Lead Adventure Forum

Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Madmick on 02 October 2020, 05:37:33 PM

Title: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Madmick on 02 October 2020, 05:37:33 PM
A selection of the new 28mm WW2 British Expeditionary Force by 1st Corps
(https://i.imgur.com/1NhACq1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/pAdauEE.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2tSMXvc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TKiLSYo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/M3bTkq7.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wGleyOy.jpg)
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Ewan on 02 October 2020, 06:42:53 PM
They look excellent and the ones that are not shown (battalion officers and field telephone) are even better  :-*
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: majorsmith on 02 October 2020, 06:56:51 PM
Well they look lovely! How do they compare with other ranges?
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Madmick on 02 October 2020, 07:53:40 PM
This shows a Warlord figure on the left with a 1st Corps BEF on the right.
(https://i.imgur.com/uziS7MF.jpg)
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: majorsmith on 06 October 2020, 08:53:50 AM
Oh that’s a good size match cheers
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Tommy20 on 06 October 2020, 06:45:17 PM
Not entirely related, but just wanted to comment that yesterday I received an order placed with 1st Corps last Tuesday.  Less than a week from the UK to Chicago, during COVID, goes down in my books as amazing service.  Well done!

Also, the models (1:48 German PAK40, PAK38 & IG18) must be the finest white metal artillery I've ever seen.  Great sculpting, and beautiful castings.  Well done again!
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Tim Haslam on 06 October 2020, 06:53:55 PM
Yeah, I’ve got 1/48 artillery off these guys and it’s superb!
Plus great service.
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on 06 October 2020, 07:07:01 PM
Well they look lovely! How do they compare with other ranges?

Not sure if the photos from MadMick underneath your post put this across, but 1st Corps stuff is generally 1/48, rather than the 1/56 of most "28mm" manufacturers.  Their Bren Carriers, for example, are noticeably larger than Warlord or Blitzkrieg/Perry.
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 06 October 2020, 07:53:52 PM
Not sure if the photos from MadMick underneath your post put this across, but 1st Corps stuff is generally 1/48, rather than the 1/56 of most "28mm" manufacturers.  Their Bren Carriers, for example, are noticeably larger than Warlord or Blitzkrieg/Perry.
The vehicles are scaled at 1/48, in the same way that Empress vehicles are scaled at 1/50 (except the HKBSCo ones at 1/48).

The figures are stated as 28mm (of course YMMV). Quarter scale is about 37mm tall.
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: levied troop on 07 October 2020, 07:43:47 AM
Excellent, I can’t  get enough new BEF figures.
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: vodkafan on 07 October 2020, 12:34:49 PM
The vehicles are scaled at 1/48, in the same way that Empress vehicles are scaled at 1/50 (except the HKBSCo ones at 1/48).

The figures are stated as 28mm (of course YMMV). Quarter scale is about 37mm tall.

I agree with Ultravanillasmurf, there is no doubt that 1st Corps vehicles are true 1/48, the figures are good old 1/56, (31-32mm high) same as Crusader, Warlord, Artizan, BTD etc. I have bought the 1st Corps Carrier crews to use in my 1/56 carriers and they fit fine and intermix with the Warlord crew figures.
If you want WW2 figures that are nearer 1/48 seek out the old Chiltern range, I use those for my 1/48 vehicles; they are typically 36mm high and very chunky.  (Quarter scale is the old American name for 1/48 scale by the way, it means 1/4 inch to the foot) 
Title: Re: Commercial New BEF by 1st Corps
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 07 October 2020, 06:33:43 PM
Quarter scale is the old American name for 1/48 scale by the way, it means 1/4 inch to the foot
As opposed to O Gauge which is 7mm to the foot.