serendip Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Hi all, I'm thinking of buying one of the Trumpeter 1/48 Flagons. Does anyone know if these are any good? Also any help on what the differences are between the A, F and G versions would be much appreciated. Thanks, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 No, they are not any good. The A is more accurate than the F. https://jonbryon.com/su15tm-html/ Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
serendip Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 Thanks Jon, Very informative on your site. Site seems to not be working to well however. Marc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 40 minutes ago, serendip said: Thanks Jon, Very informative on your site. Site seems to not be working to well however. Marc. Thanks. In what way? Is it just slow? Cheers Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 6 hours ago, serendip said: Thanks Jon, Very informative on your site. Site seems to not be working to well however. Marc. Yes, very informative -- good job on the article. FWIW I had not trouble with the behavior of the site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Jacobs Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Don't know about the 1/48 ones but the 72nd ones need a plethora of Pavla resin items to correct them. That includes the nose, cockpit, vertical stabilizer, and dorsal area. It seems to be the curse of Trumpeter in action; models of subjects we want but of limited use (accuracy-wise!). WARDOG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 10 hours ago, jonbryon said: Thanks. In what way? Is it just slow? Works fine for me. I see we have a lot of the same kits..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
serendip Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 18 hours ago, serendip said: Thanks Jon, Very informative on your site. Site seems to not be working to well however. Marc. Apologies Jon, I should have explained. I had some trouble with the links but all seems well now. Great builds, the Fishpot also. Marc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony.t Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 There's some very useful 1/48th stuff from Begemot, North Star, Pavla, Eduard etch (if you can still find it), Master and Aires Aerobonus and Quickboost. The intake trunking needs "rounding" a bit at the shoulders from about mid-wing, and wings set at 2⁰ anhedral. The kits are a bit out, as if the CAD designer or a practical joker at an office party "stretched" the accurate shape longitudinally (because it looked cooler?), but it stilllooks the part and is very impressive. If you go with it, get the Su-15TM Taifun Mod boxing, as you can choose between a cellulose aluminium or camo finish. HTH Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
serendip Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 All, Thanks so much for your insights, very helpful indeed. Not sure if I'll buy though - it does have a lot a of issues, but a very impressive subject. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucio Martino Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Very, but very inaccurate. However, take a look here: https://www.kitshow.net/int/MDL_25_Su15-Flagon.php Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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