Academy Vs. Trumpeter

I haven't seen the Trumpeter's offering, but I have seen the Academy one. There's no doubt I'll choose Academy's because the detail up parts are more complete. You cannot read the text but you can view the pictures:

http://www.thaimsot.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=11100

Here's a couple of reviews for you:

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/dkm/graf-spee/350-acy/acy-review.html

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/dkm/graf-spee/350-tsm/tsm-review.html

I have the Academy kit and it's not bad; each has their issues though.

The cost of the Trumpeter kit plus the WEM PE set will be slightly less than the Academy premium kit. I am curious which will be a better buy for the modeler who wants a little more than OOB.

Yes, I know the Trumpeter kit include PE frets for the railings and the standard version Academy has plastic railings. The premium has wood deck etc. It would be very nice to see a review that details the improvement over the standard version.

Model Maniac

I haven't seen the Trumpeter's offering, but I have seen the Academy one. There's no doubt I'll choose Academy's because the detail up parts are more complete. You cannot read the text but you can view the pictures:

http://www.thaimsot.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=11100

The Academy site has the pictures and the detail parts manual too. You have a choice of Korean, English or German language. But there are little commentary to read.