Burma 1944. What scale?

[fastolfrus]

15mm starting with Peter Pig.
They have 14th Army, long trousers, mix of hats and helmets, even include mules.
Also Indian army figures in 8th Army range:

http://www.peterpig.co.uk/british.htm

Vietnam range might have useful civilians etc.

[Rob_bresnen]

I haven't seen those before- they are rather nice.

[marcusluis]

Think 28mm plastics are the way to go, easy to convert and as cheap as the 20mm stuff..

[Legion1963]

15mm starting with Peter Pig.
They have 14th Army, long trousers, mix of hats and helmets, even include mules.
Also Indian army figures in 8th Army range:

http://www.peterpig.co.uk/british.htm

Vietnam range might have useful civilians etc.

Indeed. Very interesting and thanks for pointing that out to me. However, although 15mm is an option i feel a preference for something with a bit more detail. At the moment i am painting some 15mm for a friend. It's nice as an experience and added skill but not something for a long-term project. Cheers.

[Legion1963]

Think 28mm plastics are the way to go, easy to convert and as cheap as the 20mm stuff..

Both good points and well worth my thoughts.

[axabrax]

If you are doing skirmish level, I don't see any reason to go smaller than 28mm. Presumably, you'll be doing small patrols or platoon level games?  Plus, as mentioned above, the Paul Hicks Gurkhas and Chindits are just a little too nice to resist! They have separate heads you know, so you can get some good variety on the figures.

I'm actually working on a Chindint list for Chain of Command (my new favorite game ) right now. I also always thought that the two hour wargames' Vietnam special forces rules would be easily adaptable World War 2. What rule set are you planning on using? That might have some impact on the scale you choose.

Ax

[axabrax]

Just out of curiosity, where are you getting your bamboo?

Plastic bamboo scenery is now available for much cheapness, so making those groves should be a relatively simple affair in any scale. For me it has to be 28mm, if only because of Paul Hicks' Chindits and Gurkhas.

[scrivs]

I did a whole load of stuff for the Burma 1945 campaign in 28mm using a majority of the rather lovely Assault Group models with a few oddments made up from Warlord.

Quite a lot of stuff including figure reviews, painting guides, terrain guides and battle reports on my blog:
http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Battle%20of%20Meiktila

[Cubs]

Just out of curiosity, where are you getting your bamboo?

China - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161239681371

I'm always a little uneasy buying from abroad, but my lots came through without any problems. If you mix up the scales you buy, you can get different sizes of bamboo.

[marcusluis]

thats a lot of bamboo for a fiver!!