Can a 1/35 t 34 have as much detail as the 1/16 t 34 or is the 1/35 scale too small for very crisp detail?
You could still get some great detail in there, and would have less scratchbuilding to do because there are more AM and PE parts for it, but, a 1/16 is the best for massive super detailing, and it’s nice and big[:D]
Hello
I the years I have been modeling, I found the 1/35 quite the best scale for armor…
Not to small, not to big… to my shelf…
Many companies improve over the years the amount of detail, quality and of course the one you can add…
I just finished the Revell 1/35 M1 A2 kit…
Greetings
TDC
1/35 too small? This is a new one for me. With 1/35 being the most widely released scale, I’d think superdetailing would be the easiest. The amount of AM to be found is almost endless. Further, the parts, I believe, are not too small. Check out a book called Panzer Modelling Masterclass by Tony Greenland, or check out AFVModeller issue 15 to see an example of how extreme a 1/35 model can be. Can it be as detailed as a 1/16: YES, depending on the fact that the person modelling it has the neccessary patience, skill, and references.
Below is a 1/35 Tiger I, from above-mentioned AFVModeller
No right or wrong answer. I cut my teeth into serious modelling with superdetailed 1/72 WW2 Luftwaffe subjects, mostly with scratchbuilt details.
Actually, an advantage of smaller scales is that you can take more shortcuts yet still be very accurate. However, I’d feel compelled to replicate every rivet on a 1/16 M26 Pershing, for instance. Why? Because I know I could do it.
Even in 1/35, I have to set myself a cut off or else I’m looking to redo complete bolt and rivet patterns. I’m finishing a 1/48 Jagdpanzer IV L/70A right now and I find myself adding rivets and bolts. Crazy! Yes I know!!! Now where’s my Optivisor?
Is that the Bandai kit? Got some pics for us?
i like 1/16 because it is workable for ME, and i want to enjoy myself when i build–but i agree with t26e4-- he said it well–i would like to add, to me it is not any ‘right or wrong’ scale, it is just the matter of finding a scale YOU are comfortable working in[:D]-- treadwell
Thanks for all that answers. Would you please post pictures of some very superdetailed 1/35 models? You can also show me your personal most detailed kit. Don’t be shy.[;)]
[^] 1/35 is just fine.
Check out this post to see what I mean.
http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/AddPost.aspx?PostID=484885
(for some reason this link will only work
if you paste it in the AOL browser window) ???
You’ll love what you see. [tup]
[wow] Man, this almost make 1/72 a huge scale for superdetailing!!! Now I know. Thanks.
1/35 scale is the best from my point of view.
The scale and the amount of detail you can throw can be controlled; easy medium or killer.
Anything smaller is kinna over kill, anything bigger, well… still got some space left ?
Ben
Is that the Bandai kit? Got some pics for us?
Hi Tigerman: No it’s the 1/48 Gaso.Line conversion for the Tamiya Pz IV ausf J kit that I was sent to review for another site. Good starting point. I’m almost completely done with the building. Need to photograph it soon and begin painting.
35th is just right for detailing,you can do a lot with them,like these that I did.
As you can see a lot of scratch building went into these tanks,Digger
Um… What scratch building? Care to explaine what you did?
Worth bearing in mind that 1/32 is towards the big end of aircraft modelling. with the bulk of modellers working in 1/48 or 1/72.
Having seen the detail incorporated into not only AM but OOB items in 1/72, I think it is really down to the inclination and ability of the individual modeller.
Personally I find myself leaning towards 1/48 for armour, as an antidote to a series of complex 1/72 AC builds, because they are simpler.
Karl
What are you saying? Are you trying to say that there won’t be any more new 1/32 planes? What about new 1/35 tanks? Will 1/48 be the new military scale? Where do you get your imformation?
Apologies I’ve not made myself clear.
My point was that to an AC modeller, 1/35 is big, because the most common scales for AC models are 1/72 & 1/48. That doesn’t mean there won’t be any more 1/32 or 1/24 AC kits, Trumpeter and Hasegawa are proof of the growing popularity of these scales with AC modellers.
But smaller size does not preclude super detail, so that there are stunning builds in 1/72 & 1/48 which are every bit as detailed as builds in the larger scales. That it is easier to incorporate detail in larger scales is beyond question, but smaller scale does not mean less detail, after ship all builders commonly work in scales smaller that 1/350, yet with stunning detail.
Hope that explains my point better.
Karl