<snip>I would really appreciate it if they rescaled to fit in with other manufacturers. Even with the bases built up, they just look too slight.
I think we all have manufacturers that we wish made their figures more like "X" figures. But that's not a very practical expectation (unless you are paying the bills for the creation of the figures...)
Just look at Peter Berry's approach (commentary) to the differences to other "6 mm" figures and his 6 mm figures...
https://www.baccus6mm.com/index.php?content=faqFrom his site:
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ARE MY FIGURES COMPATIBLE WITH X, Y & Z?
The emphasis on this question is wrong. To my way of thinking it should be rephrased as, 'Are x, y, and z's figures compatible with Baccus?' It is really difficult to be objective about this as I judge other people's ranges by my standards. The following picture shows samples from mine, Irregular's and Heroics ranges.
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The red line marks the 6mm height. Mine are measuring about 6.5mm from base to eye level, Irregular about 6mm and Heroics about 5mm.
So if we are all making 6mm figures, why aren't mine exactly the same as the others, so you can mix and match across the ranges?
Well, I started making my own figures because none of the ranges available to me gave me what I wanted:
Heroics have a vast range, and in many ways are the 'standard' for this scale. However, they are not 'true' 6mm figures. They were designed as 1/300th scale models, and so are smaller than the nominal 6mm in both height and bulk, measuring as little as 4.5mm foot to eye. I suppose the easiest comparison to make is between a nominal 25mm figure of today and the 'equivalent' 1/72nd plastic ranges. Their slightness of stature means that there is little or no detail on the castings. Remember when someone tells you that Baccus figures are 'huge' in comparison to Heroics, it is not my figures that are grossly oversize, it is that the objects of comparison are actually smaller than the perceived scale.
Now depending on your point of view their smooth form and poor detail makes these figures either a dream or an absolutely cow to paint. As I am firmly in the latter camp, I designed figures with lots of clean, raised detail - a fact appreciated by many.
So, I wanted figures that were larger than 5mm in size and had lots of detail - as a result, there was no chance of mine being like Heroics!
Irregular also have a vast range, and with more bulk and height are actually 6mm in scale. However, I did not like their fixed basing and I believed that I could produce castings that carried more and better defined detail. So, no chance of mine being like Irregular!
Adler figures are incredibly well designed, animated and detailed. However, they are considerably larger than 6mm, and many are put off by their large heads.
As I wanted figures that were nearer to 6mm proper with as accurate proportions as I could get, there was no chance of mine being like Adler!
In essence, Baccus figures are my interpretation of what a 6mm figure should be. To have purposely chosen to make my figures match other people's ranges would have meant that I would now be turning out what would effectively be copies of Heroics or Irregular or Adler miniatures - something I was not inclined to do.
Figure design is an Art, not a Science. Every artist sees things differently, as does every designer.
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Each sculptor/manufacturer works to their "vision" (being a Federal employee I generally hate that word but I'll use it here) as they
should.
At one time I felt that heroic 25 mm/28 mm/30 mm sizes (they aren't scales) seemed an abomination - why couldn't companies make them
25 mm?! I learned to deal with the size differences.
I am sure 18 mm upset some diehard 15 mm guys too. Hell my 1970's "15 mm" figures are swamped by "true" 15 mm figures, much less 18 mm figures, today.
The only real, adult options are: Don't buy them, accept the differences, or try and ameliorate the differences by base adjustments.
Gracias,
Glenn