| 4th Cuirassier | 17 Jun 2019 10:20 a.m. PST |
Hi all Who does the best figures, compatible with 1/76 vehicles, for the above theatre? I would be looking for German and British / Commonwealth infantry. Heavy weapons also needed. I could get by with Airfix German paratroopers and mountain troops painted accordingly. I am not at all sure about other Germans or about any British / Commonwealth at all. |
| Rich Bliss | 17 Jun 2019 11:55 a.m. PST |
I'd recommend AB figures. |
| Richard Baber | 17 Jun 2019 11:59 a.m. PST |
SHQ are 1/76th scale, they`ll mix well with old Airfix. |
| Timbo W | 17 Jun 2019 12:34 p.m. PST |
Also check plastic soldier review if you want plastics :-) link |
| Andy ONeill | 17 Jun 2019 12:42 p.m. PST |
Shq are the best size match and are closest to compatibility with plastics.
Ab are slightly bigger and more 1/72 than 1/76 but arguably the best looking figures available.
I think your best plan is to get some samples and see the real thing in your hand. |
| Cornelius | 17 Jun 2019 1:02 p.m. PST |
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| TacticalPainter01 | 17 Jun 2019 3:41 p.m. PST |
Have you looked at Dan Taylor's figures? These work very well for 1/76.
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| 4th Cuirassier | 17 Jun 2019 4:30 p.m. PST |
thanks all, SHQ were completely not on my radar. As Andy O'N says, maybe look at some… |
| Hornswoggler | 17 Jun 2019 9:29 p.m. PST |
If you want to go with plastics, quite a few of the Caesar sets scale well with 1/76. In fact for British / Commonwealth they are the only option apart from Airfix 01703 (not 01763, which are too tall) and Matchbox. Here you can see Airfix 01703 (leftmost), Airfix 01763 (2nd from left), Caesar (4th from left) and Matchbox (6th from left):
For more go here:
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| Dexter Ward | 18 Jun 2019 2:24 a.m. PST |
SHQ are great for mixing with plastics |
| Marc the plastics fan | 18 Jun 2019 4:57 a.m. PST |
Probably too early for you, but the original Pegasus Germans are 1/76. There may be some stuff in there you can use |
| forrester | 18 Jun 2019 5:50 a.m. PST |
If you specifically need 1/76 and not 1/72, then I'd say SHQ for metal figures. The ranges are comprehensive and for British and Commonwealth they often have the option of the 1944 "turtle" helmet. |
| wrgmr1 | 18 Jun 2019 12:54 p.m. PST |
I really love AB and they have extensive ranges, however they are larger than SHQ which are 1/76.
However if you are consistent with all the figures, AB would look fine with 1/76 scale vehicles. |
| 4th Cuirassier | 19 Jun 2019 8:18 a.m. PST |
I do have 1/76 vehicles and thus the smaller the figures the better, plastics having an advantage here. |
| PiersBrand | 19 Jun 2019 10:16 a.m. PST |
AB….
The earlier NWE British and Germans will be fine with 1/76th. Though the new Winter British and Germans maybe too tall for you. |
| Jeffers | 20 Jun 2019 11:17 a.m. PST |
The AB vehicle crews should work well with 1/76 as I believe that was the scale Tony preferred! I've used them with 1/76 Matchbox, Milicast and Cromwell kits and they look fab. Not so sure about the footsloggers though. For pure 1/76 I would take Airfix or Matchbox as per Hornswoggler's guide above. Not seen the Caesar figures before, but they look rather nice! |
| Asteroid X | 02 Jul 2019 7:10 p.m. PST |
Matchbox, Caesar and Airfix for British/Commonwealth. Matchbox and Airfix Germans are early war. |
looks at some WWII German tank-hunters.
