Rick Griewski Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Super gigantic static plastic kits are never going to be runaway best sellers. Even most Americans with our huge houses don't have room for them. Exactly. My space is reserved for Ju-88 and other twin engine planes. I updated my bench to fit a Felixstowe. That's my limit. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Evolution is ongoing. Revolution is sporadic. 1/18 scale is neither. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 What I would like to see is more very large scale kits of parts of an aircraft - cockpits, instrument panels, even engines. I have a very nice kit of a Spitfire control column at 1:1 scale. Nice details, not many parts and doesn't take up much room. I whole plane seems to me to be overkill with the attendant issues about space and toy like qualities. I also think it is a fallacy to assume that larger scales are easier on the eyes. The larger the scale, the more tendency to need more details which means small parts. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Interesting comments. I would like to revisit this thread in 5 years time. I agree that 1/24 id for now about the limit, but lets be honest, a 1/18 scale Harrier (or whatever) will look impressive hanging from the ceiling. Gads, imagine a 1/18 scale Mosquito produced by Tamiya!!! Swatto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 There's that point to consider, as well as what I call the "Barbie Camper Van" dilemma with huge model kits. To my eye, once things get to a certain huge size, they start to look like a toy. Something like a Barbie Doll camper van which my sister had in the 1970s. LOL. Richard BiggTim and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Richard You play with Barbie dolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 1/18 scale is far from my interest. To big, so no room to display it. Iff manufacturers start to make more 1/18 kit's it will be at the cost of 1/32 kit's so no please 1/32 is more then enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 You play with Barbie dolls? No I mine the internet for amusing pictures And play with toy aeroplanes Richard Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 And what if he did? Nothing wrong with that. Seriously, though, that is my daughter's Schwimmwagen. RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've thought about one of these 1/18 aircraft kits, but as many point out they almost all are not of the fidelity/detail most of us are used to in 1/32 or even 1/24 ... fair play if you have a passion for a particular Aircraft and it appears as a 1/18 release then I might be tempted and I nearly was with the AV8 version I saw on here recently, but although I love Harriers it would need to be a GR1 or perhaps GR7 before I personally would consider a 1/18 model of one and that aint gonna happen I'm a keen Model Motorcycle builder too and belive it or not you can buy fairly high fidelity 1/4 ... true quarter scale Motorcycle kits, very very expensive though, only looked at one ... the Pocher Ducati 1299 Panigale S and this is north of £600 and I've seen aftermarket for it ... but if i could still Ride and afford the real thing then this would be a must buy for sure ... it looks stunning https://www.pocher.com/uk-en/shop/1-4-model-kits.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=ks8VYudc9UQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 As regards that 1/4 Pocher Ducati ... wow it does look amazing though. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 1/18 is perfect for me as it is big enough to look realistic and have every component, but I guess only really for single seaters - my Spitfire is about as big as a 1/32 Ju88 I only complete a model every few years so space is not so much an issue and I would love to see more IM kits in the scale as they are great canvases to work from if you are in for the long haul.. Peter BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Seriously, though, that is my daughter's Schwimmwagen. Yeah, sure it is. RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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