Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Size Comparisons for 28mm African Minitures

As promised in my last post, here are some size comparison photos to help you when purchasing figures.  Photos were shot against a 1 inch (25mm) grid.  Bases are 3mm thick.

Copplestone, Brigade Games, Copplestone, Brigade Games
For the German troops, the Copplestone and Brigade figures are a very close match in size and style, and can be mixed without issue.

Brigade Games, Copplestone, Brigade Games, Copplestone
However, the same cannot be said for their British figures.  The Brigade British are approximately the same size as their Germans (maybe just slightly smaller), but the Copplestone British have grown in size compared to their Germans.  The Indian trooper isn't too bad, but the British officer  is quite large, with a helmet that dwarfs the Brigade counterpart. 

Brigade Games, Copplestone, Brigade Games, Copplestone

This photo better illustrates the size creep between Copplestone's Africa and Back of Beyond Ranges.  It's a pity too, as the Copplestone figures are well sculpted.

Foundry, Warlord, Brigade Games, Copplestone, Copplestone, Old Glory
And here is a parting photo of all the manufactures currently in my collection.  The Foundry, Brigade Games, and Copplestone Darkest Africa lines are all mid sized and work together very well.  The Warlord figures run on the smaller size, while Copplestone Back of Beyond and Old Glory tend to be a bit larger. If you are going to be starting Africa gaming from scratch, I would suggest you focus on Brigade Games, Foundry, and select Copplestone African figures.

7 comments:

  1. I have two packs of Copplestone non-Sikh Indian infantry, but Copplestone doesn't make Indian command for them, nor does Brigade Games. So, if I paint them up, I'd planned to use Woodbine officers. Any idea how well Woodbine figures fit into the mix?

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  2. I haven't seen the Woodbine figures in person, but if they are the same size as the normal GB figures, I would guess they would be on the small sized compared to Copplestone.

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  3. Now that's interesting, especially the Copplestone scale - still not a deal breaker when then look this good.

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  4. That Copplestone is certainly a strapping fella. But on the table I've always found the scale isn't as noticeable as long as the equipment isn't too far off.

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  5. Thanks so much for alerting me to the existence of this range - they're beautiful minis - and would fit really well with some Call of Cthulhu characters that I'm trying to find miniatures for. Brilliant paint job too.

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  6. Very helpful indeed! Thanks for the posting, Chris - and for all the other really terrific DOA posts on your site.

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