A quick look at some new large scale aircraft from Trumpeter and Hobby Boss

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1/18 Hobby Boss Focke Wulfe fw190 a5
1/24 Trumpeter Junkers JU 87 A
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[@slackjaw703]

Really can’t wait to see that bike! The planes look amazing. Thank you for sharing them!

[@Gullyrats]

Thanks for review Andy.

[@NorthViewModelShop]

Keep these type of videos coming Andy. They are great for the hobby. Allows us to see what's out on the market and get a sneak peek to what's in side

[@RJDCR]

mannn , those are neat , thanx for show & tell...nice RJ

[@voodoonights1671]

Keep the previews coming. Look like nice big kits.

[@josesilva2050]

Thanks My Friend I Really Thank You For Taking The Time To Create A Great Show , Unfortunately In San Diego County Our Best Hobby Shops Are Almost Gone, As A Kid I Use Too Purchase Hundreds Of Dollars A Month , I Was A Very Lucky Kid And Collector Hope To Go To Arizona To Your Shop.🚔

[@shaunminahan9921]

I bought this a few weeks ago. Didn't know it was such a new release. But explains the lack of examples on the internet. One thing about the engine. It is fun to build and detail and then gets locked away in the cowling never to be seen again.

[@juuliuscaesar5366]

I can't wait see the Stuka. Keep up the good work!

[@darylsmith5343]

great presentation Andy, some great kits to see.

[@trekrider101]

Thanks for sharing Andy

[@terryforbes4038]

Two great Kits thanks

[@andreamorris8132]

Thanks for the sneak peak Andy :)

[@naymyo7293]

Thanks for sharing with us, can't wait !

[@chng2619]

Hobby Boss is the brand that Trempeter establish for over-sea markets. Basically they are the same company just like Infinity and Nissan. In the early years of HB, its procducts were much better produced compare to Trempeter's, but they are pretty much the same level of quality these days.

[@carlosteran8114]

Nice scale..BIG !!!

[@mladtheimpaler]

I finally get to see you build a 1/18 aircraft

[@oldtown6240]

Love the previews. Thanks.

[@DarkDeserter]

Andy, I hope you read this. Thanks to you I have improved my model making ability tremendously. Can you please make a short video on what paints and techniques to use on US INFANTRY 1944? Thank you so much for all your help and wisdom.

[@arkbuilder2012]

Really living the golden age of modeling. Spoiled for choice. Don’t build a lot of wingy things but the Stuka is on my to buy list.

[@ormodelbuilder5001]

That JU 87 A Stuka looks really great a must have i think.

[@troruaz]

Enthusiasm is infectious! can't wait to see all these new builds.... .soooooooooo about that Ducati??? :-P

[@mitselflikjim1655]

Excellent

[@jackablon7252]

Andy, Thanks, I love to know what is coming. As an old Social Security retiree, it helps me plan my limited modeling expenditures.

[@AugustusCaesar88]

Andy you should build a Trumpeter JU-87 Stuka in one of your future videos! I think that would be awesome and a very popular kit choice.

[@kamui004]

At this rate, with these big scale planes, tanks and subs, Trumpeter/Hobbyboss some day they'll start doing 1/1 scale kits. :P BTW the relationship between Trumpeter/Hobbyboss/Wasan Plastics is one is the parent company and the others are subsidiaries, can't remember the hierarchy though.

[@johnburdis5484]

That's a great reveiw of beautifully molded aircraft. I look forward to more kit reveiws. Me,I would buy the Stuka b. A tank buster version of Stuka would be great. Maybe the one flown Hans Ulrich Ruddell.

[@blz346]

Holy cow, let's get those planes built!

[@neilfairless4589]

Would love to see that Wulf build in that paint scheme, you gotta build one of them. you should post a poll on which one??

[@LoosMoose]

I thought the R variant of the B model was the only version with drop tanks because they had to plumb the wing stations. Maybe there will be a conversion or second release of the B model?

[@garypashley3636]

The Fw190 is a rebox of the Merit/21st Century toys kit

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

Merit, yes, but 21st Century no. 21st only released the Dora during their existence. They hadn't even started design work on one, but they commissioned one just like they did for the Dauntless and Harrier they released earlier.

