Author Topic: Blue moon gives us a ride... (Read 6422 times)

gilibran · « **on:** October 11, 2007, 11:32:58 AM »

Are you in need for a car?
Look here:

http://bluemoonmanufacturing.com/index.php?cat_id=23

Lowtardog · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2007, 11:40:16 AM »

They look the dogs danglies :love: however must ask the question...what scale are they

W.B.Kurgan · « **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2007, 11:50:59 AM »

It says 28mm on the home page. :love:

Operator5 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:11:55 PM »

They are very nice cars. I didn't look at each description, but I wonder how many pieces they come in.

Some are good because they are not represented in the diecast cars that are available. But some, like the first one, can be had for about $5 in diecast.

I'm always happy to have more of a selection though, might have to check them out at Fall In. :mrgreen:

marko.oja · « **Reply #4 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:48:14 PM »

Quote from: "Operator5"

Some are good because they are not represented in the diecast cars that are available. But some, like the first one, can be had for about $5 in diecast.

Do tell me where, and do they take creditcards!

Marko

Aaron · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:54:12 PM »

I saw one of the trucks on my last trip to the shop. It was one peice of resin with white metal bits. I got to play with it a bit and the peices went together far easier than my Sloppy jalopy kit did.

I was told that there will be drivers and possibly passengers to go with these, something die case does not often accomodate since their scale is all over the place.

Hammers · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:59:27 PM »

Very nice! I could use one or two of those big black affairs.

revford · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2007, 02:04:13 PM »

Does anyone know what kind of 28s scale this is? People seem to vary between 1:48 and 1:60.

They look great but I wouldn't want cars to dwarf my 1:56 tanks.

Lowtardog · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2007, 02:08:56 PM »

Quote from: "revford"

Does anyone know what kind of 28s scale this is? People seem to vary between 1:48 and 1:60.

They look great but I wouldn't want cars to dwarf my 1:56 tanks.

See

28mm the whole scale saga as Rev says 1/56, 1/60 or 1/48 or possibly 1/43 all are used (especially with Diecast cars) what a tngled Web we gamers weave

dodge · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2007, 02:23:42 PM »

Quote from: "Lowtardog"

Quote from: "revford"
Does anyone know what kind of 28s scale this is? People seem to vary between 1:48 and 1:60.

They look great but I wouldn't want cars to dwarf my 1:56 tanks.

See 28mm the whole scale saga as Rev says 1/56, 1/60 or 1/48 or possibly 1/43 all are used (especially with Diecast cars) what a tngled Web we gamers weave

I agree with both of you it's a bit hit and miss. I bought some Days Gone cars & vans from a car boot really cheap. They sort of look ok but compared to the cars of yesteryear rolls royce they look really small.

Any advice is welcomed did I waste my £2?

Dodge

Lowtardog · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2007, 02:40:15 PM »

Any advice is welcomed did I waste my £2?

Dodge[/quote]

Dear Confused Dodge, dont listen to your friends, size isnt everything its the way you use it

Seriously though I think once you have your first batch of models, your best bet is to go with that scale. I chopped and changed with WW2 starting off with Westwind 1/56-1/60th then they stopped making them for a good while so I changed and sold them all off for Corgi 1/50th pre paint diecasts. Lovely and at the time it looked like they would expand the ranges..Sods law they stopped, no 251 no PZR 3 or 4 and Westwind, NZWM, Chieftain have now brought out a huge range of Gucci models and I cant use any of them unless I sell all the corgi stuff (again at a loss0 and start over.

Stick with your bargain uys until you see where the market is going, thats my advice :love:

Operator5 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 11, 2007, 03:13:09 PM »

The way I look at it, you only need about a half dozen cars most times. Unless you're doing some kind of Great Race scenario.

Since most of mine end up as static pieces of terrain, they are rarely all placed next to one another so I don't worry about whether they are an exact match. And I know drivers and such look cool, but in most of the games I play in, the players don't have a seperate driving and standing model and we never want to slow the action down in order to put a driver into one.

As for where to find the diecast... I always do an ebay search first. You find things like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MATCHBOX-MODELS-OF-YESTERYEAR-1911-MAXWELL-ROADSTER_W0QQitemZ250173295656QQihZ015QQcategoryZ16481QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I say stick with bargain cars unless you have a specific use for a more expensive car that can't be filled by a bargain (for example, see Ironworker's Sarge Truck in another thread).

Grimm · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2007, 03:31:17 PM »

22,95$

no way !!!!!

Operator5 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2007, 03:33:19 PM »

As for scale, they posted over on TMP that they are 1/43 or 1/48.

A picture of them next to the gangster is here:

http://theminiaturespage.com/news/779815/

dodge · « **Reply #14 on:** October 11, 2007, 04:01:13 PM »

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I will use my bargains for now as I can practice repaints on them.

Wheels are a bit dodgy though do you know where you can get older style wheels to put on?

Dodge

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