What other scale than 1/35th?

Funny that, speaking of Monogram. I pimped out my "Rommel's Rod", with a back end from a Tamiya 251 kit on eBay. Think I paid about $ 10 for it, and it came with Panzer Grenadiers, bonus!

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I apologize that was rude. It certainly isn't a waste of time and it's big, which is cool. I built a few of the Renwal 1/32 kits back in the day. Big, imposing things. I agree too, geez, Tamiya kits were $ 12- $20.

Another benefit of 1/32 is that it can pose with any aircraft models, too.

Thanks guys. I figured as much when I bought it, but buying the $40 AK paint kit and some other supplies, I just could not justify another $40-70 for another kit. I cant seem to get out of that hobby shop for less than $50-75 ANY day of the week! They have a great selection of model kits, but their paint selection is somewhat lacking. I look forward to trying the AK interactive products.

Rudy it's a nice kit and all, but there are so many really good 1/35 4s available, in every kind of form imaginable, that I would consider it a waste of time. Once you start getting some research, books, photos etc. and a paint selection you like, you will want to build more of them, literally hundreds to choose from. The old Monogram one is a dead end street.

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I am currently building my FIRST piece of armor, the Tamiya M8 "greyhound" 6-wheeled armored vehicle. It is 1/35, but seems somewhat small. BUT, I don't have anything else to compare it to as of yet. I also just picked up a monogram 1/32 Panzer IV.... Thought it was odd to see it in 1/32, but I didn't want to spend $60 at the time for another tank from Tamiya. I am going to see if anyone offers aftermarket parts for the Monogram 1/32 panzer. I purchased the AK interactive German paint kit, I also look forward to trying my hand at weathering. I have seen a FEW pieces of armor in 1:48, but not many. Mostly figures and small scenes.

I only do 1/48 armor, and love their size and how they are consistent with my aircraft models.  BTW, if you are willing to buy directly from HK or Japan, and is willing to buy a few kits at once to offset shipping cost, those 1/48 Tamiya kits are typically 30-50% cheaper then from US sources

Something I didn't think of is wargaming models. There are some in approximately 1/56 scale to support Warlord Games Bolt Action! WW2 miniatures game. There is a small line of vehicles available, and Italeri has started to make some kits specifically for this game, too.

But they are still kind of pricey, and small, and are not top level detail. That is forgivable to a degree, as they are intended to be frequently handled game pieces, where 1000+ parts just aren't appropriate or necessary. While limited, they are an option for bigger than 1/72 and smaller than 1/35 though, as long as you don't mind only the major vehicles of WW2.

Just for an example, here's what's out there for the US Army right now - us-store.warlordgames.com/.../tanks

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    I had bought out my LHS on one summer day because he had two of each of what I was looking for .Then the next time I went in all they had in the Bandai spot was Anime and Gundam Mechas .

It seems unlikely 1/35 will be surpassed in any foreseeable future as the 'one true armor modeling scale'. While it can be pricey, the selection of prototypes and number of manufacturers is vast. Availability of certain vehicles/versions drops off in 1/72, but there is a decent amount available. 1/48....well, I wonder how long it will be around in it's second coming. Availability/selection is well down there, after 1/35 and 1/72. And since a lot of what is coming out in 1/48 is from Tamiya, it ain't cheap, either.

It is too bad about Bandai dropping out of historical models. They still make pretty good kits, but only for anime/scifi subjects.

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      I have to sadly tell you this .1/48 is way smaller than 1/35 . Now , that said , since BANDAI stopped their exquisite line of armor in that scale I haven't seen anything to compare to it from anyone .

    There may be pretenders , but BANDAI'S armor had full interiors and all were very correct in profile and gear .Oh well .

Here's a general idea of size comparison with aircraft:

www.internethobbies.com/inplasmodair.html

Ships:

www.internethobbies.com/inplasmodshi.html

Armor is typically 1/35 scale. There are some in 1/48 scale and 1/72 scale. Both run pretty small compared to 1/35 scale armor.