Mildly-Weird WWII and 1/35 scale

[Bubbles]

Indeed, 1/35 is best left for Dioramas. You don't need a lot of space or miniatures for a small one. I really want to do Dioramas now. Damn.

[Vanvlak]

Redzed, that's actually the conclusion I made at least 3 times in the past; then I find the old models gathering dust, think about selling them for a second or two, than give up and start dreaming again. In principle I actually prefer 6mm scale - large armies which fit in a shoebox!

Seeing that I have very little time and not that much money, BUT being sentimental about old models, I guess I'll make a very small army which, seeing I almost never get a game anyway, I'll just be happy to own as a small project.

So what will be included are (including status):
1) a Panzer IV Ausf can'tremember - built and painted when I was around 16, currently being converted to take a laser.
2) a Panzer II Ausf darnitmymemorystinks - turret built with Tesla gun instead of usual cannon - lost in cellar.
3) a Stug IIIG - lost in cellar, not started.
4) a Brummbar - lost in cellar, not started.
5) a poorly remember Russian tank, in cellar - I think - part assembled.
6) a Patton tank, assembled, missing its cannon, in cellar (located)....
7) 8 American tank crew (!), located in cellar, unassembled
a Nebelwerfer, located in cellar, unassembled
9) a petrol pump (!), located in cellar, unassembled
10) a Gepard flakpanzer (oh dear), located in cellar, unassembled

I guess they'll do well for a Balkan state which has captured several German vehicles, used them against the Germans themselves AND the Russians, with access to time travel....

[white knight]

It'd be interesting to see how big the Mutant Chronicles CMG figures really are. They are nominally 54mm (so ~1/32) but some might be interesting to fit in:

[white knight]

Apparently this Titanium Series Indiana Jones diecast is about 1/32 scale. Might be a tad big, but could be pressed into service anyway.

I was tempted into getting one of these (even if I don't get into 1/35 scale, it seemed a good opportunity to get a cheap model of that) and I'm pleased to say the figures at least are 1/35. The bike could still be 1/32 for all I know, but it doesn't look out of place. The bike is diecast with hard plastic bits, the figures are bendy plastic but could be made to look good (hands are kinda rubbish though, I'd be tempted to replace those).

[Vanvlak]

Mutant Chronicle figs - have never seen them in the plastic, something tells me they're more 28mm than 1:35.
The Jones' motorbike - agree about Indy's hands; otherwise perfect!

[white knight]

No, the prepainted plastic ones are in a larger scale, which was something that annoyed a lot of people when they came out since it made them incompatible with the metal figures.

[Franz_Josef]

Have seen them.  The figures are huge, even bigger than 1/32nd scale.

[supervike]

1/35th was the scale I first started modelling in.   I have since moved on as well, but I always thought that scale (or at least the way they are sculpted) are far more realistic than any oddly proportioned 28mm.

[white knight]

New 1/35 from Smart Max:

[Vanvlak]

I wasn't aware of these - thanks!

[Bubbles]

Oh wow, those are pretty cool.

[Comsquare]

I'm curious how your project will develop.

Started such a project by my self some time ago, all still wip, but I guess I'll restart working on it soon.
I'm using the Dust minis for the Germans, some Verlinden resin British paras and so on.
Converted some Tamiya-minis into Zeds as well

If your interested, here are some pics:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=19186.0

[Vanvlak]

I'm curious how your project will develop.

Started such a project by my self some time ago, all still wip, but I guess I'll restart working on it soon.
I'm using the Dust minis for the Germans, some Verlinden resin British paras and so on.
Converted some Tamiya-minis into Zeds as well

If your interested, here are some pics:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=19186.0

Comsquare, thanks for the link - I had not seen that thread, and there's a grand collection you have there. How's it progressing?

My own plans: this began with a sorry old PzIV, fully assembled and painted and completed some 20 years ago, and a stash of old Tamiya kits. I initially wanted a WWII force, then veered to mildly fictitious WWII, with an inexistent nation fielding a variety of tanks from different nations (to justify my ecletic mix of stuff) and then to the mildly WWWII described above - and many thanks to all for the suggestions offered, by the way, very much appreciated.
The current plan is weirder, but in a different direction than usual. I am retaining the inexistent nation, and splitting it in two factions which are embroiled in a civil war which has sucked in and devastated the major powers which have ended up in alarm at the devastation wrought by the weapons being acquired or developed by the two sides of the civil war. There will be armour and few troops, and the weird element will be provided by lasers (the concept was Einstein's, many years ahead of WWII in real life) and Tesla guns of Victorian vintage, but much more highly powered. There will be walkers, and intelligent gorillas, but no zombies (mine live in fantasy rather than SF). And since I want to have fun and am rubbish and slow at painting faces, any troops will be, with very very few exceptions, helmeted or otherwise covered.

Planned stuff:
Faction RED:
Walker Bulldog light tank (!)
Su-85
3 x AT43UNA Fire Crawlers
2 x AT43 K-shooters (the gorillas)

Faction WHITE:
Pz IVG (standard)
Pz IIF (Tesla)
StugIIIG (standard?)
Brummbar (standard)
Maus (standard - if that means anything, in this case!)
Nebelwerfer

And then comes the trump card:
Faction YELLOW:
watch this space for details; will possibly include pigs!

And the wild card:
Faction BROWN:
Snakemen

And no, I haven't the faintest what sort of rules to use, and this will probably be a display set of models.

 

[Bubbles]

I'm curious how your project will develop.

Started such a project by my self some time ago, all still wip, but I guess I'll restart working on it soon.
I'm using the Dust minis for the Germans, some Verlinden resin British paras and so on.
Converted some Tamiya-minis into Zeds as well

If your interested, here are some pics:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=19186.0

Where did you get the regular Sturmgrenadiers. I cannot find them. All I can find is one with the commander and regular.

EDIT: Nevermind. I just realized that they can be converted a little with some of the extra pieces in the box.

Maschinen Krieger has some good stuff. The big problem is that they are in 1/20 but if you can convert some the pilots and put 1/35 in there some of the power armour can look pretty funky.

[Blackwolf]

You can get some Maks in 1/35,Nutrocker(which I'm painting now) and some suits.I'm actually using them for 28mm