Miniature Scale Comparison Thread

[sgtslag]

Giganta appears to be a great Storm Giantess, in the making. A little painting, and... Poof! Storm Giantess! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[Sam]

Jan 3, 2019 3:19:01 GMT sgtslag said:

Giganta appears to be a great Storm Giantess, in the making. A little painting, and... Poof! Storm Giantess! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

I like that idea. I was thinking of using her as Carytid, maybe making a dress out of tissue paper.

[sgtslag]

I like the idea of making a dress for her. I remember DM Scotty's Orc Tent video(?), where he used either tissue paper, or fabric, to make the tent's cloth component. Been meaning to try that, for some time, now. I have a bunch of old cotton handkerchiefs to use for this purpose. Was thinking that a Storm Giantess would likely wear a more modest outfit than what the sculptor provided Giganta. I think the end result would be quite appropriate, and a handsome addition to the figure.

I need to find out the Giganta figure's actual height, in millimeters(?), to see if it would fit as a Storm Giantess, or a female Titan/goddess. I'm using the measurements given in the 1977 AD&D Monster Manual, by E.G. Gygax, for the majority of my figures, to try to keep them in sync with Gary's original conceptions. The long, flowing dress, would work for either type! (It will give me a chance to connect with my perceptions of a certain Cardassian, named Garrick:  "I'm just a simple tailor..." Star Trek:  Deep Space Nine reference.) Thanks for the idea! Cheers!

[skunkape]

There was a YouTube video that someone did for making tents for wargaming using old t shirts, but I can't find it anymore.

Basically, he cut the fabric to the correct size, cut an opening in what was to be the front, using the height of a mini to get the basic size. Pushed a toothpick through the fabric at each end to get the triangle shape, then using pins, tacked it down to a piece of foam to complete the shape. Once he had that all taken care of, he painted white glue over the fabric to stiffen it and then painted the fabric.

I don't remember if the white glue was thinned or not, but his ended up looking really good.

I've also wanted to do some tents using either tissue paper or paper towels, just never spent the time doing it. I think I'd use foam to hold the tents in place till done, then use MDF for the base after the tents were completed.

[Sam]

Jan 4, 2019 16:11:49 GMT sgtslag said:

I need to find out the Giganta figure's actual height, in millimeters(?), to see if it would fit as a Storm Giantess, or a female Titan/goddess.

She is 95 mm from the bottom of her feet to the top of her hair.

[sgtslag]

With 25mm = 5 feet, that would make Giganta just 3mm shy of 21 scale feet tall (98mm = 21 scale feet)... She'd be around 0.6 feet shorter than the listed height, which is perfectly acceptable. I've got an old Ral Partha, official AD&D Storm Giant figure, at home. Will need to measure that one, to see just how tall it is... Might need to replace the Ral Partha figure, if he is too short!  Titans are 25 feet tall, so she could make a great female Titan, too.

I really like the idea of going Garak on a couple of these figures, making them different dresses, to differentiate one from another.  A new crafting project is born!  Cheers, Sam !

[margaret]

I would recommend tissue paper or very thin, worn handkerchiefs. Unless a T-shirt is also worn extremely thin, it's not going to drape right at this scale. OK for tents, but not clothing. Just as it would be inadvisable to make a dress or shirt out of tent canvas.

[sgtslag]

Excellent points, margaret. Thank you for your input. Much appreciated. Cheers!

[Sam]

Move along, nothing to see here, EXCEPT yet some more HeroClix minis.
Left to right, we have: Adaptoid, the doppleganger; Wolverine, the warrior; an obligatory D&D fig; Magog, of the sea people; and Korg, the clay golem.

All repaints, Wolverine is a slight mod., clipped talons, boot wings, hair tufts, and gave him a button shield.

[saraitaliadedlover]

I im new ! Can i have more infos for this post? I want more datails because i want buyng a lot of cheap miniatures!

[sgtslag]

saraitaliadedlover , there are a number of ways to buy cheap miniatures, for either role playing games, or for tabletop wargames. Here are a few YouTube videos on the topic, which might help you out:

Cheap miniatures for D&D search on YouTube

These have some great ideas, and sources.  Cheers!

[Sam]

Getting miniatures will probably become a ongoing thing. There are a variety of ways to get economical miniatures, as pointed out by sgtslag. It depends on how scale specific you desire and what type of games you want to use them with. It also depends on how detailed they need to be.

