Large scales

[China Dave]

Steve at Reedees Miniatures does some very fine 1/16th weapons and a nice range of heads too (but I'm guessing that this is old news to you guys)

 

[s.e.charles]

For anyone needing 1/6 scale heads, Tony Barton's your man:-
http://www.antheads.co.uk/catguide/heads

While you're there, his Gallery is well worth a look:-
http://www.antheads.co.uk/galguide

Cheers,
Andrew

thank you for these links. it gives me hope for my conundrum; to wit:

as figures are not my primary hobby (sorry!), i am terribly naïve regarding the availability of larger scale figures which do not appear to be caricatures with overly large heads, hands, & feets (sic).

i would like to break into a large scale model railroad project within the next couple of winters and am deciding which scale based on availability of #1. figures and #2. vehicles.

given a perfect world, MK35 figures in the civilian range, a scale of 1:12, would satisfy my needs. the next question is "what offerings in late 19th or early - to - mid 20th century figures are available in/ around that scale & era?

i can go bigger or a little smaller, to 1:24 - 5 if need be. now i model in 1:87 & 35 (trains) and 1:24 -5 (automobiles).

thanks

 

[Mirofsoft]

In 1/12, best to search through Doll Houses accessories makers

In 1/24 you have a large range available at Preiser also consider 1/25 and 1/22.5 in their range

and see the Gauge vs. scale here
https://www.preiser-figuren.de/cms,massstab

 

[Dejan]

120mm for a center piece in the cabinet, but its a lot of work, so has to be a stand out mini

 

[s.e.charles]

hmmm ....

while not ideal, some hope is generated by a link from 'antheads' = Monkey Depot - The Finest in Scale Military

at least i would be starting with something anatomically correctly proportioned.

 

[gorgosaurus]

Both, I´m afraid.Most of my models are 1/18th scale, but 1/15 is becoming increasingly popular.
Spike.

 

[Steve Corvi]

I can't go lower than 54mm. I chose 90mm over 120mm. I prefer miniatures to be... more miniature. If that makes sense.
Plus 90mm is easier if the subject is mounted as 120mm horses are massive.

I agree 90mm is good large size for military figures. I especially like mounted figures too and 90mm is manageable! Thsi sia bad pic of my Steel Bonbnets 90mm Black Prince Poitiers 1356

Now the other display cabinet for my Sci-Fi Fantasy are much larger 1/8 & 1/6 Taarna 1/6

Steve

 

[Steve Corvi]

I can't go lower than 54mm. I chose 90mm over 120mm. I prefer miniatures to be... more miniature. If that makes sense.
Plus 90mm is easier if the subject is mounted as 120mm horses are massive.

I agree 90mm is good large size for military figures. I especially like mounted figures too and 90mm is manageable! Thsi sia bad pic of my Steel Bonbnets 90mm Black Prince Poitiers 1356

Now the other display cabinet for my Sci-Fi Fantasy are much larger 1/8 & 1/6 Taarna 1/6

Steve

 

[s.e.charles]

maybe the wrong thread, but, well, i'm here now so may as well make the most of it.

is it practical to apply clothing & hand/ feet/ head features via two-part epoxy putty, to an anatomical art figure?

i understand the joints would be frozen, and folks modify existing small scale figures, but am troubled by the cloth clothing on ready available figures (monkey depot - for example)

thanks

 

[franck edet]

maybe the wrong thread, but, well, i'm here now so may as well make the most of it.

is it practical to apply clothing & hand/ feet/ head features via two-part epoxy putty, to an anatomical art figure?

i understand the joints would be frozen, and folks modify existing small scale figures, but am troubled by the cloth clothing on ready available figures (monkey depot - for example)

thanks

Hi !, not sure about your question but : if you want to represent a person in action, yes you will have to "dress" the character ... historical or fantasy

 

[s.e.charles]

so is rolled out two part epoxy putty the way to go?

i have no interest in sewing cloth clothes Plus i think it is never looks in scale and throws off the wrong look.

 

[NigelR]

so is rolled out two part epoxy putty the way to go?

i have no interest in sewing cloth clothes Plus i think it is never looks in scale and throws off the wrong look.

Most sculptors of figures in all scales use various two-part putties, so yes, this approach would definitely work for "action" figures. Just use the figure as a mannequin, freeze it in the position you want and then sculpt the clothing on top. You can use the wide range of weapons and accessories available for these figures so that you don't have to sculpt everything.

Mikey Tavarez gets some pretty good results using "real" clothing, see https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/the-amazing-modelling-of-mikey-tavarez.427439/. However, I take your point and agree that using material can always look out of scale.

 

[F Troop]

For me 75mm seems the ideal (especially resin) based on my aging eyes, amount of detail, cost and how long it takes me to paint a figure. 54 mm used to be my favorite but they shrinking as I get older.

For the vote - gott'a go with 90mm. 120mm is too costly, too heavy if metal and take to darn long to paint!!!

 

[Nap]

Thanks for the replies ...this thread is over 6 years old !

Interesting to read comments

Nap

 

[Peter R G Browne]

I'm tossing up on this as well, I have some 75mm and 90mm but would like to standardise, as I think homogeneity in scale presents a nicer display in the cabinet.

Since I'm hooked on getting Poste Militaire Napoleonic figures, then I think 90mm is my choice.

 

[Union brigade]

54-90mm