Scalemates

10 recommendations and reviews from 10 people

• Referral from May 23, 2021
  

  Mastersword87 asked:

  Need help finding John Deere tractor kits. My wife is a huge John Deere fan. Her whole family has used Deere's for four generations now. I'd love to build an antique John Deere tractor kit for her, but my (admittedly short) googling found nothing but diecast and erector sets. I'm looking for a really nice plastic resin kit to build for her as a gift for her birthday. Does anyone know of any places where I could find one? Appreciate any and all help!!!!

  

  Odd_Username_Choice replied:

  According to Scalemates.com, there's only a very old 4430 kit, if you can find it (scroll down in the link): https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=All&q=%22John+deere%22 Most of the ones I've seen are die-cast as you discovered.

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• Referral from November 29, 2020
  

  codolus asked:

  1/350 italian fleet i've been looking for models from the italian fleet but i can hardly find anything besides the RN roma and RN zara. does anybody know someone who makes naval kits or sells in EU? any scale is welcome, i'm just curious about italian ships

  

  Axel2485 replied:

  [Zara](https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?q=zara) [Roma](https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?q=roma+battleship) Here's a link to [Scalemates.com](http://www.scalemates.com) searches for each, should hopefully at least point you in the right direction. Scalemates is a wonderful resource for finding stuff.

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• Referral from August 26, 2020
  

  TuReina1126 asked:

  New Builder Here! Hi guys! Like the title says I’m a new builder and I’m just trying to find a good company I can start with that’s not charging me $100-$200 a model. I’m mainly looking for like airplanes and tank models. Does anyone know of any good companies or websites? And I’m not looking for the kind that you just snap together, I’m looking for actual like building and gluing and everything, the whole shebang. Please help a newbie out.

  

  HumptyHays replied:

  A good starting place is scalemates.com for which model kits are good, better, best and the ones to avoid. Then in this group are some links to new builders, but the last time I looked, they were broken. Also, online magazines, AK Interactive has online books with how to's, and YouTube videos.

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• Referral from August 7, 2020
  

  Memorydump1105 asked:

  Getting back on the Model horse after 20 years Looking to get into making model cars again. I used to do this as a teenager but since then, the only place in my city where you could reliably buy them from has closed up shop. I'm hoping somebody could give me some recommendations to get cars and the equipment to buy from reputable sources that ship to Canada. ​ Thanks.

  

  HumptyHays replied:

  eBay can be your friend. Also, try scalemates.com This site will show you online hobby shops.

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• Referral from December 14, 2019
  

  Aznbokchoy asked:

  Help searching for Kits! Hey everyone!

  

  Pukit replied:

  If a model isn’t listed on scalemates.com it likely doesn’t exist. Once you find the model you’re after it lists a few places that sell it, if it doesn’t show stock at least you know the manufacturer name and kit number to then google.

  

  windupmonkeys replied:

  You might want to provide more details about what it is you're actually searching for. We have no idea what it is you're looking for. Also, try scalemates.com

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• Referral from October 9, 2019
  

  DrunkenMonk7 asked:

  LC-130F/R Kit Recommendations Hi All, My father in law was part of the US Navy VXE-6 squadron that supported operation Deep Freeze in the late 60's and early 70's. It's one of his fondest memories of his time in the Navy and I have some ideas on either making a diorama (if I can get the plane in 144th scale) or building the model and creating a nice base that it's presented with. My difficulty has been that models of the LC130 F/R don't exist and closest I found so far is the Italeri C130 E/H kit. Does anyone have any recommendations for kits? Has anyone ever kit bashed a build of the LC130? Any help is greatly appreciated as I'm hoping to have this completed for Christmas. Cheers

  

  windupmonkeys replied:

  https://www.scalemates.com/kits/minicraft-model-kits-14725-lc-130-hercules--1119137. Use scalemates.com. See also: lc130 model kit (on Google).

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• Referral from January 30, 2018
  

  OakTownRinger asked:

  Can anyone recommend a good 1:144 scale tank kit or two? Are they even made at that scale? My son builds Gundams and I'd like to make some in-scale things to display with them.

  

  WhatsMyLoginAgain replied:

  Dragon and a few others do them. Here's Dragon's page: http://www.dragon-models.com/d-m-list.asp?sid=17 Can't comment on quality but you should find some info over at www.scalemates.com

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• Referral from September 18, 2015
  

  Bin Z. asked:

  Maishare ko lang... Pamana ng lolo ko sa dad ko and nung nakita ng dad ko na nag bubuo din ako binigay sakin... Old kit na talaga siya walang kahon and punit punit ang manual.. Wanted to finish this beauty by next yr pa 60th day ko sa dad ko.. Any tips on where to start??.. >nag build napo ako before (mostly aircrafts and copters) > hand paint lang ang alam kong gawin. Salamat sa mga tutulong :)

  

  Jay B. replied:

  32 inches? prolly a 1/350 or 1/400. check kung me manufacturer ung manual. see if they released such a scale. scalemates.com try mo kung meron

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• Referral from January 17, 2015
  

  Matthew A. asked:

  Where can I find Matilda frog & Murray tanks?

  

  Arven R. replied:

  All you really need to do is mod the barrel of a standard Matilda. If you want the extra detail Gaso do a mod for the Tamiya 1/48 kit https://www.scalemates.com/products/product.php?id=334067

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