Spartan Games -&- 28mm Figures!

[Jonas]

How sad, it could have been nice to buy some characters and so... But I guess steam crocodille and such will still be useful.

[OSHIROmodels]

Well, they've just lost a rather large percentage of sales 

Thanks for the comparison.

The only thing that appeals in the 'second wave'  is the steam hover bike because it looks quite good on its own but would need some work on it.

cheers

James

[tnjrp]

But I guess steam crocodille and such will still be useful.

Yep, tanks and other such vehicles would also work. I guess they are aiming the infantry @ ca. 1/48.

[Sangennaru]

I bought  a Japanese box and some Prussians/ British.
Oh my are these minis out of scale, not 28mm, not heroic 28/32mm, these are 40mm minis!!!

Oh my, that's stupid! Expecially when you start working with 3d renders, there's no need to use a unique scale! >__<

Still, i  love them! ^_^

[The_Beast]

How do they compare with other oversized?

Don't think the old Deadlands were quite this, but there must be other fallen-by-the-wayside that could rise again from forgotten lead piles. I'm assuming, no matter how useful, some painters will go wild on these.

Until I see the croc in hand, I'm skeptical, but do rather favor the tanks, tho' the KettenKarre a bit less so.

Doug

Edit: Do wonder how the Prussian Gargant would do as a 15mm walker...

[garra]

I bought the brittanians and the empire of the blazing sun the scale seems to be the same as the malifaux and warmachine things. They are a bit bigger than the GW stuff though.  The models are otherwise fantastic though.

[tnjrp]

WARMACHINE is definitely bigger than Warhammer 40.000 IIRC, can't recall if I've ever compared Malifaux to either of those.

EDIT: Just realized I don't have any Malifaux humans (not yet anyway) so no wonder I have no idea how big they are

Anyway, I suppose we'll have to see what develops with this one (and await for comparisons with the bigger lines such as WARMACHINE) but one thing can be said at this point -- the subject of the thread is not quite accurate, even given the elusive nature of what constitutes a 28mm figure

[The_Beast]

Thanks to both; I've never looked closely at the WM 'humans', so never noticed scale. Never got a good feeling for Malifaux scale, as everyone is just so darn WEIRD there. 

Not sure we'll be getting any Legions down to the shop. Uncharted Seas was a disaster, FA a non-starter, and while DW had a bit of promising start, never really got rolling. Not sure my partners will stand for another Spartan dabble, so not sure where I'll see an example.

Might have to pop for a taste myself. Doesn't that hurt. 

Doug

[fitterpete]

Well feck.
I was going to get a platoons worth of each of the Brits,Prussian, and Jap stuff for 40k.Tooo biggg.What a dumb move.
Still might get some vehicles.

[Vern]

Thanks for the size comparisons Agis, I'm glad I didn't order any now .... just have to wait for the tankettes instead (& maybe the croc )

[The_Beast]

Thanks for the size comparisons Agis, I'm glad I didn't order any now .... just have to wait for the tankettes instead (& maybe the croc )

Unfortunately, if the first offerings are not given much acceptance, you may see delays 'of an indeterminate nature' for the follow-ons. 

Doug

[BaronVonJ]

I'm out now. What a bunch of idiots. 40mm. Why? So you don't buy other manufacturers? They don't know this hobby very well.
-J

[Vern]

Unfortunately, if the first offerings are not given much acceptance, you may see delays 'of an indeterminate nature' for the follow-ons. 

Doug

Ah yes, very good point (sadly)

[The_Beast]

Ah yes, very good point (sadly)

Only goes so far, of course. For some manufacturers that no longer exist, I've bought in at less than acceptable pieces with the promise of 'things to come.'

Fool me once...

Doug

[Thunderchicken]

Tis a good point Doug.