Need a !/5th scale Pilot
01-27-2005, 06:54 PM
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Need a !/5th scale Pilot
I went and ordered the Blue Box pilot figure for my 1/5th scale Wildcat and it turns out to be 1/6th scale. Kinda sucks....guess I will have to build a 1/6th scale warbird. So does anyone know where I could get a full bodied WW2 Allied pilot ? I compared Lt "Doc" Miller to my Tuskegee Airman and they are the same size but definitely a higher quality figure.
01-27-2005, 10:50 PM
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RE: Need a !/5th scale Pilot
I'm not sure how important the actual scale of the pilot is when you're talking 1/5-1/6 differences. The average height of a man was probably less than the 6 footer that the BB pilots represent, in fact I'd bet that the average height was more like 5-08 to 5-09. Now, if you're modeling a particularly tall aces plane, then maybe you're out of luck.
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01-27-2005, 11:06 PM
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RE: Need a !/5th scale Pilot
Hey Daddy....the BBI Pilot is 12" which would put the scale pilot at 5' tall which is about 1/2 a foot shorter than me and I get no respect. I guess I could call him "Mini Me" with much attitude.
If nothing comes my way I will probably use him....and some scaled down phone books with elevator shoes
If nothing comes my way I will probably use him....and some scaled down phone books with elevator shoes
01-28-2005, 07:59 AM
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RE: Need a !/5th scale Pilot
Is the pilot going into competition ?
My bloke with the P-40 is a little small considering the P-40 scale at almost 1/4. But it has the desired effect and most folks don't pick up on it unless you say something like "oh the pilot's too small"
My other Bluebox chap (No pics yet) in my TF ARC Mustang MkIII looks perfectly at home tucked away in the cockpit.
Who says there wasn't a 5' fighter jock ?
It's all about illusion man !
Oh you only have 10001 rivets ? The real plane had 10002.......
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My bloke with the P-40 is a little small considering the P-40 scale at almost 1/4. But it has the desired effect and most folks don't pick up on it unless you say something like "oh the pilot's too small"
My other Bluebox chap (No pics yet) in my TF ARC Mustang MkIII looks perfectly at home tucked away in the cockpit.
Who says there wasn't a 5' fighter jock ?
It's all about illusion man !
Oh you only have 10001 rivets ? The real plane had 10002.......
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01-28-2005, 03:18 PM
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RE: Need a !/5th scale Pilot
ram-bro go to http://www.daveplattmodels.com they have 1/5 scale pilots I have ask the same question on here before. Only bad thing is that you have to paint and assemble them. Top-Flite used to make a 1/5 scale pilot too, sometimes you can come across them on e-bay. I was having this same issue.
01-28-2005, 05:36 PM
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RE: Need a !/5th scale Pilot
how about petes pilots in the UK? I have one of his put aside for my TF gS P47 - nice and light and a good size for this 1:5.5 model
hey if you use a BBI pilot you can alsws stick a pillow under his rear end, maybe some platforms from the 70s?
hey if you use a BBI pilot you can alsws stick a pillow under his rear end, maybe some platforms from the 70s?