[@donnascarafile5481]

Impressive

[@jensnimike176]

I'd love to make the Ju 87A in Natiolist Spanish civil war markings!

[@outdoors_review]

Pls hurry up to build those kits they look so cool!

[@ritaheggdal9315]

Trumpeter owns Hobbyboss, IIRC. They also bought out all the old Tristar molds, for example. Trumpeter is pretty big now.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

RE: THE FW190 For those of you who were never into collecting 1/32 0r 1/18 prebuilt vehicles back about a decade ago, from companies like 21st Century Toys, Unimax/FOV, or BBI, this is actually the kit version of the plane Merit International released at the end of last year in already-built form. This is merely the parts the factory workers get to assemble, box, and ship out. They have done this with a couple of planes since the companies I mentioned before went bust when the recession hit. Merit and a few other companies bought some of the molds from the Chinese creditors and re-released the more popular 1/18 stuff -- although without any of the crew figures the original toys came with. This is at its heart a toy, albeit a very nice one and not some of that underscaled Chap Mei or G.I.Joe crap. The head designer at 21st Century - Roy Sutherland - wanted their toys to look as much like the real thing as a toy could get and they were all pretty nice. If you search places like largescaleplanes.com you can find a few guys using the old toys as bases for super-detailing. So, you will find there is detail lacking in some spots, like the engine, but the shape and all should be pretty good and definitely something you can make nice as-is or go nuts with years of scratch-building. Like the guy who has almost replaced all the original plastic body of his 1/18 P-51D with sheet aluminum.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

How would you guys feel if I told you that back in 2002-2007 when I was collecting these toys, I was buying them for $30-$40 at Wal-Mart and Toys-R-Us? Yes, a 1/18 scale Grumman Avenger for only $40!!! With 3 crew, folding wings, moving armament and a torpedo. Just like the FW190 Andy just showed you in the video. You can't get that kind of deal anymore.

[@GhostofCicero]

$150 is too much for what was shown in the video. That's a joke. The pre-painted and assembled "toys" were much cheaper. You could buy one of the toys and strip it down to do your own thing.

[@silenig]

Yeah. I also loved their tanks - an 1/18 Tiger or Panther is just huge. They looked more like playable models than toys, perfect for those who wanted to own a few nice military models for display, but couldn't get full time into actual model building.

[@blitzkriegazteca642]

Mr. Andy, when will you tackle "painting (in full detail) the figures"..?

[@Z3kyTw0]

love these videos! thanks Andy!!! Im buying that Stuka!!!!

[@philoouw]

you're doing a better job than when you were the president of France. keep it up !

[@timvaughn8696]

Love these Helps me decide to buy or not

[@butlersmodellingpaintingan3974]

Fingers crossed the Ju87 is a decent modern replacement for the rather ageing Airfix kit :)

[@randygagliano5984]

nice kits, but would have liked to have seen the detailing on the cockpit interiors

[@davepastern]

how does the trumpeter junkers compare to the old 1/24 Airfix version of this famous fighter?

[@tica8228]

Woooow, pls make that stuka with romanian markings and cammo

[@highdarktemplar]

amazing kits, you cannot go wrong with trumpeter and hobbyboss... too bad that FW has no full engine detail for such a huge scale

[@tomsbasement4884]

Other than the large size I feel a little underwhelmed with the details in the FW kit. I would expect a detailed engine, gun bays, cockpit, etc for something in that scale. Can't see committing a large shelf space footprint for a model with not much more going for it than a 1/72 scale kit detail wise. It is unique for its size though, guess that is a quality all to itself. To each their own.

[@oddballsok]

I am not underwhelmed, I am not overwhelmed. I am whelmed.

[@MrAlumni72]

You're better off going for the old Minicraft/Hasegawa Fw-190 kit - more detail and I forget how many variations possible.

[@2m2a2r2k2]

Which one do you recommend in terms of quality? Trumpeter 1:350 Richelieu or Revell 1:350 Bismarck?

[@heretic192]

I wonder why they did not both in the same scale..

[@grantmiller6570]

you have to build that stuka, that looks great!

[@MrBMBuilder]

I know a lot of people probably don't care but I really wish they would give you pilots in these plane kits!!

