What's the largest plastic model kit ever made?

The Revell B-36 (1/72) is so big my wife has relegated me to hang it above my workbench in the unfinished part of the basement.  Actually, I think it's kind of ugly and have been thinking about throwing it in the recycling trash bin.

Wolfman_63

Monogram B-52 and B-36 are 1/72 scale.

A 1/48 scale B-52 would be 4 feet long, almost 5 feet wide, and 1 foot tall.

You can zoom in on the box to see scale:

http://www.amazon.com/Monogram-B-52-Stratofortress-Model-8292/dp/B00YXB6O34/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

 

Doh... you're correct! I do remember the box cover. It has been many years since I saw the box cover. Never knew it was 1/72 scale. I guess it has been so long I forget. LOL!

Depending on the definition of "plastic" the biggest model could be fiberglass or resin.  In the late 1970's early 1980's, a company called Super Ships made a 1:72 nd scale fiberglass kit of USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65).  The kit was about 15 feet long.  I saw one built for radio control  at one of the early iHobby shows near Chicago in 1986 or 87.  The kit had 7 parts; three hull sections, three flight deck sections, and the island.   Nautilus Drydocks used to make a 1:32 nd scale resin kit of the Disney NAUTILUS.  This model was 66.5" long.

Monogram B-52 and B-36 are 1/72 scale.

A 1/48 scale B-52 would be 4 feet long, almost 5 feet wide, and 1 foot tall.

You can zoom in on the box to see scale:

http://www.amazon.com/Monogram-B-52-Stratofortress-Model-8292/dp/B00YXB6O34/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

airgunner

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Back in the 70s, I had 3 big kits. They were the old Monogram 1/48 scale B-52 Stratofortress...

 

 

I think you meant the B-29 Superfortress? To the best of my knowlege, no one ever made a B-52 kit in 1/48 scale (1/72 only)?

A B-52 in 1/48 would be a huge model!

 

Nope. It was a 1/48 scale B-52 kit. I also had the Peacemaker bomber kit as well. I know because I had it stored in my dad's attic for years.

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Back in the 70s, I had 3 big kits. They were the old Monogram 1/48 scale B-52 Stratofortress...

I think you meant the B-29 Superfortress? To the best of my knowlege, no one ever made a B-52 kit in 1/48 scale (1/72 only)?

A B-52 in 1/48 would be a huge model!

I was just looking at dbusack's Nuremberg Toy Fair thread and saw a photo of Trumpeter's 1/48 U-552 sub.  That may take the prize.  I'd have to keep that thing in the garage!

Back in the 70s, I had 3 big kits. They were the old Monogram 1/48 scale B-52 Stratofortress,  Monogram or Revell 1/48 scale B-17 Flying Fortress and the PT-109 kit. I can't remember the scale (perhaps 1/32 scale?) and maker but it was huge and included a motor for the propellers.

I guess it depends... The HK B-17 takes up a huge square of real estate, the big Trumpeter 1/200 battleships and Revell 1/72 Gato are gonna eat up 5 feet of shelf space but are still reasonably narrow and the Heller or Revell 1/96 Victory and Constitution/Cutty Sark are gonna need 3-4 feet of vertical and horizontal space as well as a fairly wide shelf.

For "biggest" as in most complicated, I would give the award to the 1/200 Missouri/Iowa/HMS Nelson/Bismarck kits (in that order) and the 1/96 HMS Victory, Le Soleil Royal, Constitution, Cutty Sark... but of course even that measurement is thrown out the window once you add aftermarket superdetailing and scratchbuilding into the fray. It's possible to to make even a simple kit into something insanely complicated after all.

We have to specify what we mean by biggest- weight, a single dimension, or total volume.  There were some ship kits that were pretty big, especially those made for RC.  Even just for static scale, however, the Heller 1:100 ships were huge.

midnightprowler

 

 

Sprue-ce Goose

Could start by giggling for photos of people standing next to kit boxes..........

https://www.emodels.co.uk/soar-art-1-35-dora-railway-gun-9511.html

apparently still available at a mere .£499.99..................

the  Soar Art 1/35 Dora Railway Gun 

would probably also qualify as an entry in the thread:

Your Most Expensive Kit ? or What's your Limit

  

 

 

Hmmm, I have never giggled pics, how does it work?

 

That's a technique I picked up from GM in one of his threads

Sprue-ce Goose

Could start by giggling for photos of people standing next to kit boxes..........

https://www.emodels.co.uk/soar-art-1-35-dora-railway-gun-9511.html

apparently still available at a mere .£499.99..................

the  Soar Art 1/35 Dora Railway Gun 

would probably also qualify as an entry in the thread:

Your Most Expensive Kit ? or What's your Limit

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hmmm, I have never giggled pics, how does it work?

Yes, I have the Missouri in my stash right now. It is almost 5 feet long, and the bow is a separate section. I literally am waiting to get a bigger workspace so I can start on it. Then I have to figure out where I will display it!

While the 1/32 WW2 bombers are pretty big, the Revell 1/48 B-1 is probably still the largest widely produced, injection molded, aircraft kit. It had to be sectioned into 3 parts just to be molded at the time. The fuselage is 3 feet long when done, about the wingspan of one of the 1/32 bomber kits. And the wings when spread are just under 3 feet. 

Sprue-ce Goose

The Renwal version of the Visible V-8 I saw at a hobby shop a few years ago was much, much smaller than what I remembered as a child.

 

 

Yeah, that figures I guess.  I think of the yards and empty lots where we played ball as kids.  We didn't need a lot of room back then...they seem so small now.

I would think the Hong Kong 1/32scale B-17 ----airfixs tempest--tamiyas mosquito just to name a few. .all in beautiful plastic [;)

5-high

On the bench 

Trumpeter 1/32 mustang mk.lll 

In the hanger revell 1/32 spitfire mk.1

Trumpeter  1/32 p38-L 

The Renwal version of the Visible V-8 I saw at a hobby shop a few years ago was much, much smaller than what I remembered as a child.

No where near large enough to qualify as largest.

How big was the "visible V-8" model, back in the day?

The first thing I thought of was the 1/72 subs from Revell.  Skinny but long.

Model Maniac posted up pics of his big Dora here a month or so ago.

I would think one of the 1/200 battlewagons would get up there pretty close too.  Thinking BB-63

I had the B-36 model, and yes, it is ginormus! However, I believe there is a model of the German artillery gun Dora that is even bigger in 1/35 scale. An armor guy probably has the details!

Could start by giggling for photos of people standing next to kit boxes..........

https://www.emodels.co.uk/soar-art-1-35-dora-railway-gun-9511.html

apparently still available at a mere .£499.99..................

the  Soar Art 1/35 Dora Railway Gun 

would probably also qualify as an entry in the thread:

Your Most Expensive Kit ? or What's your Limit