"Why Go Smaller Than 15mm? (Final Round)" Topic

So, no "all of the above option"?

More affordable so you have money for other things like taking care of the family.

Don't go smaller than 25/28's, I tried smaller figures years ago when they first came out, Scruby's I believe. I didn't like them then and still don't. Just personal preference I guess.

I like them because you can get more figures on the table and you can have grand scale battles. It is tough doing ECW in 28mm or even 15mm and doing some of the bigger battles. In 10mm it looks great, you get a lot of figures on the table and you can have the correct number of units.

The uniforms weren't so fantastic that you get as much benefit out of the bigger figures as you do in other periods. Also when you look at contemporary maps of the period the set up on the table looks just like them.

Although I'd have taken the 'all of the above' option too it is storage space that made the biggest difference to me.

I have never really done anything bigger than 15mm – a few skirmish forces, mostly never finished because I got bored painting them.

Once I had got about halfway through painting the early medieval I had collected I realised that I had barely enough space to store them and no space to expand. That's when I switched to 2mm and only later, when more space became available, to 6mm and 10mm.

If I want big battles I need space to store as well as play with them – 15mm might work on the table but takes up too much storage space so, for me that is still what mostly makes 2, 3, 6 and 10mm the most viable options for me.

I agree with most of the reasons but the grand scale look of the games are my core reason.

All of these reasons.

Can't pick just one most if not all apply to mr

It makes my junk look huge in comparison

It is interesting that the option for 6mm being cheaper garners only 9% of the poll. Wargamers who have never used 6mm will tell you that in their opinion it can be only reason to go small. In fact the leading options centre around the aesthetic and practical appeal of small scales.

I would agree that just choosing one option creates a false impression as I too would have taken the 'all of the above' option for this and probably for the first round.