| cloudcaptain | 04 Jul 2007 1:12 p.m. PST |
Joann's seems to have the best price I have seen on this: link The review reads well. They tag on $5 USD handling for the item online…you might want to see if they have it in store. Take the 40% off coupon with you in case its full price there. Should fill in your zombieville fairly well. |
| cloudcaptain | 04 Jul 2007 1:24 p.m. PST |
this one might work out cheaper: link and that site has another set as well: link |
| Randall | 04 Jul 2007 4:11 p.m. PST |
Oooh, interesting stuff, cloudcaptain. That gives me some ideas…. |
| 13blackravens | 04 Jul 2007 4:11 p.m. PST |
Pardon my ignorance. What scale figs would these be suitable for?
cheers
13 |
| cloudcaptain | 04 Jul 2007 4:31 p.m. PST |
Two Hour uses 0 Scale Buildings and 1:40ish scale cars for things like All Things Zombie. I do as well. They look perfect to me. Others disagree. Its a taste thing. At the worst they would be passable if you are not a major scale nitpick. |
| cloudcaptain | 04 Jul 2007 4:32 p.m. PST |
28mm-HeroicMM scale figs… |
 John the OFM  | 04 Jul 2007 7:13 p.m. PST |
They are 1/4" scale, which is 1:48.
I will have to check them out at my locak Joann's first. I don't want to end up with something twee and oversized. However, that's a good price. |
| tima113 | 05 Jul 2007 2:25 a.m. PST |
I agree with the OFM, better check them out first. A lot of the plasticville O gauge buildings are actually smaller than O gauge. That said, they are available at a great price. |
| Seventhcav | 05 Jul 2007 4:31 a.m. PST |
I Love the stuff for 25-28mm. Have built several buildings. Firehouse, depot, gazebo, houses and a city hall (bank) with pillers. They paint up nice and go together well. Most can be used anywhere from the civil war to the present. Easily pass for an american town and some could be used in Europe. Cheap way to build a nice town that looks really good. |
| Kid Kyoto | 05 Jul 2007 7:04 a.m. PST |
Apparently 1/4" scale means 1/4"=1 foot. So 1/4" scale=O scale=1/43=28mm Good stuff thanks for the links, I'll be linking to this thread from Dakkadakka. |
| CeruLucifus | 05 Jul 2007 10:19 a.m. PST |
This is actually fast-and-loose with scales but as noted, sometimes it just looks right. Yes, 1/4" scale is 1/4" = 1 foot, which would be 1:48 scale. But that's not O-scale, is it? According to the "All About Scales" article here on TMP, TMP link , O scale is actually 1:43.5, and 28mm is 1:58. (Personally I've always used the rule-of-thumb with terrain that 1:60, or 1" = 5', or 1/5th scale, is about right for 28mm, and of course it's been a common ground scale for RPG miniatures gaming for oh, the entire life of the hobby, whether the miniatures used are 25mm, 28mm, 30mm, or whatever.) |
| Rdfraf | 05 Jul 2007 10:55 a.m. PST |
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| CeruLucifus | 06 Jul 2007 10:48 a.m. PST |
Ah, thanks for explaining that. That's what I get for assuming the Scale chart here on TMP is complete. |
| Saladin | 06 Jul 2007 1:16 p.m. PST |
Scales are irrelevant. Almost all "28mm" figures on the market have highly exaggerated proportions that make them look out of scale with "true" 1/56 vehicles. |
locates some hard-to-find military toys at the dollar store.