tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581997510115148955.post8227084737221670304..comments2024-03-28T18:16:34.001-04:00Comments on One of My Men Became Restless: 15mm Size Chart [Updated 7/8/13]Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256056581452042795noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581997510115148955.post-47276359147697922462023-05-15T20:31:26.166-04:002023-05-15T20:31:26.166-04:00I found this site as a model railroader looking fo...I found this site as a model railroader looking for some other historical figures, and wanted to note that the Airfix figures are NOT HO scale (1:87), but rather OO (1:76). They say HO/OO, but that's a old workaround from the 1950's when the motors of the day were too big to fit into British HO scale locomotives, due to their smaller real life dimensions based upon the restrictive British railway loading gauge. Thus, the trains were upscaled to 1:76 to make the motors fit, but still ran on HO scale track (HO/OO), and the strange scale stuck*.<br /><br />HO scale is 3.5 mm to the foot**, so a 6 foot tall figure would be 21mm tall, while a more realistic 5'6" figure would be 19.5 mm tall. I've seen model railroaders use the Blue Moon Western figures as slightly under scale background figures, with good success.<br /><br />(*/** - Model trains are more standardised than war gaming figures, but we have our kludgy dimensions too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581997510115148955.post-23124954011928801042022-11-08T00:39:38.495-05:002022-11-08T00:39:38.495-05:00The Minifigs in your excellent comparison photos i...The Minifigs in your excellent comparison photos is the second generation, "Super Detail" range. (rectangle bases) The 3rd generation (octagon bases) are smaller in stature but about the same height. The stature of the figures also makes a difference for compatibility issues. Take AIM!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16138469296030861098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581997510115148955.post-20928691747921013692018-03-27T18:34:52.802-04:002018-03-27T18:34:52.802-04:00Ya - I need to do one for my pirate range. there&#...Ya - I need to do one for my pirate range. there's quite a spread in there too. Blue Moon is just it's own thing I think. I'm making them heroic figures with better stats than the smaller figs. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256056581452042795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581997510115148955.post-62943980047854285842018-03-27T06:31:54.981-04:002018-03-27T06:31:54.981-04:00Very useful as I was looking at Peter Pig for some...Very useful as I was looking at Peter Pig for some figures but will now pass as the rest of my ACW figures are OG15s, Blue Moon and AB.<br /><br />Tony.Tony Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046365128769273868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581997510115148955.post-29428002795449091122014-11-16T09:21:36.743-05:002014-11-16T09:21:36.743-05:00My army is mainly Old Glory and ABs (which I think...My army is mainly Old Glory and ABs (which I think are Battle Honours) and they all go together well. There are some other brands mixed in as well, at least a few Essex and Stone Mountain. Having built an Ancients army using just one very unique source of figures (Tin Soldier) I was happy to go with whatever figures turned up for my ACW (and also Napoleonics). Generally I build units based on a single manufacturer.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581997510115148955.post-73126164793201055322013-07-11T08:02:29.528-04:002013-07-11T08:02:29.528-04:00Yes, useful.
Not a 15 mm user but these style art...Yes, useful.<br /><br />Not a 15 mm user but these style articles are very useful.<br /><br />Gracias,<br /><br />Glenn<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com