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Really? How are they going to hold back the urge to fill the thing with thousands of rivits that aren't there...

Dear Trumpeter,

For your information, there are NO exposed rivits on the F-117!

Thank you.

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Trumpeter has the sprue pics up:

http://www.trumpeter-china.com/a/en/product/fly/1_32_Series/2012/0302/2071.html

can't say for rest of the kit but the weapons look less than ideal, only the GBU-10 would be used and the back end needs improving. The rest of the weapons are for the spares bin, unless somebody wants to do a Wild Weasel version.

Jari

Unfortunately, the common weapon is the GBU-27, which has the Paveway III seeker, BLU-109 warhead, and Paveway II tail. Trumpeter only gives you the Paveway II mk.84 warhead GBU-10.

It's disappointing because Trumpeter does make a 1/32 GBU-27. They include it in their F-14B kit, where it can't be used. It's also in their US Weapons - Guided Bombs weapons set. So Trumpeter does make the proper weapon for the F-117, but for some inexplicable reason they don't include it in the kit.

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but for some inexplicable reason they don't include it in the kit.

Did you expect anything else from Trumpeter?

I was already expecting them to do something like this, including all sort of weapons (even some A-A ones) except the GBU-27 duh!

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So Trumpeter does make the proper weapon for the F-117, but for some inexplicable reason they don't include it in the kit.

"So you'll buy our weapons set" is an inexplicable reason these days..? ;)

Cheers,

Andre

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"So you'll buy our weapons set" is an inexplicable reason these days..? ;)

Cheers,

Andre

If they wanted you to buy their weapons set they wouldn't put any in the box. They'd save some money and plastic by not including any. ;)

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The GBU-27 in the weapon set is a seperate sprue, except for the front dome which is clear but on a small sprue, so they could have easily added the GBU-27 to the F-117 kit if they wanted to.

Jari

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Pass to Eric over on LSP, that the ejection seat was correct. It does have two sets of lap belts. One set are the standard to keep you in the seat and the second are to attach you/your harness to the seat pack under your butt.

Bummer about the crappy cockpit details and missing throttle.

-Jeff

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