Sizes of Mecha Models?

[Rob_Jedi]

I own the Metal Gear kit, beautiful detail, what seems like a million parts. Sorry to say I haven't built it yet. If it helps to guage the size the base is 15cm a side.

Quite a few pics of the finished kit here
http://myfigurecollection.net/picture/&sort=date&search=item%3A113780

[carlos13th]

I need to find a miniature Snake and Liquid to fight on top of it.

[Rob_Jedi]

I need to find a miniature Snake and Liquid to fight on top of it.

It comes with tiny 1/100 scaled Liquid, Solid and Cyber Ninja

[carlos13th]

Thats awesome.

[Ironworker]

I have one Frames Arms Kobold from Kotobukiya, a 1/144 scale GM Cold Districts Type, and a 1/144 scale Genoace from Ban Dai already.  They are all about 10-12 cm and I will be using them as lighter mechs.  Of course they are all painted already but I would like to do custom paint jobs on them without messing up their articulation.  Do you guys have any suggestions? 

[Ironworker]

with the new kits what they do is spray the armour and parts on the sprue then construct it. The articulation and paint is not an issue for the most part as they use soft rubber caps in most of the joins.

When doing wargame stuff I usually assemble and base coat first but I was thinking that the method you described would be better.  Two of my kits are too colorful for my taste but I was thinking of picking one up in subdued "military" colors first in order to get more practiced with the builds before trying a custom paint.  I figure I could weather a stock one up pretty well without having to deal with trying to paint the kit as I figure it out.  They are quite detailed.

[chromedog]

HLJ is apparently putting a new run of the Fang of the sun (Dougram) 1/100 mecha into production in the next few months.  The (battletech name) "unseen" Shadowhawk is the first off the rank, too.

[Daeothar]

Are you referring to the 1/72 scale ones perhaps? I'd jump all over 1/100 ones!

Right now, Max Factory is bringing out a Shadow Hawk/Dougram, Griffin/Roundfacer and Wolverine/Blockhead in 1/72. And while they look ace, they're too big for me. But Ironworker might be interested...

[MalcyBogaten]

I found these on a local market stall. Then looked into getting some more from this link.

http://direct2yourhome.co.uk/Alien_Robot?filter_name=robot&page=2




They come in various garish shades and you can't guarantee what colour you are going to get. But seeing as you're no doubt going to paint and mess about with them, like I did. That doesn't matter.
The good thing is they are blocky stand 4" inches high and you can take them totally apart for washing and painting ease. The weapons they come with are pretty naff. The shoulder mounted guns are from my spare parts. While the rocket launchers are actually part of the toy they are sitting on.

At £1.45 each (add on postage depending how many you want to order) they aren't bad.
The only drawback as I said is you can't specify which ones you get. I got 2 the same but you may not! So think it through.

Mine as you can see are still under construction and paint process.

[chromedog]

Are you referring to the 1/72 scale ones perhaps? I'd jump all over 1/100 ones!

Right now, Max Factory is bringing out a Shadow Hawk/Dougram, Griffin/Roundfacer and Wolverine/Blockhead in 1/72. And while they look ace, they're too big for me. But Ironworker might be interested...

Could be.  Reading a lot of threads on mecha models in the last week.  Inevitable that things get muddied up, really.
Probably was the 1/72 ones, actually.  I had some of the older ones years ago.  1/72 scale Shadowhawk, Griffin, Battlemaster, Wolverine, Scorpion and Goliath, and a few others.  Lost in time, now.