Scale up/ scale down

[Spangle Drongo]

I have been seeing a lot of 3d designed products that are offered in multiple scales. However something that looks good at 28mm is not appropriate at larger scales, only bigger. Similarly, there is the practice offering a full figure and a bust in the exact same pose without adjusting detail appropriate to scale. I get the lure of economies of scale reusing the same design for multiple products. What are your thoughts on this trending practice?

Shawn

 

[Briggsy]

The down side is that most things are bought on line so you don't get to look at the figure before parting with cash. So these scale inaccuracies aren't seen till it's in your hand, if you did buy face to face you would at least get the chance to not bother. So as long as people keep buying them producers will keep producing them. There then is no indication through lack of sales that there is an issue. A tricky one to be sure.

Simon

 

[Oda]

You are absolutely correct.Figures that are designed in 28mm,mainly for wargaming tend to have some details deliberately out of scale (e.g ringsize in mail armour,belts,straps)so they are visible when painted.When these figure are upscaled the same details look decidedly odd and out of scale.Great care is needed on the modelers part when ordering figures like these.

Oda.

 

[BRAN]

Un design de buste doit être spécifique à un buste et non à une partie agrandie d'une silhouette entière. Je suis d'accord avec vous sur le fait qu'il doit s'agir de deux concepts différents

 

[NigelR]

A good quality producer will tweak the 3D sculpt in each scale so that it is appropriate for that scale. A cheap and cheerful producer will just scale up/scale down a single sculpt. You pays your money and takes your choice.