Author Topic: Spartan Games -&- 28mm Figures! (Read 21896 times)

answer_is_42 · « **Reply #90 on:** November 15, 2012, 11:51:17 PM »

I note that scale does not appear to have been mentioned on their website. But, I suppose, the figures only have to be compatible with one-another. They're after the brainless 40k sort, not discerning gentlemen such as ourselves.

Agis · « **Reply #91 on:** November 18, 2012, 04:25:58 PM »

Since I raised the whole "scale" issue, some more pics; first a finished Prussian Grenadier:

new comparison pic:

DL, Artizan, GW, GW

with ruler:

and together with a Leman Russ (fits very well IMO - maybe GWs infantry is simply out of scale?)

more: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/victorian_sf.html

Christian · « **Reply #92 on:** November 20, 2012, 09:09:54 AM »

So... not exactly 28mm figures

I'll definitely be hanging out for some of the vehicles, though

Thanks for the pics, Agis!

tnjrp · « **Reply #93 on:** November 20, 2012, 10:07:22 AM »

Quote from: Christian on November 20, 2012, 09:09:54 AM

So... not exactly 28mm figures

By the pic with the measure, looks to be 32mm (okay 32.5mm really). But 32mm is the "new 28mm" anyway

The_Beast · « **Reply #94 on:** November 20, 2012, 02:27:30 PM »

Obviously, a painter's scale; leaves me out.

Still may attract some back to the 'universe', and we've plenty-o-DW figs at the store to unload...

Doug

tnjrp · « **Reply #95 on:** November 21, 2012, 07:05:40 AM »

Well, I just heard from a reliable source (= a random nic on an Internet discussion board) that big and chunky is preferable since it's easier to paint. So I would move that 25mm is actualy a "painter's scale" since according to that, it's much easier to just splash something on the big uns...

Peter@BattleScape · « **Reply #96 on:** November 21, 2012, 12:01:34 PM »

I have heard the same thing said many a time...but I find the larger the figure, if it is well detailed, the more difficult to paint as you have more shadows and features to define.....

Pete

fitterpete · « **Reply #97 on:** November 22, 2012, 04:10:45 PM »

Got to looking around on the shop.
Bikes and tankettes are up for preorder.
Bikes 15-19 pounds
Tankettes 22 pounds
So if those tiny tankettes are priced at 22 expect beyond GW tank prices for the regular tanks.

garra · « **Reply #98 on:** November 22, 2012, 05:04:27 PM »

those prices are for a box of 2 bikes and for a box of 2 tankettes

Blodwin · « **Reply #99 on:** November 22, 2012, 08:57:23 PM »

I saw these tankettes for the first time at Warfare – they are really small, I actually asked them if they were 15mm.

£22 for two is just day light robbery – way over hyped IMHO

Blodwin

fitterpete · « **Reply #100 on:** November 22, 2012, 10:13:35 PM »

My bad.Goes to show you not to read things when being called for Thanksgiving turkey.

Geudens · « **Reply #101 on:** November 23, 2012, 07:40:56 AM »

Quote from: Blodwin on November 22, 2012, 08:57:23 PM

I saw these tankettes for the first time at Warfare – they are really small, I actually asked them if they were 15mm.
£22 for two is just day light robbery – way over hyped IMHO
Blodwin

I was afraid from the beginning this would happen. Wargamers have always been prepared to pay more for ship- and spaceship models as compared to figures. That's why Spartan's (nice) space- & ship models were viewed as "correctly priced". Now that they are venturing in the mainstream of 28's (with +30mm

) they will not be able to score as expected, because their pricing is the same as other "expensive" products. They will not create a mass following, I'm afraid. At least, I will not be amongst their customers.

tnjrp · « **Reply #102 on:** November 23, 2012, 07:50:41 AM »

The tankettes look to be about the size of your "regular size 3" infantry, that is about the size of what you'd expect for a battlesuit in a scifi game:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dystopian-Legions-America-vs-Prussians.jpg

Mason · « **Reply #103 on:** November 23, 2012, 09:12:08 AM »

Bloody hell, they are tiny!

They look like a steampunk variant of the Sinclair C5!

Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers · « **Reply #104 on:** February 23, 2013, 11:58:49 PM »

The hobby is going full circle. They'll be trumpeting 54mm as the "new scale" next.

Well I won!t be buying any at that scale. Maybe some vehicles will pass muster. Call me cynical but it is obviously a ploy to get punters to only play with "their" toys and gouge us with their expensive pricing.

Of course when I see such obvious greed at work I will treat it with the disgust it deserves.

Such a pity really as they have wasted the skills of some very talented designers and sculptors.

Cheers
Fuzzy.

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