Bob MDC

Hi,
 
Actually the history about Tamiya and the 1/35 scale is a little bit more complex. The Panther A tank most people are refering to is NOT the initial 1/35 Tamiya Panther tank. The original was actually made in 1961 whereas the well-known Panther A model was only made in 1968. Both were very different.
You can see them on scalemates: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-1-german-tank-panther--347436 and https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-mt223-panzerkampfwagen-v-panther--347433
If you think the 1968 one vaguely looked like a Panther, I can tell you the 1961 kit was FAR worse! Simply look at that after a deep breath! Note the "Tiger II" decal probably explains they did not really know what was an actual Panther tank... Not really surprising because the Tamiya models of the sixties were only made from... some pictures! They only started measuring full scale vehicles from the seventies.
 
Moreover, Tamiya 1/35 standardization only arrived at the end of the sixties decade. It even looks they did not create the first 1/35 model but this is not surprising because at that time there were models in close to every scale! During the sixties they also released AFVs in other weird scales such as 1/21, 1/50 or 1/55! It is true they were the first to decide to standardize progressively AFVs models in 1/35 and for whatever reason this was based on approximate measurements of that inital Panther dog. Useless to say that the initial so-called 1/35 Panther tank kit had not the same hull dimensions than the 1968 one that was still inaccurate! The first relatively correct 1/35 Panther tank with regard to hull and turret main dimensions was released by Nichimo in 1974 and... it was also motorized! So the batteries size were not the only reason for the dimension inaccuracies of such sixties models. There were other examples of successive generations of Tamiya 1/35 models of the same AFV that had clearly different dimensions. I think this was just a product of the time as models were intended for children and accuracy was not really a major criterion... This hopefully evolved but that scale stayed. Too bad as this is why we are now struggling between two scales!
 
 

I know a few firms over here but with the postage it would bugger it up.
 
The model rail guys are into PE in a big way I'm sure there's a model railroad outfit that will help.
 
Bob

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

But not to forget North Coates which was fairly successful and was mainly Beaufighters which sunk over 500,000 tons of shipping with a further 500,000 damaged.
It was a Bloodhound battery after the war and parts are still civil flying today.
Will Try and get some pictures as it's only 15 miles up the coast from here 
 
 
Picked this up from Helion not got into it yet but might start it sooner than later
Still available https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/to-force-the-enemy-off-the-sea-the-story-of-the-rafs-north-coates-strike-wing.php?sid=b1956443f0975248f85290a3e61fe8dd

Hi,
Just a short one,
Bookworld in the UK they distribute Wingleader titles have a new and improved site.
 
https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/
 
Bob

Hi,
Just a short one,
Bookworld in the UK they distribute Wingleader titles have a new and improved site.
 
https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/
 
Bob

Hi,
Just a short one,
Bookworld in the UK they distribute Wingleader titles have a new and improved site.
 
https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/
 
Bob

Hi,
Just a short one,
Bookworld in the UK they distribute Wingleader titles have a new and improved site.
 
https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/
 
Bob

Hi,
Just a short one,
Bookworld in the UK they distribute Wingleader titles have a new and improved site.
 
https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/
 
Bob

The Alcorn books are excellent but quite "dry"... There is a lot of text for a not very high number of pictures and drawings. Techniques are reasonably well explained but as the phrase tells it often a picture is better than ten thousands words! This dimension could be noticeably improved. Note that from my perspective very recent books have often the opposite drawback: many good pictures but insufficient captions/text related to the techniques explanation, risks and challenges, drawbacks and benefits...!

I don't have the numbers to hand but
2 vols to the Me 163
Ju 52
Stuka
He 111
and No 29 V2 (it's on a shelf next to me so I can see the number)
will check the numbers tomorrow 
 
Bob

There are some on Shapesways by destephin 3D print at 1/30 
 
£19.00 for 10 https://distefano3dprint.com/en-gb/products/1-30-ijn-akagi-tower-futons-set-10
I think about 200 are required
So oversized and expensive, might have to ask Baldrick
 
Bob