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After the recent popular feedback from the Kit Manufacturers opinions I added on the site a few months ago I thought I would branch out a little more and discuss some views on the scales in the model aircraft world. Again, it is a compilation of information, discussion and opinion which is probably more aimed at the novice modeller, but I hope there is also some useful info below for you all.
From a personal point of view, 1/72 is the personal scale of choice - well, at least until such time as my eyes start failing me anyway! The choice is really more to do with subject matter, ease of (or less complex in detail) construction and the ability to display my finished models in a confined space than anything else, such as political or fanatical reasons!! It is pertinent to point out that I have built models in a variety of scales so a lot of discussion below is not based purely on conjecture as a lot is on experience. Examples include 1/32 (Typhoon, Spitfire); 1/100 (Skyhawk, Blackhawk, a few others); 1/48 (Spitfire, Hornet, Ju-52) and 1/144 (tens of models including F-14, Skyhawk, Fw 190, Ki-46, Bf-109, and the list goes on).
Note: It should be remembered that this discussion on scales deals exclusively with aircraft kits. For example, statements about 1/32 only being available for the last decade applies to aircraft kits, as car kits in this scale have been available for much longer.
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