LSP_Kevin Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Thanks, Pete. Visually it looks about the same size - but in order for that to be the case, the An-225 would have to be 50% larger than the B-52 at 1:1, which doesn't seem likely to me. I guess I can just go look up the real world dimensions and do some arithmetic! (The reason for my enquiry is that I've developed an interest in discovering what the largest static scale model aircraft ever released is.) Kev LSP_K2 and Pete Fleischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: I guess I can just go look up the real world dimensions and do some arithmetic! Well, I just did exactly that, and yeah, the An-225 is easily 50% (or more) larger than the B-52 in real life. What. A. Monster. Is there any static scale aircraft model likely to be larger? HpH's 1/48 B-36 or 1/32 Me 321? (I'm talking about production kits here, not hand-built on-offs). Kev Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stambaugh Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I am of the opinion that Bigger is better; to a point. And that point is; what will fit in the display case. Once I had built a Revell 1/32 kit way back when, I lost all interest in anything smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 15 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Well, I just did exactly that, and yeah, the An-225 is easily 50% (or more) larger than the B-52 in real life. What. A. Monster. Is there any static scale aircraft model likely to be larger? HpH's 1/48 B-36 or 1/32 Me 321? (I'm talking about production kits here, not hand-built on-offs). Kev If paper models count, GPM do a 1/33 B-52. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyforgothispassword Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 11:10 PM, Oldbaldguy said: When I was a kid there were few (if any) IM kits out there in 1/32 and now you can get just about anything you’d want in that scale. But it seems that there is no such thing as big enough for modelers like us. I recently saw a YouTube vid about a guy who built a 36’ electric RC airplane (same size as my Cessna 182) just to see if he could. He did and it flew. Seems we’ve caught the same virus here on LSP. The WIP section is rife with plastic models in scales much larger than our traditional 1/32 or, in some cases, 1/32 scale models that need a hangar, not a shelf. I guess my question is: When is big, big enough? Now that 3D printing is as common as dirt, is there theoretically no limit to the size of what we build? Will 50% models soon be the norm and, if that becomes common, how far away can 1:1 models be? I'm in the process of building a 1/3 scale Cessna O-2, so I'll never criticise anyones choice of scale chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Smokeyforgothispassword said: I'm in the process of building a 1/3 scale Cessna O-2, so I'll never criticise anyones choice of scale Powered by what???? I assume it’s RC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyforgothispassword Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: Powered by what???? I assume it’s RC? Yep, RC, and depending on weight I hope to power it with a couple of Kolm 120 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, Smokeyforgothispassword said: Yep, RC, and depending on weight I hope to power it with a couple of Kolm 120 . That looks like a 4 stroke overhead valve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyforgothispassword Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Just now, chrish said: That looks like a 4 stroke overhead valve? It is, and they sound great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Big bucks there Smokeyforgothispassword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyforgothispassword Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 59 minutes ago, LSP_Ron said: Big bucks there Yeah, but it's spread over a few years, or a decade, and if I do a good job on the moulds I might even be able to sell a few to you guys as static models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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