Most popular figure size?

[Nick Majerus]

What size full size figure do you prefer to paint?

 

[Gary D]

My eyes aren't what they used to be. I prefer 75mm

 

[kevininpdx]

90mm is my favorite but it appears to be in real decline. In fact I can’t think of more than 1 90mm release in the last couple of years. Some of my all time favorites in my collection are classic 90mm. Such as Stefano Borin’s White Models.

 

[sd0324]

Nick, this is a great question but they are all fun! I have been wondering how you've been doing old friend. I hope you are well, I lost your email address.

Steve Deyo

 

[Nap]

Hi Nick

I don't do full figures but a great question ....I think 75 mm is the current favourite but like subject matter preferred scale changes with trends

90mm scale is released by the likes of Legion Miniatures but also 75mm

Think possibly available display space affects what folk like at times

Hope all is well

Nap

 

[Blind Pew]

I love 60-65mm but it's rare to get one in that scale. The nearest really is 75mm that can be found commonly.

Kevininpdx is right. 90mm really have been in sharp decline and could be on the endangered list. When you think though, they've been getting pretty expensive of late, mounted ones especially. They can be heavy and unwieldy as well. It's probably a few factors that have caused this decline.

 

[Banjer]

With a very few exceptions I do 90mm, as I started with Poste Militaire in the 70's after dabbling with Airfix 54's.
I like to keep to one size but even that varies considerably between manufacturers. I bought Stormtroopers Iroquois indian and Hartons woodland indian pair intending to combine them in a vignette. Totally different sizes despite both being Carl Reid sculpts.
I find there is enough 90 out there to keep me going and the scarcity curbs my spending.

Bill

 

[Nick Majerus]

Nick, this is a great question but they are all fun! I have been wondering how you've been doing old friend. I hope you are well, I lost your email address.

Steve Deyo

Hi Steve! Doing OK, made it through 2020 when I had heart failure. Everything is OK now! I am having a bust 3D sculpted and printed of "French Mary" 114 PA. Vol. Inf. Regt. ACW in 1/10 scale. Will have pictures latter. E-mail is [email protected] that is a Q not a G We have had our shots so think we are safe now. Lost a cousin to covid. Take care.

 

[Airkid]

Hi Nick

54mm for me. I have done most scales up to 90mm but anything bigger is a space eater. Although as Nap says, 75mm seems to be the favourite scale ATM but good old 54mm still does it for me, and there is a wealth of really good stuff out there in that scale.

Phil

 

[Dolf]

Full figures... 120mm (age, eyes, shaking hands... the larger the better; same for busts, 1/9, 1/10) .

Cheers!

 

[DaddyO]

I'm a died in the wool 54 guy (except when I do 65's or 75's or 120's or busts)

Seriously I started with 54's and they're still my favorite, but I really like Mike Blank's work which tends to be slightly larger and I think with the advent of resin and an aging population 75's have become the 'new' standard size. I've found even with 54's after a few years painting about a dozen a year all the cabinets are full and I'm swapping older figures into storage . . .

Paul

 

[balder]

120 mm is my favourite but it’s unfortunately not the most popular which I think is 75 mm.
-Gerald

 

[DEL]

63.28mm Ir's a bit niche

 

[Warren SMITH]

I'm in for 120mm, My eyes have issues with anything smaller, even tho I do have quite a few 54mm figures.. from the old days.. No one can pass up the chance to fiddle about with at a decent Bust either..

 

[Babelfish]

Great question. I think for me it's more a question of subject rather than size .... if it's a subject that really appeals to me the size is secondary, and I'll do anything from 54mm right up to 200mm.

I like the bigger sizes because there's more scope for detailing, the downside being that there's nowhere to hide if you botch it up. I did go off 54mm for a while, but more recently I've got back into that size again. Detailing is more forgiving in 54mm, for example you can pretty much get away with "dots for eyes" (I'm always very sceptical when guys post up massively magnified photos of perfectly and intricately detailed eyes in 54mm or even 1/35, and can't help but conclude that computer jiggery-pokery is afoot because I'm sorry - no-one can paint that small, no matter how good they are). Also generally 54s make for a quicker finish.

If pushed I'd probably have to say my favourites are the "happy medium" sizes of 75mm and 90mm, although as has already been noted, 90mm seems to be in a state of decline and that's a shame.

- Steve

 

[Babelfish]

No one can pass up the chance to fiddle about with at a decent Bust either..

"OOOOH, Matron!!!!"

 

[DEL]

Great question. I think for me it's more a question of subject rather than size .... if it's a subject that really appeals to me the size is secondary, and I'll do anything from 54mm right up to 200mm

- Steve

Pretty much spot on. A significant % of us have little or no self control when it comes to buying models.
If we get drawn to a figure that if we're being honest we know is destined for the GA we still get that precious Gollum moment.
When that happens size doesn't matter.

 

[pmfs]

1/35 and 54mm.

cheers,
Pedro.

 

[Babelfish]

Pretty much spot on. A significant % of us have little or no self control when it comes to buying models.
If we get drawn to a figure that if we're being honest we know is destined for the GA we still get that precious Gollum moment.
When that happens size doesn't matter.

Gollum moment . Exactly Del!

The other week a good pal of mine (he's also a regular on here) and I were discussing how we've all got enough models to keep us busy at the bench for several lifetimes, and he described sitting there admiring the stash (and let's be honest - we all do it!) in similar terms, saying we're like a bunch of Smaugs sitting lovingly on our massive piles of treasure.

Which I thought was bang on the money. Because every now & again you sit down to admire all the boxes, then dig one out, marvel at the "pro" box art, open the box, caress the parts, close the box again ..... and then put it straight back in the stash for however long and without even so much as waving a paintbrush in its general direction. Then rinse & repeat ad infinitum.

We might be modellers & painters. But to a greater or lesser extent, we're collectors as well.

- Steve

 

[Merryweather]

54mm for me at the moment. I have done one bust and one 120mm recently, both of which I enjoyed, but I have such a large stash of 54mm and 1/35th that I am restricting myself to them until my faculties decline...
I sculpted a lot of 90mm masters for Hussar Military Miniatures back in the day, so I have about 30 of them primed in grey for the next phase of my abilities. Mind you they are all white metal so I hope I have the strength to hold them!