1/48 for me, the right combination of size vs details. That’s in everything, Aircraft, Armor, Figures, Auto, Ships (yeah, I know, hard to find - does the Hobby Boss LCM count?).
1/72 is my favorite scale, almost 90% of my stash (and build models) is in 1/72. There is a lot of choice in subject matter, size is ok (1/48 bombers are so big!)
Since I’m no spring chicken and my eyes aren’t what they used to be, I choose modelling subjects based on what I can see. This is how I break it down in most cases. WWI subjects, 1/32 scale, WWII subjects, 1/48 scale, current subjects, 1/72 scale.
Those are the trade-offs I make to eyes and subject availability and space availability.
Cheers
WG
For me
Autos: 1/24-1/25
Aircraft: 1/72
Ships: 1/700
Armor: 1/35
I’ve always been a 1/35 guy but now with the detail the new dragon 1/72 kits have I’m starting to go that route also.
I do mostly aeroplanes and prefer 1/48. My goal is to have one each of every American WWII and 1/48 provides the appropriate mix of detail and space consideration.
I would love to do the entire collection in 1/32 but who has the space for a 1/32 B17, B24, or B29?
As for the limited number of Armor/vehicles/equipment/figures (again, all WWII), I prefer 1/32-1/35.
Better detail and not nearly the space problems associated with aeroplanes.
you guys would hate my shelves, I have 1/35th mixed with 1/144 mixxed with 1/100 mixed with 1/60th, mixed with nonscale.
But I on the fence about what I like to build, 1/35th seems to small at times. I have fun with my scifi in 1/100th, but they never seem to have enough small detail for me to be happy, the 1/60th are better but so expensive.
I am currently working on a MA.K (Maschinen Krieger ZbV 3000) in 1/20th scale, and I am quite enjoying it, it isn’t to big that its hard to work with, but its large enough that the details are clean and alot easier to paint (I despise painting 1/35th figures)
Warhorse has my numbers.
1/48th aircraft and armor and 1/700 for ships.
Great balance for price, storage, selection and workablility.
Mike
Hey thanks for the reply guys, didn’t think I’d get such a huge response keep them coming.
LOL! Cool! These area ll the reasons why 1/72 scale and 1/700 are my favorites! LOL! Awesome Mike!
Plumline, thanks for the great Thread. I also want to see more replies. This is great.
Since my return to the hobby I have focused mainly on military aircraft and for 1/32 scale does the trick although there are certain subjects that only come in 1/48 or 1/72 like bombers and such. So I guess what I am saying is I like a scale that provides a large enough representation of the subject ao alow the imagiation run wild with detailing and such.
I’ve built some 1/72 armor, bucause the DRagon kits are awesome, and pretty reasonable. Really, I build EVERYTHING though. In the stash, a U.S.S. forrestal, the Robot from Lost in space, The Chariot, Slave 1, Tiger 1, Sherman, Bradly… And that’s just some of my stuff.
I build 1/35 scale figures and 1/72 scale armor, although I do sometimes do the 1/48 scale aircraft (WW2 only) every now and then.
Jim
My favorite one its the 1/24, but I have models form the 1/160 to the 1/9…
Thanks again for all the feed back on this topic. It is interesting to hear the different reasons why people pick a certain scale to build in.
For me the bigger the better…in my youth the best kits I built were the mpc 1:24 Stuka and P-51 and a 1:12 scale Corvette Stingray with real metal coil springs - amazingly realistic for the 70’s.
Actually, my stash these days has: 1:32 for aircraft (even though I have plenty of 1:48 aircraft because of lack of variety in 1:32); 1:350 for ships; 1:35 for armor and 1:24/25 for autos.
The problem I have with most 1:48 aircraft is the lack of engine detail at least with most of the 1:48 kits in my stash. Although, I bought a number of 1:32 Hasegawa Spitfires from ebay expecting to find engines and was very disapointed on delivery.
1:700 ships don’t have realistic looking guns IMHO.
I like Tamiya’s new trend toward making armor and aircraft in the same scale…I just wish that they had choosen 1:35 for that scale.
I know the larger scales prove to be a hassle in display, but currently I finish so few models that displaying them hasn’t been an issue.
Just my take on things!