Operation Sealion Game 4

[hammurabi70]

You're not far off, but actually it works really well for mass effect as you see the shape of the unit in a kind of "god's eye view" rather than each soldier modelled.

So you are very much painting the representative of the unit rather than individual figures, but looks well for mass battles and some have done very nice work with them. You can base them to be on manageable sizes, e.g. my ones there are on 25mm squares.

I know a few members of this forum have more advanced projects in this scale as well, such as ACW. At 3mm you can just about work with individual figures showing, at 2mm it's the blocks of troops.

Some impressive work there.  I do take the point that it is all about impression en masse rather than individual quality, which might even be better for my poor painting skills!    With not much visible effective labelling, or other marking, is evidently a must.  I suppose trying it is the ultimate test. 2mm or 3mm, a 50% difference in scale! 

[mmcv]

Some impressive work there.  I do take the point that it is all about impression en masse rather than individual quality, which might even be better for my poor painting skills!    With not much visible effective labelling, or other marking, is evidently a must.  I suppose trying it is the ultimate test. 2mm or 3mm, a 50% difference in scale! 

Yeah, the benefit is they're pretty cheap so you can get some to try out and see how you like the effect without too much lost. Irregular sell 2mm as individual blocks, though they do have some army packs too. There are some nice looking 3mm Oddzial Osmy available from Magister Militum in packs too, I plan to get the 3mm samurai at some point to try out and see how they look. Not sure how doable such small individual figures will be, compared to the blocks you get at 2mm.

[hammurabi70]

Yeah, the benefit is they're pretty cheap so you can get some to try out and see how you like the effect without too much lost. Irregular sell 2mm as individual blocks, though they do have some army packs too. There are some nice looking 3mm Oddzial Osmy available from Magister Militum in packs too, I plan to get the 3mm samurai at some point to try out and see how they look. Not sure how doable such small individual figures will be, compared to the blocks you get at 2mm.

I have discovered another club member with 2mm Napoleonics so:
(1) I guess it will have to be 2mm
(2) I am going to have to add another scale to the collection and further lead to the mountain

[sean66]

I have discovered another club member with 2mm Napoleonics so:
(1) I guess it will have to be 2mm
(2) I am going to have to add another scale to the collection and further lead to the mountain

it never stops Hammurabi70  :-
you'll know you have a problem when you realise you have the same period in three or more scales 
WW2 in 6/10 and 20mm for example. Modern also in 6 and 20mm.
Regards
Sean

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I must have major problems then :

For example WW2 Brits in 20, 15 6mm, Soeviet, German and American in 20, 15, 10 and 6mm etc...

[mmcv]

I must have major problems then :

For example WW2 Brits in 20, 15 6mm, Soeviet, German and American in 20, 15, 10 and 6mm etc...

Looks like there's a 2mm sized gap in your collection then 

[sean66]

I must have major problems then :

For example WW2 Brits in 20, 15 6mm, Soeviet, German and American in 20, 15, 10 and 6mm etc...

Damn did you have to mention 15mm 
realized I have all the powers in 15mm as well 
I think I need to go lie down 
regards
Sean

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Looks like there's a 2mm sized gap in your collection then 

Well I do have Brits and Germans for "Land Ironclads" in 2mm, quite a large costal force in both 1/300th and 1/6or700th, large British and German fleets in 1/3000th - plus lots of 1/600th aircraft, also 1/300th, a few 1/144th and a few 1/76/72