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  • Member since
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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Friday, October 2, 2015 1:11 PM

Cat Daddy

How hard is 1/72 on the eyes? I'm on the north side of 50 and I fear that all the fiddly bits on these tanks might make me blind.

 

i am 63 and  started building 1/72 two years ago. i been wearing glasses since 4th grade. i now have bifocals as well but i have no problems. unlike Bish i don't use optivisors or any magnification. i do put safety glasses on when airbrushing and when working on anything 1/35 with iron antenna.

Никто не Забыт    (No one is Forgotten)
Ничто не Забыто  (Nothing is Forgotten)

 

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  • From: New Port Richey
Posted by deattilio on Friday, October 2, 2015 9:01 AM

 

I put together a good number of 1/72 armor kits, more than I do 1/35 kits.  Of course, most are of AmTracs but I throw in others to add flavor to the display shelves.  The Dragon LVTs are good kits; the AAVs are decent but need PE to represent various topside details better.  I have several Trumpeter kits, they have all been impressive concerning detail, and the new Revell kits are good as well.  I have a Revell T-72, Trumpeter T-55 and an Esci M1 Abrams in the works – do not bother with Esci kits.  Below are some of my 1/72 armor builds.  No optivisor but I am sure it would help, especially with the PE on the AAVs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: 1/72

 

WIP:
Trying to get my hobby stuff sorted - just moved and still unpacking.

 

"Gator, Green Catskill....Charlie On Time"
 

 

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Posted by hard stripe on Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:08 PM

hello, I have a afv you might like. email me at thurmande@roadrunner.com. I'll tell you what i have & make you deal that you will like.

Tags: 72 scale
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, October 1, 2015 2:09 PM
Cat, as long as you get an Optivisor, or some other sort of magnifier, you will be fine.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Cat Daddy on Thursday, October 1, 2015 2:07 PM

How hard is 1/72 on the eyes? I'm on the north side of 50 and I fear that all the fiddly bits on these tanks might make me blind.

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:07 PM

we have a 1/72 Group Build on going (OTS = One True Scale)

i agree with Dragon for 1/72. i also like Revell but i don't like some of the length and link tracks in this scale. OTHO i do a lot of wheels. Trumpeter has some nice stuff too and Toxso is nice but new so very limited selection. i also like Aoshima but they do modern JGSDF stuff so probably not your thing.

note the Airfix Mk-I and the T-55 Mineroller took firsts at June region 10 regionals.

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, September 28, 2015 5:44 PM

That does look very good,never would have guessed the scale.

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Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, September 28, 2015 5:28 PM

I just completed the Revell 1/72 Sd Kfz 7/1. Amazing detail. I was blown away. I added the figure and tarps.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, September 28, 2015 5:19 PM

Probably the Dragon 1/72 kits

www.dragonusaonline.com

www.spruebrothers.com

www.scalehobbyist.com 

 

  • Member since
    February 2015
1/72 scale
Posted by acctingman on Monday, September 28, 2015 2:18 PM

Hello

 

New to the hobby and I'd like to give myself a go at 1/72 WW2 armor. Any recommendations to an online retailer and which kit's tend to have the better mold quality

 

Thanks

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