Mike Smith
2019-12-12 20:08:26 UTC
Having retired I now make up sets of mostly 1:72 scale with a few 1:32nd scale 'toy soldiers'
Typically each side in 20mm gets three tanks, 50 troops, a couple of support vehicles and maybe some artillery but I also give them half a dozen trees, bushes, walls, hedges, small hills, a couple of houses and at least one bunker with a removable roof- The 54mm are for 5-7 yr olds and those folks get two armies of 20-30 troops, a couple of small buildings and one bigger one, a couple of hills with a few trees, bushes, walls etc.
I get to make all the things I would have liked when I was ten and I give the sets away to less well off parent for their kiddies. This encourages the kids to have a go at making things and there are well established health and psychological benefits to 'imaginative play' (for adults as well as kids).
So two questions . . .
1 - Pirate ship kit
One little girl is jealous of her brothers set so I am making up one for her, Amazons and Pirates vs rat men and lizard men on an island in the Moreau archipelago. Comes with (so far) an abandoned native village, a 'mysterious temple' (with lift-off top and internal detail, that's where the Amazon's hang out), a small fort with a bastion for the cannon (for the Pirates), lots of trees and bushes.
Need a ship for the pirates but making one is challenging due to the hull shape.
Can anyone suggest a (hopefully inexpensive) kit of a sailing ship in 1:100 to 1:72 scale I could cannibalise for a waterline model?
2 - 'Space Base'
Anyone know of any (hopefully inexpensive) kits suitable for a 1:72 space base?
Space ships and ground vehicles or kits with lots of bits for my bits box?
At the mo I'm thinking of getting some PSC 1:100 T34s (wagame models, five in a box) and building new upper parts for them. A cheapo copy of the old Aurora (?) The Invaders saucer would be brilliant (it had a removable top, interior detail and figures) - I would buy several as I have been asked for 'sci fi stuff' on several occasions and making a good space ship with an accessible interior is difficult.
Cheers
Mike
Typically each side in 20mm gets three tanks, 50 troops, a couple of support vehicles and maybe some artillery but I also give them half a dozen trees, bushes, walls, hedges, small hills, a couple of houses and at least one bunker with a removable roof- The 54mm are for 5-7 yr olds and those folks get two armies of 20-30 troops, a couple of small buildings and one bigger one, a couple of hills with a few trees, bushes, walls etc.
I get to make all the things I would have liked when I was ten and I give the sets away to less well off parent for their kiddies. This encourages the kids to have a go at making things and there are well established health and psychological benefits to 'imaginative play' (for adults as well as kids).
So two questions . . .
1 - Pirate ship kit
One little girl is jealous of her brothers set so I am making up one for her, Amazons and Pirates vs rat men and lizard men on an island in the Moreau archipelago. Comes with (so far) an abandoned native village, a 'mysterious temple' (with lift-off top and internal detail, that's where the Amazon's hang out), a small fort with a bastion for the cannon (for the Pirates), lots of trees and bushes.
Need a ship for the pirates but making one is challenging due to the hull shape.
Can anyone suggest a (hopefully inexpensive) kit of a sailing ship in 1:100 to 1:72 scale I could cannibalise for a waterline model?
2 - 'Space Base'
Anyone know of any (hopefully inexpensive) kits suitable for a 1:72 space base?
Space ships and ground vehicles or kits with lots of bits for my bits box?
At the mo I'm thinking of getting some PSC 1:100 T34s (wagame models, five in a box) and building new upper parts for them. A cheapo copy of the old Aurora (?) The Invaders saucer would be brilliant (it had a removable top, interior detail and figures) - I would buy several as I have been asked for 'sci fi stuff' on several occasions and making a good space ship with an accessible interior is difficult.
Cheers
Mike