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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: tim in saskatoon on March 03, 2017, 01:41:41 AM

Title: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: tim in saskatoon on March 03, 2017, 01:41:41 AM

I have been working on a project for the battle of Vimy Ridge in 28mm. As it involves the entire Canadian CORPS, I thought I'd mix it up a bit and have entire brigades made up of models from different manufacturers. Now that my project is nearing completion and I have samples painted of (insofar as I know) every manufacturer of Great War British (late war) infantry (which I am of course using as Canadians), I thought I’d post some figure comparison pictures – because many miniature gamers are very concerned about such things. I’m not as concerned as others…

A few of the brigades are made up of figures that I've modelled and made moulds for and cast up myself. I have included them in the pictures just for fun - they are not commercially available.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Y80VOuj1Uc/WLiwjHOGooI/AAAAAAAAdxo/qdWmjq7WkH0olzOKrFItQY4ToFHUyRQhQCLcB/s1600/GreatWarBritish01.jpg)

Officers (from left to right): Scarab Miniatures, one of my own, Renegade, Gripping Beast/Woodbine Design, 1st Corps, Renegade Miniatures, Great War Miniature, Brigade Games, Old Glory, Irregular Miniatures, and Wargames Foundry.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7GWmslpTp2s/WLiwkh7Hk_I/AAAAAAAAdx0/d1_jtmMV574U4yFfhBXhMlO-nCjE1Ii0QCLcB/s1600/GreatWarBritish02.jpg)

Lewis Gunners (from left to right): Renegade Miniatures, one of my own,  Great War Miniatures, 1st Corps, Brigade Games, Gripping Beast/Woodbine Design,  Old Glory, Wargames Foundry, and Irregular Miniatures.

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4c-Ef_dTo34/WLiwl0O0EvI/AAAAAAAAdyA/6XXfAhMNwUcClx_4LOIvKmjtai2K51hPwCLcB/s1600/GreatWarBritish07.jpg)

Bombers (from left to right): one of my own, Renegade Miniatures, Great War Miniatures, Brigade Games, 1st Corps,  Gripping Beast/Woodbine Design, Irregular Miniatures, Old Glory, and two from Wargames Foundry.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bt_3n5s90cM/WLiwl3BOZNI/AAAAAAAAdyE/O0fV7YZrdTEskr5SjSzdMXxoCc60Ua4swCLcB/s1600/GreatWarBritish08.jpg)

Firing (from left to right): one of my own, Renegade Miniatures, Great War Miniatures, 1st Corps,  Gripping Beast/Woodbine Design, Old Glory, Irregular Miniatures, and Wargames Foundry.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCI3wbZ3GXE/WLiwmklSbrI/AAAAAAAAdyI/dzZnOEd3SzkkNRIGpTpAiynCKO2Q_07VACLcB/s1600/GreatWarBritish09.jpg)

Advancing (from left to right): one of my own, Renegade Miniatures, Great War Miniatures, 1st Corps, Brigade Games,  Gripping Beast/Woodbine Design, Old Glory, Irregular Miniatures, and Wargames Foundry.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F3Do7IoUm5E/WLiwni_FN1I/AAAAAAAAdyM/v990R8SyOO4LMxdXmBUbfR5iFf9Lx8bnQCLcB/s1600/GreatWarBritish11.jpg)

Kneeling (from left to right): Renegade Miniatures, two from Old Glory, Wargames Foundry, Irregular Miniatures, four from Gripping Beast/Woodbine Design

There are more pictures and a bit more commentary on my blog:

http://saskminigamer.blogspot.ca/2017/03/great-war-britishcanadian-figure.html (http://saskminigamer.blogspot.ca/2017/03/great-war-britishcanadian-figure.html)

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: Driscoles on March 03, 2017, 08:29:12 PM

Thanks for sharing !

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on March 04, 2017, 03:59:09 AM

Ditto!!!

Your blog was a great help as well. Do you have any plans to do something similar in re the French and Germans?

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: Infman on March 04, 2017, 06:50:24 AM

Great work.

It's great to see the same poses from the different ranges together.

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: tim in saskatoon on March 04, 2017, 08:06:44 AM

Thanks guys!

Quote from: Mad Gadgeteer on March 04, 2017, 03:59:09 AM

Do you have any plans to do something similar in re the French and Germans?

No, sorry. I only happen to have figures from all these different manufacturers because I needed a LOT of British (Canadian) miniatures for my current project (The Canadian Corps attack of Vimy Ridge 9 April 1917). Most of the Germans I'm using are miniatures I made myself - with a few exptra things (like mortars and machineguns) from one or two other companies. I don't have any later war French at all.

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: Johnp4000 on March 04, 2017, 11:55:38 AM

It is interesting seeing the poses like that, in a way I would say they all go together and just represent the different heights of individuals. I remember seeing a late war photo of some German troops where one was 6 foot tall while his mates looked about 5 foot compared to him!

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: Metternich on March 04, 2017, 07:59:40 PM

Thanks, this is a very valuable resource.

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: swamp_wallaby on March 04, 2017, 09:20:33 PM

Agreed. A valuable resource presented in a useful way.

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: wrgmr1 on March 07, 2017, 07:07:19 AM

Agreed, thanks Tim, great comparison.

Title: Re: Great War British Figure Comparison
Post by: aphillathehun on March 07, 2017, 08:45:31 PM

Thanks for posting this!  I wish there were more comparisons like this.