WW2 British Commando Platoon in 20mm

[Kikuchiyo]

Looking to build a platoon strength Commando unit in 20mm to use with various rule sets

I've searched through all my options and have now made a start

This lot is mostly AB with the odd conversion

[Kikuchiyo]

I have reinforcements (Samples) coming from SHQ, Elhiem, CPmodels, Simons Soldiers and Stonewall/Combat miniatures on their way to help me decide which direction to go.

Would probably just gone with Adler but their RM Commandos are going to be late war in smocks

[Kikuchiyo]

miss post for some reason - will update on arrival of the other minis

[Wildman II]

Very nice. They would work for 0200 hours in 20mm.

[Kikuchiyo]

TSHQ minis have arrived but while the gear (Rifles and Burgens) seems to match up well the figures are too slight and heads too small

Nice figures though will save them for another project

[Kikuchiyo]

Very nice. They would work for 0200 hours in 20mm.

Not a bad idea

[Kikuchiyo]

Simons packs turned up too, nice minis and closer in scale

Plan is to paint some up and base them before the comparison

Interestingly while there's differences between makers there's also differences wining makers

The AB figures most noticeably

[CapnJim]

Nice-looking minis.  Great job!

[Kikuchiyo]

Here's a scale shot of the first few to arrive

Simons, Older AB and SHQ

Most noticeable difference is the head size of the SHQ - they are tiny, otherwise they are pretty close

[Kikuchiyo]

The scale difference with the SHQ models was a real disappointment as some of the specialist figures were perfect for the platoon, they have the only standing PIAT model I can find and the only kneeling 2 inch mortar too

So it struck me, as the bodies and gear are closer in scale the solution is a head swap

Here's the first go

SHQ with a Simons soldiers head

It's is about 1.5x bigger

[Kikuchiyo]

Here with an AB officer

[CapnJim]

I wouldn't let the head sizes bung you up too much.  The rifles look pretty close, and people come in different shapes and sizes...

[Kikuchiyo]

The head size was tiny, looked like a witch doctor has been at them
 

I've some heads from Adler on their way as I've run out of donor models

[bluewillow]

I use SimonsSoldiers and AB for my commandos, SHQ for vehicle crew.

Cheers
Matt

[Kikuchiyo]

I have both but I was trying to avoid repetition and I don't use prone figures