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Author Topic: 1/64th WWII aircraft kits  (Read 3312 times)

Offline FramFramson

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Re: 1/64th WWII aircraft kits
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2016, 04:31:47 AM »
Yes, I think there's a lot of ways to make do. I'm finding 1:64 is what I like because it's the smallest size on the table top that still looks "right" next to figures. 1:72 is just a yard to far, as it were.

1:48 can be quite workable (though I don't like it personally), but at that size they're too dominant on a table and often don't match the other terrain/cars if you're like me and also went a bit small again out of consideration for not taking up too much table space. 


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Offline gweirda

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Re: 1/64th WWII aircraft kits
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2016, 04:59:30 AM »
Me, I play Pulp Alley where shooting ranges can be several feet, so vehicle size is not an issue...

I know this isn't the Pulp forum, but you're mistaken in how terrain can affect play in PA: 6" is a critical dimension, and having a piece of terrain (like an aircraft) being greater or less than that can greatly influence the result of a game.

Again: Is it the thing or the game that is being modeled?

Offline FramFramson

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Re: 1/64th WWII aircraft kits
« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2016, 06:26:51 AM »
I know this isn't the Pulp forum, but you're mistaken in how terrain can affect play in PA: 6" is a critical dimension, and having a piece of terrain (like an aircraft) being greater or less than that can greatly influence the result of a game.

Again: Is it the thing or the game that is being modeled?

Well, that's true, but 6" can mean a lot of terrain, and not necessarily something particularly large.

But mostly I was responding to the absurdity of a vehicle being longer than a weapon range. The 6" really only matters to range for things like primitive missile weapons or what amounts to "point blank" shooting in PA, which is fine.

Offline vodkafan

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Re: 1/64th WWII aircraft kits
« Reply #18 on: December 30, 2016, 11:11:50 PM »
Yes, I think there's a lot of ways to make do. I'm finding 1:64 is what I like because it's the smallest size on the table top that still looks "right" next to figures. 1:72 is just a yard to far, as it were.

1:48 can be quite workable (though I don't like it personally), but at that size they're too dominant on a table and often don't match the other terrain/cars if you're like me and also went a bit small again out of consideration for not taking up too much table space. 

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