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What is Braille Scale????
cromwell
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 02:18 AM UTC
Am I being dumb???

Is braille scale, model scales smaller than 1/76th?? or model with lot of bumps :-)

I've heard this a few times on this site and has got me completely foxed as I've never heard it anywhere else before.
pipesmoker
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 02:22 AM UTC
Cromwell,
No, you are not being dumb.
"Braille-scale" is 1/72 and smaller. If you want to try something different, try an "HO" scale piece of armor......LOL...
Arty1CD
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 03:03 AM UTC
You have to build them with your eyes closed....HAHHAHAHA. :-)
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 04:58 AM UTC
I think there are also some 1:76 scale kits also. So 1/72 to 1/76.

Here's some info at IPMS Stockholm.

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2002/01/stuff_eng_tech_small_scale_buildings.htm

Jim
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Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 12:39 AM UTC
http://www.walthers.com
This site has great HO and N scale Armor models. But for the price of some I will stick with 1:35.
cromwell
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Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 02:41 AM UTC
I've done hods of matchbox and Airfix 1/72 1/76 kis as a youngster, this whetted my appitite for the bigger 1/35th stuff I do now.

I've seen adds for 1/87th stuff a wee bit too small for my liking.
mj
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Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 02:47 AM UTC
It is a well named catagory. Not only would my eyes go blind working that scale, my klutzy fingers have a hard enough time with 1/35 armor and 1/48 aircraft.

Mike

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