A different WhIf Indeed!

[Go4fun]

If anyone has read any of my "Tractor Wars: Battles For A Free Kansas" stories they know I am slightly around the bend. But reading and watching all your wonderful WhIfferies take shape leaves me in awe.
Here is my problem. I build 1:24 or 1:25 because it is easier for me. I have mild permanent nerve damage in my lower right arm and hand and they just seem to make parts smaller every year. 
Back on the point, what is the largest scale I might find a combination of these three kits or parts:
[1] Farm implement's (Tractors, Wagons, grain trucks).
[2] American pickup trucks and cars of 1990 and older vintage.
[3] weapons like M-16s, Mortars, M-60 SAWs, M-2 HMGs, M-3A1 Grease Guns and the like.
IF I decide to build a diorama later I will need M-113s and variants like M-901s plus newer Army Jeeps and such.
Am I out of luck finding all these in one scale or 'Close Enuff' scales to use together?

[Weaver]

As you'll have seen from your figures thread, there's a huge and frustrating gulf between the vast majority of military models, which are in 1/35th or 1/32nd, and the vast majority of civilian cars and trucks which are in 1/24th.

If you want to go big, you might consider having a look at 1/16th (or 120mm to figures folk). There are certainly car kits in that scale (including an MPC Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Dodge that might appeal... ), and there are certainly military figures, for which you can get resin weapon/accessory kits. There's a limited selection of tanks and AFVs too. Don't know about tractors and the like, but it might be worth having a search....

EDIT: You can get ready-made die-cast/plastic tractors in 1/16th......


Of course the other option is 1/76th, where military models meet railway OO gauge civilian stuff, but I'm guessing that's a bit too teeny for you.....

[Go4fun]

I've found animals and figures in 1:24th. A few aircraft, vehicles to convert and a few weapons. I remember some 1/35th cars over here on our shores like a Plymouth Fury cop car and Corvettes but I haven't sen any in a while.
I guess the search is on.

[deathjester]

Just spotted this on eBay - maybe it will help!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ITALERI-LWB-LAND-ROVER-1-24-scale-/110873072600?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item19d08cd3d8

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Italeri-Model-Kit-Armed-Pick-Up-truck-Jeep-6352-1-24-Scale-FAST-POST-/270901042204?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item3f12f5dc1c

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Italeri-WILLYS-JEEP-M2-MACHINE-GUN-1-24-Scale-Kit-6351-/400263410270?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item5d318ef25e

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Italeri-6352-4x4-Armed-Pick-up-Jeep-Upgraded-Moulds-1-24-Scale-Kit-/380384544837?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item5890af8845

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VERLINDEN-PRODUCTIONS-MILITARY-CARDBOARD-BOXES-MODEL-KIT-PARTS-1-20-1-24-SCALE-/150807041344?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item231cccd540

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Burago-CJ-7-Army-Jeep-1980-1-24-/261019860043?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item3cc5fefc4b

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-24-Military-Jeep-China-Russia-Army-UAZ-469-Land-Rover-Diecast-Model-Car-BJ212-/160789141957?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item256fc799c5

[Go4fun]

Thanks DJ. I hope these are available it the good old USA. I was shocked at the Euro prices of some of the Preisler (sp?) figures, but figure they are finely detail painted.

[deathjester]

Thanks DJ. I hope these are available it the good old USA. I was shocked at the Euro prices of some of the Preisler (sp?) figures, but figure they are finely detail painted.

  I know what you mean!  It's even worse when you consider how little you get in the box, and how tiny the box is too!

[RussC]

Thanks DJ. I hope these are available it the good old USA. I was shocked at the Euro prices of some of the Preisler (sp?) figures, but figure they are finely detail painted.

Spelling is Prieser. They are very nice molds and poses. Most of their items are for railway modelers, but some military. When doing dioramas in 1/144, a favorite figure selection was Prieser 7700 1/144 NATO aircrew and their WW2 US aircrew. They never had anything else so, to get RAF, Russians etc, required modifies and new colors. 1/144 figs were 1/2" tall.

[Go4fun]

Russ that would drive me to the asylum..... AGAIN! 

[martinbayer]

Spelling is Prieser.

Actually, it's Preiser: http://www.preiser-figuren.de/

Martin

[RussC]

Spelling is Prieser.

Actually, it's Preiser: http://www.preiser-figuren.de/

Martin

My bad. Fortunately, Google and Ebay don't seem to care all that much as to the difference.

[Go4fun]

Well Russ we all do that once in a while. But I want to thank everyone for giving it a good effert. I may have to change scales.
Anyone got a cheap electron microscope I can get?

[Rheged]

Well Russ we all do that once in a while. But I want to thank everyone for giving it a good effert. I may have to change scales.
Anyone got a cheap electron microscope I can get?

Mrs Rheged is a trained electron microscopist, ultra centrifuge user and still has her registration as a radiation safety monitor if you happen to be ipassing through Northern England with  your electron microscope..........

One of these days I'll ask her to post her story of what happened when the Aberdeen University Biology department ultra centrifuge lid was not properly fastened before it was switched on.  The end result was half a hundredweight of steel doing a UFO impersonation, passing through two lab walls and coming to rest in a ladies loo.  She describes it as "very entertaining, but only in hindsight"

[raafif]

Methinks Go4Fun should build that E-Type Combine Harvester of British 1970's joke fame 

[Go4fun]

I was actual thinking of extending the thresher frame arms and putting flails on chain in front for Infanty in trenches.
Some to do  with the movie "Cars" and tractor tipping I think.


Now where do I find scale combines at?