Are Your 1/200 Models Lonely?

[MechTech]

Since 1/200 stuff is SOoooo much harder to find...

For those who haven't seen yet, Herpa Models (Germany) has some great MILITARY accessories and aircraft that are new. Here's the 1/200 link for their homepage in English:

http://www.herpa.de/collect/(2dwvru451q1se...serie_e=Fighter

I'm getting the ground sets when they are in stores. There are several retailers in the States and UK that carry/will carry this line.

Preiser also makes an extensive line of 1/200 figures. Here's some examples (note the mechanics are already in the Macross colored overals - like in my avatar ):

http://www.hobbylinc.com/diecast/preiser-diecast.htm

Hopefully this helps somebody! - MT

[Valk009]

Yeah, I am actually looking for a decent looking pilot in 1/144 scale to go with my TECT YF-19 fighter!

[MechTech]

There's several vendor's, but yeah, they make them (they make EVERYTHING - figure wise in 1/144)!

http://www.reynaulds.com/preiser/temp.asp?item=77100 - MT

[MechTech]

To update everyone, I bought the Herpa Military Ground Support Equipment set and the and the Air Force Personnel set. The AGE set has great detail and high quality printing on it. Most of it will go great with Macross stuff. It even come with 4 AMRAAMS and a drop tank! OK the ordinance isn't Macross, but most everything except for the tractor and weapons loader could pass off.

The AF set comes with two each of: ladders (look Macross correct), pulling dudes, standing pilots with helmets in arms, arms up/down waving guys, legged tractor operators, kneeling maintainers, female kneeling maintainers (yes you can tell at that small), ladder climbers, legg less equipment operators, and six pilots with helmets sitting (partial legs). That's 24 people and two ladders for $13.60: http://store.houseofhobbies.com/he1acairfope.html. The AGE equipment was $23.20: http://store.houseofhobbies.com/he1acgrsueq.html .

By the way, the Gulliver 200 line has awesome detail. Get a magnifying glass and you can read all the warning notices like "no step" signs on the airframe! http://store.houseofhobbies.com/gu200mije.html

Burbank's also has more great 1/200 ground stuff to include the Preiser Mechanics(if you can get them in orange, they're canon): http://store.houseofhobbies.com/1acfi.html

Aviation Retail Direct (UK) has more of the line and the Jolly Rogers F-14 available on pre-order. ALL the ordinance is loaded too. I'm getting the F-14 from Burbank's for now. It says F-14A, but there's an LGB on it. Gotta get the Jolly Rogers soon though! http://www.aviationretaildirect.co.uk/skel...1&grpid=112

More cool stuff to keep your 1/200 and Nichimo kits from being lonely at night! - MT

[Kicker773]

what scale are those figures more closely to par with.. 1/100 gundams? 1/60? I wonder if the revoltech's would work with those scales

[MechTech]

They are actaully 1/200 scale. The Preiser ones are spot on, the Herpa ones are a bit too small, but not unles you get your calipers out and start measuring. Preieser makes most of their people in all those scales, 1/200, 1/160, 1/144 and 1/100 (plus someother other scales too)! - MT