I'm hoping to get a late war (April '45) diorama started pretty soon, & I'm going to be building five tanks for it (One KT and four Tiger I's). The only issue facing me is the fact that I've built a panzer IV and a Panther, but no tigers. What I want to get an idea of is what kits would be good to start with, & any tips on building and buying. Thanks!
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Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 09:46 AM UTC
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Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 10:09 AM UTC
You haven't said what scale you will build in, nor what your criteria are.
What does 'good' mean to you? Do you care about ease of build? Price? Accuracy?
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What does 'good' mean to you? Do you care about ease of build? Price? Accuracy?
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Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 12:08 PM UTC
Woops. I did forget...
But I'm doing 1/35. For myself, a good model won't cost me much more than $50, and by means of ease and accuracy, I don't have the patience for the ridiculously small pieces. Magic track is a pain but I can work with it hahaha. Overall, "good" is just a balanca of ease & accuracy. I was looking at the Tamiya kits, but I'm still considering a Dragon kit I saw a while ago.
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Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 08:59 PM UTC
Dragon kits are much newer and head over heals better then the Tamiya ones but have a lot more parts...
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