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[mikethepoormodeler]

If these kits are done in 1/24th scale, there are a lot of aircraft in that scale, so a neat diorama could be made.

Edited by mikethepoormodeler, 28 February 2013 - 10:18 AM.

[niteowl7710]

I should be able to get these from my LHS afterall, I ventured into the dark empire of armo(u)r kits this morning and after feeling thoroughly dirty I noticed the owner stocks about a half dozen or so of the 1/35 ICM kits.  The first kit of this series to be "blown up" to 1/24 (the Typ G4) has 309 (309!!!!) parts in the smaller scale.

[Paul H]

One kit that can be turned into a very nice WWII vehicle is the Airfix/Heller 170 Mercedes saloon (1936-42 with a later reissue by Mercedes). It also makes for a nice period-correct, frumpy sedan that I find sort of charming, and was used as a police car. Nicely done kit that I have in my stash, awaiting use as a parts car.

 

I have that & also the van version - both look pretty good.  Heller did loads of other '30s cars that no one else has kitted yet at this scale e.g. a BMW 328, Bugatti T50, Delahaye, Delage & also a Citroen Traction Avant, which would complement the ICM kits nicely.  The latter is already available in several other military scales (as both the German forces in France and the French resistance used them), & has recently been reissued so should be easily available.

 

As is usual for Hellers of that era, they are full detail.  Perhaps not as refined or intricate as ICM's offerings, but very good for their age - iirc, many of that series were first issued in the '70s.

[Gregg]

I received a nasty email from someone I could barely understand saying that some of these photos/images in this post/thread were "stolen" from him. He called the person a "thief". I really have no idea what this person is saying. He did call me crazy though. I guess he knows me well....