MiniArt have just announced no less than TEN new building or accesory sets in 1/35th scale. Not only are the box-art images of all the buildings presenred in this report, but there are also a couple of images of the actual built models as well. The full story of this interesting development, can be seen:

MiniArt 2007 Building List

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MiniArt's building series is getting better with every release. The French Farmyard (pictured above) includes a lot of U.S. signage perfect for a Red Ball Express diorama. Just insert a Duece and a half, and you're rolling... (sorry for the bad pun . ) An interesting turn are the street corner diorama's.

Cheers
Henk

These look very good . The tiled roof is an excellent addition for those of us who like to scratch build their buildings too.
Miniart are a breath of fresh air with these and their figure releases.

Yip,

Like the look of these especially the full building.

Al

All credit to them. As well as bringing out more buildings, and more excellent details ... they´re expanding as well to smaller ruins for those who want smaller buildings and those who have less storage space.

The cobblestones groundwork is another winner. They could release a box set with 2 or 3 sheets of that alone .... would be a massive hit! Could be used as is, or cut to suit ... what modeller wouldn´t want to get their hands on this?

Another solid kit. I love the completeness of this one, the fence on the end. And 9 other buildings, some are huge.

Knowing the canny use of moulds that MiniArt displays, I would not be surprised to see these as stand alone issue before long. They sell the sprues with windows, doors etc from their building kits separately as well.

My Hetzer has been sitting on a shelf, waiting impatiently for the German Shed...

Cheers
Henk

That is great news. I especially like the diorama bases with a little piece of a ruin or similar in the corner. It will be very helpful for small dioramas.

i have to agree it good to see, a manufacture producing these in plastic at the price they do.

It certainly helps with the budget for the younger Diorama builder

cheers

Keith Forsyth

For sure it helps !
Vacuform is maybee a bit hard to work with and need some putty, but how many times have you open a dox containing buildings in plaster which was already bombed and explosed in one thousand tiny pieces ??
Personnaly a lot of time !
Their building are so nice !! so imaginative, details are now numerous.
The only regret I have is that there is so few intact buiding. The french farm yard is a good start in the right direction !!! Why not making smaller buildings, but not damaged. I agree it's easier to make a complete house from a partiall ruined house rather than make a ruined house from a complete one, especially in vacuform !!!
Anyway I'm so glad and excited this manufacturer coming from the east are doing so marvelous things at a reasonnable price. Keep coming !

Julien

Julien, I agree with the added work VF kits require, extra putty, extra seams, etc. I agree too that the creativity of these kits outweighs these items. And once you build one or two you get the techniques down pretty well.

Looks like some very cool stuff coming out from MiniArt

I have a couple of their other buildings and I think they are great ! Henk has some really good threads here on Armorama on how to build them. I too "grew up" on those plaster buildings from Verlinden, Custom Dioramics, and others, and these MiniArt vac-form kits look like they will be fun to build.

Thanks for posting the news, Jim. I look forward to these new kits coming out.

Cheers !!

Robert

Very interesting stuff indeed, I havent paid Mini-Art much attention before, but I certainly will from now.

Wonderful stuff.

I just ordered one of these for the first time.

Now, next time make a northern Africa building and I will be a very happy modeller