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by tmanthegreat » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:14 pm
My BBI ones are working pretty well. It seems the 21c Corsair pilots and Avenger pilots can work too. Only thing with all three types is you have to at least remove the lower legs (calf and foot section) to get them to fit properly.
In the Dauntless cockpit, Merit put everything where it should be, including the rudder pedals. Most other 1:18 models, while they had the rudder pedals, moved them back slightly to allow a figure to fit. In reality, the pilot and crew would just bunch up inside the tight confines of the cockpit, but as 1:18 figures do not have the full range of articulation nor cloth uniforms, fitting them is a challenge...
If Plasticboy or Merit decides to make crew figures, they will likely need to be static (without much articulation), bent in the proper seated shape, and thin or small enough to fit in the cockpit.
To get an idea of what I mean, look at the 21c 32x pilot figures that came with some of their later aircraft (P-51B & D, Bf-109, FW-190, Corsair, Stuka, Macchi, Zero, etc.) The pilots were all scale, but sculpted to fit and sit correctly in the cockpit and even given limited articulation like turning heads and movable arms.
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