Gerry's Trumpeter 1/35 Armoured Aerosan

[GerryW]

Weeelll, just had a good look inside the box, it's going to test me, wish me luck!
Sprue shots




The smaller bags have 2 sprues in each, and there's 2 sprues of PE - mostly for parts that will be in full view (skis, 'turret' and edges).
Possibly the carpet monster will be fed quite a bit with this - hopefully not though!

[GerryW]

And one of the box art

[scottie3158]

Gerry,
I'm looking forward to this.

[GerryW]

Gerry,
I'm looking forward to this.

Paul,
Glad you are, I'm not so sure! :smiling5: :upside:

[GerryW]

examining the destructions, and seeing how much of the PE will be visable - each of the skis have PE bent to 'hold' the centre sections (those little brackets you can see on the box art), also the pivots for the suspension need to be bent up, the gun sight, the points holding the engine - so it's looking like not much will be able to be left off!

[Jim R]

Hi Gerry
I built a 1/72 aerosan a few years ago. Amazing vehicles. Yours will be much more detailed. I look forward to following your build.
Jim

[GerryW]

I'm a little puzzled in that they've included an 'option' on the engine - rounded as in the box art, or a cone at the front. Wonder what the difference was.:thinking:

[rtfoe]

The coned version would have inflicted awful wounds to the gunner up front if it lifted its moorings...rounded ones less painful. :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy: ...just pulling your leg Gerry. I really don't know.

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

I shall follow of course Gerry :smiling3:
There is an article on here , admittly not the same model but gives a history of the vehicle.
https://modelingmadness.com/review/m...ia/kopaero.htm.

[Neil Merryweather]

Ooh interesting!
I've been resisting adding to the stash for along time but I think you just made me fall off the wagon!

[GerryW]

I shall follow of course Gerry :smiling3:
There is an article on here , admittly not the same model but gives a history of the vehicle.
https://modelingmadness.com/review/m...ia/kopaero.htm.

Thanks John, when I bought this one, also included two of the unarmoured kits as well, so got three in total (bit of dio planning in the back of my mind)

Ooh interesting!
I've been resisting adding to the stash for along time but I think you just made me fall off the wagon!

They're not expensive kits, picked my three (2 unarmoured (RF8), 1 armoured (NKL26)) up off eBay, all for about £30 - 35 total - oooh, just noticed that the NKL16 (transport) is available as well for around £23-25:thinking:

[GerryW]

Hi Gerry
I built a 1/72 aerosan a few years ago. Amazing vehicles. Yours will be much more detailed. I look forward to following your build.
Jim

I've seen the 1/72 kits, would imagine that they're tiny! :surprised: I've done BMW outfits and kettentrads in 1/72, so daresay not a bad kit.

The coned version would have inflicted awful wounds to the gunner up front if it lifted its moorings...rounded ones less painful. :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy: ...just pulling your leg Gerry. I really don't know.

Cheers,
Richard

Think that the engine cowl would be his last worry - I'd be more concerned about the propeller!:smiling5::confounded:

[stillp]

Think that the engine cowl would be his last worry - I'd be more concerned about the propeller!:smiling5::confounded:

Yes, I hope that any troops they towed were good at stopping quickly!
Pete

[GerryW]

Yes, I hope that any troops they towed were good at stopping quickly!
Pete

Wonder where they attached the 'tow ropes'?

[Nicko]

That looks kinda tricky Gerry!

Nick