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Archive => Competitions => Pendraken Sculpting Competition 2011! => Topic started by: geoffb on 12 May 2011, 02:23:10 PM

Title: Scale
Post by: geoffb on 12 May 2011, 02:23:10 PM
I'm very interested in having a go at this (just bought some new greenstuff) butI don't have any of the fantasy figures to scale against -but plenty of WW2.
Are the fantasy figures the same size as the WW2?
Otherwise I do have some Warmaster 'characters' (empire/  :d orcs) - would they be a better comparison?
Title: Re: Scale
Post by: barbarian on 12 May 2011, 02:40:57 PM
As you're going to make a monster, I'll just say, do how you prefer !!
Title: Re: Scale
Post by: Leon on 12 May 2011, 02:44:04 PM
The Fantasy ranges are all bigger than our WW2, probably more like 12mm.  The Dungeon Monsters themselves vary a great deal, from very small Grubs, on 8mm diameter bases, upto the bigger Giant Worm or Oracle which are somewhere around 25mm long/high.

As Barbarian says, as long as it suits the Dungeon environment it's fine!   :-bd
Title: Re: Scale
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 12 May 2011, 02:59:00 PM
Haven't got any WWII, but have got some of the medieval/ancient stuff.

As Leon wrote, the fantasy range are slightly larger so they tend to dwarf the historical stuff a bit, probably about a head larger on average.  This is the best picture I could find with a quick search.  The skeleton far left is Pendraken fantasy, whilst the wizard is from ARL18 Late Roman Personalities.  (From http://aportodos.mforos.com/1354550/7782193-10mm-pendraken-vs-kallistra/ (http://aportodos.mforos.com/1354550/7782193-10mm-pendraken-vs-kallistra/) )

(http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/8871/08032008182511en0.jpg)
Title: Re: Scale
Post by: geoffb on 12 May 2011, 03:11:17 PM
Thanks for that - I did want to know how big the adventurers are as the monsters need to scale to them.
No point in having a a hill giant that looks like a circus midget!  ;D

Cheers
Title: Re: Scale
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 12 May 2011, 04:26:57 PM
Quote from: geoffb on 12 May 2011, 03:11:17 PM
No point in having a a hill giant that looks like a circus midget!  ;D

Definitely!

In terms of relative sizes, if you consider the historicals to be 5', the fantasy figures look about 6' with some - like the dark elf and amazon heroes I've got - being closer to 7'!

Can't find a photo with both the giant (AC1) and an adventurer, but I'd say it's close to 35mm of the top of my head (the walls are 25mm high)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/4948787181_5866a90e6a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48935127@N00/4948787181/)
Game over heroes. Game over. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48935127@N00/4948787181/) by cyril F (http://www.flickr.com/people/48935127@N00/), on Flickr