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great responses!!!
I am so please to see some interest in this...its definitely a go ahead project now.
Although...I cannot say how quickly.
Like most of my bigger projects they tend to be slow out the gate,
but at some point they pick up speed.
Anyway, its obvious the general preference is toward the larger scale
for a number of reasons:
Easier to scale a model down than it is to scale it up.
Allows me to design in more structural detail and artwork/textures.
Being a small vehicle, the larger scale gives a more impressive shelf model.
In keeping with other current Military vehicle models, 1/25 scale is the norm.
(At least with the Halinski and GPM kits I have looked at)
But I am just not comfortable with producing this model at that scale.
My modeling style would force me to eliminate a lot of parts and over simplify the construction.
I think its best left to the (experienced) modeller to downscale the kit and deal with
the smaller parts and more difficult assembly.
...so, back to the production scale...
I like Miles comment about a "Museum Scale of 1/16".
I don't know much about this, but it sounds impressive.
1/14 offers a slightly larger finished model but still allows
everything to fit on to standard size papers.
1/12 gives a real nice size finished model and allows me full freedom for detail
but I have to split some parts to make them fit on the pages.
(probably just the Chassis Main Frame Rails)
I really don't have problem with any of these choices.
And as Tim says, I can include a quick downscale reference for printing.
Maybe I should do a few more measurements, before I make a decision.
Feel free to continue with suggestions.
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