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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: carlos marighela on June 03, 2019, 12:49:12 PM
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There have been a number of requests and as my Gringo marines just arrived.
Excuse the shitty iPad photos. The partly finished Empress figures and Gringo versions have been matched as far as I can towards pose type. I only have the first four Empress packs to hand. As you can see the Gringo marines are husky chaps, quite a bit taller and beefier than their Empress brethren. I suspect that difference will mostly disappear under a coat of paint but I suspect I will probably file down the bottom of their bases, which being textured are notably thicker than the Empress ones.
Empress, Gringo Empress, Gringo etc from left to right. You get the picture.
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Empress, Gringo, TAG, Eureka. Yes, I need to buy a can of flat varnish.
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Cos I can’t resist. Marines with a 1/55 New Ray CH-46.
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Thank-you for posting these
They look as though you could mix them quite well. I don't mind differences in body sizes.
Is there a noticeable difference in the size of the weapons?
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Mick,
Upon close examination the weapons are slightly bigger but you have to look fairly closely, at table top distance I don’t think you would notice. Overall, I think they will work together.
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Just what I was after - cheers!
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thanks for the comparison
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Yes, thanks for the comparisons.
I now wish I had used the Renedra bases rather than Warlord lipped ones so I could use the Warlord ones for the Gringo's figures.
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Is that the Italeri train station they are posed in front of?
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Thanks for the photos.
It looks like they will look good on the table together.
Happy about that.
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Thanks for the comparisons, very helpful!
The Gringos seems to have more ”movement” to them, I think I need some. Great to see the CH-46 next to the miniatures, that one went directly onto the shopping list ;D
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Is that the Italeri train station they are posed in front of?
Yep. It has gained a bit more battle damage to the original kit though. Easy to do with a plastic kit.
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Fantastic. Love your painting efforts so far too.
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A good idea to compare sizes, but could we have a close up picture as I can't make the size difference or detail out - the figures look too far away
Thanks
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There are literally pages of close up photos of the two ranges on their respective threads plus others painted far more artfully than mine. The intent was to give height/ bulk comparisons from a gaming distance.
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Hello,
I have started a collection of 28mm Vietnam war miniatures and I would like to share with you some size comparison pictures. I consider all these minis compatible and I am sure they will mix well when painted. I have all TAG, BAKER, WestWind, and latest Gringo40s and Empress Miniatures. I have only one Parkfield mini I received with a M113. I target to by some others with FullMetalMiniatures too. I am impressed by the sculpt of all of these miniatures and recommend all of them. Thank you. Regards.
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Cool shot, loving the tanks. Can you say L-R which mini is which? I can spot the Empress and Gringo40s, but not sure about the rest. Thanks
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So the tanks are the 1/50 Corgi M48 Patton tanks from their Unsung heroes range. Bought on EBay. They are very well detailed.
For the minis: on the first picture, from left to right you have : TheAssaultGroup, Baker Company, WestWind Productions (painted), Empress Miniatures then Gringo40s.
For the second picture, from left to right you have: WestWind Productions, Baker Company, TheAssaultGroup, Gringo40s, WestWind Production, Wargames Illustrated, Empress Miniatures, Parkfield Miniatures and the last two are from Wargames Illustrated.
I find these ranges (TAG, BAker, EMP, G40s and WW) complementary. I will try FullMetaMiniatures soon.
For extra info, the Gage Commando is a Solido 1/50. The 203mm howitzer is a 1/72 DeAgostini (just for the decoration).
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Richard - really helpful - so thank you.
JM
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Great! Many thanks for sharing!
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Great, thanks for the info.
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Thanks for the comparison shots. The Gringos are noticeably bigger imo, but a few mixed in to Empress squads should blend quite nicely 🙂
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Cypher 226, indeed they do! I have both and I just cut off the integral base of the Gringo 40 minis. They fit quite nicely then.
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I kept the bases on and to be honest they still don’t stand out. Absolutely within the range of human size difference.
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A little bit of variety never hurts, and as Stan Ridgway put it; some are "...an awfully BIG marine".
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I have both and I just cut off the integral base of the Gringo 40 minis. They fit quite nicely then.
I have used Renedra bases on my Empress USMC, I am hoping that using Warlord lipped will cover any major differences.
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Hello, if that can help, here are some other pictures with Gringo40s and Empress Miniatures. I think they will mix well when painted the same style. In my future collection, Gringo40s minis are candidate to represent characters on command bases and would be aside others. I will post other pictures with WestWind, TheAssaultGroup and Baker Company later. So you would have a better panel. Regards,
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And with other manufacturers...
I bought all from these manufacturers to get a large variety of poses and to be able to make small dioramas. I think to mix them by similarity of poses. I am quite sure painting all the same style would help to forget their origin. But I understand people could hesitate or are more attracted by a manufacturer's style. Personally, I hesitate to buy Chiltern minis (SHQ now) or Parkfield. But I got the feeling FullMetalMiniatures would mix. Does anybody got some of them?
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really looking good next to each other
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Wow, great to see all possble options. Who would have thought that the Lead Gods would spoil us like this for Vietnam :D