new from takom

[ALBATROS1234]

i know its not a plane but its ww1 and it looks really neat. heres a build review:

http://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/08/construction-review-takoms-35th-scale.html#

[Pgtaylorart]

Yes, I've been looking at this. It's really nicely done, and although it's not an airplane, it does fit into our era of WW1. I recently purchased Takom's MK A Whippet tank. (I'm easily distracted) This gun is very tempting even though it is nothing line anything I've ever built.


George

[Des]

Thanks very much Scott for the link to the build, a very good build description of what appears to be an excellent kit.

Des.

[uncletony]

They have a 42cm "Big Bertha" on the way as well:

[LukasTheLight]

I love this!!! And I want Big Bertha...that sounds bit sick though 

Lukas

[Pgtaylorart]

Wish these company's would get the scale right though!

Amen to that! I'll never understand the evolution of making airplanes and armor in 1/32 and 1/35 so they can't accurately exist in the same world.

George

[uncletony]

Wish these company's would get the scale right though!

Amen to that! I'll never understand the evolution of making airplanes and armor in 1/32 and 1/35 so they can't accurately exist in the same world.

George

me too. It drives me crazy. Love that RA is making his vehicles (Marienfeld etc) in 1/32...

[Derrick]

Thought I read a while back the 1/35 scale started in Japan, as to why I don't know. Takom and Meng also have a bunch of WWI tanks as well. I bought the Meng Whippet not too long ago

[uncletony]

Blame Tamiya and their motorized tank models (remember those?)

After the success of the Panther, I thought it would be a good idea for us to produce other tanks from different countries in the same scale. I measured the Panther and it turned out to be about 1/35 of the size of the original. This size had been chosen simply because it would accommodate a couple of B-type batteries. Tamiya's 1/35 series tanks eventually got to be known around the world, but this is the slightly haphazard origin of their rather awkward scale.

[WarrenD]

Well, as I remember it, there is more to the story than the batteries, but I can't recall the details now. Suffice it to say: it is what it is.

I like these new kits!  Too bad they're not 1/72nd! 

OK, here's my pet peeve: Why does WD models produce kits in 1/76th instead of 1/72nd. Seriously. 

Warren

[Michael Scarborough]

 Actually, in the body of the text it says it is in "32th" scale.  Now that's a scale I could really sink my teeth into.

 It was my understanding from long ago that 35th scale was derived from metric measurements whereas 32nd scale was derived from Imperial. I think that may be the same deal with the 72nd versus 76th scale confusion.

Why can't we all just get along?

[uncletony]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1:35_scale

[Des]

Thanks for the link Bo, and what a beautiful looking Learjet 45.

Des.

[Pgtaylorart]

Actually, in the body of the text it says it is in "32th" scale.  Now that's a scale I could really sink my teeth into.

That's a misprint. The Takom kits are definitely 1/35 "as it says on the tin", (as you would say in England).

George

[Nigel Jackson]

Goodness me! We are indeed spoilt and these models seem beautiful. Life is too short!

Best wishes
Nigel