Can someone please give me a link of a 1/72 model in comparison to something, like a quater or a hand. Thanks

I haevnt yet made a 1/72 and i might because i can fit more in what little space i have left of my room! :-)

Quickest I could find:

http://www.ontheway.org.uk/reviews/SBrezinskiKettenkradCompare.htm

The ruler is in cm's!
By the way, this site is very usefull for people who build 1/72.

Cheers,
Pascal

Here is an old article I did when we first started Armorama: Building a Bantam Abrams. This is the old Esci M1 Abrams now marketed by Italeri. It is probably one of the large 1/72 scale armor vehicles you would expect to find in kit form. There is a photo of the rebuilt main gun next to a US quarter and the finished tank is on a cutting mat that has 1" square grids on it.

Stephen
Do a lot of test fitting before you glue I am building the DML T34 model 41 now They are not the usual shake and bake kits It's not a bad kit overall

I've only done one 1/72 model, DML's Jagdpanther, and was surpised at the ease of which it went together. At first I was hestitant because of what I thought would be a multitude of tiny parts that my fumbly fingers couldn't handle, but found that it wasn't so bad afterall. I have a few more in the stash now and am looking forward to building them. They're just the thing for a quick, satisfying build.

Well I guess I'll give some a try. Are the aircraft 1/72 about the size of those metal toy airplanes.

No, those small diecast metal planes are normally around 1:144. A 1/72 scale airplane (like an F-16) is probably twice the size of the Abrams tank. On average, aircraft are much larger than tanks.

thx

Depends a lot on the kit. The Monogram B-36 in 1/72nd scale has a winspan of about a 40 inches, IIRC. But, that was one huge airplane.

Link:

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/korean/kolb36.htm

Shaun

Here ya go a 1/72 Jagdpanzer vs a 1/72 BF-109 vs a quarter

I'm betting all my money on the tank and plane to win :-)

I'm actually glad to see some interest being generated for 1/72 stuff. That's about all I've been building for the last 20 or so years. I know that no "real modeler" would take a serious interest in it but her are some ideas of what you can do with 1/72. http://photos.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php?cat=14998

how much would a small diorama on the 1/72 scale probably cost?

Most of mine are kit price plus $10 to $20. The "Town" dio in the link I posted, oh about $400, the "Breakdown" dio about $30. Depends on what you want to do.

Oh, and I forgot to add -- Build time, Model assembly plus anywhere from plus one week to plus 4 months.

Love 1/72,1/76 have been doing them since 60's currently do dozens of the for gaming purposes -only difference -have bases and use superglue and use wire instead of stretch sprue- Working on the Arnhem Recce sqn for the Airborne troops -14 jeeps - lovely fun but a nice modelling group with character
will show photos later
ian

Well, the price difference is not that great in some cases, but they're just the thing for cramped spaces- and some of Revell's and Dragon's releases are more detailed than older '35 (but of course can't top things like Dragon's Tiger or 88).

btw- love the Pogo hangar!!!

Cheer,
Tvrtko