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  • Member since
    February 2013
  • From: Wichita, Kansas, USA
WW1 Diorama
Posted by Recon89 on Friday, March 7, 2014 11:06 AM

Want to do a WW1 trench scene showing a British tank climbing over a trench, but there are few options I can find for WW1 German gear, ammo boxes, weapons, etc to throw in the trenches to make them look used.  Also WW1 German infantry maybe scattering from the trench.   Any source to go to out there?  It would be in 1/35 scale.  Would like to do more WW1 modeling, but not much out there to choose from.

Thanks.

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, March 7, 2014 1:03 PM

There are actually quite a few options.

You may have to wait a little while, but ICM and Master box are coming out wuith 1/35 WWI figures and accessory sets.

ICM (scroll to the bottom of the page):  http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/newkitnews/icm.html

These sets are already out on Ebay.

  

Master box:  http://www.mbltd.info/35158.htm

Emhar has a whole series of WWI tanks and a couple cannon kits: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/emhar-1-35

Meng just recently released an FT-17 tank too.

 Tauro Models has an A7V too.

 

RPM Models has a few versions of Model T cars/trucks.  

A lot more options here:  http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=1%2F35+wwi&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1311.R1.TR6.TRC1.A0.H0&_nkw=1%2F35+wwi&_sacat=0

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, March 7, 2014 1:14 PM

Plenty of WWI figures at Military Miniatures Warehouse and Tommy's War available at The Red Lancer

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    February 2013
  • From: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Posted by Recon89 on Friday, March 7, 2014 3:37 PM

Oh man, I've gonna need a bank loan.  I see plenty of stuff I want.  The Sturmpanzerwagen A7 from HeavyArty's post reminds me of the land rover from Star Wars.

Thanks everyone.

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Saturday, April 5, 2014 12:55 PM
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:37 PM

  Now, if your pockets are VERY deep, here's you dio in on box:

www.andreadepotusa.com/.../s3-s04-tank-fight-on-the-western-front-1916.html

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    February 2013
  • From: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Posted by Recon89 on Saturday, April 5, 2014 7:10 PM

I guess I'll stay with my "cheap" kits.  Except sometimes the kit is the cheapest thing after you buy all the other stuff that you want to go with it.

  • Member since
    September 2007
  • From: Truro Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted by SuppressionFire on Sunday, April 6, 2014 7:31 AM

The ICM figures are good but the head sculpts could use swapping with resin ones. Far as the trenches and accessories they all can be scratch built affordably.

I just completed a WWI vignette and the only commercially purchased items were the ICM figure, a resin character head and a package of Mill putty. A fellow modeller from our club gave me two WWI German storm trooper helmets and a resin cap badge for the display. WIP photographs were not taken as the work was done with the contest deadline looming and completed 1:00am the morning of the contest! Everything you see below was scratch built for little or no cost:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/razordws/GB%20Badges/WMIIIGBsmall.jpg

 

 

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