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Dioramas: Techniques
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making Sparrows for 1/35 scale
Silnious
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 03:14 AM UTC
hey, can anyone tell me if they have tried to make 1/35 scale sparrows ??, give me all the ideas you have!!!!, I NEED YOUR HELP!!!
Hollowpoint
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Posted: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 04:45 AM UTC
I've never had much luck making birds in 1/35th scale, though I have tried making them out of Milliput ... it was just too small for my ham-fisted efforts.

I have seen other modelers make birds in 1/35th, so I know it is possible. One fella I knew converted the chick figures from Tamiya's old Livestock Set (kit no. 128) into sparrow-like birds by adding wings and tails. Sorry, I don't have any pics.
05Sultan
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Posted: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 10:08 AM UTC
This is really tough,Zalder.For sparrows in flight I would try cutting them out of thinly rolled out clay(milliput?).Use blades,toothpicks,dental picks and such to get some kind of outline and the beef it up to 3D shape.Sitting,standing/nesting Sparrows?These can't be bigger than your average booger in 1/35 scale. No help there I'm afraid.
Good Luck!
slodder
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Posted: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 03:54 PM UTC
Not excally the correct species - but here are some different birds.
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/review/1211
keenan
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Posted: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 07:23 PM UTC
The Tammy "German Tank Crew at Rest" figure set comes with 2 birds. One is a big crow/raven but the other may be small enough to be sparrowish.

Link to picture:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tam/tam35201.htm

I may have a couple of birds lying around. I will check.

Shaun
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Posted: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 12:34 AM UTC
Birds can be tricky there is however ther eare some 1/48th scale black birds for model railroaders that I found useful, they are little big for sparrows in 1/35th but work great fro crows. They are Arttista model#1239
Hope they help. cheers Kevin
Silnious
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Posted: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 02:25 AM UTC
thanks everyone, ill keep a good lookout, if you guys see anything, my email is [email protected], makesure to tell me if you see anything that is in the reasonable size of a sparrow...
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