Two large kits, a 35th scale early Apache & a 16th scale Hummel are Trumpeter's items in May. We look at the colours, decals, & built-up kits in our preview...
Preview: An early Apache & big bumblebee from Trumpeter in May...
AH-64A Apache
by Trumpeter
Kit 05113
1/35th scale
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The AH-64 Apache is the Army's primary attack helicopter. It is a quick-reacting, airborne weapon system that can fight close and deep to destroy, disrupt, or delay enemy forces. The Apache has been designed to fight and survive during the day, night, and in adverse weather throughout the world. The principal intended mission of the Apache is the destruction of high-value targets, primarily hostile armour, with its chain gun and the Hellfire missile.
The colour schemes presented in this kit and its aircraft
The decals in the box
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Masks are provided for this kit also
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It is also capable of employing a 30mm M230 chain gun and the Hydra 70 (2.75 inch) family of rockets that are lethal against a wide variety of targets. The Apache has a full range of aircraft survivability equipment and has the ability to withstand hits from rounds up to 23mm in critical areas. The AH-64 is air transportable in the C-5, C-141, and C-17. The AH-64 has a tandem-seated crew consisting of the pilot, located in the rear cockpit position, and the co-pilot gunner (CPG), located in the front position.
Model Length: 311.2mm / Rotor Diameter: 330.5mm
Total Parts 350+
Metal Parts n/a
Total Sprues 7 sprues
Kit Features:
- Fuselage is moulded with authentic raised rivets & recessed details
- Finely detailed cockpit
- Finely detailed rotors
- Photo-etched parts included
The model built up by Trumpeter's in-house model builders...
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They even painted the kit!
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German Sd.Kfz.165 Hummel (Late Production)
by Trumpeter
Kit No# 00953
1/16th scale
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The Sd.Kfz. 165 Hummel was a German self-propelled howitzer used during World War II, known for its mobile artillery support of armoured units. Armed with a 15 cm sFH 18/1 howitzer, it provided indirect fire support and could keep pace with advancing tank formations. The Hummel, designed to support tanks with its mobile artillery, saw action from early 1943 until the end of the war
The colour schemes presented in this kit and its aircraft
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The decals in the box
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Coloured painting guides are provided for this kit also
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The Hummel boasts impressive cross-country mobility, rivalling that of the tanks from which its chassis was adapted. Its Maybach HL120 TRM petrol engine delivers up to 300 horsepower, enabling a maximum speed of 42 kilometres per hour on roads and an operational range exceeding 200 kilometres. The Hummel was the most widely used self-propelled howitzer in Nazi Germany's arsenal during the final three years of World War II. Although relatively few were produced compared to towed howitzers, over 700 Hummels were manufactured. These vehicles primarily supported panzer divisions, with a typical battery consisting of six Hummels and one ammunition carrier. The majority of Hummels saw action on the eastern front against Soviet forces.
- 46 sprues and lower hull
The kit consists of over 1400 parts
- Multi-slide moulded lower hull
- Individual tracks links
- photo-etched parts included
The model built up by Trumpeter's in-house model builders...
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These kits will soon be on sale through Trumpeter's distributors worldwide...