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Topic	Posts	Last Post
What size buildings?	17	19 Sep 2023 6:32 a.m. PST
HELP! I'm looking for the following, please:	4	12 Sep 2023 7:53 a.m. PST
ACW & Figure Scale	63	05 Sep 2023 1:32 p.m. PST
Paper substitute for 1950s-60s flats?	5	04 Sep 2023 2:47 p.m. PST
Do you mix 1:72 and 20mm together?	44	03 Sep 2023 4:37 a.m. PST
3d printing Bretonians for the old world, what size?	25	03 Aug 2023 6:02 p.m. PST
Do you use the same terrain for different scales?	22	24 Jul 2023 1:54 a.m. PST
Does your playing area vary by scale?	17	04 Jun 2023 8:35 p.m. PST
ACW in 2mm Confederates completed	9	22 Mar 2023 3:29 p.m. PST
ACW in 2mm - Federals Finished	7	22 Mar 2023 3:22 p.m. PST
Would you game in 54mm if you could?	57	09 Mar 2023 4:09 p.m. PST
True 15mm horses	7	23 Feb 2023 7:13 p.m. PST
A visual example of 1:48 next to 28mm infantry	11	09 Feb 2023 5:44 p.m. PST
Actual size of the figures for WSS from Lancer Miniatures?	3	21 Jan 2023 1:29 p.m. PST
6mm Gamers DON'T Spend Less Time Painting!	28	18 Jan 2023 7:27 a.m. PST
Wrapping up 2022	1	01 Jan 2023 11:40 a.m. PST
Diecast Cars, scales and Wargames	11	01 Jan 2023 10:06 a.m. PST
Grain-fed Horses	9	19 Dec 2022 7:34 p.m. PST
Question of scale ?	14	11 Oct 2022 6:36 a.m. PST
1:285 vs 1:300	14	28 Sep 2022 7:33 a.m. PST
Game in 54mm? No...	30	30 Aug 2022 9:55 a.m. PST
6mm running figures	5	21 Jun 2022 4:05 p.m. PST
Army of Northern Virginia - all the infantry in 2mm	2	08 Jun 2022 3:56 p.m. PST
Most Popular 6mm Game Ever? BattleTech!	8	10 May 2022 10:17 a.m. PST
Cars, scales and wargames (long essay)	4	03 May 2022 8:55 a.m. PST
You started with 20mm!	13	31 Jan 2022 2:56 p.m. PST
Scale Creep Has Gone Too Far!	14	19 Dec 2021 7:59 a.m. PST
If the government outlawed all but one scale...	42	17 Oct 2021 4:36 a.m. PST
Why no love for 20mm/ 1/72? #MiniatureSnobbery?	41	13 Oct 2021 3:09 a.m. PST
Approx what scale are 42mm figures?	10	21 Sep 2021 10:47 a.m. PST
20mm Sci-Fi Modern Earth Invasion, Advice on Aliens	9	06 Aug 2021 8:58 a.m. PST
20mm fantasy is what size?	7	04 Jul 2021 7:10 p.m. PST
Modern Cars for 25-28mm gaming	8	04 Jul 2021 6:28 a.m. PST
Ground scales less than 1:1	13	13 Jun 2021 5:44 p.m. PST
The Big One?	14	14 May 2021 3:00 p.m. PST
Size Comparison- Suren 30mm "Willies" and Brigade Games FIW	4	29 Apr 2021 10:02 a.m. PST
3mm Cold War basing tutorial	2	26 Apr 2021 9:44 a.m. PST
Some 3mm goodness	7	14 Apr 2021 12:01 a.m. PST
Have you ever had different scales in the same army?	45	12 Apr 2021 3:11 a.m. PST
Scale help	14	09 Apr 2021 11:20 a.m. PST
A quick comparison on 28mm Napoleonic figure sizes	9	07 Apr 2021 10:28 a.m. PST
First test game of FFoT3. Germany 1982.	5	28 Mar 2021 8:21 a.m. PST
Most Popular 6mm Game Ever	63	20 Mar 2021 9:14 a.m. PST
1/64 scale vehicles and 15mm	18	11 Feb 2021 6:52 p.m. PST
Rather play a boardgame? No!	1	28 Jan 2021 8:31 p.m. PST
scale help: 1/50 and 1/43 to 1/72	7	24 Dec 2020 9:54 a.m. PST
3mm Sci-Fi message board on TMP?	3	23 Dec 2020 12:53 p.m. PST
O Scale Buildings and 28mm	15	18 Dec 2020 2:39 p.m. PST
3mm - Distinguishing between troop types?	28	13 Nov 2020 5:21 a.m. PST
Any other 40mm collectors here and what else is out there?	50	12 Nov 2020 9:57 a.m. PST
What scale are 10mm figures?	14	10 Nov 2020 8:42 a.m. PST
