Trumpeter Graf Zeppelin

[TomZ]

Last Friday I got my Trumpeter Graf Zeppelin in 1/350. The kit looks nice in the box although there is an awful lot of photo etch. And I hate photo etch   

But today I looked at the short history that is printed on the box and I start to wonder if I have the kit of the right ship 



TomZ

[Old Wombat]

Are you sure it's not, maybe, a tank?




That has got to be one of the worst instances of "Chinglish" I've seen in a VERY long time!

[loupgarou]

Trumpeter must be emp.loying the same translator used by japanese brands in the sixties 

[Spey_Phantom]

they also released the unbuilt second carrier, DKM Peter Strasser.
pretty much a Whiff in a box, for the kriegsmarine'46 builders 

[Thorvic]

i'm waiting for them to release the 1/700th version along with the scaled down Ark Royal. I did treat myself to the 1/350th Ark Royal but can't justify the Graf Zeppelin.

[The Wooksta!]

Revell's GZ is 720th and there are examples floating about on the second hand market.

[Thorvic]

Revell's GZ is 720th and there are examples floating about on the second hand market.

I've got it but prefer to await the 700th version as its been announced by Trumpeter

[seadude]

I saw the following over on the Modelwarships.com forums.

Page 2 thread about half to 2/3 of the way down. Posts/pics by a member known as able.

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=39052&start=20
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/download/file.php?id=53797&mode=view

[TomZ]

Revell's GZ is 720th and there are examples floating about on the second hand market.

I built one some years ago but it is not a very good kit. Very low on detail and the aircraft are just some blobs with wings.

TomZ

[rickshaw]

HP Models does one in 1/700:

[NARSES2]

Trumpeter must be emp.loying the same translator used by japanese brands in the sixties 

Some of those were brilliant though 

I wonder if the translation is done by machine ?

[Thorvic]

HP Models does one in 1/700:

As does OrangeHobby who did an excellent example a couple of years ago with all the etched brass and whatnot, but I think i'll await the Trumpeter kit as in no rush and they are not in a hurry as still waiting on their HMS Belfast, especially the 1959 post war update one, which should provide parts to allow other ships to be updated to that 50s style which should be fun.