I am scouring the internet looking for a WWII fighter pilot and mechanic set. I found a few 1/32 scale (I was sure there would be more) however they are somewhat pricy and come separately. I then ran across a pilot and mechanic set from Verlinden, but they are 1/35 scale.
What is the size difference I’m looking at? Would the pilot and mechanic look too small against a 1/32 scale aircraft?
It’s kind of random. Lots of times scales aren’t all that accurate, and people do come in different sizes, easily around the 10% difference. Clothes and shoes follow body size. If you can get 1/32 equipment like weapons, packs , flashlights and so forth on little Tom Cruise there, it helps a lot.
Verlinden tends to make their 1/35 figures on the large end of the spectrum, so you wont be too far off target using those figures. And as already said there is that variation in size between all of us.
That’s kinda what I was thinking. I just didn’t want any glaring inaccuracies. Besides, the pilot and mechanic will be standing away from the aircraft talking to each other and not working on it at the moment, so if they are as close as you guys say, it shouldn’t make a difference.
Thanks.
SP is right about Verlinden figures, which tends to be a pain when you are trying to put them in a 35th AFV. As long all the figures are the same, you will be ok. I often mix 76th and 72nd figures and just make sure the different scales are not to close to each other if they are in a similar pose and it works.
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It’s always good to do some math - measure the figs and see how tall they would be 1:1. When that’s done, you can easily make the correction - the easiest way is to cut the figure’s feet off and shortening the pants. This way you can almost always get to the correct height of the fig. So my recommendation would be to buy the figs and then tweak them some if necessary. Hope it helps, have a nice day
Paweł
I was just reading about this exact scale issue the other day and like others have already mentioned, sometimes a mixture of 1/32 and 1/35 figures looks like real world, since not all of us are 6 foot tall (I definitely know the feeling of not being that tall).
Steve - I was thinking of doing something with figures for either the P-51 build or the 109 build and incorporate my first diorama.
Thanks for the help guys, I knew I would get some sound advice. This is going to be a 1/32 P-51 for a few builds.
Yes, I picked up a Verlinden IJA tanker that I was going to use with my Tamiya 1/35 Chi Ha build. A very nice figure, but he towered over the kit tank commander figure. WAY TOOOOOO BIG! I compared him to some Airfix Multipose 1/32 IJA figures and then he blends right in. I do recall reading somewhere that Verlinden started their line using the 1/32 Airfix Multipose figures as some sort of starting point. They may have very well stayed with that constant.
These are the guys. I’m going to go ahead and get them in a little bit.
I am sure that they will look just fine with a 32nd scale P-51.
Here is a size comparison example for you. These are all IJA tanker figures. From left to right Tamiya, Miniart, and Verlinden. The first two look appropriate for an average Japanese male in the 1940s. The Verlinden figure is just a bit too big in my view. As soon as he was assembled, I decided to use a different Miniart figure.
The difference between 1/35 and 1/32 is actually very noticeable .I agree men come in different sizes, however weapons and equipment do not
Weapons are a constant size. Some equipment is, some comes in different sizes.