westernmini | 15 Jun 2024 12:26 p.m. PST |
ok "Bretteville L'Orgueilleuse" out of the Rapid fire scenario book on normandy. I finaly got some 1\72 models, the inf need bases decorating yet, and I dont have the correct german tanks, not got a few things right yet but I thought I would give the scenario a playthrough. after a quick play, I discovered the panthers had class 1 guns and the canadians ATG were class 3, so the Panthers were hitting quite often, the infantry supprisingly are the real problem for the germans. I will go again see how it works out Rapid Fire is good, and cheap the rules are £5.00 GBP New now I found the rules allowed 1/72 models, so I got some models, are these classed as toy wargaming or historical? Im trying to be historical, but Im not giving up 1/72 so am I now a toy gamer ? |
14Bore | 15 Jun 2024 12:39 p.m. PST |
One could argue they are all toys, or historical miniatures just the same |
Fitzovich ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 15 Jun 2024 12:49 p.m. PST |
The question is really, "do you care what other people think?" If they are 1/72nd scale and others refer to them as toy soldiers that is their opinion. What you believe is all that matters. |
westernmini | 15 Jun 2024 1:01 p.m. PST |
I suppose you guys are right. I like what I'm doing. |
Doug MSC ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 15 Jun 2024 1:52 p.m. PST |
Enjoy them and have fun. You are one of us! |
westernmini | 15 Jun 2024 3:00 p.m. PST |
thanks or should i say tanks :) this is a great place for minis |
20thmaine ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 15 Jun 2024 3:51 p.m. PST |
They are no more toys because they are plastic and 172nd than a 25mm Metal figure representing the same thing is a toy. They either are both toys or both not toys. I don't think it really matters Which it is. |
westernmini | 15 Jun 2024 4:09 p.m. PST |
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Editor in Chief Bill ![Workbencher Fezian](boards/icons/workbencher.gif) | 15 Jun 2024 5:14 p.m. PST |
Generally speaking, traditional toy soldiers are 54mm, often pre-painted in basic paint schemes. I don't consider my 1:72 figures to be traditional or toy soldiers, personally. Just wargaming figures. |
79thPA ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 15 Jun 2024 5:28 p.m. PST |
You can post where you like, but most people around here consider "traditional" toy soldiers to be 40-54 mm and generally prepainted. All miniature soldiers are toys in my opinion. |
westernmini | 15 Jun 2024 6:22 p.m. PST |
wargaming figures then it is, I may call them miniatures :) |
Bobgnar ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 15 Jun 2024 9:34 p.m. PST |
very nice looking set up. War-game figures. Ditto to Editor in Chief Bill on what I think of as Traditional Toy Soldiers, but larger scales as well. Maybe even artistic 30mm figures such as those by Ted Suren. |
Zephyr1 | 16 Jun 2024 2:58 p.m. PST |
"…1/72… are these classed as toy wargaming or historical? Im trying to be historical, …" Most makers of 1/72 try to make them historical. This site link has pretty fair reviews of whatever 1/72 you may be looking for… ;-) |
westernmini | 16 Jun 2024 10:34 p.m. PST |
1/72 is very common, orob best historical size |
westernmini | 21 Jun 2024 1:34 p.m. PST |
table upgrade, and I got the panther tanks. |
westernmini | 22 Jun 2024 2:55 p.m. PST |
had to peel back battlefield, as units were getting blocked, its an easy mistake to make, to over model a wargame |