Re: Tamiya 1/25 Tiger

Well...Shep Paine rarely actually *competes* any more, though he does enter as "exhibition only"...so that example is moot.

:o)

But, like you said...just build it for fun! Put your skills into artistic presentation. Do a diorama/vignette. This is a great candidate for a "wedgie"! And if you do a good job on such...the really great people in the hobby, such as the afore-mentioned Messers Zaloga and Paine; will praise and reward you for your final product; just as much as the "rivet counters and paint-chip Fascists" would if you went for 100% accuracy.

Greg Heilers wrote in news:ynwdf.927$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:

Yep. Don't forget Tamiya makes cast metal and plastic 1/25 infantry figures. Maybe not Dragon Gen 2 for detail, but frankly I ain't good enough to take advantage of that either. But they will look good in a dio with the Tiger.

Frank

When you think about it, you could use *any* 1/24th-1/25th scale civilian figures can be used, as well. This is a great size to work with, when delving into sculpting. Just cut away any civilian attire, and open up the ol' two-part epoxy putty....

And any figures in the "75mm-ish" size range would work, as well. Doesn't Preisser make a set of their terrific "academy" figures in this size?

PaPaPeng wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Buy new ones. They are on eBay frequently and I believe they are alos on release again. And they are cheap vs time to copy.

Frank