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TheMapleLeafForever24 Aug 2025 6:27 p.m. PST

How do Gringos 40, Empress Miniatures, Rubicon plastics, and others mix and match with one another in terms of size and such? I want to have a big variety of poses

Personal logo TheWhiteDog Supporting Member of TMP24 Aug 2025 8:06 p.m. PST

Empress, Rubicon, and West Wind all work together in my opinion. Gringo has beautiful stuff, and I can overlook size differences in figure height, but the equipment is mostly too big for my tastes. TAG is too over-exaggerated for my tastes, but YMMV.

I've also used Perry WW2 plastics for conversion fodder, with Rubicon's stuff.

I prefer very realistic proportions in my miniatures, so my collection is mainly Perry/Empress/Anything by Paul Hicks.

Col Durnford Supporting Member of TMP25 Aug 2025 7:27 a.m. PST

I have West Wind and Baker Company with a few select London War Room figures for most of my forces. A few TAG figures are included. The TAG figures do have oversized weapon compared to my others (AK-47 and LMG especially so). That said, SKS figures fit fairly well. I have heard, but not seen, that Empress figures would be a good match for WW/BC. I have also heard the Gringo figures are quite large and incompatible.

troopwo Supporting Member of TMP25 Aug 2025 7:27 a.m. PST

A jair smaller and a touch thinner.
Empress, Eureka, Rubiocn.
Jungle Rot out of production.

A hair taller and as much thicker.
TAG-some wild weapon sizes
WestWind-excepting for AK47 magazines
Parkfield
Baker Co, Force of Arms out of production.
Full Metal miniatures
Gringo40
I stick mostly with all the econd batch as the webbing and equipment is chunkier and I find so easy to paint.

TheMapleLeafForever25 Aug 2025 7:21 p.m. PST

Thanks everyone. Also curious, what is your preferred rule set for Vietnam?

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