Mark P Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Border Models FB page shows a 1/35th scale He 111 in preliminary development. Mark Proulx Learstang, HB252, coogrfan and 9 others 5 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Oh my....... Bill Cross and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Doenitz Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) It looks incredible ! The Modelling News: Border model's flying start to 2024 - He-111 H-6, Spitfire Mk.Vb & A6M2 Zero in 35th scale Edited January 1 by Duncan Doenitz scvrobeson, Artful69, Alain Gadbois and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Pleased for those who are pleased, but ultimately I think if Border succeeds in 1/35 aircraft will be damaging to 1/32 so I hope the venture fails. I would rather model 1/48 than 1/35. monthebiff, VMA131Marine, Paul in Napier and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sepp Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Looks like I'm gonna have to learn figure painting and diorama construction. I'd prefer an H-4, but hey ho. Brock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Wow! ... It looks like Border are determined to standardise the scale! ... I must admit - I thought it would have been a very short run venture. At one point - about 15 years or so ago - I expected Dragon to have a punt at 35th scale for aircraft ... They were pumping out several very well detailed AND accurate armour kits on a MONTHLY schedule! ... If anyone had the power to standardise a scale through volume (be it 32 or 35) it would have been that company. Alas ... when they did venture into aircraft (with only a couple of aircraft types) - they committed to 32 scale ... Border is a different beast ... they, like Dragon, are a producer of high levels of detail ... The problem is - some of their details are not all that accurate (Their early Tiger being a prime example). A good early tiger CAN be made from the parts in the box ... just not by following the instructions verbatim or for the decals specified (for the most part) ... Some of their kits require a LOT of putty and or sanding to get the fit right ... road wheels on their Pz.III's require some chopping of the pins to fit together correctly. Most Border problems are in no way insurmountable ... but you have to intimately KNOW the subject you are dealing with (so you get parts selection right), and know how the parts are supposed to go together (so you can make adjustments BEFORE glue is applied) - in order to get your model done right. They ARE improving ... and their first ever releases (Pz.IV series) were well done in ALL aspects ... which is why Border have been a puzzle to most - why were some later subjects so poorly done? ... Not as bad as Trumpeter / Hobby Boss etc ... but not as good as Dragon, Takom, Meng etc One thing CAN'T be questioned ... they are pumping out kits at a stunning rate - and selling them! If 35 scale IS going to become a thing in aircraft, fast subject release volumes are needed ... and by all accounts Border seems up to the task here. Also ... scale accuracy is a thing most manufacturers are mindful of ... along with good engineering choices ... fit and finish ... easy to follow instructions. If these things are included alongside the detail ... they may be able to pull it off! Rog Phartycr0c, Bill Cross, CRAZY IVAN5 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Duncan Doenitz said: It looks incredible ! The Modelling News: Border model's flying start to 2024 - He-111 H-6, Spitfire Mk.Vb & A6M2 Zero in 35th scale +1 And nose glass cone looks right and far better than 1/32 Revell Brock, scvrobeson, chukw and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 The He111 may drive me into 1/35 aircraft. hworth18 and Jeff T 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) His Bobness sang it a long, long time ago: THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ Edited January 1 by quang Smokeyforgothispassword, Archimedes, CRAZY IVAN5 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Doenitz Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, nmayhew said: Pleased for those who are pleased, but ultimately I think if Border succeeds in 1/35 aircraft will be damaging to 1/32 so I hope the venture fails. I would rather model 1/48 than 1/35. On the contrary, if it widens the range of large scale kits, makes the hobby more popular and stimulates demand, then bring it on. Larger aircraft become untenable in 1:32 as your spray booth is a fixed size. The 1:32 Lancaster looks incredible but how do you paint it and then what do you do with it ? I think the 111 looks fantastic. Well done ! GusM, Jeff T, CRAZY IVAN5 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 And, before us see I a pathway to a big scale Do 17 or 217. The true scale converter for me has always been the McDonnell-Douglas F-4. That and the recce Voodoo, A-7, Thud and Six. Now those would all but kill 1/32 jets for me. Funnily enough, and perhaps more realistic, I would love to see a 1/35 family of D H Mosquitos. Tony Fanes, scvrobeson and Duncan Doenitz 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 These kits are all warmly welcome. I am looking forward in anticipation Bill Cross and CRAZY IVAN5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Very nice CAD drawings..... chukw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 And a Zero...and a Spitfire Vb, all in 1/35th scale. As to if 35th catches on, I stand by my opinion. The key to this will be how the aftermarket community responds. Will we see a plethora of resin add-on bits, conversions and alternative decals? Time will tell.... Mark Proulx coogrfan and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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