Q: Italeri and Trumpeter 1:72 Wellington

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Gernot Hassenpflug - 27 Sep 2007 01:27 GMT

I have seen sealed boxes of both these 1/72 scale kits, and wonder if
the Trumpeter one includes a detailed bomb bay with ordinance? I
cannot find any review of the 1:72 Trumpeter kit, but the 1:48 one
does have a bomb bay, although no ordinance.

Review of Italeri's 1:72 Wellington Mk.X (no bomb bay details):
http://www.hyperscale.com/reviews/kits/italeri1252reviewbg_1.htm

Photos of Trumpeter's 1:48 Wellington Mk.IC/III (no ordinance, but
bomb bay details included):
http://www.modelforum.cz/web/view.php?nazevclanku=&cisloclanku=2006052701

Any help appreciated. This weekend I may buy another kit and will see
if the shop (not a hobby shop) will let me look in the box.

Regards,
Gernot

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Pat Flannery - 27 Sep 2007 07:35 GMT

> I have seen sealed boxes of both these 1/72 scale kits, and wonder if
> the Trumpeter one includes a detailed bomb bay with ordinance?
>

Here's photos of the sprues for the 1/72 scale model:
http://www.hlj.com/showreports/ths06/air/pictures/dsc03812.html
I don't see any bombs, but the roof of the bomb bay and bomb bay doors
are visible.

Pat

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Gernot Hassenpflug - 27 Sep 2007 15:24 GMT

>> I have seen sealed boxes of both these 1/72 scale kits, and wonder if
>> the Trumpeter one includes a detailed bomb bay with ordinance?
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> I don't see any bombs, but the roof of the bomb bay and bomb bay doors
> are visible.

Ah, thanks! Looks like the 1:48 kit was scaled down---unlike the way
Tamiya does things (I bought the 1:48 Mossie because the 1:72 version
does not have bomb bay details). Sadly, it looks like the fabric has
been seriously overdone, I wonder what the fit is like! I think I will
wait for a bild review before I buy this baby...

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