"28/30mm - Most Popular Size for Serious Collectors?" Topic

According to Warlord Games' Hail Caesar rulebook, models that are 28-30mm tall are…

…the most popular size among serious collectors of model armies because the individual pieces are sufficiently large and detailed to reward careful painting.

Do you agree?

No offense to Warlord Games, but it sounds like they want you to buy their 28-30mm tall figures!

I dont agree – in this day and age of miniatures, im not really sure if you can say ANY scale is the "most popular" size.

Sure, I agree. I own plenty of 28-30mm figures and — indeed — they are large and full of wonderful detail.

No.
If they mean collectors over gamers then surely 40mm or 54mm are the most popular?

For gamers, then maybe..
Not for collectors though.

I also disagree, however this no doubt excludes me from the elite club of 'serious collectors'.

If I'm wargaming, I want stuff which is quick to paint and easy to get on the table in large numbers, which excludes 28s. If I'm modelling then I'll stick with the tried and tested scale of 1/72nd and 1/35th thank you, although I do have some larger scale individual figures.

I am not sure how "serious" a collector of model (toy) armies I am (OK, OK, 40+ years and over 10,000 miniatures/ figures somewhere at least indicates an interest). I do love my 25-30mm <grin> and find I paint more of them now for the inevitable sight reasons. However, I think the 20-15-10-6mm folks can be just as "serious" as I am…and a whole lot of my figures are 15's (and even a couple of hundred 20's, 10's, and 6's). AND, I think many more figures smaller than 25's are sold than the larger scales.

Mind you, I have a few hundred Warlord, will be buying (probably a lot)more, and I think they fully deserve some of the business of those who do want 28-30mm. So I am with jdleonardis on the "advertising" end – and the desire not to offend!

But "…the most popular size among serious collectors…"; depends on your definition – and mine says probably not!

The Ashurman

Ask just about anyone close to me how serious I am.

I think the main point is collectors model armies.

I know serious figure collectors often go for 40mm+ but do they build armies of such figures? I can't say.

I also know people like 20mm and below because it allows them to field mass armies cheaply for gaming. But is that the same as the collector mentality? I don't know.

To be honest, I like 28mm for the reasons they give. I'll buy armies even if I never have any intention of playing them. I do it just because I like them. I can't afford to build armies in the larger ranges and figures less than 25mm just don't cut it for me.

If I had to vote, I'd say 'yes.' That said, I'm not really in a position to say what is the most popular.

Drat! I'm a frivolous collector. Does this mean that I have to get rid of all my 28mm stuff?

While I have the upmost respect for the guys at Warlord/Perrys/Rick P and the rest of the Nottingham/Newark massif who do so much for British wargaming. I think the statement should probably read more like this….

…the most popular size among rich collectors of model armies, with big wargames rooms and loads of storage space is 28/30mm because thats what me and my mates collect. Individual pieces are sufficiently large and detailed to reward careful painting by one of my (ex)GW 'eavy metal team mates as a favour.

Orc girls on roller skates with SMGs were only available in 25/28mm. What else was I supposed to do?

Al | ravenfeastsmeadhall.blogspot.com

Sure.

I seriously laughed when I first read that.

I like 25/28 mm , but 15's are making a big inroad . I agree that 25/28 are mosy popular in that it is probably the most feasible for painters . But most armies that I have seen for naps and ancients are 15mm making that scale most popular for Gaming .

Not but a couple of years ago, people were heralding the demise of 15mm in favor of larger or the new smaller scales.

If you count fantasy figures in the general sense of "collecting model armies," then 28mm dwarfs the other scales without effort. GW plus the other companies that all model "fantasy army" ranges by themselves easily outstrip 15mm plus 10mm plus 6mm historical sales.

I was mnded to say who gives a… But if their ego is so fragile that they need the boost, then hell yeah, I'll agree.

When read in context, I agree that the comment was probably meant to be

I don't recognise the concept of serious in the context of toy soldiers.

No doubt the authors did not expect to be taken seriously