Your 1st Scale?	93	08 Nov 2020 6:40 p.m. PST
How to deal with multiple contour levels in games?	17	22 Oct 2020 2:11 a.m. PST
You're not switching due to age!	11	30 Jul 2020 7:02 a.m. PST
You would start over in multiple scales	3	30 Jul 2020 3:20 a.m. PST
Best scale for mecha gaming? 6mm!	6	30 Jul 2020 3:15 a.m. PST
Preferred Sci-Fi Grav Armor Small Scale? 6mm!	3	24 Jul 2020 12:21 p.m. PST
This isn't easy.	35	11 May 2020 6:02 a.m. PST
6mm Ancients ranges are not limited	1	09 May 2020 2:19 p.m. PST
Blog latest 6mm Dark Ages and Ancient armies	4	06 Apr 2020 11:20 a.m. PST
Best Scale For Cold War Era Troops Fighting Atomic Monsters?	44	30 Jan 2020 8:31 a.m. PST
Does anything match Artizan?	12	15 Dec 2019 11:01 a.m. PST
Best Scale for Waterloo? 6mm!	32	21 Oct 2019 5:54 a.m. PST
15mm Faces - Worth It?	32	01 Oct 2019 11:32 a.m. PST
What scale(s) do you use in WWII skirmish?	70	06 Aug 2019 3:07 p.m. PST
I would rather play a boardgame than...	41	05 Aug 2019 9:41 p.m. PST
Best scale for Modern skirmish with Force on Force?	14	25 Jul 2019 3:00 a.m. PST
Model Railroad S Scale	5	23 Jul 2019 12:15 p.m. PST
Nostalgic musings	4	21 Jul 2019 5:10 p.m. PST
Voluntary Standards Body for Scale? You're split...	3	21 Jun 2019 8:20 a.m. PST
Preferred Sci-Fi Grav Armor Scale(s)? 6mm or 3mm?	23	07 May 2019 8:22 a.m. PST
6mm Ancients: Limited Ranges?	13	08 Apr 2019 8:19 a.m. PST
HO Scale Vehicle vs 15mm?	28	08 Mar 2019 10:02 a.m. PST
Resources for scratch-building real city buildings to scale	6	07 Mar 2019 12:25 p.m. PST
1/100 Helicopter For 15mm Gaming?	42	04 Mar 2019 9:11 a.m. PST
54mm Ancients?	15	28 Feb 2019 1:04 a.m. PST
Height of Wargames Foundry SYW figures	4	17 Feb 2019 11:24 a.m. PST
% 1:72nd Plastic?	63	08 Feb 2019 2:35 a.m. PST
Best scale for WaT?	12	07 Feb 2019 3:52 a.m. PST
Best Scale for Waterloo?	52	18 Jan 2019 10:26 p.m. PST
Scales Old Glory vs Freikorps	6	18 Jan 2019 8:54 p.m. PST
Best Scale For Gaming Nam	25	09 Jan 2019 8:54 a.m. PST
Voluntary Standards Body for Scale?	40	01 Jan 2019 12:23 p.m. PST
6mm Gamers Spend Less Time Painting...	13	23 Dec 2018 7:42 p.m. PST
15mm vs 28mm and country music	3	20 Dec 2018 9:54 a.m. PST
Would This Plastic Asian Bridge Work For 15mm?	14	19 Nov 2018 12:30 p.m. PST
Article - Fall In, Hungarian Revolution & migrating to 10mm	7	02 Nov 2018 8:09 a.m. PST
Would These 28mm Figures Work As STONE Statues For 15mm?	5	01 Nov 2018 11:51 p.m. PST
Sectional Landed UFO Alien Spaceship Interior?	21	22 Oct 2018 4:35 a.m. PST
Changing Scales or Starting Over With One Scale	21	17 Oct 2018 7:03 a.m. PST
Table size, scale and battle size	20	16 Oct 2018 9:05 p.m. PST
Best scale for Mecha games?	11	13 Oct 2018 1:20 p.m. PST
What Scale Is This Firefly Serenity’s HOVER MULE?	14	12 Oct 2018 4:45 a.m. PST
Are This Guy’s OLD WEST Buildings Done In 15mm?	13	11 Oct 2018 3:17 p.m. PST
6mm 19th Century Board	13	04 Oct 2018 4:20 p.m. PST
They Know That Their Terrain Could Serve DUAL Purpose?	11	04 Oct 2018 3:14 a.m. PST
Show Me Your Scratchbuilt Or Purchased 15mm Haciendas!	8	03 Oct 2018 5:07 p.m. PST
Good At Estimating Size Of Fortification Details In PHOTOS?	10	03 Oct 2018 4:51 p.m. PST
Anyone Used Deathray Clay Molds For Making 15mm Terrain?	10	25 Sep 2018 10:09 p.m. PST
Would These Asian (Chinese) Doors Work For 15mm?	18	24 Sep 2018 3:57 p.m. PST