I read the link that was posted to Andy Cowell's page. It talked about the Barrett scale for miniatures and provided a handy definition (bottom of foot to eye height). Useful at least for anthropomorphic figures. Not so clearly useful for vehicle kits, aliens, etc.
But another thing that caught me: Figure poses matter. Andy didn't really take that into account, but you can't really look at a running figure and use that as an accurate measure of true height. I mean, would you use a prone figure or a kneeling figure? Obviously not either. So you kind of need a figure from the line that is just standing there. Or else you need to have a way to approximate that. And the L/M/H designation seems based on figure weight rather than bulk. I'd have thought bulk was the more aesthetic characteristic. He rated the big plastic 1/32 guy as light, but he didn't look less than medium to me, except if you considered his material. Still, I like this scale and think it a good starting point for reviewing minis. I also think it is a good starting point for developing a scale assessment for vehicle kits as well since your usual question is 'what scale will this work well with'. I find a kind of sad humour in looking at my old Ral Partha 25mm D&D figures and the newer Reaper figs... even a wimpy Reaper fig really just overwhelms their side. TomB -- "Now, I go to spread happiness to the rest of the station. It is a terrible responsibility but I have learned to live with it." Londo, A Voice in the Wilderness, Part I "To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead." -- Thomas Paine Thomas Paine --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ground Zero Games" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gzg-group?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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