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Author Topic: Car size for 35mm miniatures?  (Read 1925 times)

Offline Munindk

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Car size for 35mm miniatures?
« on: March 19, 2019, 10:28:38 AM »
I've got Monoliths Batman game comming and since I'll be using the miniatures for SMF and similar games, I need to get some terrain sorted.

Specifically I need some cars. My searches suggest that people use 1:48 or 1:43 scale cars for Knight Models Batman game, which is also 35mm.

What do the superhero gamers of LAF prefer?

Offline DS615

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Re: Car size for 35mm miniatures?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2019, 11:02:40 AM »
Either work.  1/43 is easier to find since it's a common scale for toys.
- Scott

Offline von Lucky

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Re: Car size for 35mm miniatures?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2019, 12:56:51 PM »
With the miniatures on a base I prefer 1/43 (as yes, it's also easier to source them) - but a few 1/48 is not going to look weird.
- Karsten

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Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Car size for 35mm miniatures?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2019, 05:58:35 PM »
There are the cars in the Mantic The Walking Dead scenery set (which may be on sale this month).

Those are TWD figures.

They roughly scale out as 1/43.
http://ultravanillasmurf.blogspot.com/2016/12/walking-dead-all-out-war-scenery.html

This is a 1/43 scale die cast Beetle (and a 1/56 one from Company B).


Another 28mm scale figure for scale.

I will see if I can photograph them with some Knight Models figures.
« Last Edit: March 19, 2019, 06:01:11 PM by Ultravanillasmurf »

Offline Munindk

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Re: Car size for 35mm miniatures?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2019, 07:06:06 AM »
Thanks for the advice :)

Looks like there's several 1:43 cars and trucks available for cheap from China.

I have been looking at those Mantic cars, but I wasnt sure about the scale. If they're around 1:43 I'll definitely pick them up. As I'm in no rush, I'll keep a look out for a sale :)

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Car size for 35mm miniatures?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2019, 08:33:24 PM »
Mantic TWD pickup and VW Beetle with a Knight Models Doctor Harrison Wells (Team Flash).









Offline Munindk

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Re: Car size for 35mm miniatures?
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2019, 07:21:57 AM »
Thank you very much, that settles it for me :)

If you're feeling cheeky, you can ask Mantic for a sales comission :p