Looking at new Victrix 12mm scale...

[SJWi]

I think you’ll find the Victrix tanks (eg Panther ) are the same price as Pendraken 10mm.

 I wonder if Victrix have gone 12mm as I think it is N-gauge and there are plenty of buildings available for railway modelling.

[Norm]

I don’t really want to get into buying six of everything.

[SJWi]

Totally agree. I haven't been tempted by them at all, but mates who have been have walked away when they realised it was 6 vehicles. I wonder what they will do with stuff that is never fielded in large numbers on any gaming table.

[Gundamentalist 5.56]

I don’t really want to get into buying six of everything.

Don't. Buy 'em off eBay singularly with a 50% markup plus P&P.

[fred]

It will be interesting to see what they do with other vehicles, the current ones are common enough that 6 is a fair number to want.   But it still limits you to multiples of 6 tanks.

Looking at the sprues they are 2 vehicles to a sprue, so there is an option to offer different quantities, or to offer a mixed support pack. But the big problem with WWII is there is such a variety of kit needed. And if these are true 1/144 scale then they won't mix that well with most of the existing 10mm stuff that is 1/150th to 1/160th in size. 

[NTM]

Using 10/12mm you want to be playing battalion level games so 2 or 3 boxes of everything rather than a platoon with a couple of vehicles in support.

[Norm]

My WWII collection is based around Pendraken 10's and I tend to have either 2 or 3 of each vehicle type, because that is the level I like to game at ..... except I do have 5 shermans and 6 T-34's. though even that was to give me 3 x 76mm version and 3 x 85mm version.

Most platoon representations will be between 3 and 5 vehicles, though I never go above 3.

The detail on the Victrix does look stunning though.

[fred]

I don't want to count how many 10mm Shermans I own - but I will say I think I pretty much had a british late war armoured division's worth of stuff at 1 model to 1 platoon...

[Splod]

Using 10/12mm you want to be playing battalion level games so 2 or 3 boxes of everything rather than a platoon with a couple of vehicles in support.

Well I suppose that is entirely subjective based on table space and rules preference. I've played battalion level games using both 6mm and 20mm collections, and I've also played small scale skirmish in both scales. If I were to switch I would most likely use 10mm/12mm in place of my 6mm collection, with a western Battalion or a Soviet Regiment on table.

Your miniature scale doesn't necessarily determine the scale of game that you play. Just look at those who manage to play battalion level games using 28mm figures. Sure, they're usually convention or show games. But it's still possible.

[FlyXwire]

10/12mm is a very flexible scale. 

I've got an upcoming 1/144th scale scenario with the German defense containing two reinforced infantry platoons, whereas the US attack force consist of two reinforced infantry companies, so a 3 to 1 attacker vs. defense ratio (this exhibiting a game level mix of platoons vs. company+ game forces).