Panzer Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I am looking to customize a 1/64 scale Kyosho Gunwalker that I bought with a German theme. I'd like to buy a sheet of some water-slide decals that have Maltese Crosses and stuff like that. Probably not any swastikas, I'm thinking more like the Brocken Labor in Patlabor. If somebody could point me in the right direction like a website or something that'd be great. I'll post a video of my Gunwalker stomping around on his metal plate, its good fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet-1 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Check out www.pegasusmodels.com I am thinking about ordering their ww1 decals also. looks to be a good selection. Lonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 buy any modern day revell or dragon 1/72 scale german vehicle kit and youll get just what you need. the kits are cheap if you pay more than 7 dollars your paying too much. the modern cross used is the maltese cross wwII vehicles had the balkenkreuz which is not the one you want. also WWII german tanks actually never had the hakenkreuz painted on them the crew usually tied a flag or banner with it on it to their vehicles for air ID. lemme look i may have an old decal sheet laying around i could send to you. sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Yeah....alot of airplane models have German markings....you could probably nab a crappy one from soemwhere with decent decals. When you do decal it, I would stick to the Iron Crosses, and not the Swastikas. I painted a Battletech fighter in a German camo with markings, andeveryone had a problem wiht the Swastika. Post pics when you finish tho, I love the quasi-alternate history mecha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 buy any modern day revell or dragon 1/72 scale german vehicle kit and youll get just what you need. the kits are cheap if you pay more than 7 dollars your paying too much. the modern cross used is the maltese cross wwII vehicles had the balkenkreuz which is not the one you want. also WWII german tanks actually never had the hakenkreuz painted on them the crew usually tied a flag or banner with it on it to their vehicles for air ID. lemme look i may have an old decal sheet laying around i could send to you. sean hmm interesting.. it seems the "balkenkreuz" cross is what I'm looking for. And I'd probably give the mech one maltese cross on the lower left side of his chest like an award or something like the real Germans wore. but the balkenkreuz crosses I'd use the most and put them on his shoulders and stuff. Just like the Brocken Labor pretty much. If you wanted to mail me a decal sheet that'd be awesome! just PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernandofaria Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Hi . I made some gundam kits with german markings , and I always used these two decal sheets : http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?TAM66638 http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?TAM66526. You can buy them at HLJ. happy modeling . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet-1 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 The maltese cross was used by the Luftwaffe (not sure about the groundpounders) until April 1918, when they were ordered to switch to the balkenkreuz (iron cross). Don't Revell F-4 kits come with German marking sheets? Lonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsujin Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 How do you feel about dry transfers? http://www.archertransfers.com has some great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 (edited) hmm never used dry transfers before. cool stuff though, I shouldn't have any problem finding markings now. I also want to get a Kyosho inner antenna from a Mini-Z to get rid of the wire. that'll be sweet! Edited December 22, 2004 by Panzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Oh yeah. Archer rub ons....dry transfers are the bomb. They go on easy, and look great. I would get those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 i have a S^%t load of balkenkreuz markings upstairs in my hobby room and i think one maltese. PM me with your address and ill get them out on their way no later than monday. its christmas so the post office is crammed and most of the base is down from today until monday. but ill have it on the way. the balkenkreuz was made the official marking during ww2 for the luftwaffe. it was changed back to maltese after the s&!t with the nazis to show that the form of government was no longer in power. tanks went through the same process too. only aircraft had the hakenkreuz painted on them on the tails and most german model companies wont even put them in kits because of how strongly they dont like what it stands for. if anyone gives you crap though say its actually taiwanese for vegitarian which it is a symbol for as well. i dont like the emblem either myself which is why i stick to tanks unless its on the model for accuracy purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 have you check detail master? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 (edited) I'm not really concerned about static people may have for any other symbol than a swastika because that I can understand, its bad. The balkenkreuz and malteses crosses are just German sysmbols and were around before the nazis. definetly the maltese was so I'm not really worried about those two symbols. Edited December 22, 2004 by Panzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 These are used on todays modern aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 what does Germany have as far as aircraft? they're just Self Defensive like those rascally japanese right? don't want those guys to do the whole nazi/axis thing over again.. that'd be a mess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 they have the F-4 phantom and the tornado. they also use the MIG-29 and other various acft. to put it in perspective the first time that the germans were allowed to have an occupying force outside their country was bosnia in 1993. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 yes.. us Germans (or the portion of my gene pool that is) sure have a knack for the whole world domination thing.. gotta keep my countrymen on a short leash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 im half german as well and irish so dont get me drunk and make me angry at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 i bet you are a very efficient drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 i used to be. i stopped drinking 7 years ago. too many hobbies and interests. id rather accomplish something now rather than try to remember what i wanted to do the next day. that and you cant build a model while drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 nobody likes a quitter man. try sniffing some tweak before you build models. i heard thats pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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