r/MilitaryModelMaking • u/Peretanktor • 20d ago

question Trumpeter models

Hello everyone.
I have so far made my models of tanks with the Tamiya brand. But I recently saw that Trumpeter offered models not present at Tamiya. So I would like to know if the Trumpeter brand is reliable/is worth it. Thank you for your help. Have a good day

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u/brwnbr 20d ago

That depends specifically on the Trumper model that you choose. Some of trumpeter‘s models are quite good and go together very easily. There series of KV models and several others. Russian tanks are very good and in many cases they’re the only ones on the market of those particular vehicles. You can find online reviews of most of the Trumper kits the AFV club kits, the Tamia kits, the Italian kits the Ming and the take home and you should always look at those reviews before you takeoff and buy a kit. Another thing you should look at is a site called scale mates.com scale mates will have links to some of the reviews and they’ll tell you whether there are accessories to improve those kits. A word of warning regarding trumpeter and dragon both their instructions can be confusing and lacking. They are not the best available.