Thoughts on 1/144 scale.

[ColinW]

I know,

[rtfoe]

Hi Colin, as mentioned in my earlier post about the possibilities with this scale...here's one I could never do with a 1/48 or even 72 scale...



Look forward to seeing your builds here and hope there will be a GB for this scale.

Cheers,
Richard aka Wabble

[Steve-the-Duck]

Hmm, shouldn't the deck crew and tractor be 'speed streaky' too?

Now, I would NOT put that past Wabble's inestimable modelling skills...

[Steve-the-Duck]

After the GBs already listed, there was a Spanish Civil War GB mooted?
So, maybe around September time (My birthday!) I'll propose an all-genre 1/144 GB? Any pre-orders?

[ColinW]

Hi Colin, as mentioned in my earlier post about the possibilities with this scale...here's one I could never do with a 1/48 or even 72 scale...

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Look forward to seeing your builds here and hope there will be a GB for this scale.

Cheers,
Richard aka Wabble

Cracking , though I can only hope I get one finished and hopefully not too rough :smiling:

[Lee Drennen]

Please do, I'd love to see it

Ok I found it in the original box I’ll try to this week

[Lee Drennen]

I'll propose an all-genre 1/144 GB?

That’s sounds great. Count me in

[rtfoe]

Hmm, shouldn't the deck crew and tractor be 'speed streaky' too?

Now, I would NOT put that past Wabble's inestimable modelling skills...

Those weren't speed streaks but tyre skids marks. The entire deck would have been blurred if I wanted the speed effect but good point.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Steve-the-Duck]

Those weren't speed streaks but tyre skids marks. The entire deck would have been blurred if I wanted the speed effect but good point.

Cheers,
Wabble

Sorry, I thought it was like some of the 'streaky ground' display bases I've seen, which do capture a rather nice effect

Oops. Have I gone and set you a challenge now?

I should also have praised the elegent solution of the 'plane in flight with the catapult hook. No launch steam though!

[spanner570]

Why would there be launch steam when the aircraft has clearly just picked up an arresting cable?

Simple question from a thick old joiner.....

[Scratchbuilder]

I'm bit of a closet wingy thinger loads in the stash but thats as far as it gets ,as Mike says you don't have to dedicate your self to one scale you can dip in and out , 1/72nd afv's being my thing but I do every now and then build a leggo scale(1/35) ,not so much now but the 1/144 stuff was cheap compared making it not that risky to have a little dabble and the recent stuff is top quality give it a shot. A change is as good as a rest heres one of my closet 1/144 builds
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Dave

Well us old f'''s need to be able to see those large locating holes, that's why we do 1/35, otherwise we would not know where to glue the parts and the destructions are no good to us as we have trouble reading the 'This way up' writing on the tiolet paper.....

[Scratchbuilder]

HI Colin yes 1/144 SCALE models are now very good as i built over 50 of the tiny revel model aircraft for my 1/144 scale USS NIMTZ CVN 68 aircraft carrier an they came out very good some pics for you to make up your mind here an even lit some up with 2mm leds for nav lights an such an here a super hornet in same scale with lights an fitted in my hand [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1222282[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1222281[/ATTACH]

AN two 1/144 scale HAWKEYE's with nav lights an workin engines as i used tiny motors out of a mobile phone [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1222283[/ATTACH]

AN HERE [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1222284[/ATTACH]on my carrier deck with a tomacat so yes 1/144 models are really worth it in my opinion if you havnt got much room
chrisb

Yeah, but you had the little people to help you, we have all heard the stories....
I still marvel at the lighting....

[Scratchbuilder]

Oh, now, that's just showing off!

You have heard of child labour, well this is mini people labour, he just cracks the whip.....

[boatman]

You have heard of child labour, well this is mini people labour, he just cracks the whip.....

WELL Mike them tiny planes are very easy to build an put in all the lights only took me a couple of day on that superhornet as compared to my big tomcat id sooner build the small ones any day than the big 1/32 scale an yes i just crack the wip lol
chrisb

[Scratchbuilder]

WELL Mike them tiny planes are very easy to build an put in all the lights only took me a couple of day on that superhornet as compared to my big tomcat id sooner build the small ones any day than the big 1/32 scale an yes i just crack the wip lol
chrisb

Well you have me beat, wonderful work, I watch and wonder when I see your build on the (big) Tomcat, I have still to master not dropping the scalpel, but the foot movement is getting better and faster...