Newer tanks and planes and maybe base questions???

movieguy12 · Post by **movieguy12** » Fri May 04, 2007 5:04 pm

Ok so im building a base just a base i want to build and im needing some tanks and planes and other veichles and i want i think scale of 1/144 um what would be a good brand and a site to maybe order from to order kinda large orders also i want newer vehicles not too into wwII unless i have no choice.....

movieguy12 · Post by **movieguy12** » Fri May 04, 2007 7:30 pm

Does any one wanna help me?????please

Philip · Post by **Philip** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:12 pm

I have done two dioramas using 1/144 tanks. The Monkey Depot has a good collection of Dragon and Takara 1/144 tanks. I favor Dragon, but Takara is also nice, and might fill in the blanks for you . At this point, Takara makes a T34, Dragon doesn't. Also, 3000toys.com has a strong collection of 1/144 (Dragon). Takara will have more post WWII tanks, while Dragon certainly has some good offers also.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:43 pm

I don't collect 1/144 so I really can't say who offers the nicer quality stuff, but Walmart usually carries a fairly good selection (depending on the store) of 1/144 tanks from 21st Century Toys, and they are very reasonably priced too, so this might be a good way for you to get a lot of bang for your buck, and there are no shipping charges involved like there would be if you buy online. The downside is I believe they are mostly WWII era, but it might be worth checking out the toy section of your local Wally just to see what they've got.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:06 pm

You might also check the Toy Federation http://www.thetoyfederation.com and Good Stuff to Go http://www.goodstufftogo.net. Both have some Dragon 1/144 items. Unfortunately, as has already been mentioned, the majority are WWII era. Although last I checked, Good Stuff to Go did have a 3-pack of modern warbirds from Dragon for $3. The World Tank Museum line did have at least 2 series (#3 amd #6) of modern armor from several countries, if you can track them down.

As far as diorama accessories, just look for N-Scale railroading accessories. Technically, N scale is supposed to be 1/160, but it's close enough that the difference is almost unnoticeable.

warhawker · Post by **warhawker** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:49 pm

I too have done two 1/144 tank dios. (check my website) and I have used some ebay retailers to get some 1/144 pieces.
ET Corp:
http://stores.ebay.com/ET-Collectible-M ... esstQQtZkm
PanzerPlace:
http://myworld.ebay.com/panzerplacestore