WW-1 and scale choice for customizing, your thoughts?

[Daryl J.]

Hi guys,
Tom Cleaver's review of the Roden 1/32 SE5.a on Modeling Madness today mentioned that 1/32 may be the ideal scale for detailing out a WW-1 era kit.    I'm rather inclined to agree even though the selection of kits is pricey and limited.     
We were taught in art class that a larger canvas is easier to learn on than a smaller one; does it seem reasonable to bring that concept into styrene conversion?

Yes, I'm still thinking along the lines of a period specific pilot figure talking into an iPhone or Blackberry, glass cockpits, carbon fibre strutting, rotting linen in places, faded woods where applicable, nanofibre rigging here and there, etc as mentioned aud naseum elsewhere.   Roden's Fokker F.1 is on sale for a decent price and there's already a SPAD XIII from Hobbycraft in El Stashio somewhere.

Thoughts?  Comments?   Send Daryl running away down the street?   
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Daryl J., checking in for a bit before heading back into the desert for another heavy work week.

[Edit]:   Is there any 1/35 scale boiler plate or expanded tread sheeting available?   

[jcf]

Plastruct sells a variety of 'scale' diamond plate.
Product numbers are: PS-150, PS-151, PS-152, PS-154, PS-155

Type diamond plate into the 'Catalog Description' box of their catalog search:
http://www.plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineCatalog.lasso

As they state on their site scales are notional, as it should be for in the real world diamond plate and expanded metal are available in just about any size you desire.

K & S was selling various sorts of photo-etched meshes and plates in an architectural shapes series, its still listed through some online retailers.

Here is a guy who does a variety of textured/pierced stuff in laser cut heavy paper card stock, very cool looking.
http://avantcard.biz/purchase


Accurate Armour and IIRC some other target modelling companies sell over priced 'accurate true to scale' photo-etched diamond plate and mesh.

Jon

[Daryl J.]

Jon,

Thank-you!!!   That's an awesome resource.   



Daryl J.