| Phil Gray | 07 Feb 2010 12:26 p.m. PST |
Just got back from the York show and seem to have misplaced that flyer I took for the guy showing his new range of 20mm hard plastic WW2 Soviets – he had a sample 15mm and 28mm version of the 20mm range… Anyone got his webby url type thang? |
| Jeremy Sutcliffe | 07 Feb 2010 12:29 p.m. PST |
link And he says his 1/72 hard plastics are 1/72 hard plastics. I really must take the others to Trading Standards. |
| Phil Gray | 07 Feb 2010 12:57 p.m. PST |
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| Phil Gray | 07 Feb 2010 1:02 p.m. PST |
they look quite nice in person… I asked if he was planning on doing them in 28mm and he said that he hadn't before he turned up at the show, but it's now the next step he plans to take with them… should be worth waiting for :-) |
| Fire at Will | 07 Feb 2010 1:52 p.m. PST |
Yes, I saw them as well and they looked really nice |
| NoLongerAMember | 08 Feb 2010 2:34 a.m. PST |
Ahh the question will be, are they true 1/72, if so prepare for the howls of them being too big, the same as happened to Valiant despite them being spot on to scale. |
| Jeremy Sutcliffe | 08 Feb 2010 3:31 a.m. PST |
My impression from the conversation we had is that these will be compatible with what most of us understand 1/72 to be. I really must take Valiant to Trading Standards. |
| Ditto Tango 2 1 | 08 Feb 2010 6:53 a.m. PST |
I am interested in these, the link Jeremy provides is intriguing. As for 28mm, how ridiculous  – the three figures shown do not have pumpkin heads, mouths stretched wider than a pie plate, and arms and legs don't look stumpy like fat children in army uniforms. You'll never be able to see what weapon is being carried by a figure from across the table, which is what many 28mm aficionados claim to be the reasons for the huge telephone pole sized weapons most 28mm sculpts seem to have. are they true 1/72, if so prepare for the howls of them being too big, the same as happened to Valiant despite them being spot on to scale. Hey Fred, for the initial release, the British, PSR indicates in an otherwise good review ( link ): The sculpting of these figures is very crisp and clear and the proportions are nicely done but the scale is a problem. While the box claims 1/72 scale these figures average 26mm in height, which scales up to 1.87 metres – much too tall for 1945. The weapons and equipment are equally over-sized, and the figures have a slightly chunky feel which reminds us of metal figures rather than the elegant plastic examples we usually see. The result is that these do not mix very well with figures from other manufacturers as you can see from our comparison page.
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Tim |
| battleeditor | 08 Feb 2010 7:22 a.m. PST |
Ditto Bird -- we need to make clear that that review was for Valiant, _not_ The Plastic Soldier Company. I must also declare an interest: I was commissioned to design the logo and packaging for PSC. Henry
Battlegames
battlegames.co.uk |
| NoLongerAMember | 09 Feb 2010 10:30 a.m. PST |
Umm Jeremy, Valiant would win a trading standards case, they are precisley 1/72nd, the problem comes in people using 1/72 as 20mm, which it isn't… I like the Valiant Plastics, the howls came from people who expected them to mix with their existing stuff and they didn't. |
| Phil1965 | 09 Feb 2010 11:03 a.m. PST |
So are the Russians available now? |
 20thmaine  | 09 Feb 2010 12:27 p.m. PST |
These look excellent – hope to see them at Salute |
| battleeditor | 09 Feb 2010 1:10 p.m. PST |
The website holding page (which is based on the ads soon to appear in Wargames Illustrated, Miniature Wargames and my own Battlegames) is at link with basic details. The Russians are going into production very soon, with Germans to follow shortly thereafter. There will certainly be product available for Salute. Will Townshend, the owner, is already fielding enquiries at the email address shown on the website. Henry
Battlegames
battlegames.co.uk |
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