I saw these earlier today when I was writing about the Blitzkreig and the website has no source to where the models came from
[url]http://izismile.com/2009/06/26/models_of_military_technology_and_equipment_from_the_wwii_63_pics.html#pic1[/url]
They look really kickass and I wan't to know who makes them so I can buy one.
Thanks everyone.
From what I've seen (Webpage won't load, can only see first 2 pics) I have some of these somewere. I got them a few years ago, however I don't think I treated them too well. There was an M4 Sherman, German halftrack, soldiers and assorted weapons/defenses. I'll brb and see if I can find them an read the labels.
Edit: Found the halftrack, a brick wall and some sandbags. Halftrack was made by Unimax toys, other 2 had no labels. Considering it said Unimax "toys" I doubt these are the models you are looking for. Also as Trunk said there probably custom made.
from the looks of the picture, they look custom made and they look to be sold at a flea market or something.
Those are actually some really cool looking really well made models
a lot of that stuff is highly modded standard plastic model-kits of various scales from the usual companies (revell, tamiya, airfix etc)
for example, i'm pretty sure the base of this is a standard 1/72 airfix tiger 1. i used to have one when i was like 12
[IMG]http://img.izismile.com/img/img2/20090626/military_models_13.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.modelsforsale.com/listphotos/AA01308.jpg[/IMG]
all the bases and dioramas n stuff shown are custom made, as are a lot of the details and equipment on the vehicles. the various soldiers may be by airfix and other such companies but they were probably bought from more specialist outlets. basically, most of this stuff is made entirely for hobby and personal enjoyment and is not sold. if it is sold it's sold to a shop or a magazine or online for a high price. i don't think you'll ever find the exact models in the link you posted
i kinda know about this stuff because my dad has kept a bunch of his old models from when he was a kid. he used to buy sheet plastic and copper wire and other stuff to mod his wee model tanks with
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;33662094]from the looks of the picture, they look custom made and they look to be sold at a flea market or something.[/QUOTE]
Some of them really look like sets, even if somone could provide me a link to parts that could be made out of this I would appreciate it. I just really like the style of the soldiers compared to other sets I see.
I really like the dioramas, so if somone could link me to a place where I can get pieces that even look like that, I would be really happy :)
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What are the prices for these kinds of sets?
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Where could I find nice WWI dioramas and models?
As far as I know, these are all assembled models that people built, with dioramas built around the models
My dad has this old magazine about diorama building from the 80s, talks about stuff like this
[QUOTE=Bahnhof;33662683]even if somone could provide me a link to parts that could be made out of this I would appreciate it[/QUOTE]
it's really hard to fulfil these sorts of requests on a subject matter that is so specialist. you might be surprised to find that a lot of the stuff in these dioramas will be 100% custom built out of hardboard, plastic sheeting, fake sand/flock, textured paint etc etc. even if it's not, it's probably modded stuff from model railway kits
the tank kits themselves are pretty cheap. 1:72 airfix tanks used to be like £6 or something back when i was younger and interested in this stuff. to get all the materials required for a diorama on the scale you're looking at here though you'd end up spending a lot more, perhaps on materials that you will have to use on later dioramas (due to the quantity they are available for purchase in)
if you're planning on making something like this yourself it will require time and practice and patience. when i was between the ages of 8-14 i must have spent countless hundreds of pounds on models of various sorts; airfix planes, tanks, and later warhammer and all that stuff, and i still don't think if i was tasked with creating something like what you're asking for here that i'd be able to do it. you're best off getting a cheap 1:72 tank kit and seeing how you deal with that before you spend money on lots of specialist equipment and materials
i suggest you just find your local hobby store and have a look around and ask questions there
Mostly well-painted airfix and quite a few of the vehicles are modern and cold war era
Those Germans sure like having tea parties on top of their tanks.
The models seem to be a mix of 1:72, 1:76 and 1:35 Models, The most known producers are Airfix, Tamiya, Dragon (very good, but very expensive), Trumpeteer and Italeri.
You can get models from most hobby stores around you, but you can also order them via post.
I can reccommend you [url]http://www.luckymodel.com/[/url], which is one of the best online model retailers. Have a look at Tamiya's, Dragon's and Airfixes websites and look for models that you like.
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