Ral Partha Colonials

[Laflin and Rand]

I stumbled upon this website the other day;
http://www.greatendeavours.co.uk/colonials/index.php

Turns out that they sell the old Ral Partha Colonial range. I like the prices! Does anybody know how well the minis fit in with more modern lines? Scale wise?

[Trooper]

Whilst the old Ral Partha colonials are lovely little figures, they are now tiny by comparison with modern ranges. Sorry.

[Laflin and Rand]

How about with the Space 1889 minis sold by RAFM? They are on the smaller side too.

[Tommy20]

Not as small as Partha.  I mix RAFM, Castaway & Foundry, and now Perry.  The Perry's are a bit larger, but not enough to bother me.  The only Partha's I use are vehicle crews where the smaller size makes them easier to fit into tight spaces.

[ushistoryprof]

Sorry, they are short and "thin."  I have mixed them with the old Mini-Fig that were short and "fat" and they made an interesting mix.  They are good looking but are Liliputian compared to the 28mm figures of today.

[warbeads]

  I was going to offer to sell you my Brit Infantry and Brit/Indian Cavalry (Primed and on round bases) but if they would be as incompatible as others have stated  I expect you would not be interested.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Fjodin]

Can someon etell me what exactly size are Ral Partha Colonials minis to the level of the eye? I mean what does mean "smaller compared to modern 28mm lines?"

[archangel1]

Can't find my unpainted Brits (they're put away somewhere safe!  ) but the few Zulus I've got painted up are only about 22mm from top of base to eye.  They are tiny, compared to today's standards.

[ushistoryprof]

Can someon etell me what exactly size are Ral Partha Colonials minis to the level of the eye? I mean what does mean "smaller compared to modern 28mm lines?"

Here are a Recreational Conflict 1898 USMC 28mm, Mini-Fig Indian Mutiny 25mm, Ral Rartha Gurka Colonial 25mm?, Great War 1914 French 28mm.  Sorry that they are out of focus (it was late after a long day at work) but I think you can see how small and thin the Ral Partha really are.


Here we have the Mini-fig, Great War, Ral Partha, Recreational Conflict.

[HerbyF]

The old Ral Partha colonials are small even for 25mm. They are not even close to fitting in with 28mm. I think they are only 25mm to the top of the head & thin compared to other lines.

[Heldrak]

I traded mine off a while ago, so no comparison photos, but the Ral Partha colonials (despite being magnificent sculpts, many by the great Tom Meier) are weensy. Closer to a true 20mm-22mm scale than even a 25mm scale (they look small even next to 25mm figures of the same period). Completely incompatable with even the smallest 25mm-28mm lines of today.

[Red Orc]

I agree, I have some of the old Ral Partha figs from the '70s-'80s, and a single Tom Meier elf cavalryman sold by Citadel, and they were small even then, before scale creep made 25mm figs into 28mm that were mostly 30mm+ anyway.

They really are tiny compared to pretty much anything around now.

[SBRPearce]

The scant handful of these fellows I have (gift from a friend years ago) seem to be "True 25s", IE 25mm to the top of their head. That puts them in the way of being 1:70 to 1:72 scale, as opposed to the 1:53 to 1:58 scale of modern "Heroic 28mm" figures. Add the realistic proportioning, and they look like school children next to many other ranges of figures.

[Thunderchicken]

Has anyone got a sample they'd be prepared to send me? Naturally I'll cross your palm with silver. I might have a use for these.

[Laflin and Rand]

Ah well. Now I'm being tempted by those ships from Houston's.