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

If you search ebay for "21st Century 1/18 pilots" you'll find BF-109 pilots that will fit. They usually start at $15 U.S. and go up from there as they are OOP. As for 1/24 figures, that's not likely as that is not a popular scale for figures.

[@fidinboca]

Andy, you don't have a job. You have a party every single day!

[@welshzecorgi7903]

Hey Andy, I got that panel liner wood grain thing working, but I have a model tank that has a "limp cannon", it refuses to hold at any elevation and instead just hangs there at maximum gun depression. Is there a way to stiffen up the cannon joint (without gluing it permanently)?

[@MrOrmesby]

1:18th scale...!!! .... now that is going to be a big plane when it's done.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

It's not as big as the TBM-1 Avenger 21st Century Toys made. That was a monster even with the wings folded.

[@emilbt7588]

OMG SHIP! Wich model are you going to build first?

[@modeltankguy]

sweet kits big kits keep them coming....ps I can build the FW for you lol

[@carlosteran8114]

How much is it, please ??

[@AltCtrlFreak]

So what’s next a 1/18 scale B52?

[@robloxisaweome]

So where could one purchase the 1/18 FW?

[@TikerFighter]

will there be any Fw 190 D9/13 or Ta 152 H1/C3?

[@jasonreid1485]

I am still waiting for the UFO unboxing.

[@billmoore4230]

Cool

[@kalbs89]

I want your job Andy

[@reteip9]

Please tell me you're going to build the Seydlitz :D I would build it since I love WWI ships bu I don't have the space for those monster kits :(

[@myesenc]

Too bad they didn’t add metal landing gear and brass gun barrels to either one of those kits

[@breakingtoast2255]

do they do an fw190D

[@jerryoutlaw3396]

YESSS!!!!!! STUKA!!!

[@monk_arnie]

👍👍👍

[@puretoronto]

Like your vids.... but ads in the middle are painful. One at the beginning is adequate.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

Do you not Adblock?

[@puretoronto]

Shell Bush I don’t mind one ad at the beginning... it supports the KZbinrs creating content.

[@guytheguy2642]

the stack of models at the start made me nervous

[@brettpeacock9116]

Sadly it looks like Hobby Boss has poohed the crooch again with this kit. Two HUGE FLAWS struck my at once. 1. The upper wing cannon bulges are completely misshapen, compare them with any 1/48 kit such as Hasegawa or Eduard. The bulges are faceted and streamlined - They DO NOT look like half a medicine capsule. (This is also a flaw in their 1/48 190D series kits.) And 2. The wheel well in the lower wing is completely fictitious in design. The kit simply digs a hole with walls to match the outline of the covers. The aircraft had a rear wall which was actually the wing spar and was set under the wing surface by up to 30cm. Also there was an open area between the wheels, covered by a plate. Some were fitted with inner wheelbay doors, but most had the removed as they were problematic in muddy and snowy conditions. Those two issues alone are enough to make me pass as they will be very difficult to fix without major reworking. Oh, and, BTW, why is there no option for the outer wing 20mm MGFF Drum fed cannon, a feature of 45% of all A-5 models built?

[@quantumplastic]

Uaooooo........!

[@Francis-hr6jh]

1 veiws alot if comments..

[@rossanderson78]

The 1/18 scale FW-190 is definitely not worth the price IMO because there is zero engine detail. No engine in a model that big is a turn off. The Stuka is much much better.

[@sonny_z900]

Please send the Ducati to me :-)

[@theprintboxco86]

OMG hb fw 190 looks terrible,it does not have many details either

[@johnberry2877]

The large kits are cool . However, can’t get myself to buy a Chi- com slave labor kit 🇨🇳

[@jfrorn]

Just waiting for that FW to fall over... :O

[@dareith]

I was on the edge of my seat.

[@jgt56]

lol

[@stevejones9044]

I was tapping my screen trying to bump it over!

[@ronaldlabiche6007]

Me too

[@gordonriddell2493]

and when he pointed his thumb at it...

[@reluctantrenegade5867]

The level of detail (or the lack thereof for that matter...) of the FW-190 is laughable. Some 1/72 kits have better details...

