"Museum Miniatures Ancient Indians" Topic
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| Mr J1970 | 27 Mar 2019 1:09 p.m. PST |
The bug strikes again…..but check them out, amazing sculpts, |
| Redcurrant | 27 Mar 2019 1:57 p.m. PST |
I saw a preview of these at the show in York last month – they look really good. They were done using the same process as their recent excellent Summerian range |
| goragrad | 27 Mar 2019 8:39 p.m. PST |
The only caveat is that they are definitely on the 18mm side. |
| Durban Gamer | 28 Mar 2019 4:33 a.m. PST |
Don't see the point of 18mm! |
| colin knight | 30 Mar 2019 2:53 p.m. PST |
Will be available in 28mm too if Someone wants to make the range |
| Wilton Shagpile | 18 May 2019 4:52 a.m. PST |
"The only caveat is that they are definitely on the 18mm side". They are exactly 15mm, this is one thing that can be sorted when 3d sculpting is used… Measured from Heel to Eye 15mm exactly. Size in 15mm is something that's been a bug bare for decades. Toy soldier and wargaming miniatures have always been measured heel to eye, it is the only way to get a constant scale. A miniatures hat can be 4mm in height, making a figure of 15mm add up to 19mm. Hoplite helmet, British guards reg Bearskin. |
| Erzherzog Johann | 19 May 2019 3:07 a.m. PST |
The whole scale creep thing irritates me no end. 15mm is 15mm. 100th scale is 100th scale. Other than allowing for variation in normal human height, or across different ethnic groups, all figures from all manufacturers that claim to be a given size should be that size. Gauls were supposed to be taller than Romans, so fair enough. Likewise Mesoamericans were shorter than the Conquistadors etc. The only reason there is an 18mm scale and a 28mm scale, as far as I can tell, is that manufacturers finally admitted that they were making oversize figures to get extra detail. When did this "heel to eye" measurement become a 'thing'? If I went to measure myself and measured to the eye I'd be laughed out of the room. And headgear is not a legitimate excuse. Identical master figures get a helmet or other headgear added. Anyone buying the figures knows their hoplites' helmets will make them look taller than their slingers with no head attire. "Just be consistent!" he shouted impotently into the void … Cheers,
John PS: Yes, those Indians do look great :-) |
| Damion | 20 May 2019 8:28 a.m. PST |
The height of a person is to the top of the head. Original 15mm figures were to the top of the head and I believe the height was meant to be measured against a 6' man (even if average height is usually shorter).
28mm now includes figures pushing 35mm tall. No way a 18mm figure is 3mm from eye to top of head. That would make the height of the head above the eyes around a foot high or 30cm. |
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