WWII modeling in large scale - UNBELIEVABLE!!!

spodwo

Member since
January 2001
From: US
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Posted by spodwo on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:57 AM

The models are 1/6 scale - not 1/16. Dragon Action Model characters are about 12 inches tall as were the old GI Joes.... So a 6 foot GI in 1/6 scale would be 12 inches tall.

Here is there link:

http://www.dragonmodelsltd.com/catalog/figure_pics/

Stephen "Pod" Podwojski LiZarD AtTiTuDe RailRoaD http://LiZarDAtTiTuDe.homestead.com

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dwiemer

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March 2005
From: Southwest Georgia
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Posted by dwiemer on Monday, August 28, 2006 8:35 AM

Fantastic work, I showed this thread to one of the guys I work with who is a scale modeller, (mostly planes and German vehicles). He right away said it was 1/16th scale and that the figures were "Dragon" as the maker. Said they were close to the G.I. Joes in size and go for about $20 each. and that this guy has a Lot of money invested here. A very nice set up.

Dennis

TCA#09-63805

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jefelectric

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December 2003
From: Central PA
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Posted by jefelectric on Sunday, August 27, 2006 8:35 PM

The web address .ru is Russian.

John Fullerton Home of the BUBB&A

http://www.jeanandjohn.net/trains.html

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tmcc man

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April 2005
From: North of Philadelphia
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Posted by tmcc man on Sunday, August 27, 2006 8:02 PM

Jim Fortner, it is German. If you look in the second photo, look at the engine's cab. The "hawk" pictured there is a symbol for Germany. The signs are all German, as well as the tanks, trucks, half tracks, motorcycles, the people, the engine, and the rolling stock. I would like to know where the figures came from, as well as the trucks, tanks, and everything else came from. This would also be an interesting build in O gauge.

Colin

from prr.railfan.net

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Brutus

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December 2004
From: St. Louis, MO
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Posted by Brutus on Sunday, August 27, 2006 5:11 PM

Man - I couldn't believe how much detail this guy has in there - is this Russian? It looks like WWII German stuff, but that's not Deutsch!

RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:19 PM

I also thought that the pictures I was looking at were 1:1 scale initially and that when you said "WWII modeling" that you were refering to a real-life reenactment of a battle or something involving a train. Eventually it dawned on my that these were scale models, tough. That is absolutely incredible! Just incredible!