What is it about the Germans?

[BattleshipBob]

Very true Steve

Dragon is one very good example, Stugs. I am not complaining lol

Bob

[Guest]

Now lets get a bit into Afghanistan. Airfix produced the Helman range. Superb kits
both Armour & Aircraft.

Of all the models I have built this range is just superb. Great detail almost perfect fit
& the plastic is a first use plastic as compared to many kits which are 2 or 3 use plastics.
They also in cooperation with Eduard produced for these kits some magnificent PE

The Merlin is one of the best kits ever.

After WW11 what German kits are there beyond that era. ?

Laurie

[PaulTRose]

Now lets get a bit into Afghanistan. Airfix produced the Helman range. Superb kits
both Armour & Aircraft.

quite agree (apart from the Snatch landie), built most of them and have the Warrior waiting to go on the bench soon...............however, wrong scale!.......if they had done them in 1/35 instead of 1/48 they would have sold in huge amounts

back to the Germans.............i think is a combination of a lot of things..............like every brand has a spitfire and a me109 in the range cos it sells, so must they have a tiger and a panther................perfect example is the ex-dragon kits that airfix are launching..........most are german and looks like 5 different tigers and a panther!!!....but then, every manufacturer also must have a sherman and a t34.......................i also think its an element of 'interesting subjects'.................the germans, if nothing else were very innovating, wernt scared of trying something new and the array of stuff they had was bewildering

[Guest]

After WW11 what German kits are there beyond that era. ?

How do you mean? There are plenty of plastic kits of post-war German armour in 1/35, especially from Revell (no surprise there) but also plenty of others. Leopard 1 and 2 have kits by half a dozen manufacturers each, for example, from the old-but-basically-sound Italeri and less-sound Tamiya of similar vintage up to recent Hobby Boss and Takom efforts.

[Guest]

How do you mean? There are plenty of plastic kits of post-war German armour in 1/35, especially from Revell (no surprise there) but also plenty of others. Leopard 1 and 2 have kits by half a dozen manufacturers each, for example, from the old-but-basically-sound Italeri and less-sound Tamiya of similar vintage up to recent Hobby Boss and Takom efforts.

Apologies I work in 1/48 so my arguments are selfishly in that direction.

From polls elswhere 1/48 is most popular not that it matters most.
After all it is what you want to do that matters in this world.

Laurie

[Guest]

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[AlanG]

.perfect example is the ex-dragon kits that airfix are launching

Are they? Are they decent kits or are they really old ones that are rubbish?

[Jim F]

Hi all,
My understanding is that they are academy kits re-released under the Airfix label, some of them aren't too bad but the moulds are getting older, in answer to the opening question for me it was a combination of Francois Verlinden, Tamiya and my annual visits to Bovington.
regards Jim

[PaulTRose]

Hi all,
My understanding is that they are academy kits re-released under the Airfix label, some of them aren't too bad but the moulds are getting older, in answer to the opening question for me it was a combination of Francois Verlinden, Tamiya and my annual visits to Bovington.
regards Jim

my mistake.........you are right its academy not dragon..............brain wasnt engaged this morning when i posted that lol.................needed another cup of tea to kick start it

[Guest]

Apologies I work in 1/48 so my arguments are selfishly in that direction.

In that case I suspect you’re right, but then again, I think the vast majority off 1/48 scale armour kits are from the Second World War, not just the German ones. Then again, that’s also the case in most other scales

[Jim F]

No worries Paul,
I'll be honest I'd love to buy Dragon Tigers at Academy/Airfix prices.
regards Jim