1:72 scale

[grubman]

Man, I'm almost wishing I went 1:72 scale.  I mean, it is obvious that the minis for 28mm are much cooler, and the game will be more fun to play with them...but I'm having a HELL of a time finding a stagecoach or covered wagon and steer in that scale (in the US anyway) for anything close to a reasonable price.  Yet, everywhere I look (including the local train store) I see cheap as hell western stuff for the 1:72 scale.  Everything from figures to buildings to trains to stagecoaches and everything inbetween.

[Skrapwelder]

You can find a decent looking stagecoach replica by looking for Pencil sharpeners on E-bay. The Ertl cow town longhorn steers aren't too bad either.

Mike

[grubman]

The Ertl cow town longhorn steers aren't too bad either.

Mike

Have a bid in for one of those right now...doubt if I'll win it though.

[bandit86]

I am re working a Cowtown stagecoach and I started to make one out of basewood using a drawing found using google. I just need to find some good wheels.  What you can't find you make :mrgreen:

[grubman]

I am re working a Cowtown stagecoach and I started to make one out of basewood using a drawing found using google. I just need to find some good wheels.  What you can't find you make :mrgreen:

Oh, I like making stuff ...but a stagecoach is going to be a little involved (OK, a LOT involved;)) for me at this point.  Right now I'm just gathering supplies and then I'm going to assemble, paint, construct, and read as fast as I can to get a game going.  A Wagon or a stagecoach would look really good (and provide a nice obsticle) on the scene I have planned.

I know if I ever expereiment with any of the less "cool" genre, like civil War, or the World Wars, I'm going to give the 1:72 scale a shot....but games like fantasy, western, sci fi, or pirates where evey model is cool, I guess I'll stick with the cool 28mm figures .

[Argonor]

Well, for massed battles there's no beating the 1:72 scale when it comes to availability and value for money.

I've been doing Napoleonics for almost 3 decades, and these days everything is available (or very easy to convert using different sets)...

[Will Bailie]

Old Glory has a stagecoach in 28mm (look in the War Paint section, rather than the Cowboy Wars section).  It is a particularly fiddly model, however.  Dixon miniatures also does one, but they are located in the UK.

I saw a toy train in Toys R Us a few weeks ago that was about the right size, for less than $20.  I'm pretty sure it was the same as this one:  http://forum.backofbeyond.de/viewtopic.php?t=3078

There were a few versions, including one that looked a bit more "Western".

Hope that helps

Will

[TadPortly]

Dixon do some really good wagons/coaches:

http://dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=12

US stockists are:

http://www.wargamesinc.biz/
http://www.lastsquare.com/

Oh and one for Canada too:

http://www.sabersedge.com/

[Mr. White]

So, the steers are good, but how do the buildings and towns people in the Ertl cow town compare to Foundry or Black Scorpion?

Looks like a lot of terrain cheap!

Thanks!

[Skrapwelder]

I think the Ertl stuff would be a good fit to the robust Black Scorpion figures.

[Mr. White]

I found this for potential livestock, barns and such.
http://www.actionfarmtoys.com/64farm3.htm

So, the 25-38mm are about 1/64 and Black Scorpion are about 32mm would they be 1/64 as well?

[grubman]

I found this for potential livestock, barns and such.
http://www.actionfarmtoys.com/64farm3.htm

So, the 25-38mm are about 1/64 and Black Scorpion are about 32mm would they be 1/64 as well?

Those are all Ertl products.  I haven't seen the BS minis yet (mine should be here this week), but I think the 1/64 Ertle cattle I've seen in stores look just a tad small compared to my Warhammer figures...but nothing that will cause the end of the world.

[fastolfrus]

If the cattle are a bit short, either glue them on thick bases or just call them calves, until you find bigger ones.