"Is 10mm "Microscale"?" Topic

I've always thought of microscale as 1/285 – 1/300 – 6mm and smaller (now that we have 1/600). It seems like some people, at least, consider 10mm to be microscale, and regularly post 10mm stuff on the WWII microscale board. What's your take?

A. Yes, 10mm is microscale.
B. No, 10mm is too big for microscale.
C. Not another stupid poll.
D. Needs more stone pine cones.
E. Figure it out for yourself.
F. No opinion.
G. Who cares? I sure don't. What's it to you?

If it is smaller than 28 mm it is microscale.

H. It is neither here nor there and hence an annoying scale.

I have always regarded micro-scale as what you stated. 1/200 or 1/285 or 6mm.
I regard 10mm as in the same range as 15mm since the basing used for either scale is the same.
Micro-scale usually requires either more castings to the base or a different base size.

10mm is way small for my old eyes. I like 20-25mm troops and vehicles.

Where does 2mm fit into this?

I believe the term "micro-scale comes from GHQ Micro-Armour. That would be 1:285, and more recently 1:300 and 6mm.

There's another term that has been used for 10mm, but I can not recall. It is usually associated with large battles.

Toshach – Old Glory call it "Grand Scale"

My blog entry as to why I use 10mm
link

Natokina – I find 10mm much more forgiving to my painting. While it does have a surprising amount of detail* it responds well to quick paint techniques such as drybrushing. with 25mm you have to worry about lace, buttons, eyes etc, which, while possible with 10mm, doesn't standout as missing.

*Examining my ECW through a magnifier revealed the presence of 'apostles', which were easily picked out by a quick dry-brush.

B

B

A

B

B. Everything larger that 15mm is "Barbie scale"

B

but i have no idea what it could be called either!

B – I agree with Lentulus.

B

I move up from 6mm to 10/12 and still get a deceit battalion of AFV on a table top, while not straining too much to see the type of vehicle.

B

Toshach,
1/300 used in the UK has been around as long if not longer than 1/285 which was American. H & R was around in the 1970s.

You are right that GHQ began to use the term 'micro' in reference to their ranges. back in 1984 I had to remove the term from the cover of one of my sets of rules after the owner complained about its use at a convention.

2. Mictorscales start at 1/1200.

A bug has a smaller bug on his back to bit em'
A smaller bug has a littler bug and so on infinitem'
or no. (from a 15mm man)

B

6mm and below

Andrew
Mini site: 2mmwars.blogspot.com (yup 2mm – the real microscale)

that would be anything smaller then 6mm.

I've only heard it used to refer to 1/300th there abouts.

10/12mm is N Scale (c.1/148-1:160).

1:220 (Z scale) or smaller is Micro.

B.

Plus C, D, and E.

But particularly B and C.

C.

LT

A

It doesn't matter what it's called. It is what it is, 10mm. So no need for a poll, just like so many of the poll suggestions that Bill lets through.

Ah, yes, someone always has absolute certainty about what everyone else should talk about, and how they should talk about it.

I don't consider 10mm (or 12mm, N gauge, 1:144, 1/160) as microscale but it is only really one person posting this stuff to the board and if he didn't the recent post count would be looking pretty poor so let it ride. Use it or lose it!

10mm is posted on microscale boards because there is no 10mm board . All other scales are represented and even one 15mm manufacturer but no board for 10mm. I dont know why there is a seperate WW2 microscale board as its rarely updated, you may as well get rid of it and post to the discussion board instead.