| acctingman1869 | 29 Nov 2016 3:24 p.m. PST |
Just soliciting people's advice who build in this scale. I know PSC does 20mm and they look nice. |
| Rich Bliss | 29 Nov 2016 4:08 p.m. PST |
I only do 20mm. I like Italeri and PSC. I also use some older Hasegawa kits and the occasional Airfix |
| HidaSeku | 29 Nov 2016 4:50 p.m. PST |
I really like the 1/72 Pegasus Hobbies tanks. Great kits and excellent detail/accuracy. 1/72 Armourfast tank kits are neat too, although really light on detail. |
| JezEger | 29 Nov 2016 9:00 p.m. PST |
Hard to beat Tamiya- but they are 1:48 not 1:56. Apparently, to some they look better with chunky 28mm figures anyway. For 1:72 Italeri or Zvedza are great. Airfix are very hit and miss. Great for their day, but surpassed by most now. Haven't seen PSC in the flesh- but as they are constantly growing, I would say they have a good product. |
| Cerdic | 29 Nov 2016 11:57 p.m. PST |
Warning! Pedant alert! Technically, none of the companies mentioned 'build' kits. They produce kits that the purchaser has to build themselves. If the company built it, it wouldn't be a kit anymore…. |
| PiersBrand | 30 Nov 2016 2:33 a.m. PST |
Well at 1/72 there is so many decent kit makers its hard to pick just one or two… PSC, S-Models, Caeser, Pegasus, MACO, Revell, Hagasawa, Flyhawk, IBG, ICM, Dragon…
Only kit Ive built in 1/56th was by Rubicon.
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| Griefbringer | 30 Nov 2016 5:13 a.m. PST |
As for 1/56, there are not too many manufacturers of plastic kits, though both Rubicon and Warlord produce their kits with gamers in mind. As for 1/72 kits, a lot depends on whether you are looking for fast assembly sets (like PSC and Armourfast) or the more detailed model kits like those from Revell. |
| acctingman1869 | 30 Nov 2016 7:35 a.m. PST |
Too rate my criteria… #1 cost
#2 detail
#3 ease of build Thanks for the info gents |
| Vigilant | 30 Nov 2016 8:06 a.m. PST |
Rubicon and Warlord are easy to build, have good detail and reasonable value compared to resin or metal. Most 1/72 scale kits will take longer to build because they are designed for modellers, not gamers. They tend to have more fragile parts as they are not intended to be handled. |
| acctingman1869 | 30 Nov 2016 11:15 a.m. PST |
Yea, I want to stay away from the "modeler" kits for sure. Thanks |
| PiersBrand | 30 Nov 2016 5:53 p.m. PST |
Funny though as I wargame with lots of 1/72'models' and have no issues… |
| wrgmr1 | 01 Dec 2016 12:17 a.m. PST |
The key point is whether you are modelling or gaming.
1/72 scale kits vary a lot Revell, Hawsegawa etc are detailed many part kits. Really for the modeller, who wants detail. These kits include the smaller details, headlights, hand holds, mirrors and others small parts.
Fast build kits, PSC, Armourfast, Zvezda and Pegasus lack some of the detail, usually are very quick to build and are cost effective 2 to 3 vehicles per box. Also having fewer details things do not break off during handling on a gaming table. That is a key point for me. |
| HidaSeku | 01 Dec 2016 2:35 p.m. PST |
Looking at your criteria, I would break the manufacturers down into 3 categories. I only buy the "cheaper" stuff, so all of these will meet your criteria #1. Sure, some might be cheaper, but if you shop around overall all of these kits are very afforable. Category 1: Fast Build AND Good (enough) detail
Pegasus
PSC Category 2: Fast Build but lacking some detail
Armourfast/HaT Category 3: Great detail but not fast build
UM
Revell
Trumpeter
ACE
Academy (almost category 1, really not hard builds)
Attack
Hasegawa To note, I have only listed manufacturers that I have actually put together kits for, and that are intended for wargaming use. There are many, many other manufacturers, and I think it's very fun to mix & match. Hope that helps! |
| acctingman1869 | 02 Dec 2016 7:30 a.m. PST |
@ Hida Seku Thank you for that breakdown. Very much appreciated! |
| acctingman1869 | 03 Dec 2016 10:16 p.m. PST |
So……. Where, online, is a good place to purchase some of these non-PSC kits? |
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