SpaceNinjaJetPilot | 14 Dec 2019 3:43 a.m. PST |
Wanted to get in to Colonial Africa wargaming and Artizan's seems to be the only game in town for French Foreign Legion, (Unfeasibly is totally sold out) so I got a nice big army. Troops, mule team, mounted commanders… The big native force is on deck, but first was a force of Colonial German Schutztruppe. I ordered them from Askari Miniatures. They came today and this happened:
The Askaris are TINY next to the Artizans. I lined up everything I had. All so-called 28mm.
I've seen lots of size comparison photos like these, but few with Artizan figs. Foundry seems a good match, but Empress and Warlord Games look dwarfed. Does anybody else make miniatures that match Artizan? |
mjkerner | 14 Dec 2019 8:08 a.m. PST |
Those Empress are actually Eureka. And yes, Artizan are a touch bigger. |
BorisTheSpider | 14 Dec 2019 8:20 a.m. PST |
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Travellera | 14 Dec 2019 8:23 a.m. PST |
Pulp figures Old Glory Foundry(had one pack of FFL for the 1930s) Redoubt |
willthepiper | 14 Dec 2019 11:51 a.m. PST |
Brigade Games has a good selection of WWI-era Africa, which can provide your Schutztruppen: link As mentioned above, Pulp Figures for Germans, British, French: link Old Glory has traditional, PC Wren style Foreign Legion: link Castaway Arts has a good selection of 19th-century miniatures, including British and French. These are a bit slimmer, closer to Askari in size: link |
WarWizard | 14 Dec 2019 12:57 p.m. PST |
The Old Glory range are also smaller than Artizan. I use Artizan for my FFL forces, and Old Glory for my Arab forces. I really like the Old Glory Arab poses. But I would not mix the two ranges in the same side, there would be noticeable size difference, IMO. |
SpaceNinjaJetPilot | 14 Dec 2019 2:54 p.m. PST |
Sorry, yes, I meant Eureka. Thanks for catching that. |
SpaceNinjaJetPilot | 14 Dec 2019 6:48 p.m. PST |
Okay, re-did that photo with proper labels:
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SpaceNinjaJetPilot | 14 Dec 2019 6:56 p.m. PST |
I tried Pulp Figures. I think their "German Colonials" may have the same sculptor as Askari. They fit perfect with Askari.
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SpaceNinjaJetPilot | 14 Dec 2019 6:59 p.m. PST |
Man, I haven't posted on here in a while, is the photo bucket logo usually that huge? |
SpaceNinjaJetPilot | 14 Dec 2019 7:29 p.m. PST |
Old Glory minis do look great. They're listed as 25mm but I imagine they'd probably work well with some of the smaller 28mm minis shown above. I did pick up some Copplestone minis and they do work great with Artizan. |
Basha Felika | 15 Dec 2019 11:01 a.m. PST |
Copplestone, Brigade and Pulp are all ‘close enough' to Artizan IMHO. |