Tamiya 1/20 and 1/12 cars - how detailed are they?

[Rouleur]

I'm looking at getting back into building kits after not having touched one for maybe 20 years, but although I really like the idea of doing a Tamiya 1/12 car I think I'd be better off being sensible and getting my eye in with a cheaper and easier 1/20.

I'm just curious about how detailed the 1/20 kits are compared to the 1/24 cars and 1/12 bikes I made a few of in the past as the smaller cars were a bit basic for my liking, I'd like something more challenging. Also are the 1/12 Tamiya cars really tricky?

For reference this is the one I have in mind as it's an easy livery! Also has photo-etched parts, which I assume are worth having? http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?pr...

Cheers

[Rouleur]

That's a great reponse, you've given me more confidence. It sounds like I might as well get the one I really want then. Thanks very much!

[Rouleur]

Nicholas Blair said:

http://members.shaw.ca/bil_attridge/Gallery/Formul...

That's stunning, and it's pretty mind blowing that it took 1800 hours to put together! Scary, but not suprising looking at all the extras he added to it.

dr gn - yours look great, and as you say there's a fair difference in detail between the two scales. Thinking about it more I'll get a 1/20 asap and get my folks and brother to buy me a much more expensive 1/12 for my birthday in a few weeks . I'll have to buy loads of stuff to get me started so I could do without forking out ~£100 for the kit too.

I believe that you're best off using one of the glues that comes in a bottle and with a brush - which do you guys recommend?