I'm sure this has been brought up before.

What scale are GI Joe's; 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, etc.?

Does anyone know how precisely how tall (7", 8.5", 9", etc.) an action figure is to be 1/7 scale? By my calculations, I'm showing roughly 10" for a 6' person.

GI Joe is 1/6 at about 12 inches tall

Note: I bought a Ken Doll 1/6 scale but upon weighing him he was a half of a pound!.....Sold him at the next RC auction!!!!!!

GI joes are horribly heavy and also not correct in shape. They do tend to be wider than they should be and harder to get to fit whre yhou need them.

There are other but more expensive pilots which will work much better...however in all cases you should gut them and replace the trunk and upper legs with a cotton or fiber filled fabric replacement.

There are some really nice collectors series of scale pilots if you are willing to spend between 45 and 85 dollars for one.

Scaleaero,

How about some info as to where to get those collectors series pilots. If they look good and don't weigh a ton, $85.00 isn't too bad. Thanks Greg

Scaleaero,

I looked at the pilots that you sent me information on. They look great. They are worth the $. Thanks for your help. Greg

Check out the War Birds forum and click on the Hawker Hurricane thread for pictures of a Dave Platt Pilot.

Rip

Century toys makes excellent scale pilots and other figures that can be adjusted to work well here is some links to look at. the first link is their main site and they have a nice P-51 pilot the second is a B-17 waist gunner some mods and he could be a stuka gunner or even a pilot the third is a luftwaffe uniform that can be bought (all clothes are real clothes and can be bought sep of the doll the dolls run abt 20 bucks and can be had at toys r us and other major stores.

http://www.21stcenturytoys.com/produ...=1&series_id=9

http://208.26.248.111/archive/boxedsets66.htm

http://208.26.248.111/archive/ww2axisi.htm



Joe

Hello,

You can get very realistic collectible action figures in several WWII configurations for a lot less than $85. I have found these figures for between $35 and $40. Look for mint figures sold in "damaged" boxes for at reduced prices.Check the following sites (these are just a few, if needed I have many more!!):

www.goodstufftogo.net
www.monkeydepot.com
www.gijoeelite.com
www.valleytoys.com
www.kbkids.com
www.smallblueplanet.com

BTw it doesn't seem to make sense to spend the money for these figures if you are going to cut them up. If weight is a problem just buy the uniform pieces and accessories and stuff them with cotton them buy an action figure head to top it off. Just my 2c.

blkbird
Fly man....Fly!!!!