[sgtslag]

I really love the 1/72 plastic fantasy figures by Caesar, and Dark Alliance. I also like using them because many of them, when used with 28mm figures, are properly scaled according to Gary Gygax's 1977 1e AD&D Monster Manual. It is like crawling inside of Gary's head, to see how he envisioned the different races. Gary was a wargamer, and I, too, am a fantasy wargamer. Again, it is like crawling inside of Gary's head, back in the late 1970's. I really enjoy exploring things as he saw them, back in the early days when everything was new, and still developing.

Your are correct, Sam , there are a lot of options for inexpensive fantasy miniatures, on the market today. Reaper Bones are a steal, on their KickStarters, if you can configure mini's that you want and need. I typically wait until they're commercially available on their web catalog, as I don't need too many anymore. Sooo many options and ideas... Cheers!

[skunkape]

Nov 7, 2019 18:35:21 GMT sgtslag said:

Your are correct, Sam , there are a lot of options for inexpensive fantasy miniatures, on the market today. Reaper Bones are a steal, on their KickStarters, if you can configure mini's that you want and need. I typically wait until they're commercially available on their web catalog, as I don't need too many anymore. Sooo many options and ideas... Cheers!

Sooo much temptation! Heee Heee Heee Haa Haa Haa Haa Ha!

[drl2]

This is only kinda-sorta relevant to the direction of the thread, but on a scaling-related note I though I'd mention for those who are 3d printing minis, I've found this tool to be extremely valuable: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3649454

It's not designed to be printed in itself, but rather to be loaded into your slicing software to allow you use it as a reference for scaling. Probably useful in the actual modeling process as well.

[randywest]

Another size comparison between different miniature scales:

left to right: 15mm (manufacturer: Alternative Armies), 1/72 (manufacturer: Zvezda), 28mm (manufacturer: Reaper Bones)

[sgtslag]

Two years later...  An update to resurrect this thread!

I had posted my interest in acquiring a HeroQuest Giganta figure to paint into a female Storm Giant.  Well, I skipped the Garak dress bit, thus far, opting instead to just paint her skin and call it done.  I also picked up a new Male Storm Giant figure, but I can't remember if it is a Paizo figure, or a D&D pre-paint.  Any-who, I painted his skin purple, as well.

So here they are, left to right:  old Ral Partha Storm Giant, circa 1990(?), Giganta painted with purple skin, and a modern Storm Giant figure.  I don't think they turned out too bad, especially Giganta.  I think I do need to dress her in a long gown down to her ankles, though.  She will need her leopard-skin bikini painted gray, or something, so as not to show through the dress.  Anyway, just wanted to share that I did follow through on Giganta.  I also picked up three versions of Giganta, all different sizes.  I may paint one up as a Stone Giantess -- the leopard-skin bikini would be oddly appropriate, I think...

Also, I tried to find my thread discussing Cyclops figures I went in search of, a year, possibly longer, ago -- I couldn't locate that thread, so I will append it to this one.

I just discovered that Red Box Alliance has come out with a box of 12 Cyclopes figures, in 1/72 scale (meaningless scale as I have no idea how tall the figures are...).  I pulled the trigger, and I ordered a box today.  One way, or another, I will press them into service, whether they match the proper height I wanted for 1/72 Humans, or not, per the 1977 1e AD&D Monster Manual size listing for Cyclops.  I will post on them once they arrive, in a month, or so.  Cheers!

[margaret]

Dram & Flag says approximately 43 to 48 mm from sole of foot to top of head and The Miniatures Page says 48 to 50 mm, measuring from the bottom of the base, so they seem to agree. I haven't tried to figure what the AD&D size would be in mm. Looks like a nicely done set!

I like the way your storm giants turned out, although the red & purple is a little hard on my eyes =). The old and new males go well together.

[sgtslag]

Yep, I think I will re-color her hair when I put the dress on her.

Thanks for the height measurements on the Cyclops figures! If a 6' Human translates to a 25mm figure (1/72 scale), a 20' tall Cyclops would be an 83mm tall figure. Oh, well, they'll be a bit short at 50mm, but I'll ignore it. It's fantasy. I learned last year that Gygax and friends actually played with 40mm figures in their Chainmail games! Gygax eschewed the use of 25mm figures in the 1e DMG, apparently because of a marketing agreement in place at the time of publication.

My dream of building figure armies in proper proportions was fun while it lasted. Gotta go with what I can find. Building figures with a 3D printer, properly scaled, would be great, but I don't have the time left in my life. Moving forward because going back is not an option. Cheers!