70mm - 80mm

[Anders Heintz]

Hey Gray,

I think that you are right, that these 'mid' scales are growing more popular. It is like you say, they are bigger then 54's and more space efficient then 120's. As a sculptor I can see the advantage of 75's as well, good scale to get great detail but still fairly fast to sculpt while a 120mm figure takes a lot longer. I do think the 90mm and 120mm will catch up again, atleast the 1/16th in the military modeling circuit as more and more large scale vehicles are hitting the market and people will want them with crews.

 

[amherbert]

Hi Gray.

I've only completed one figure bigger than the listed 54mm, a 75mm English Guardsman from 1914. It was a lot of fun.

The size increase appears to be hitting 54mm figures too. The Andrea and Pegaso figures I've worked on recently are well over 60mm in height. They look enormous next to some older releases from the same companies. Perhaps these larger figures are a response to the clear demand for larger figures than 54mm. Maybe it reflects the allegedly aging population of modellers!! Presbyobia can be counteracted by a bigger figure.

I find figures larger than 90mm are too big, both for my shelves and in terms of looking too 'toy' like (I know others disagree).

The recent releases of Alan Ball's sculpts are very tempting...

Cheers
Andy

 

[KeithP]

I would welcome more 70-100 mm figs. I like the bigger figs. I find them a bit easier to paint.

I know it's an older piece, but I have been working on the MR 100 mm Naval Brigade officer. It's a nicely sculpted figure that seem just right betw 54 mm and 120 mm. Wish there were more...

Keith

 

[Brad S]

I would also welcome more 70-100mm figures. I have always like these scales but there were not that many available when I started to paint figures 5-6 years ago. They are a nice size with a little more detail but not as big as 120mm.

Brad Spelts

 

[gforceman]

I too prefer 75-80mm figures. There's more detail to it and not too heavy to hold for a long while. I'm now doing for the first time in my life a 90 mm metal figures, and it weights tons. So I cry: yes more 75mm figures please!!!!

Gino

 

[kidney stone kid]

before 120mm came on the market, anything above 54mm WAS a large figure. With the advent of resin, which is obviously lighter than cast metal, it just wasn't too practical to hold and paint a large, metal figure. 70-90mm figs were the "end of the spectrum, so to speak. Along comes resin, and 100-120mm figures, and 70-90 sort of went by the boards for a while. Some sculptors still preffered to work in this size range, but most mfrs wanted larger figures. I think what we are seeing is more of a "revival", if you will, of the old standard. Will it last? Who can say? Will it continue? Probably. Obviously, PM's figures are SO nice, and Elite's figures are some of the nicest I have seen. Heck, even Verlinden has a 90mm viking now. If it sells, it will continue.....

 

[Einion]

I hope so! Great intermediate scale: not too big so as to make smooth blends difficult and not so small that detail painting is a real strain.

Einion