"BG NORTHAG vs. TY, 15mm vs. 10mm?" Topic
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PCS Dane | 16 Jan 2018 6:53 a.m. PST |
HELP NEEDED! Very much on the fence about going into modern/hypothetical WW3. As my interests would be the northern sector of NATO, specifically Danes & Germans against Soviets, Poles & East Germans, the recent 15mm releases from PSC are very tempting. Have bought a few 15mm BF TY models, just to scratch the itch. Not to impressed with the TY rules, so interested in the coming NORTHAG Battlegroup rules. However, and here's the dilemma…. What's up with the teasers about PSC 10mm miniatures? I think this scale would be perfect for the period (The 6mm stuff is too small, IMHO), but am REALLY wanting to start something now/very soon. Should I wait for 10mm (PSC?), or just go with 15mm? And – as I have a few 15mm already, if I go with 10mm, preferably PSC, are there recommendation for compatible miniatures out there I could start collecting until the PSC release? |
Extra Crispy | 16 Jan 2018 7:29 a.m. PST |
Not sure about compatibility but in 10mm Pendraken and Minifigs are out there. |
79thPA | 16 Jan 2018 8:45 a.m. PST |
IMO, 10/12mm is the way to go due to ranges and unit frontages, unless you want to play at a very low level. If I ever game this, I will have Danes and Poles as well. |
creativeguy | 16 Jan 2018 9:05 a.m. PST |
There are these in 10mm… link I decided to go with 15mm but I am also doing this period in 3mm too… The Timecast figures look nice, but I had already started 15mm, so I am sticking with it. |
Geoffrey Sponge | 16 Jan 2018 12:07 p.m. PST |
Butlers' Printed Models have vehicles in 12mm. I've got some 80's British. The Chieftains are compatible with Minifigs, very slightly bigger but not noticeably so, they could be mixed in the same units. They're also a fair bit cheaper than Minifigs and Timecast. |
McWong73 | 16 Jan 2018 4:26 p.m. PST |
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MiniPatton | 16 Jan 2018 7:38 p.m. PST |
I do 10mm for certain size battles and 1/600 for any larger battles with vehicles represented 1:1 on the stands. Both have their pluses and minuses. I use the 1/144 stuff a fair bit as it is gorgeous and can be found cheap. One downside is that there don't seem to be any lines that are super complete – though you may do better with Cold War stuff, especially with Minifigs. |
Lion in the Stars | 16 Jan 2018 11:29 p.m. PST |
I'd ask a different question: what scale is your terrain in? I've tried to stick to 15mm for all my 'other' gaming, to let me reuse as much terrain as possible (since Infinity eats up boxes and boxes of terrain!). |
UshCha | 17 Jan 2018 4:47 a.m. PST |
I use 10/12mm (mostly 1/144) with minifigs figures for the reasons givem. I most definitely do not base vehicles, to me it looks daft. For 1/144 vehicles I mostly use:- link Drop a hint to Shipyards what you need and he my do it. He tends to do 1 or 2 models a month so the range is growing quite fast, and he keeps a record of what has beed asked for. They are Accurate scale and very dureable and you can get replacement turrets if needed. Obviously I use my own rules ;_ link Less "gamey" than some without being very complicated. Depends what you want. To me the perfect secenary is Hexon II for the basic terrain. Model trees from evil-bay on Angel Hair bases, sprayed card roads (they drape well over the hills) and Fold Flat card buildings (use same link as above and look for Maneouvre Group fold flat terrain 1/144). Hedges are lengths of plasic flocked (I use a special system of lengths that used only about 5 lengths but allows you to make any length ( in 1 cm increments) without excessive sorting. Vital at this level when there can be lots of fields boundaries. Some terrain shown here link Whichever way you go have fun. |
mysteron | 14 Oct 2021 1:38 a.m. PST |
With this being a new scale for me and ideal for Cold War due to the larger ranges of weapons compared to say WW2. There are quite a few ranges out there with most being proactive with new releases 1) PSC New releases in the pipeline that shadow the Battlegroup NORTHAG rules and as supplements get released with CENTAG being due at the time of keying 2) Minfigs through Caliver Books . Older models but some still look the part . Helicopters are also in the range . 3) Pendraken . Some lovely infantry models Good source for the decals and MDF bases. 4) TimeCast – Lovely Resin vehicles and Company deals . 5) Red 3 – Superb quality metal vehicles and a constant flow of new releases 6) Butlers Printed Models – A good source for range gap fillers such as the tracked Rapier for the Brits 7) Commercial Aircraft kits by the likes of Revell . 8) Team Yankee Aircraft IMO plenty of scope to make complete forces. Plenty of buildings are available in this scale as it is "N" Gauge in Model Railway parlance . Those kits made by the likes of Faller being ideal as being German origin and precoloured . For me 10mm is ideal as there is still a decent level of detail,enough to satisfy a fussy painter like me . |
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