"SYW 6mm or 10mm figures?" Topic

I am reposting this, I don't think it went through correctly
the first time.

My buddy and I want to game the SYW and want your opinion on what scale might be best between 6 and 10mm. The size difference IMO is not much. Also, could you recommend good figures in either scale. Once we choose then we'll worry about rulesets. Thanks J

Pendraken 10mm.

Do you have experience with both 6mm and 10mm? If not, I suggest a sample order of each to see if you like their respective look and how they paint up.

My caution with 10s is that I have had several false starts with them. It is easy to want to paint a 10mm as a 15mm, and, in my experience, 10s take about as much time to paint as a 15 if you paint them like a 15mm. You need to learn to paint for the mass effect rather than painting individual figures because, if you don't, you might as well buy 15s.

I'm going to suggest something different. Use the standing figures from the Risk games. Yes, they are generic, but they have tricorne hats, and they are always selling them on ebay cheaper than you are going to buy dedicated miniatures. If you want to get the older, kneeling figures, you can do a little cutting to the shakos and make passable grenadiers. I've had no trouble getting them to take the paint once they have been primed. The cavalry of the newer Risk models look good; the older version has smaller and less-dynamic figures, but they can be used for Cossacks or Turks. If I recall, The Stronghold Rebuilt blog has Great Northern War armies of Risk figures. I don't think you risk much by giving this a try.

I agree with 79thPA that the only way to know for sure is to order a pack of each and see how you like them from a painting perspective and a how a unit looks based up perspective.
That being said, I'm firmly in the 10mm camp. And I would recommend Old Glory's line as their strip configuration really cuts down on painting time, and gives a good massed ranks feel when mounted up.
Here are some of mine. They're an imagination, so don't worry about the uniform colors.

Either would be good but I find for SYW detail is great so I would go with 10mm

That being said all my SYW are all 28mm!

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6mm

Pendraken is the route I went. I have no regrets and I have dozens of regiments all with simple paint schemes.

Certainly don't treat them as 15's.

I have Pendraken, as Jim says do not treat them as 15s and you should do well.

Tally Ho!

Hello Jonnathon!

Yes your right, there is not much difference in size. Where you will find differences is in price and time to paint. These are major considerations, so if either of these are of any concern to you, go 6mm.

I've used Baccus6mm for all of my horse and musket armies for over 10 years now and am extremely happy with them. I've painted some of their SYW figures and they are simply marvelous. Easy and fast to paint, overall strong figures with clear paint lines and details. Baccus also sells them in packs to match their basing 60mm x 30mm. So you don't have any odd figures left over. They also sell the flags and are presently working on a rule set to be included in their Polemos series. However, the basing works for pretty much any rule set.

Also keep in mind that overall by using 6mm you will generally have a larger area to game on, as comparable 6mm units can be smaller then 10mm units.

Hope this is of some assistance to you.

Best regards,

Glenn

Just to try and tempt you a bit, here's a pic of some of our SYW ranges painted up for our annual painting competition:

We can also send you some samples out if you want to see the figures in the flesh, just drop us an email through the website: pendraken.co.uk/Default.aspx

I'm in the middle of painting my first batch of Pendraken SYW/FIW figures and I am pretty happy with them.

The only 6s I have done are micro-armor for moderns. I have done 10s from a variety of manufacturers and Pendraken is really good.

Another vote for Baccus 6mm. The figures are very much designed with the painter in mind. Using 6mm figures has allowed us to do most games at 4/5ths scale, which is abig advantage if you have limited space. By the way, I'd also recommend Might and Reason as a set of rules.

The Pendraken 10mm WSS and SYW are iconic ranges – one of the best examples of the scale and beautifully capturing the period. They are also of the "true" 10mm scale, meaning that you can still fit them on a 5mm per figure frontage for an excellent shoulder-to-shoulder ranked look. The artillery pieces are gorgeous. I only wish the GNW had received the same treatment.

Cheers,

Christopher

I went for 6mm.

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Fabrizio

You should do 20mm 1806 Napoleonic instead! <JOKE!!! I am joking!!>

; )

I'm partial to OG 10mm, I've painted 10k's of the things over the years (for other people!) but they always paint up well, and you have the option to do them as nicely or as quickly as you want. I'm actually going to be starting the period, but I'm really tempted by Magister's 3mm range, especially since it comes with pikes. Not everyone's cup of tea though.

Pendraken for sure, the old glory look good but I don't like the strip idea personally.