"Perry plastic 25mm ACW size comparison" Topic

When I first saw the new Perry 25mm ACW plastic figures that I received today my first impression was: "Djeez, I can't use these, they are too small!". These are beautiful, well sculpted figures but they look tiny and are very slender so I was sure that they would not go with the rest of my ACW collection.

So I have put them next to some figures from other manufacturers for a size comparison and it turns out that it isn't as bad as I thought it was. Sure, you can't use them with Redoubt and most definitely not with Dixon, but they do not look too much out of place next to Wargames Foundry and those are 60% of my collection. The best match is with Sash and Saber as you can see in the picture.

I guess I am going to keep them anyway and build a couple of units of them. At 12 quid a box I couldn't care less that they are a bit thinner than my Foundry's! ;-)

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picture = Dixon – Sash and Saber – 2x Perry plastics – 2x Wargames Foundry – Redoubt

Fonzie

Thank You Fonzie!

That really is great information!

I didn't know that S&S are that small nor that Redoubt are that big (the massive base adds a few mm though, maybe one can base them on different height bases and get away with it – not in the same unit but in the same army).

Dixon are very different in every way it seems (although their AWI are different and I can use them next to units of Eureka or Foundry).

…..hmm back to the drawing board again…..

Cheers

Eric

Fonzie, that pic is very much appreciated!

Oddly enough, I find I can get away with Foundry and Redoubt in the same unit (particularly figs advancing at the double with shouldered muskets), but can't really mix Redoubt and Sash & Sabre in the same unit.

The new Perry ACW look like they'll work beautifully with the S&S stuff – which is good, because I like them.

That's great thanks! They don't look that small after all.

The Perrys minis look great, the detail on those plastics is fantastic, cant wait to get some!

I think that initially they appear 'small' because we aren't used to figures so anatomically accurate. Most metal ranges I've bought are a bit 'out of proportion' and some are virtually caricatures so seeing figures like this can be a bit of a shock to the system at first, but then you relax and enjoy…

I think they look great matched up with Foundry. I also had no idea Redoubt was that big!

The S&S mini looks a bit smaller to me.

That is really good news, as I just took advantage of the Sash and Saber 50% off sale.

The Dixon looks HORRIBLE next to the others. Yuck!

Personally, I don't think any of them look that bad next to any of the others, Dixon included. Human beings don't all have the same size heads or body heights, plus in Civil War armies you'd have people of different statures and dimensions to some degree.

I think sometimes gamers compare proportions of figures and declare one or another out of whack and therefore keep certain figures apart of completely out of ones army. However, as a reenactor with some 20 years experience, I have seen company formations with boys and men ranging in age from 15 years old up the early 50's, and the range in people's different proportions is really quite surprising. Of course, obviously barring reenactors who are grossly overweight(which you certainly would not find during the Civil War among campaigning armies!), the rest of the lot were not all in what we would call "correct" proportion to eachother…you have different size heads, hands, heights, and more importantly, different types of body frames – lanky, stubby, short, lean, muscular, pudgy, bigger eyes, smaller eyes, ears sticking out, ears straight back, not to mention different sizes of noses, cheeks, foreheads, you name it , it's represented.

Mike

Althought I would not mix the Pery with the Dixon I love the way the Dixon paint up. And they have some excellent mounted officers.

The Perry mix great with the Sash and Sabre figures. Plus the Perry's have the shoulder arms marching position which was the most common position for the soldiers of the day. I will keep the Perry figures in their own units but the photo does dispell any concerns I had over the size of the figures.

"Althought I would not mix the Pery with the Dixon I love the way the Dixon paint up. And they have some excellent mounted officers."
I concur wholeheartedly…they all have a place on my table…they may not mix on the same stand but units of the same manufacturer next to each other isn't jarring in the least… all those lines are gorgeous

I would freely mix all of these lines on the gaming table.

Painted, based, on a sceniced table, the differences disappear like magic.

Thanks a lot for the picture Fonzie. It's very helpful.

Now, I've collect and paint several ACW figures from different manufacturers for both Rebel and Union troops. I found out that once painted, the size difference tend to disappear… that is particularly thru with the dark blue uniforms of the federal.

Cheers