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Trumpeter: HMS Malaya, 1943 Configuration - December Release
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Posted: Monday, August 18, 2014 - 04:52 AM UTC


Joining their Queen Elizabeth, Warspite and Barham Q.E. class battleship kits, Trumpeter has announced a 1943 configuration kit of the HMS Malaya. The Malaya was named in honour of the Federated Malay States in British Malaya, whose government paid for her construction.

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Tallmick
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 07:02 AM UTC
If this a 1943 configuration she would not have any aircraft as they were removed in the October - December 1942 refit !
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 07:34 AM UTC
Nice to see the Malaya in plastic.

I do hope Trumpy will upscale some these kits up to 1/350th.

Si
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