Gidday all.

For the past umpteen months I have been thinking about trying 1:72 scale and have finally bought a couple of dragon kits to test them out.
Cheap as chips they were $12.00 each.

Are there some tips, other than replacing my eyballs in 6 months, that may help me tackle this new scale.

I usually only build in 1:35 but thought I'd give this new scale a try, not cause they are cheap but rather test my skills.

Any help most welcome.

Cheers and good luck

Which kits did you get? Dragon's 1/72 scale line matured very quickly and went from marginal to excellent in just a couple of years. An early kit might be marginal and a later kit is most likely superb.

Their kit numbering system back tracks so a lower number may be a newer kit than a comparable higher number. On the whole, they are great kits and a super value.

Enjoy yourself, I'm also venturing into Braille Scale for a few items. (maybe I'm just prepping myself for a return to 1/72 scale aircraft.... :-) ) But so far it's been a challenge, and fun, even with the older shaking hands, and stronger lens.

Yeah I just started buying a few of Dragon's 1/72 stuff (newer ones)! I had to switch, my 1/12 car and 1/35 collection was taking up too much space had to go smaller, and given that Tamiya's 1/48 range is sorta limited and pricey (didn't stop me from buying most of the kits) I figured I would try something new............big change from 1/12 cars and my 1/16 scale R/C stuff!!!

Gidday Sabot,Dave,Jason.

The kits I bought were the 1:72 Armour series
M2A2 ODS Bradley Iraq 2003
AAV-7A1 USMC Mogadishu 1993

The AAV-7A1 has the diecast hull and lid and the detail is supurb. This will be a quick build due to the limited parts to be attached.

The M2A2 has normal plastic moulding but also has supurb detailing. I can't beleive the detail in this scale is so good.

My space is also limited jason so this may be a refreshing change to address this problem.

I'm looking forward to starting these projects once I finish my latest build.

Look forward also to posting some pics so you fella's can give me some constructive comments.

Cheers and good luck

Looking forward to seeing your work Dan.