Serving as the U.S. Navy’s first-line fighter from 1974 to 2006, Grumman’s Tomcat needs little introduction. Trumpeter’s first kit represents the D model Super Tomcat, the last production variant.
Trumpeter has followed its big 1/32 F-100 with some smaller “Huns” in 1/48 and 1/72 scales. The first variant issued in these popular scales is the fighter-bomber F-100C. Trumpeter recognized the key differences between the C model and the more numerous D version – a different wing without landing flaps, and a different fin. This…
The T-62 started life as an up-gunned version of the Soviet Union’s T-55. The newer tank’s 115mm main gun was the first smooth-bore cannon mounted on any tank.