"Which miniatures in 18mm?" Topic
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| Texan Phil McBride | 11 Apr 2023 3:58 a.m. PST |
I am wanting to buy armies for the battle at Palo Alto to start me in the period. I've found online catalogs for three manufacturers: Eureka, Scale Creep, and Blue Moon. Only Eureka appears to offer the game markers needed for Regimental Fire & Fury rules, but many of their figures are noted as out of stock in their USA distributor's store. All three brands look acceptable in the online photos. I am curious if the three brands are compatible size-wize. Any recommendations or cautions would be appreciated. I'm not in a rush, but do want to send off a big order sometime in the next couple of weeks. |
| dbf1676 | 11 Apr 2023 4:23 a.m. PST |
I think if you contact Eureka USA, and tell them what you want, they can get everything you need from Australia pretty quickly. |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 11 Apr 2023 5:16 a.m. PST |
Eureka USA are a fantastic outfit and they should get everything out to you fairly quickly upon restock. I believe the Eureka figures are slightly smaller than Blue Moon. Someone was posting comparison pics of the two on Lead Adventure Forum. Old Glory are most likely a tad smaller than either Eureka or Blue Moon. I was impressed with the Eureka range, not sure it's 100% comprehensive tho. For Palo Alto, which I did in 10mm, you will need some presidial and ranchero cavalry, flying artillery and the Mexican light infantry in fatigues. I used regular line for my coast guard and zappadores. Good luck and look forward to seeing photos of progress once you get things kicked off. |
nnascati  | 11 Apr 2023 5:17 a.m. PST |
I can tell you that Eureka/AB and Blue Moon will match up just fine. The former are a bit more in true proportion than the latter. Both though have great detail.
Note, this is all in regards to the French Revolution era. |
 Extra Crispy  | 11 Apr 2023 10:08 a.m. PST |
Mark from ScaleCreep here. I sell an 18mm Civil War range but not Mexican American. I have the Freikopr range but it si 15mm, not 18. The 1st Corps are great but 25/28mm. |
| rmcaras | 11 Apr 2023 8:04 p.m. PST |
Old Glory are fine on the same table as AB. Difference is a little more evident with OG and Blue Moon, but I don't find the difference off putting. |
| Lucius | 13 Apr 2023 1:15 p.m. PST |
I've got a Eureka American army for the FnF Palo Alto Scenario, plus flags, that I'm never going to have time to paint. I'm in Texas. If you are interested, let me know. tjskupin @ netzero dot com |
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checks out some 10/15mm railroad tracks for wargaming.
