UK, Hannants are listing it (in "Future Releases") for something like £160.00. That's WAY too much for me, particularly as I'm not really a fan of the design, to be honest. What happened to the days when I thought £80-£100 was a big ask for a Trumpeter 1/32 jet? Cheers. Chris. Edited June 30, 2022 by Confusionreigns178 Correcting a typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 MBK have it for £ 105.00 or 122.00 EUR - that´s not bad at all I hope the weapons bay is much better than the Italeri kit. If it is I might "steal" one and put it in an F-35A build. Actually, I cannot really believe that nobody has released a resin or 3D printed upgrade to the Italeri F-35A kit /Niels chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmel Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Zola25 said: I hope the weapons bay is much better than the Italeri kit. If it is I might "steal" one and put it in an F-35A build. Actually, I cannot really believe that nobody has released a resin or 3D printed upgrade to the Italeri F-35A kit The problem may at least partially be that nobody is allowed to photograph the weapons bays up close and in detail. When i'm around the jets with a camera, they make it clear that up close photos of open panels are not permitted. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 54 minutes ago, Confusionreigns178 said: In the UK, Hannants are listing it (in "Future Releases") for something like £160.00. That's WAY too much for me, particularly as I'm not really a fan of the design, to be honest. What happened to the days when I thought £80-£100 was a big ask for a Trumpeter 1/32 jet? I fear, as with most other items, we are going to see a hike in prices for everything in our hobby not just this new kit. Unfortunately my retirement income isn't keeping pace and my limited invested savings have plummeted over the past six months which puts any kit over £100 into the "it would be nice to have but not at that price" category. I'm now in my 5th month of not purchasing a kit but building what's in my stash and it's actually enjoyable watching it reduce. It's also made me realise that I bought the kits to build and if I don't start on them I will run out of time ! Jack and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, npb748r said: I fear, as with most other items, we are going to see a hike in prices for everything in our hobby not just this new kit. Unfortunately my retirement income isn't keeping pace and my limited invested savings have plummeted over the past six months which puts any kit over £100 into the "it would be nice to have but not at that price" category. I'm now in my 5th month of not purchasing a kit but building what's in my stash and it's actually enjoyable watching it reduce. It's also made me realise that I bought the kits to build and if I don't start on them I will run out of time ! I hear you bro.......... npb748r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Can someone host the pics and post them here? I don’t have a Facebook account. nevermind. Found them here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235109692-132-lockheed-martin-f-35c-lightning-ii-by-trumpeter-released/ Edited June 30, 2022 by ScottsGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 I edited the title of this thread. These are not "sprue" shots. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 0 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 So what's up with the "Marines" decal? Do they have the "C" in addition to the "B"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave 0 said: So what's up with the "Marines" decal? Do they have the "C" in addition to the "B"? Yes. In this case the short lived VFA-101 was the F-35 training squadron. Has transitioned to VFA-125 in Lemoore, which is training both USN and USMC Charlie model aviators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I became massively interested too. But then saw the test sprues of the top plane (on Britmodeller). The serrated panel lines look, at least to me way overscale. With that much parasitic drag I am surprised that thing can fly. I’ll have to wait and see the final product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 If it were £100 with postage I'd probably buy-to-build as it looks to be a genuinely fun kit, though that old school Tamiyaesque fitting of the canopy to its frame might create an ugly seam. (Paint the clear part's edge black and attach using PVA canopy glue, and hope the fit is perfect?) The RAM "tape" adds some character but this subject needs to get some real colour on it to appeal at full sticker price. In 1:1 scale the US Navy ought to paint an early production airframe in gloss scarlet to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of sustained transonic flight in the D558 Skystreak "crimson test tube". They could then follow that up with a gloss white one to commemorate the supersonic Skyrocket (and then a blue one for the Blue Angels' 80th). Tony npb748r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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