Trumpeter sprues?
 

I have a project that has been sitting for a couple of years. It's a trumpeter t34/76 model 1943 with a taigen lower chassis that I had started on. Initially I had mounted the trumpeter roadwheels to the Taigen chassis and then packed it away where it collected dust for a couple of years. I pulled it out tonight and was going to resume working on it and found the "R" sprue is missing.

Does anyone know where I can get this sprue from?

You can usually get replacement sprues direct from the companies. I have in the past for 1/35 from DML with no problem, and Italeri, but they required me to send them part of the box to prove I had the kit and then went through the distributor, so it took a while which sucked because it was preordered MTB and the part missing form the box was a transom.

I would try Trumpeter, but I think I've heard in the past that they were hard to contact.

By the way, before the AAF museum started carrying them, Tamiya was the worst for this. I had to shell out $50 for the Tiger I cupola years ago. I think I got the entire M4 turret for $12 from the museum.

A LOOONG time ago you could contact http://www.stevenshobby.com/productlisting.aspx for parts, if they were a distributor for the brand. I know because I used to call them a few times.

But, since I'm 0 for 1 (didn't know the Tamiya Sherman idler was discontinued) don't take my word on it but call or email them for sure.

Thanks, I'll try to contact the vendor and Trumpeter but I have my doubts as I purchased this two years ago.

let me check

mine is the 1942 what is on the sprue you are looking for

All the exterior details for the turret, gun mantle, cowling, hatches, etc.

I actually found my receipt so I sent an email to the vendor to see if they can help. I bought this thing back in October 2014. I hope they can help but I have my doubts.

I wouldn't have thought so, but it turns out that I used some of the parts on this kit for another build several years ago, and never used the parts tree you're looking for. I no longer have the instruction sheet, but the box is kit No. 00903. I'll send you a PM for your address, and if you'll pay the postage; it's yours. -Mike

pm sent

The project will continue!
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=2207961

A big thanks to sassgrunt!
(pm sent)

Way to go Mike... and all the way from Hawaii too. :cool: