15mm figure question

[d_Guy]

Working on a project to cover Desmond's and Tyrone's Rebellions in late 16th Century Ireland. Because I want a large selection of poses finally ended up going the 15mm route. The bulk will be Khurasan but plan to add in others as well.

Madaxman has an excellent resource on 15mm figure comparisons (with lots of pics) but he does not include Khurasan.
My sample suggests Essex works well with Khurasan but would also like to mix in Freicorp (QRF).

Any comments, suggestions, pic comparisons, etc.?

[fsn]

Yes. Stop messing about with 15mm. 15mm is dead. It just doesn't know it yet.

Come back to the true scale and buy yourself some tanks.

Aside from that, I have nothing positive to contribute.

[Westmarcher]

Yes. What an admission, Bill! You two-timer!  

p.s. Khurasan provide an Ancients/Medieval figure comparison ...

http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/scale.html

[d_Guy]

Thanks Westie!
(I thought I had seen that comparison somewhere - duh!)

This single 15mm exception (which will provide figures for Pikeman's Lament, Flashing Steel, HOTT, and some sort of FK&P/TtS! Hybrid) simply tests the rule that 10mm is "G_d's Own Scale"  (making 15mm, presumably, " the Devils own")

Thanks as well fsn! You may now refer to any portion* of your sizeable tank collection as "d_guy's own". My avatar emblazoned on their turrets would be a particularly nice touch!

* if given a choice I should like it to be some of your T35s.

[Leman]

Which wargamers voted for Brexit? - presumably the God's own scale brigade (insert preferred scale), ie anything else is suspect and must be avoided at all costs. Throw up the barriers, don't let them in and do not visit anywhere that sells them.

[Westmarcher]

This single 15mm exception (which will provide figures for Pikeman's Lament ....

Must confess, I'm currently painting up Peter Pig 15mm ECW for this also ..... 

[Ssssh! Couldn't help but notice on the "K" website; the former Testudo range looks quite tasty, too.....]

[d_Guy]

I'm pretty sure many (including Leman) know why 10mm has this appellation. Although it's been discussed (and posted) before here is the relevant post from the late Aart Brouwer's excellent blog:
https://crossfireamersfoort.wordpress.com/god´s-own-scale/

Prehapes the above link could someday be considered as a sticky post somewhere on this, our esteemed hosts' forum.

BTW here is a link to the Waterloo model at the National Army Museum:
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-05-56-1

[FierceKitty]

I'm pretty sure many (including Leman) know why 10mm has this appellation. Although it's been discussed (and posted) before here is the relevant post from the late Aart Brouwer's excellent blog:
https://crossfireamersfoort.wordpress.com/god´s-own-scale/

Prehapes the above link could someday be considered as a sticky post somewhere on this, our esteemed hosts' forum.

BTW here is a link to the Waterloo model at the National Army Museum:
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-05-56-1

I didn't know that was the origin of the label. They make a convincing case for it.

[Westmarcher]

Fascinating - not only to find out that the Waterloo display is in 10mm scale but also the adjustment to the vertical. When I saw it, I estimated that it was in 6mm scale so, ever since, thought that's what it was. Mind you, that was in the early 90's and, at that point, I hadn't come across 10mm figs.

[SV52]

Working on a project to cover Desmond's and Tyrone's Rebellions in late 16th Century Ireland. Because I want a large selection of poses finally ended up going the 15mm route. The bulk will be Khurasan but plan to add in others as well.

Madaxman has an excellent resource on 15mm figure comparisons (with lots of pics) but he does not include Khurasan.
My sample suggests Essex works well with Khurasan but would also like to mix in Freicorp (QRF).

Any comments, suggestions, pic comparisons, etc.?

These are a mix, all Essex apart from the flag bearer who is Irregular and the right hand spontoon guy who is Frei Korps (apologies for pic quality):

[d_Guy]

Thanks also, SV52. The picture is great actually. The difference between Essex and Freikorp seems proportionally the same as Minifig and Pendraken in 10mm so generally mixable.

Westie, I saw the Waterloo model at about the same time you did. Was overwhelmed by the panorama and not sure I even thought about figure scale. The roughly 3 to 1 difference between vertical and horizontal is not apparent. One thing that may help is the figures in the display are not at all detailed. Had Pendraken been available, their high degree of detail may have actually spoiled the effect!

[Leman]

It is a very impressive diorama, particularly the depiction of the  vegetation.