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Favorite armor scale...?
Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:23 PM
What is your favorite scale when modeling armor..? I'm sure I know the answer, but I'm just trying this 'poll' feature... Bear with me!
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Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 10:59 PM
Seems to work!
But you left out 3 kinda popular scales:
1/16
1/24
1/25

Well, you did include "other scales," but...
~Brian
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Posted by David Voss on Thursday, April 3, 2003 12:29 AM
There are currently only 6 votes, we could add in the 3 scales and reset the poll.
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, April 3, 2003 12:39 AM
Ok, then, let's start all over again!
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Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, April 3, 2003 1:55 AM
Ah, that's better!
And with my one vote for 1/25, I have 50% of the votes!!
~Brian
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, April 3, 2003 2:15 AM
I don't think it will stay like that for long. Let's enjoy our 'superiority' while the 1/35 modelers are still asleep!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 3, 2003 9:48 AM
We woke upBig Smile [:D]
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Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, April 3, 2003 6:38 PM
Dang!
Down to 9% now!
Come on, you 1/25 fans!!!!
~Brian
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Posted by shermanfreak on Thursday, April 3, 2003 8:52 PM
oh so sad...now you're relegated to third place behind 1/35 and 1/76. sniff sniff
LOL
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, April 3, 2003 9:25 PM
C'mon! 1/25 is the perfect scale for armor! Not too small, not too big.
And an incredible selection of automobile kits are available in the same scale to depict crushed under the relentless onslaught of advancing armor!

Only problem is all the existing 1/25 armor kits require A LOT of work to accurize...
A LOT of work!
That's why some new ones would be appreciated.

~Brian
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 4, 2003 3:34 AM
I went with 48th because it was compatable with a popular aircraft scale. Not too big and not to small but that's for a collection of type vehicles. For dioramas there ain't nothing like good old 1/35th
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 6, 2003 5:47 PM
I'll throw my vote in for 1/72. I cannot believe that I'm the only one who enjoys this scale. Then again, that might explain the lack of decent Sherman kits in 1/72Smile [:)]
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, April 7, 2003 2:20 AM
Wallig, Fine Scale Factory of Germany have started a 1/72 Sherman range and according to a pal of mine who's into that sort of things, they are good!

http://www.finescalefactory.de/Liste-englisch.htm

By the way, in order to register your much needed 1/72 vote, you need to click on 1/72 and submit your vote...
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 14, 2003 1:56 AM
I love 1/35 armor new .
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Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, June 14, 2003 8:52 AM
what company puts out armor models in 1/285 scale? I know some ships in bigger scale than that.

Of course 1/35 is number one. but I like doing 1/72
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 16, 2003 3:23 AM
sorry people but i am too clumsy for anything smaller than 1/35 and not skilled enough for anything larger-todd
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Posted by Moses on Monday, June 16, 2003 10:50 AM
Wow 1/285th sclae armor would be lik ethe size of your pinky nail. Wink [;)]

Nothing better then 1/35 scale IMO. Would love to do Tamiya's Tiger 1 in 1/16th though. Maybe for next fathers day when my first son/daughter is born this November.
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Posted by erush on Monday, June 16, 2003 11:53 AM
Moses, you'll like that 1/16th Tiger if you get it. I've got the "display" version instead of the full option r/c and it is just incredible! (My fiance got it for me for last Christmas). I also got the Aber P/E set for it. Also expesive but I think worth it. I'm saving it until I get a litle more practice in my 35th stuff so I don't botch anything on it. If you do go for it and want the Aber, the best price I found was at Airconnection. http://www.airconnection.on.ca/airconnection_aber_ALL.htm
They also have the sets broken down now too I see if you just want certain parts.

I'd have to say 35th is my favorite over all scale though!

Eric
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Posted by Moses on Monday, June 16, 2003 4:35 PM
Nice erush, I would get the display model myself. I can barely work th eremote for the television, so there is no way I can rig up an R/C Unit to it. If you get to it, get some pics up.

Thanks

Rob
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 16, 2003 4:46 PM
1/35....... just woke up too

Moses....LOL, I would build it, if I could it to fire little shells!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 16, 2003 8:11 PM
Would have to go 1/35. It's readilly available, and not too small for those of us with large fingers.

BTW, 1/285? Would that be the equivalent of epic scale?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 21, 2003 12:57 AM
I have done several pieces of 1/35 th scale armor two of my favorites are the M36 tank destroyer from acadamy / mrc and life -like 155mm long tom towed gun carriage and tractor kits ...lol 1/35 th RULES in armor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

am looking forward to more armor kits to come
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:58 AM
Like the 1/76 'cause it really save display space. And now they are making it more detailed and accurate than those old years.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 5:00 AM
Like the 1/76 'cause it really save display space. And now they are making it more detailed and accurate than those old years.
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:36 AM
1/35, all the way!!!


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Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:08 PM
Wallig Wrote: "I'll throw my vote in for 1/72. I cannot believe that I'm the only one who enjoys this scale. Then again, that might explain the lack of decent Sherman kits in 1/72"

I also love 1/72 scale Armor wallig. My collection right now numbers 376 Armor pieces built with another four in various stages of completion on my workbench. I have pretty big fingers too, but I love building this scale. I'm able to display 6 to 8 pieces in the same space as a 1/35 scale heavy tank! :-) Besides, I have 226 aircraft in 1/72 scale, so I like to keep it all consistent. ;-)

I have about six Shermans, one of which is the Sherman "Calliope". Almost all of them were done by Italeri, but they look pretty close to accurate for the most part except for a few version-specific details here and there. They at least have good detail molded in their parts. I had built all of them about 18 years to 22 years ago; I haven't dome anything recent though. I do have a Revell-Germany kit of a Shreman I'm going to build with Russian Markings to show a Lend Lease tank.
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Posted by Keyworth on Saturday, June 28, 2003 10:47 PM
I build 1/72 scale, but I also build 1/35th. It's a space-available thing, ya know! :) - Ed
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Posted by allan on Saturday, June 28, 2003 11:16 PM
72nd scale. I can park the tank beside my planes and choppers and size them all up.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 29, 2003 10:49 AM
I'd go for the 1/35, I like my tanks huge and detailed...Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 4, 2003 9:20 PM
Hard to argue with the 1/35th voters just on sheer number of subjects and availability alone. However, there's nothing at all wrong with an occasional 1/25th, 1/16th or 1/9th endeavor especially when those 1/35th faces keep getting smaller and smaller with the advancing age of the modeler!
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