If they have been commissioned to Paul as having to be "true 28's", I have no doubt they are just that. As far as I'm concerned, this is the size Dystopian Legions should be to fit in with other models suitable for VSF/SP. One more (big) advantage: you just buy the figures you want and do not have to pay for all sorts of "extra's" in the box, which you probably don't want/need. A shame that Spartan hasn't realised people like to mix different manufacturer's models in their VSF settings, otherwise they would have sticked to true 28's. This said, I'm a great fan of their Dystopian navies, but I feel they have made a mistake with their figures, scalewise and in not offering them as just figure sets. They may still adjust the packaging, "shrinking size" is another matter...