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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Arthur on 26 January 2014, 11:25:17 AM
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(http://www.perry-miniatures.com/images/WW%2011.JPG)
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(http://www.perry-miniatures.com/images/WW%2013.JPG)
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(http://www.perry-miniatures.com/images/GWW%2010.JPG)
(http://www.perry-miniatures.com/images/GWW%2011.JPG)
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Damn, but they're lovely.
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Nicely done miniatures,another large release,saw some of their plastics in a CoC game at Penarth show yesterday,lovely figs,well painted,on the small side of 25mm tho' as we all know by now.
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These are superb :-* :-* :-*
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Nicely done miniatures,another large release,saw some of their plastics in a CoC game at Penarth show yesterday,lovely figs,well painted,on the small side of 25mm tho' as we all know by now.
No they're not. They're 27-28 mm from foot to eye, just measured my DAK.
Nice releases.
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Yeah, it's something I checked with my Perry's mins. They look small sometimes because of the delicate, more realistic proportions compared to some of the 'old school' styles, with exaggerated extremities. Height-wise they're bang on 28mm scale.
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Yes, but they are literally 28mm tall, whereas many 28mm figures are actually much bigger than that.
Better way to think of the Perry Western Desert figures is 'true 1/56 scale'.
However you like to put it though, they are indisputably smaller and slighter than most so-called 28mm figures.
To quote Michael Perry:
‘The figures are for 1/56 scale vehicles, so have to be 28mm - which they are if you measure from base of heel to top of head, and 29mm if you measure to the top of the helmet. Obviously, some are leaning so you have to measure at an angle. They are slight in frame, hopefully more human looking. But again it helps to make them a more accurate bulk as I didn't want to see large – fat - figures completely filling vehicle driving compartments’.
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That makes them under 5'3". :?
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Hmmm ... tricky.
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That makes them under 5'3".
Scots, Irish or Welsh regiments then! ;)
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Thanks Arthur for the news. Some lovely goodies for the Western Desert.
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I recognise some of those poses from our various plastic conversions :D
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These are getting harder and harder to resist... :D
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Really great stuff!!!!
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I wonder if they would see their way to making these sets with berets. A little work on the rifles and I would have just what I need and would buy at least 3 platoons worth.
As they are they would make perfect Australians in summer kit for Korea and quite acceptable ones for the SW Pacific. Surely at some point the Perry twins must crack and make some Japanese?
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The size thing has been done to death, here's my older thoughts on it:
http://soldatetain.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/perry-desert-rats-on-the-matter-of-size/
On the new releases, I think these are directly competitive with Warlord - and frankly, much nicer. Perry have, for me, perfect sculpting and releases. Once they move a little bit later, to NW Europe, I don't know why anyone would buy Warlord. It's just not fair to compare the quality!
Of course, I no longer have a pony in the race; having sold all my 28mm (well, I have a Perry Italian army that I have to list yet), I still think Perry are just superior.
Also, the Blitzkrieg tanks are gorgeous, easier to get to the table, and of flawless quality. Perry are really the front runner.
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I am pleased, for one, that my incomplete DAK and 8th Army Artizan forces can now get the additional AT guns and vehicles to complete them. I just bought the DAK bikes off Warlord too. :-*
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Bugger! I have just finished making my Warlord 2 pounder and Pak 36 with Perry plastic crew.
Very glad to see the MG42. That is a key addition, and the recce Kubelwagen is ideal for my Chain of Command DAK force.
On the whole scale argument (discussion?) I don't see a height difference, but the figures are more slender and anatomically correct. I much prefer this approach to the more stylised caricatures which have been poplar in the past. My own experience of the Perry plastics has been very positive. The chance to really knock up some very different poses has been great.
Rich
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Well I'm a happy camper with my Perry Plastics DAK as they scale very nicely with 1/56 & 1/60 vehicles. The scale argument will never be settled I suspect. I think I'll just have to stick with Perry's for North Africa, and now there's plenty of variety in this particular scale (have the Perry's created a new sub scale for WW2?)
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(have the Perry's created a new sub scale for WW2?)
that's exactly the point....
anyway, I am content that they made some metal ones, since these are closer in relief with other 28mm, the plastic ones are too flat and slender for my taste (and for my other miniatures). Surely they have more natural proportions.
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I like them very much ...but damn they will not gonna get me. I will stay with 20mm for this topic.
Björn
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I like them very much ...but damn they will not gonna get me. I will stay with 20mm for this topic.
Björn
Don't fight it Björn! (from someone doing 28mm, 20mm and 12mm) :D
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Don't fight it Björn! (from someone doing 28mm, 20mm and 12mm) Cheesy
No 1/300? Lightweight! :D