Bunkermeister  | 08 Jul 2016 1:42 p.m. PST |
A rumor says that copies of Valiant Miniatures will be produced in 20mm and they will be available in December 2016. Despite claiming to be 1/72nd scale they always seemed to me to be more 28mm. Is someone going to release copies of them in 20mm? Will these new versions be identical to the big ones? Will they be more of a true 1/72nd scale so they can mix freely with other 1/72nd scale soft plastic figures? It would be nice. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
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| nnascati | 08 Jul 2016 4:55 p.m. PST |
My impression was that they were TRUE 1/72nd scale, which is in turn TRUE 25mm. THey are the same size as Ral Partha minis. |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 08 Jul 2016 5:59 p.m. PST |
yep they are 1/72 which is 25 mm they work just fine on the tabletop. |
| Vintage Wargaming | 08 Jul 2016 11:59 p.m. PST |
Apparently Armourfast have a deal to release them in 20mm |
| parrskool | 09 Jul 2016 2:02 a.m. PST |
I have always liked Valiant figures…. I think they are the best sculpted plastics. AND they are a Genuine 1/72. The problem has always been reconciling the fact that other vehicle makers DON'T do the same scale and there is an apparent mismatch to the eye. I don't know about Ral Partha, but I am told Ravensthorpe figs scale in with Valiant. (?) Still, looking forward to anything new from Armourfast… another good company. |
| jowady | 09 Jul 2016 5:46 p.m. PST |
Since they are genuine 1/72 I guess that they will go well with true 1/72 scale vehicles like Dragon's Shermans which scale out almost perfectly to 1/72, am I right? |
| Bunkermeister | 10 Jul 2016 3:16 p.m. PST |
Thank you Vintage Wargaming. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
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| gregmita2 | 10 Jul 2016 10:06 p.m. PST |
The Valiant stuff are quite a bit bigger than 1/72. And worse, unlike most 1/72 plastics, they are not well-proportioned. The MG42 works out to be 1.5m long and much thicker! Quite a bit of GW telephone pole weapon syndrome. link They are very well-detailed though, so if they are remade in real 1/72 scale, that would be great. |
| Marc the plastics fan | 11 Jul 2016 4:35 a.m. PST |
+1 Greg To refer to these as 1/72 is being rather generous. They are overscale – far more suitable to call them 25mm and then people would compare them to Minifigs etc 1/72 is demonstrated far better with soft plastic figures and reviewed at plasticsoldierreview |
| PeterH | 11 Jul 2016 8:34 a.m. PST |
I wonder if they will be hard plastic or soft? I am psyched either way! |
| PeterH | 11 Jul 2016 9:36 a.m. PST |
any source on this info? googled and found nothing ! |
| PeterH | 11 Jul 2016 8:12 p.m. PST |
never mind sir, found reference to this on another site, so emailed armourfast direct to see what they might share! |
| Marc the plastics fan | 12 Jul 2016 2:49 a.m. PST |
Will be interesting to see my f this has any truth |
| zirrian | 10 Oct 2016 10:01 a.m. PST |
…but I have a platoon of their Brits all painted up already. God dangit, if they do it for real, I'll need to sell those and grab the smaller ones I think… |
| number4 | 09 Dec 2016 10:52 p.m. PST |
Here we go again…………….. They are only in scale at 1/72 if you assume the average 1940's young male was 6' 3" tall and weighed around 220 pounds. Try putting ten of these guys in the back of a Hanomag or Opel Blitz 1/72 is 22.5mm NOT 25, 26 or 27mm! TMP link |
| zirrian | 19 Dec 2016 4:12 p.m. PST |
…yet everyone lets the fugly Platoon 20 minis with their bobbleheads fly, but Valiant! Oh, Valiant, all the flak it can get. You can't like Valiant minis because reasons! No! |
| zirrian | 17 Feb 2017 1:40 p.m. PST |
So was this only wishful thinking? |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
