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Thanks Tom!!
I'm glad I've kept my diecast Lancasters in their boxes!!![Shock :shock: :shock:](/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Thanks.
James.
I'm glad I've kept my diecast Lancasters in their boxes!!
![Shock :shock: :shock:](/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Thanks.
James.
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Hi all.
Oooh...
ndicki, think a New Zealander might be able to get that book??
James.
Hey ndikcki do you know where I can get some 1/35 scale figurines. I am looking for a modern US Army aircrew.
I started building my Blackhawk today and I want to make a diaragma (spelling probably all screwed up) based off of my unit when we were in Iraq. I am going to have the Blackhawk sitting in the desert and I am going to have the crew getting out of the aircraft like after a flight. Then I want to put a picture of the actual aircraft (I am going to decal one of our actual tail numbers to the model) and put a picture of our unit next to it.
Maestro, the tank is an American M-60A1/A3, but no idea which manufacturer.
Well, I missed the ICM Spits - shouldn't have, as the PRU blue MkIXc you can see is also the ICM one - the decals are rubbish, but the model is nice, if challenging!
The ICM Mustang, I understand, is similar to the Tamiya one - so much so that certain French mags have actually accused ICM of plagiarism...
The vehicles and figurines are all 1/35th-1/32nd scale, you're right - in 1/48th scale, it's improving, but we're not home yet.
Recommendation - Use 200-400 grit sandpaper for your desert sand. You can get it in sheets that are sand colored. Hell they might even be actually made out of sand (silica). I've use the grey sandpaper for tarmac concrete. Perfect.
Try here - it's one of the UK's biggest dealers, so if there is anything, they should have it. Try searching manually for 1/35th figures, all manufacturers - good luck! Speaking from experience, you're going to need a lot of luck to find anything in Germany...so you might as well look in the UK.
Agreed, the ICM figures are good - my favourite is of course the WAAF - and they provide some useful accessories such as the armourer's bench and the engine maintenance platform. Not to mention the dog!
The bod in the Irvin suit, however, is completely unsuitable for Fighter Command single seaters - have you ever sat in a Spit? Bit tight, even without the goon-skins!
Pity they haven't released another set, with pilots in deckchairs listening to the wireless!
Ndicki, your painting skills are unbeleivable...
All you need is a decent paintbrush, OO or OOO, artist's quality - very expensive, they can be, but if they are well cared for, they last quite a while!
No, I never sat in a Spitfire before. But it had to be thight... I read somewhere that when they received their brand new Mustangs, some RAF pilots complained about the cockpit being too large ! Can you beleive it ?
Yes! You put on a Spit, rather than get into it - and the Bf109 was even tighter!
But I'm ready to bet that you will have to pay the high price because they will be made of resin. I don't know for you, but I don't wanna pay 8 bucks for a single figure.
And nice (but blurry) models of yours, Maestro. BTW, is that an Ikea bookcase?![]()
All you need is a decent paintbrush, OO or OOO, artist's quality - very expensive, they can be, but if they are well cared for, they last quite a while!