[@allandavis8201]

Reluctant Renegade Thanks for that, I just bought the FW-190 online, and stupidly did not think to find out more information about it, never mind I paid 50% less than the price other sellers were asking, so I will either have to scratch build or buy some additional detailing for it. I did see one for sale that was pre-built and the penny still didn’t drop when the seller said he had to buy/build additional features, don’t I feel dumb.

[@bouncedflamegaming4693]

I am so going to buy the Stuka, just what an iconic German plane.

[@captainbarbossa5201]

What a cheerful energetic intro !

[@vulturenest]

Just getting back into this part of the hobby after a few decades of being out of it. totally stunned by the variety and large scales of WW2 aircraft now available. Noticed that these two German aircraft don't include swastika decals, I assume that's due to some sort of legal restriction? Are they available from other sources in this scale?

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

You can find 1/18 swastikas on ebay: "1:18 Luftwaffe new tail decals for your german aircraft" This is leftover stock from 21st Century Toys, so not really new but new to you. They're from 2006, so hopefully still usable. They come as a set of 4 different meant for the Me262 and another 4 different - and smaller - set for the BF109 that 21st sold back then. As for 1/24, I imagine they would have some because of the Airfix kits.

[@vulturenest]

Does that mean they someone made an Me-262 in large scale, like 1/18 or 1/24? If so, I am in SOOO much trouble ....

[@Luftangreifer]

Model companies typically provide swastika. They are separated in half as you saw in 8:31 It's an easy task putting them together.

[@juancarlosalonso1350]

I loved the Stuka. The FW seems a little low on detail for such a big scale. Kind of a blown up 1/48 scale kit.

[@jerrykramer7025]

Love the videos, plus love how large scale models seems to be making a come back, and prices seem very reasonable.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video

[@VonDrinkoften]

I like that Stuka. Any indication if Trumpeter will be releasing later war variants like the B2 in the same scale any time soon?

[@muhdfauwaz]

please, please do scale ship 1st. Been waiting so long for the making of scale ship either 1/700 or 1/350. Your step by step is helping a lot.

[@kevinyang5926]

Andy why do you never weather using oil paints or AMMO filters/washes?

[@modelnut]

My goodness, Andy what big kits you have, where on earth would you put them once finish! 1/18 FW190 I’ed love to build it & one of my favourites, Ju87 but I will have to hold off for the time being actually with Christmas around corner 😁. Thanks for the heads up.

[@anthonyrosa5006]

Yeah I have about a dozen 1/`18 prebuil;ts from China. Many were only $40 when released and the prices rose. The most expensive was the Avenger about$150. The wings fold well though.

[@dusanbolek8004]

I really don't understand all those super big kits when way more practical "big scale" 1/32 is pretty much dying out and there is very little to build in that scale. 1/24 or 1/18 are so big I would say rather unpractical for most of the model builders.

[@yoda5565]

Between these kits and the 1/32 Bombers coming out I'll need to order model paint by the Gallon. I think Sherwin Williams already makes an RLM grey.

[@CDarmin]

I really hope to see some of the builds on those 2 planes they look awesome

[@joshem16]

Andy as always from me in Portsmouth in the UK brilliant review and site :)

[@garthfaragher8683]

It still anoys me that we're still treated like children and not allowed to include the swastika on the decal sheets. If you're building a model of a second world war era aircraft etc then they HAD them on, so it's hard to be accurate when they're not included

[@benmanning4340]

One thing to note on the hobbyboss FW190 is the amount of moving parts on them - very impressive indeed!

[@RECONRED1]

whan did they stop making the tail stickers or you going to pant it on or it will not look right its a bite silly with out the tail sticker just not look right but thats just me

[@almaquera2126]

Love when you show new products. I have never seen planes so large. The Stuka interests me, my grandfather flew one in WW2. Thanks for sharing.

[@johnberry2877]

My late father was in the 1st marine USMC in the pacific. He had a friend he worked with at GM who flew Stukas in the war. They used to get together and tell some hair raising stories.. good stuff !

[@Clickenhof]

Notice there are no pilots or observer in the kits or did you leave them out Andy ??

[@fatman882k9]

JU-87 NOT JU-88 REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[@guraykera8920]

that focke wulf looks like a fw-190D, not 190A

[@antoniocarloscruzdeassumpc2543]

My wish is to buy the Bell 47-G Is it possible from you?