1:48 and 1:56 scale vehicle comparisions

[archangel1]

I taped an old Bandai 1/48 Jeep together and took a couple of pics with the chassis of a 1/56 Company B SAS Jeep for comparison.  You can easily see why I, personally, wouldn't even consider using 1/48 models with 28mm minis.  They are just too big and, the larger the vehicle, the bigger the discrepancy will be.

Please excuse the photo quality.  I'm still trying to come to terms with a new camera.  (Looks like I didn't tighten the tape enough, either.  You'll get the idea, though.)

[DrunkenSamurai]

Just trust your eye.  If you don't like the look of a particular scale then don't use it.  Since I take a bit of a cartoon approach to wargaming the scale is not a huge issue for me.  If it looks good then go for it.  As for the jeep example look at the math:

1:1 jeep 131" long

1:43 jeep 3" long

1:48 jeep 2.72" long

1:56 jeep 2.33" long

That is a pretty big range which is why I never mix scale for the same vehicle.  Here is an example of the largest scale jeep you might be tempted to use - 1:43 - mixed with Victory Force 28mm figures.



To my eye this looks fine even though the jeep is HUGE.   It may not look good to someone else.