Scale issues?

[CGS military figures]

Gra,
I wasn't naming names but you've let the cat out of the bag, I agree with your measurements entirely Both these figures fall within the spec of 120mm , Both sculpted by the same person, Yet one ( The Lancer) is more robust, but not out of proportion just robust. Both Figures are excellent in their own right. But the question is could they stand together in a dio. My feeling is not.
Looking forward to his mate falling in with his LSGC, so I can do them both.
Great talking the other week
Thanks
Mick

No worries mate and absolutely fine it's made me conscious of figures being compatible with each other to be honest . My best wishes mate

 

[mick3272]

No worries mate and absolutely fine it's made me conscious of figures being compatible with each other to be honest . My best wishes mate

Gra,
I think as long as your figures are compatible with each other like the latest Hussar and your busts that's all that matters, Its only a problem when you get a pain in the arse like me that wants to put as many different figures of the same period on a plank all together. So in my opinion if it aint broke dont mend it.
Mick

 

[moz]

This is a very useful and informative thread, I have never worked to any industry ISO on scale as such, except as Graham said on equipment and weapons etc.
I`ll be honest and say its not something i`ve really considered
Its a very worthwhile point though and one that can be remedied quite easily in the future.

 

[mick3272]

Gra, Moz
Please Please dont take this as criticism. If truth be known I prefer the more robust figure. But thats just me. Still Great work .
Mick

 

[Uruk-Hai]

But isnt it nice when the figures doesnt look like clones when the differ slightly just like in real life.
You can even use that in your favor.

But of course there are limits for the difference.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[theBaron]

Janne's point is a good one. I find in my own collection, with "classic" figures, that I can mix them with not too much effort. An Imrie-Risley French hussar c 1790 with a mirliton makes a pretty good Prussian SYW hussar, next to a Stadden Prussian cuirassier, for example. The hussars were recruited from men of smaller stature, generally, and Stadden captured the robust stature of the cuirassiers. And both are reasonably proportioned. I look for those kind of things, when I'm looking for figures to add to the collection.

Prost!
Brad

 

[billyturnip]

Now that is interesting Brad and something I'd never considered before. Wouldn't it be good to see a big strapping British Grenadier Company soldier in a vignette with his little mate from the Light Company of the same regiment?

 

[Inny1967]

So how tall would these be in 54mm scale....? ;-)

Here's a german that has had more than his share of Wurst....
I guess he was an Obersturmbannroadblock.

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Cheers
Adrian

Hello, its verry captivant when you see such a pic with those size diferences ))

 

[Forté]

This also highlights an issue that I have with many of the digital sculpts that his the market.

They are too perfect most of the time.

Faces and body shapes vary and it's those variations that make things interesting.

 

[Chrisr]

But isnt it nice when the figures doesnt look like clones when the differ slightly just like in real life.
You can even use that in your favor.

But of course there are limits for the difference.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

Janne's point is a good one. I find in my own collection, with "classic" figures, that I can mix them with not too much effort. An Imrie-Risley French hussar c 1790 with a mirliton makes a pretty good Prussian SYW hussar, next to a Stadden Prussian cuirassier, for example. The hussars were recruited from men of smaller stature, generally, and Stadden captured the robust stature of the cuirassiers. And both are reasonably proportioned. I look for those kind of things, when I'm looking for figures to add to the collection.

Brad

Both good points which I support. Provided the proportions are complimentary, putting a 125mm figure and a 120mm, or a 54mm figure with a 56mm figure together, shouldn't be too much of problem. Not everyone is the same height and proportions, and they add a touch of realism rather than every figure being exactly the same height. The difficulty is having the proportions correct; for example a Historex 54mm probably wouldn't work alongside the latest Chronos Neufchatel battalion grenadier which is 1/30th, but sold as 54mm. I'll find out when the latter arrives.

Chris