"FOW Jets - Scale? 1/144th, or 1/100th?" Topic
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| Mako11 | 12 Jun 2015 3:06 p.m. PST |
I seem to recall that FOW has switched over to 1/144th scale, for all their aircraft (including WWII – used to be 1/100th), but just wanted to confirm that. I'm interested in some of their Arab-Israeli jets. So, are they 1/144th scale now, e.g. their Mirage IIIs and Mig-17s? |
Joes Shop  | 12 Jun 2015 3:16 p.m. PST |
Have several of the MiG-17's for use in our Vietnam Games – they are 1/144. Regards, J. P. Kelly |
| Mako11 | 12 Jun 2015 3:21 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the info, and quick reply, JP. I really appreciate it. |
| John Treadaway | 12 Jun 2015 5:45 p.m. PST |
I don't see the point in reducing the size by that small ammount. If they are meant to represent aircraft waaaaay up in the sky, why not use (for example) 1/300th? But if they're meant to be in scale with the figures, why not stick to 1/100th ? John T |
| Mako11 | 12 Jun 2015 5:58 p.m. PST |
Cost, I suspect. I agree, and prefer 1/100th aircraft when using them to attack 15mm minis on the ground, but 1/144th isn't a bad compromise, I guess. |
| Lion in the Stars | 12 Jun 2015 9:22 p.m. PST |
Size. Look at how big the 1/100 scale Hueys are. Modern jets are BIG. |
| Ewan Hoosami | 13 Jun 2015 4:39 a.m. PST |
If you just want the jets, then why not just buy 1/144 kits or Japanese prebuilds, much cheaper than Battlefronts models even at their sale prices. |
| Mako11 | 13 Jun 2015 10:27 a.m. PST |
Mig-17s are a bit rare, and hard to come by in this scale, or were. I got some from Czech. a while back. Don't recall seeing 1/144th scale Mirage IIIs either. Planning to use some for aerial gaming, perhaps, as well as for air support (East German), for my 1/144th scale T-54/55 battalion. |
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