| Ashokmarine | 04 May 2008 5:47 p.m. PST |
Looking to start a cheap army with 1/72 plastics and augment with metal. Which time frame should I go with as far as selection and is 20mm the scale to chose that matches the best? |
| James Forrest | 04 May 2008 6:08 p.m. PST |
This kind of seems the wrong way around to be going about it Ashokmarine? Surely it would be better to pick a period you are interested in first then seeing what is available? |
| Ashokmarine | 04 May 2008 6:27 p.m. PST |
Sorry I should have stated I prefer Ancients? |
 Milhouse  | 04 May 2008 7:45 p.m. PST |
Zvezda, Hat and Caesar do some great ancients of ALL periods. Check out Plastic Soldier Review. All go well with 20mm lead. The Zvezda are particularly good |
Chortle  | 04 May 2008 8:19 p.m. PST |
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| Boone Doggle | 04 May 2008 11:53 p.m. PST |
Yep. Generally speaking 20mm metals would be best to match 1/72 plastics. There's a huge amount of 1/72 plastic ancients out there but relatively few 20mm metals. I only know of Newline Designs but I'm sure there are a few more out there. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 05 May 2008 5:00 a.m. PST |
Need to look at it on a range to range basis. Lets face, not all 1/72 scale figures are compatible with all 1/72 scale
figures! There are a few comparisons on my site: link |
| Waco Joe | 05 May 2008 8:37 a.m. PST |
Newline are very compatible. Here is a pick of some HAT phalangites led by Newline command figures, the musician, standard and officer. link |
| Martin Rapier | 05 May 2008 1:38 p.m. PST |
I also use Newline to flesh out my plastics. |
| Hrothgar Returns | 05 May 2008 4:46 p.m. PST |
GarrisonMiniatures, Some of your 25mm look like they will work with 1/72 plastics. I think the Saxons may end up alongside my plastic Saxons For my birthday I ordered some 1/72 metals from Tumbling Dice to add to my army of plastic Vikings from Strelets and Zvezda. I'll post my opinion on compatibilty once I receive them from the UK. |
| Ashokmarine | 05 May 2008 6:04 p.m. PST |
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 06 May 2008 12:47 p.m. PST |
The Saxons, Normans and Sung Chinese are all 'true' 25mm. Generally, the '20mm' ranges are also around the 24-25mm size, though not as bulky. In fact, the are often a shade taller than the true 25s. Careful choice of ranges and figures and, as seen from the comparisons, there is quite a bit of overlap. Some of the 25mm ranges, such as the Geeks, have much bigger horses than the 20mm range. Even here, though, you can mix and match. I was considering doing a 20mm Numidian cavalryman from the Roman light horse. However, I have found that the 25mm Numidian will fit a 20mm horse – only difference is the head looks a bit big, but nothing serious. |
