Nappycat  | 07 Feb 2018 1:17 p.m. PST |
I am asking someone to post pictures of 6mm Napoleonic Adler miniatures compared to 10mm Napoleonic miniatures? I am interested in 10mm but not if there is no significant difference between Adler and 10mm. Any observations and comments are welcome to help me appreciate why you chose 10mm. |
 Extra Crispy  | 07 Feb 2018 3:18 p.m. PST |
Beware. Adler 6mm are really 8mm tall, a lot of 10mm are really 12mm tall. |
| jwebster | 07 Feb 2018 11:26 p.m. PST |
I highly recommend buying some samples and painting them up
John
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| Sobieski | 08 Feb 2018 2:59 a.m. PST |
I've switched from 6mm to 10mm SYW recently, and haven't regretted it. |
| rct75001 | 08 Feb 2018 4:19 a.m. PST |
I use 10mm for a bunch of things – but I have stayed with Adler for my Napoleonic armies. Love them. |
| Leon Pendraken | 08 Feb 2018 11:25 a.m. PST |
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| LeonAdler | 27 Mar 2018 11:19 p.m. PST |
'Beware. Adler 6mm are really 8mm tall, a lot of 10mm are really 12mm tall.' They might be if your unable to use a ruler……………6mm figures are 1/285 scale ( the American version of 1/300th) so taking a man at 6 feet high 1.8m in metric and divide by 285 you get 6.42 mm from the base of the feet to eye level which since the mid 80's has been the 'standard' method of measuring figures.
L |
| MarbotsChasseurs | 28 Mar 2018 4:12 a.m. PST |
Who cares if they are a little "taller". Both ranges Adler (6mm) and Pendraken (10mm) are the best and most detailed on their respective ranges. Leon Adler sculpted epaulettes on line lancers for me so I could depict the elite company! I just asked if he had them available and he said he would sculpt a few! Great customer service. Also, Pendraken 10mm AWI are beautiful. Both ranges are very easy to paint and pick out the details. I paint 6mm Adlers mainly due to the huge amount of variation in poses and nations to choose from. However, 10mm are great and can't go wrong with either. Michael |
| eldorado | 08 Apr 2018 9:49 a.m. PST |
Or… here is a radical thought… we could use a system that has been a standard for a couple of centuries where 6mm = 6mm and 10mm =10mm etc. and "anyone" who can use a ruler knows what it means. That way when you use a ruler you don't have to know that some percentage of some ratio and some standard if converted between other standards mean that some measurement equals the height between a man's something and something else. |
| Last Hussar | 15 May 2018 2:16 p.m. PST |
Anybody who measures to the eye is wrong.
Also average height for the period is about 5'7" |
| williamb | 16 May 2018 10:23 a.m. PST |
Measuring to eye level was adopted as a method of measuring the height of figures decades ago due to helmets, shakos, and other head gear making it at best difficult to get an accurate measurement to the top of the head. It depends on the period and people, but 5"7" (1.7m) is a good average for most periods. This puts eye level about 5.25 feet (1.6m) or around 5.5mm to eye level for 1:285. |
| Marc the plastics fan | 16 May 2018 11:08 a.m. PST |
Actually, it is almost irrelevant how they are "scaled". It comes down to what you like When comparing ranges, definitely get some samples and try them out. Leon has offered some, and I am sure most manufacturers will oblige. Or order a small amount |
| Bookwizard | 16 Jun 2018 5:26 p.m. PST |
Adler are definitely smaller than, say, Pendraken 10mm figures. |
| Nappycat | 21 Jun 2018 1:52 p.m. PST |
Since the posting, I have purchased Pendraken, Old Glory, and Magister Militum. They all are about 4mm taller than Adler and more robust. |
| Tango01 | 08 Sep 2020 3:58 p.m. PST |
Those looks good…
Amicalement
Armand
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| Sho Boki | 11 Sep 2020 7:17 a.m. PST |
Thanks, Tango01, but for size comparison this picture is better..
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paints his first three ships from the starter set.
