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Could i put 1/72 strykers on HO railcars or is the scale to different?
HO is 1/87.
It would tend to look pretty strange.
Greg
George Lewis:
gregbale HO is 1/87. It would tend to look pretty strange.
Darn, i was hoping it’d be 1/72 but i always forget. Unfortunately there’s not really a lot of 1/87 Stryker kits.
My rule of thumb is that 10% is about as far as I stretch it. 87/72 is 120%, or 20% too large.
But a 1/72 flatcar might not be hard to kit bash, much easier than scratch building a 1/87 Stryker.
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GMorrison My rule of thumb is that 10% is about as far as I stretch it. 87/72 is 120%, or 20% too large. But a 1/72 flatcar might not be hard to kit bash, much easier than scratch building a 1/87 Stryker.
thats very true, i just need to find a 1/72 modern day flat car
I'm fairly sure you'll find 1/72 model flatcars, far easier than 1/87 Styrkers lol.
1/35th scale flatcars are easy enough to find.
- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"
Tankluver Unfortunately there’s not really a lot of 1/87 Stryker kits.
Actually -- checking Walthers and Hobbylinc -- there are HO scale Strykers available...but they seem to be hideously expensive compared to our 'regular' kits. Don't know why they're so pricey...maybe it's a 'train' thing.
gregbale Tankluver Unfortunately there’s not really a lot of 1/87 Stryker kits. Actually -- checking Walthers and Hobbylinc -- there are HO scale Strykers available...but they seem to be hideously expensive compared to our 'regular' kits. Don't know why they're so pricey...maybe it's a 'train' thing.
They are not kits, but completed vehicles, plus they are a very small market.
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richs26 gregbale Tankluver Unfortunately there’s not really a lot of 1/87 Stryker kits. Actually -- checking Walthers and Hobbylinc -- there are HO scale Strykers available...but they seem to be hideously expensive compared to our 'regular' kits. Don't know why they're so pricey...maybe it's a 'train' thing. They are not kits, but completed vehicles, plus they are a very small market.
Well what rail gauge would 1/72 fall under then? Or is it one of those weird in between gauges and scales
It seems that what is available for both 1/35 and 1/72 is WW2 German and Soviet railway cars. There is no US rail equipment for these scales. What could be done is to convert a WW2 German car to a modern Bundesbahn car and put Strykers on it traveling in Germany to a port.
Rail scales fall outside the plastic modeling world. G=1:22.5, O=1/48, HO=1/87, S=1/64, N=1/160. You can check for new 1/48 Strykers to use O scale. Or check S scale which is closer, but it is almost dead in use.
richs26 Rail scales fall outside the plastic modeling world. G=1:22.5, O=1/48, HO=1/87, S=1/64, N=1/160. You can check for new 1/48 Strykers to use O scale. Or check S scale which is closer, but it is almost dead in use.
Ive never heard of S gauge, I just got back into model trains but not as serious. I just love combining the two subjects. I was trying to do a company on railhead in the states, but maybe doing one in Europe would be better, plus i could add the new dragoons!
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