"1/87 WW2 Infantry" Topic

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monongahela	29 Jan 2009 3:53 p.m. PST
I am wondering about any manufacturers (besides preiser) who makes plastic/ metal/ resin late war infantry in 1/87 (18mm to 20mm tall) infantry. German, US and Soviet 1944 onwards is what I am lookin for.
Bob the Temple Builder	29 Jan 2009 4:14 p.m. PST
I don't know of any but would be very interested if someone is manufacturing them.
Extra Crispy	29 Jan 2009 6:26 p.m. PST
Just so you know, in general 1/72 is considered 20mm and in that size there are more manufacturers of infantry than you can shake a stick at. Including the brand I sell, Warmodelling: link Mark "Extra Crispy" Severin Owner, Scale Creep Miniatures ScaleCreep.com
Wyatt the Odd	29 Jan 2009 6:54 p.m. PST
Resistant Roosters' Germans are actually 18mm and work for late war. Historifigs owns the range now. All of my armor and aircraft are 1/87, and I'm using the "15mm" figures which are closer to 18mm. Their Americans are shorter, unfortunately. When you base infantry, the figures wind up being about right in comparison. Here are some Preiser figures that I'm using for FoW link Wyatt
Wyatt the Odd	29 Jan 2009 7:05 p.m. PST
Oh, and the rest of us 1/87 gaming lunatics meet over here: link Wyatt
Marc33594	30 Jan 2009 6:12 a.m. PST
Or try here for all you ever wanted to know about 1/87 kits 87thscale.info
monongahela	31 Jan 2009 9:35 a.m. PST
So, from the answers, I can surmise that nobody besides preiser makes 1/87 scale figures for WW2.
Ross Mcpharter	05 Feb 2009 11:17 a.m. PST
Like Wyatt says, the closest I can find are some of the larger 15mm ranges. Or I suppose, some of the original and dated, Airfix plastic figures. This is why I prefer the 15 mm ranges, they feel like the spiritual successors to the old Airfix,Minitanks and Hinton Hunt minis!
miniMo	07 Feb 2009 4:45 p.m. PST
It's just Prieser and some old Roco figs for 1/87. I use those in vehicles, and then 1/76-72 plastics for infantry stands. I'd rather have the extra height but better human and weapon proportions of actual scale infantry, than a better height but no actual scale of human anatomy or weaponry of metal 'size' figures. I also prefer plastic figs cause they're so easy to modify the poses.