28mm or 40mm?

[Ballardian]

I didn't know that there were so many standard infantry models in the old GI range, they look great.

[krieghund]

Great work Red.

[Inkpaduta]

Just wanted to jump back in and say I was wrong.
Timeline Miniatures do carry all the old Graven Image Gotterdamerung
figures. Just bought myself a bunch of them.

[majorsmith]

So did I

[swiftnick]

I love the Jim Bowen 40mm stuff and am slowly rebuilding up the collection I flogged off years ago. I had the Hellboy stuff too.
I like the Toy soldier look very interesting.

[Weird WWII]

Those look awesome!!!  Look like the old toy soldiers from back in the day!!!

[swiftnick]

So what do we think would be a suitable vehicle scale for 40mm? Would 1/48 be to small?

[Hammers]

some are just one coat and glossed, some are blacklined and some are two shades and glossed.

Different an very cool.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

So what do we think would be a suitable vehicle scale for 40mm? Would 1/48 be to small?

Mathematically a six foot tall person at  1/48  is 37.5mm to the top of the head, 1/43 is 42mm to the top of the head (based on model railway scaling 7mm to the foot).

Sculpturally  of course this is a different matter, hence the varied vehicle scales used with 28mm figures.

There are few 1/43 scale models, Gramodels do a Cromwell (and a Whippet) and I heard that Pete Waterman (of disposable pop music fame) had something to go on a railway flat wagon.

[dampfpanzerwagon]

some are just one coat and glossed, some are blacklined and some are two shades and glossed.

The gloss coated miniatures look good, they remind me of old school Britains. Thanks for posting the images.

Tony

[Ultravanillasmurf]

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[Graven Steve]

So what do we think would be a suitable vehicle scale for 40mm? Would 1/48 be to small?

I always use 1:32 Forces of Valor and Universal Soldier pre-painted diecast - they are the ones used in many of my photos - once you base a 40mm figures they are about the right size and heft for Jim's figures (1:43 vehicles just wouldn't support one of Jim's figures squeezing out of a hatch)

[swiftnick]

I did wonder about those sets.