Small Scales - 30 signups

[Paul821]

18 minutes ago, vppelt68 said:

There a whole world of tank kits in the so called 15mm, or more precisely 1:100 scale nowadays. It's a new favorite of wargamers and several manufacturers are nowadays producing miniature kits in plastic instead of resin and white metal. The selection of kits is far superior to, say, 1:72/76 in injection molded plastic. V-P

I would support allowing 15mm models as I have a number of "Plastic Model Soldier" kits in my stash and this GB gives my an excuse to build them.

[vppelt68]

1 hour ago, Paul821 said:

I would support allowing 15mm models as I have a number of "Plastic Model Soldier" kits in my stash and this GB gives my an excuse to build them.

Most trackheads regard everything smaller than 1:35 as too small for them anyway 😁

[Bertie McBoatface]

There are some interesting naval aircraft available in 1/350. You get quite a few in a packet too.

[bootneck]

On 19/11/2021 at 17:35, Bertie Psmith said:

There are some interesting naval aircraft available in 1/350. You get quite a few in a packet too.

Yes, but you don't have think small just because they are 1:350 scale.

 

Bien Hoa airbase, Vietnam 1968

 

Mike

[Bertie McBoatface]

13 minutes ago, bootneck said:

 

Yes, but you don't have think small just because they are 1:350 scale.

 

 

Mike

 

Wow!

[Robert Stuart]

Oh? Yes!

Not sure what I'd build, but plenty of tempting stuff out there ...

I learnt about Takom's Zeppelin kits yesterday, so might go for one of those - one of them is over 500mm long in ¹/₃₅₀ so small scale, but not a small model.

Since you are allowing WiF, I might go for somethig SciFi.
 

[Tim R-T-C]

I have some of the Tamiya 1/100 kits, very simple little builds but decent detail. In fact they were my first ever airfield diorama and displayed at Telford 2019.

 

You can also get some aircraft kits in 1/288 scale - a selection of Antonov twin engine planes were released by Toho and Eastern Express a few years ago.

 

Built this Kiev based fire bomber a couple of years back - for scale reference, the scene is in the lid from one of those posh coffee tins. Displayed at Halifax show 2020.

 

[Hockeyboy76]

Stick me down dude, & I’m voluntolding @nimrod54

[Ernie]

You can put me down for this.

[nimrod54]

On 17/11/2021 at 11:16, Adam Poultney said:

Personally I quite like small scales and build a lot in them, others don't as they find it too difficult, but I'm young and have the eyesight and dexterity to work with very small parts. However I don't think that's necessarily a limiting factor, give it a go and see how you get on. 

 

I enjoy building small scale aircraft  too Adam, though I must admit that as a 67 year old with rheumatoid arthritis it can be a bit sore on the hands and it isn't always easy on the eyes. That said, short sessions help and I still manage to achieve resonable results. Many of the 1/144th airliner kits or the Revell C-17 Globemaster can still make a good size model so there's plenty of scope for people to join in if they are worried about the small scale. Here are a some examples of my previous builds.

 

 

 

by John L, on Flickr

 

So you can definitely sign me up for this one.

 

John

[Potato Pete]

I could be persuaded  - count me in

 

Pete

[Silenoz]

10 hours ago, Potato Pete said:

I could be persuaded  - count me in

 

Pete

Depends on what is needed to persuade you 😉

[Marklo]

Count me in I have at least 20 1/144 aircraft kits in the stash and I’m also partial to the odd 1/72 AFV, I think I have a tiger, an Rt and a Char in the stash, although the latter two are earmarked for the matchbox gb.

[ColonelKrypton]

Good idea. Count me in too.

 

cheers, Graham

 

[Beggsy]

1/144s are a ton of fun, and (usually) nice and quick.  Count me in for at least 1!

[Marklo]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited highlights ( hopefully  ) from my 1/144 collection 

 

 

 

 

 

And some 1/72 AFVs

 

 

 

 

[Adam Poultney]

very nice @Marklo

If anyone else wants to post some of their small scale models, go for it. I might post up some of mine in a bit

[bootneck]

I enjoy building anything from 1:350 scale upwards although my preference is for 1:144 scale helicopters.

 

If this GB goes ahead then I shall probably build more of these:

 

Mike

[Silenoz]

@Marklo, @bootneck: nice collection

Revell Ka-50

 

Su-22 in progress, model destroyed in a move:

 

F-15DJ, model destroyed in the same move:

 

Brengun Wasserfall:

 

Trumpeter Tu-160, waiting for new decals... once... still don't know what happened on one wing

 

And then the Harrier in progress here:

 

Edited November 23, 2021 by Silenoz

[Adam Poultney]

As promised, some of mine:

 

1/144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Particularly proud of this Vulcan ^^

Very early 3D printed resin prototypes for Beacon Models upcoming Spitfire kit (which will be in plastic and will have landing gear, prop, antenna just behind the cockpit, etc)

A victim of a Blitzbuild, a fun one but not the best model I've ever made

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1/200

 

 

 

 

1/360

 

[srkirad]

Here are some of my 1/144 models, built 2016 onward...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

S.

[Steben]

Man, I love small scale! beautiful!

[Marklo]

Typical me I was thinking we should title the GB ‘go small or go home!’

[ArnoldAmbrose]

Gidday all, I'm mainly a ship modeler but I've got a few small planes I've done. But they're scratch built. 

 

Many years ago during a bored afternoon I scratch built a Rockwell RA-5 Vigilante. I made it from balsa and thin plywood, and to 1/250 scale. Just a generic version of it, no decals and such. Later I decided to make some more aircraft to the same scale. Again, just generic versions of the aircraft. Here they are.

From left to right - F-15 Eagle, F111C with wings swept, SR-71, F-18, F111C with wings extended and the RA-5 Vigilante, all simple builds from balsa and plywood, and at 1/250 scale.

 

I mentioned I'm a ship modeler. I've only done one aircraft carrier, the Airfix HMS Ark Royal, but I want to do more. I'll probably have to make my own air groups so as a trial I've made these from strips and rods of styrene: 

Grumman F-4 Wildcat/Martlet 1/600 scale

 

Vought Corsair, FAA version, 1/600 scale

 

Supermarine Spitfire/Seafire, 1/600 scale

 

They're aproximately 2cm by 2cm in size and as you can see they're a bit rough, they were mainly trials to see if I could make them. If this group build goes ahead I'll probably make some more like these. Regards, Jeff.

[desert falcon]

If vehicles and/or dioramas in 1/87 would be allowed I’m in please.