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Fire-in-the-hole · 05-04-2009

Hi , I'm looking at getting into painting realistic , modern day military dioramas and was wondering if someone could give me some info on companys that produce high quality models.

Im looking for scale models from the iraq , afghan war. Troops , vehicles etc but cant seem to find what im looking for on google.

Coming from a warhammer 40k background im looking for sizes around the 35mm mark or a little bigger (for troops) not sure what scale that would be. Maybe 1:32 or something.

Any help would be greatly appreciated , thanks.

porsche · 06-04-2009

Hi

I dont know if this helps but here are a couple of modern military plastic kits that need painting:

Modern U.S. Army Infantryman (Desert Uniform) - 1:16 Plastic Model Kit - TheModeller.com

U.S. Modern Army Infantry Set - 1:35 Plastic Model Kit - TheModeller.com

Iraq 2003 kit:

US Marine Corps Iraq 2003 - 1:35 Plastic Model Kit - TheModeller.com

British challenger 2, Iraq 2003:

British Challenger II MBT (OP.Telic) Iraq 2003 - 1:35 Plastic Model Kit - TheModeller.com

Hope that is of some help
michelle

**noble** · 04-06-2009

Originally Posted by Fire-in-the-hole

Hi , I'm looking at getting into painting realistic , modern day military dioramas and was wondering if someone could give me some info on companys that produce high quality models.

Im looking for scale models from the iraq , afghan war. Troops , vehicles etc but cant seem to find what im looking for on google.

Coming from a warhammer 40k background im looking for sizes around the 35mm mark or a little bigger (for troops) not sure what scale that would be. Maybe 1:32 or something.

Any help would be greatly appreciated , thanks.

Hi there there is an online shop called creative models, try them they do a lot of MIG products which are modern vehicles scenics figures. Try them and see what you think, i hope you find this useful.
Scott

**langy** · 04-06-2009

hi mate... try looking at acurate armour for figures.....

Military Models and 1/35 Scale Models by Accurate Armour

in my experiance 1.72 scale figures are a swine to work with.....you'd probably be better settling for 1.35 scale...(as most military models are in this scale )... they are a lot 'cleaner'...thus being easier to paint.