F&IW - size comparisons

[Silent Invader]

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[Poliorketes]

thanks alot

[Mosstrooper]

Very useful ! many thanks , was thinking of buying some of the Galloping Major figs 

[Galloping Major]

Adster put these size comparison pics together for FIW Indians, maybe they'll be helpful too - he didn't have any Redoubt Indians, so he used one of their French soldiers.

[Lowtardog]

Nicely done chaps. How do you thin the bases? is it a lot of work, require specialist equipment?

[Galloping Major]

Captain Blood took these great pics of 2 Galloping Major Mohawk between 2 Redoubt Woodland Indians:

[heinzknitz]

Thanks for the comparisons, excellent help for starting this period.

[kidterminal]

Takes a few seconds with a less than sharp (but not totally blunt) craft knife.  Pin the figure on its side on the work bench with one hand (thumb) and then shave down each side then shave out the centre.  Might take a few passes of the knife.  Just like whittling except the process seems to work better with a dull blade rather than a really sharp one. Some others who do this use a sander which will be more precise but as my figures are based on pennies they're going onto an uneven surface so I'm quite rough and ready with it.

I've used a flat metal file. I lay it flat and run the figure over it until I get the thickness I'm looking for. Though I just clip the figures of their bases these days and pin them to a slotta base. I'm an American after all, we don't deface our pennies by gluing miniatures onto them. We toss them into jars and reminisce of those bygone days when pennies candies were in fact a penny.

Rob