John-370567 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Will any 1/35 figures fit inside the Ferret Scout car model ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I had thought about trying a couple of figures from the Tamiya Chieftain tank. It's a really cheap kit that's been around for years and only costs a quid or two more than a typical new figure set these days. It comes with three crew. The commander is depicted with a hand held microphone so he's suitable for vehicles up to the late seventies.Fit problems shouldn't be too bad for the commander because he's often seated on the open turret hatch that puts him almost entirely outside of the vehicle. The seat for the driver can be modified for more space if required because the seat in the real vehicle has a wide range of adjustment. Modifications would have to be made to each figure but I don't think that would be too difficult.Ferret and Chieftain would make a good diorama.Other figure sets from different periods would be suitable, the Ferret was in service for forty years. Late war figures in the light khaki tank suit would be ok because it was worn for many years and it's replacement in the seventies looked similar but was made from cheap green plastic. The old tank helmet was worn until the late seventies. After that time the headsets on the new Clansman radios were too bulky to allow the helmet to fit over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-372154 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Challenger gives a nice late 80's figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus66 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Try Accurate Armour as they do some nice post war figure. David Parkins at Firing Line does as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Checking out the Hannants website over the weekend I noticed they have some interesting future figure releases that are compatible with the Airfix Ferret. There are several resin Ferret crewmen from the 60's and 70's from the firm of 'Flightpath UK' and some new decals from 'Star Decals'. Along with various detailing sets that are becoming available the kit seems to have become really popular already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I ended up sitting a 1:35 scale MiniArt driver on the top reading a map! It would be great to find a figure to fit though there’s not a great deal of room in there! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I didn't have one that would fit inside either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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