Scale question..?

[AeroplaneDriver]

Fellas-

I'm thinking of hauling my one and only 1/32 aircraft model out of the stash.  The build I have in mind would involve quite a bit of cutting and bashing, and I have a vision in my head for a pretty cool diorama.  

Since I haven't done a 1/32 aircraft since I was about 11 and threw a Revell Corsair together in an afternoon (who needs paint when it's alreadythe right color?), and I've never done anything with 1/35 armor, I'm wondering how well the two scales go together.

1/32-1/35 doesnt sound like much difference, but is it very noticable or do they work together?

[John Howling Mouse]

I'm mixing in 1:35 armor with my 1:32 helo.
Close enough, I say...

[B777LR]

Hardly any difference. Figures might be different heights, but so are real people.

[Aircav]

Nick, it depends on how much of a JMN you want to be      
All the best
Steve

[SPINNERS]

Just put Cuban Heels on your figures.

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Nothing worse than attempting to fit a 1/35th scale helmet on a 1/32nd scale figure or the reverse of that action since it can create a real out of scale appearance.  The real challenge comes when you are mixing the two scales with body parts, weapons, and equipment.  Some of the things are able to blend well while other things such as weapons tend to look either too large or too small when added to a figure that is not in the same scale.  Best way to avoid that is to stick with one scale for the equipment so there is a constant between all of the figures in your project.  

[Jennings]

The difference is approximately 8.6%.  If that's enough to bother you, then it's not okay.  If it isn't, then it's just fine

J

[NARSES2]

I don't think mixing 1/32 aircraft with 1/35 armour would notice to much as most people don't really have an idea of the "actual" size of the objects they are viewing. The problem comes when mixing figures - it can be very noticable. I know you can say people are differing heights but it's the comparative proportions that look wrong. One way around this in a diorama is to put the larger figures at the back - suprisingly it works quite well

Best of luck with the project

Chris - who is also tempted to dabble in 1/32

[AeroplaneDriver]

Thanks for the input guys.  I'm not really looking at armor in the diorama, more just some 1/35 weapons/tools/accessories.

Anyhoo-I hope to get started tomorrow on a project that will problably stretch a bit longer than my usual 2-4 day builds.