Spartan Games -&- 28mm Figures!

[answer_is_42]

I note that scale does not appear to have been mentioned on their website. But, I suppose, the figures only have to be compatible with one-another. They're after the brainless 40k sort, not discerning gentlemen such as ourselves.

[Agis]

Since I raised the whole "scale" issue, some more pics; first a finished Prussian Grenadier:


new comparison pic:

DL, Artizan, GW, GW

with ruler:


and together with a Leman Russ (fits very well IMO - maybe GWs infantry is simply out of scale?) 


more: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/victorian_sf.html

[Christian]

So... not exactly 28mm figures  I'll definitely be hanging out for some of the vehicles, though Thanks for the pics, Agis!

[tnjrp]

So... not exactly 28mm figures

By the pic with the measure, looks to be 32mm (okay 32.5mm really). But 32mm is the "new 28mm" anyway

[The_Beast]

Obviously, a painter's scale; leaves me out.

Still may attract some back to the 'universe', and we've plenty-o-DW figs at the store to unload... 

Doug

[tnjrp]

Well, I just heard from a reliable source (= a random nic on an Internet discussion board) that big and chunky is preferable since it's easier to paint. So I would move that 25mm is actualy a "painter's scale" since according to that, it's much easier to just splash something on the big uns...

[Peter@BattleScape]

I have heard the same thing said many a time...but I find the larger the figure, if it is well detailed, the more difficult to paint as you have more shadows and features to define.....

Pete

[fitterpete]

Got to looking around on the shop.
Bikes and tankettes are up for preorder.
Bikes 15-19 pounds
Tankettes 22 pounds
So if those tiny tankettes are priced at 22 expect beyond GW tank prices for the regular tanks.

[garra]

those prices are for a box of 2 bikes and for a box of 2 tankettes

[Blodwin]

I saw these tankettes for the first time at Warfare – they are really small, I actually asked them if they were 15mm.

£22 for two is just day light robbery – way over hyped IMHO
 
Blodwin

[fitterpete]

My bad.Goes to show you not to read things when being called for Thanksgiving turkey.

[Geudens]

I saw these tankettes for the first time at Warfare – they are really small, I actually asked them if they were 15mm.
£22 for two is just day light robbery – way over hyped IMHO
Blodwin

I was afraid from the beginning this would happen.  Wargamers have always been prepared to pay more for ship- and spaceship models as compared to figures.  That's why Spartan's (nice) space- & ship models were viewed as "correctly priced".  Now that they are venturing in the mainstream of 28's (with +30mm  ) they will not be able to score as expected, because their pricing is the same as other "expensive" products.  They will not create a mass following, I'm afraid.  At least, I will not be amongst their customers.

[tnjrp]

The tankettes look to be about the size of your "regular size 3" infantry, that is about the size of what you'd expect for a battlesuit in a scifi game:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dystopian-Legions-America-vs-Prussians.jpg

[Mason]

Bloody hell, they are tiny!

They look like a steampunk variant of the Sinclair C5!

[Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers]

The hobby is going full circle. They'll be trumpeting 54mm as the "new scale" next. 

Well I won!t be buying any at that scale. Maybe some vehicles will pass muster. Call me cynical but it is obviously a ploy to get punters to only play with "their" toys and gouge us with their expensive pricing.

Of course when I see such obvious greed at work I will treat it with the disgust it deserves.

Such a pity really as they have wasted the skills of some very talented designers and sculptors.

Cheers
Fuzzy.