Qrusader Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Hey all, Forgive the "newbie" question (I am MW regular, but only in the "toy" section) I want to add some diorama pieces to my collection, as well as ground crew, infantry, etc...I am sure I need to go to a hobby store/model store, but are there any suggestions of manufacturers or online sites? I know about the Hasegawa ground crew, but what else is out there? Cityscapes, terrain, support vehicles? Any and all suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qrusader Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 Any help at all....? Just looking for some direction....(I'm not a "model" guy, just want to build some diorama stuff for my 1/48 Yamatos) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 I check at www.greatmodels.com, they have everything, if it's out of stock then take the MFG's name and search for items on the internet. It's a great starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alftien Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 (edited) I think the Hasegawa 1/48 ground crew is the only set of any use (includes 4 grenrators). Other ground crew sets all only have figures. However they're not accurate to the OVA. Any accurate stuff will have to be scratch built. I think there was a topic on the old boards for this. The old Bandai line art of the 1/55 Strike valk however used the hasegawa 1/72 ground crew and equipment. edit: too used to using spell checks.... Edited October 18, 2003 by alftien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonPlay Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I agreed with alftien, take the 1/48 Hasegawa Groundcrew Set A . I some of the toytopics there are some Display with a 1/48 Yammie and the Groundcrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draykov Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 (edited) The Hasegawa sets are probably your best bet. But there is all kinds of resin stuff out there. Check out Squadron Mail Order here in the U.S. (use the search function to check out 1/48 aircraft accessories). Verlinden makes some really cool (and pretty expensive) resin Navy tugs, tow bars, and oxygen carts, and figures. They also make this jammer (bomb loader): ...and fire fighting crew (with tug/fire engine): A company called Just Plane Stuff also has some good carrier decks and stuff like that. Edited October 17, 2003 by Draykov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Not to mention FlightPath for accesory details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qrusader Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Hey, thanks everyone. This is all great stuff. I'll be doing some ordering shortly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewooh Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 are these very hard to build and paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alftien Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Building and painting are easy, follow the instructions, it's the weathering that you need practice on. You can prob find sites that teach you how to. Best is still trial and error, until you get something you like. The Verlinden kits will be a little harder. They're mostly solid resin with photo etched parts. Cutting and sandind the resin gets tricky on small scales. Not forgetting you'd prob need some tools too. Not too easy if it's your first one. Alvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfunk Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 www.best1hobby.com has everything that you could ever want in 1/48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coota0 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 (edited) are these very hard to build and paint? Check out the FAQs or ask on the boards over at Starship Modeler , I hang around there quite a bit and everyone is more than happy to help. I found this awesome set on Squadron.com for those of us that have yet to get a 1/48, I think I may pick this one up. Edited October 20, 2003 by Coota0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alftien Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 are these very hard to build and paint? Check out the FAQs or ask on the boards over at Starship Modeler , I hang around there quite a bit and everyone is more than happy to help. I found this awesome set on Squadron.com for those of us that have yet to get a 1/48, I think I may pick this one up. It's a hasegawa set,, BUT it's in 1/72! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draykov Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 are these very hard to build and paint? Check out the FAQs or ask on the boards over at Starship Modeler , I hang around there quite a bit and everyone is more than happy to help. I found this awesome set on Squadron.com for those of us that have yet to get a 1/48, I think I may pick this one up. It's a hasegawa set,, BUT it's in 1/72! They have virtually the same thing in 1/48, but it's split up into two sets (and they're more expensive). I don't think they make the van in 1/48 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coota0 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 are these very hard to build and paint? Check out the FAQs or ask on the boards over at Starship Modeler , I hang around there quite a bit and everyone is more than happy to help. I found this awesome set on Squadron.com for those of us that have yet to get a 1/48, I think I may pick this one up. It's a hasegawa set,, BUT it's in 1/72! I want it either for my MPCs or 1/60s, I think 1/72 is close enough that it will look ok, and if it doesn't I can always grab a 1/72 model (Maybe a VF-0, in a low vis paint scheme...sigh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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