Favorite armor scale...?

I chose 1/35th since it's the only armor i have done and i like it, but i have never seen a 1/25th scale armor...

Yeah, yeah, 1/35 is the most COMMON scale, and therefore has by far the widest range of kits and accessories, but wouldn't you all rather have all that good stuff in 1/25 scale? Sure ya would! We all would! Wouldn't you just LOVE to have a 1/25 Tamiya Porsche Tiger II, Sherman M4A1, Marder III, or JS-II done to the same modern standards we all appreciate, with all the resin and PE to go along with them?? YOU KNOW YOU WOULD!!
I still can't believe I'm the only one who voted for 1/25.

I guess they would be quite expensive, but...a beautiful, diamond-cutting Porsche-suspension Jagdtiger in 1/25 scale?? Oh, I'd pay! I'd pay!

i'm still very new to modeling armor, but 1/72 is my fave for now...lots of choice for modern armor (my personal preference) and really affordable, not to mention small enough to display but large enough to detail if u want to.
frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by wallig 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

no, ur not alone by any means.
since i do a lot of modeling in 1/160 (n-scale rr stuff), 1/72 actually looks pretty big to me...
frosty

M1,

1/285 are put out by GHQ, and there are LOTS of them. I think they are all white metal one piece castings. I have no idea what the heck they are good for! (Maybe melt down and recast into shell casings! lol

Okay, okay, how do you answer the poll??

I would have to vote for 1/35 solely for the availability and economics of the scale. ie don't want to rob a bank at this time of my life to pay for 1/16 scale.

Given the plethora of update kits, figures, decals....and just the range in kits...1/35th just has to be the best. Not too big that you need to extend your home to have a collection (sorry you 1/25th guys) but big enough to be able to appreciate the detail.

Petbat
Queensland
Australia

I voted for 1/35th there's room to scratch build stuff (I'm doing a emhar ww1 tank) and you can still fit it on the shelf, I really like 1/72 though you can do one of those up in the motel room the night before a show (trust me) and the selection of subjects, PRICE and photoetch is getting better all the time.

If I could afford 1/16 it would be my favorite...

Actually I like the tons of 1/35 stuff out there. Plenty of selection!

It seems as if availability has a big impact on what people build. For myself, there's no way I'd pass up a nice, injection molded Stuart or Sherman in 1/25 scale for one in 1/35. However, I build 1/35 most, almost exclusively, because that's what's out there. It's like a car modeler looking for 1/35 scale instead of 1/25 or 1/24.. it ain't gonna happen very often!

Ron.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Poniatowski It seems as if availability has a big impact on what people build.

all too true... for example, if u want an S-Tank, the Trumpeter 1/35 kit is pretty easy to find. but if u want one in 1/72 like i do, that's a harder search. so then u have to decide if u want one no matter what scale it is. then the display question comes up.
where do i put this thing once i'm finished building it ?
subject availability, cost and space concerns seem to be defining issues... but i do like 1/72 and 1/76 and would probably build in those scales even if i had more money and space.
btw, that stuart article was great; also the one about adding mud to armor. i always look forward to ur byline...

1/35 4ever! I used to love painting and detailing 1/87 ROCO. That became too small. I knew every hobby shop in the country that carried a good stock. Then went crazy with the 1/18th scale. That became a space problem and limited availability. 1/35th is just right!

Favorite armor scale? 1/1
Favorite model scale? 1/35. Anything smaller, you sacrifice detail, anything larger, you sacrifice room in your house to display them!

For me it's defintely 1/35

Gee, I must be the only 1/6th fan here. It the best scale for those of us with limited skill and talent!

SgtMuggs, anything you can throw an old-school GI Joe into is OK by me!