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Re: Speaking of Academy 1/700 Enterprise and 1/700 Trumpeter Hornet.

Posted by Ralph Wood on November 12, 2020, 16:40:53, in reply to "Speaking of Academy 1/700 Enterprise and 1/700 Trumpeter Hornet. "

If the Academy upper hull is as bad as the Trumpeter Hornet upper hull, how then does it mate with its own slender lower hull? If what you claim is true, it should mate with the Trumpeter lower hull, and the photos show that is a different animal. I have lots of trouble with what you claim in this. The photos do not match what you are stating with that sentence.

The rest of what you write here is correct enough. Trumpeter Yorktown and Enterprise uppers are better than the Trumpeter Hornet, so it is possible to use them to correct the Hornet kit in a waterline configuration.

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The upper Academy hull in 1/700 is that of Trumpeter Hornet. I don’t use lower hulls. But if I am reading everybody’s complaints properly the upper hull was just a bad as the lower hull on Trumpeter Hornet. The Trumpeter Enterprise and Yorktown has a slender upper hull as compared to Trumpeter Hornet.

It is possible to create a better waterline Hornet of Doolittle Raid using the Trumpeter Enterprise hull. The flight deck forward and aft would have to be modified. Some 20mm tubs removed. Use the Trumpeter island or if Model Monkey offers one. A bit easier if you wish to do a Hornet of Santa Cruz as gun mounts of Enterprise and Hornet almost mirrored each other.

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Which Trumpeter...the Trumpeter Hornet, or the new Trumpeter Enterprise? Do you own the Academy kit? (I do.)

Folks can judge for themselves simply by reading reviews:

The Trumpeter Hornet kit, which also contains a comparison of bow shape to the Tamiya kit:

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-08/700-trum/trumpeter-review.html

The Academy Enterprise kit:

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-06/Enterprise-700-Academy/academy-review.html

In particular, one can compare lower hull bow shapes.

The Trumpeter:

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-08/700-trum/hornet-02f.jpg

The Academy:

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-06/Enterprise-700-Academy/Enterprise-02p.jpg

Notice how long and slender the Enterprise hull is, and the bulbous forefoot?

So, I am not sure how you are basing your claim.

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Forget it. The Academy Enterprise hull is that of Trumpeter.

Ralph I don’t use the lower hull so I do not know. - Bill Oreto November 13, 2020, 2:50:30
- Re: Ralph I don’t use the lower hull so I do not know. - Ralph Wood November 13, 2020, 3:48:37

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[quote] If the Academy upper hull is as bad as the Trumpeter Hornet upper hull, how then does it mate with its own slender lower hull? If what you claim is true, it should mate with the Trumpeter lower hull, and the photos show that is a different animal. I have lots of trouble with what you claim in this. The photos do not match what you are stating with that sentence. The rest of what you write here is correct enough. Trumpeter Yorktown and Enterprise uppers are better than the Trumpeter Hornet, so it is possible to use them to correct the Hornet kit in a waterline configuration. [quote] The upper Academy hull in 1/700 is that of Trumpeter Hornet. I don’t use lower hulls. But if I am reading everybody’s complaints properly the upper hull was just a bad as the lower hull on Trumpeter Hornet. The Trumpeter Enterprise and Yorktown has a slender upper hull as compared to Trumpeter Hornet. It is possible to create a better waterline Hornet of Doolittle Raid using the Trumpeter Enterprise hull. The flight deck forward and aft would have to be modified. Some 20mm tubs removed. Use the Trumpeter island or if Model Monkey offers one. A bit easier if you wish to do a Hornet of Santa Cruz as gun mounts of Enterprise and Hornet almost mirrored each other. [quote] Which Trumpeter...the Trumpeter Hornet, or the new Trumpeter Enterprise? Do you own the Academy kit? (I do.) Folks can judge for themselves simply by reading reviews: The Trumpeter Hornet kit, which also contains a comparison of bow shape to the Tamiya kit: http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-08/700-trum/trumpeter-review.html The Academy Enterprise kit: http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-06/Enterprise-700-Academy/academy-review.html In particular, one can compare lower hull bow shapes. The Trumpeter: http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-08/700-trum/hornet-02f.jpg The Academy: http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/cv/cv-06/Enterprise-700-Academy/Enterprise-02p.jpg Notice how long and slender the Enterprise hull is, and the bulbous forefoot? So, I am not sure how you are basing your claim. [quote] Forget it. The Academy Enterprise hull is that of Trumpeter. [/quote] [/quote] [/quote] [/quote]

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