Using 2-3mm Buildings Alongside 10mm Miniatures

[Gazza]

I'm creating some 10mm forces for playing brigade-level (using a model ratio of about 1:75) actions during the opening months of WWI on the Western Front. I'm looking to create a number of villages and towns on the table using a handful of smaller scale buildings and was wondering what 2-3mm buildings might look like in this context. Obviously they will be representational: I'm not fussed that the miniatures will tower over them! I just wondered if readers might have photos or advice in this regard.

[Fenton]

Hi


If your trying to cover a large map area on your table for strategic games then I dont see why it shouldnt work


Try Brigade Models Small scale scenery , it should have everything you need

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/SmallScaleScenery/index.html

[Gazza]

Hi


If your trying to cover a large map area on your table for strategic games then I dont see why it shouldnt work


Try Brigade Models Small scale scenery , it should have everything you need

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/SmallScaleScenery/index.html

Thank you for the link: I'm looking at the Normandy Village and Churches packs. A mere £11.50 (plus postage) should give me all the buildings I need, which is astounding really! I'll probably use loose Woodland Scenics clump foliage to represent large areas of woodland and appropriately coloured felt to represent rivers and roads.

[Fenton]

If you look at the alter of freedom site it shows how to make very effective wooded areas and other terrain bits and pieces

http://www.6mmacw.com/6mm-terrain-tips.html

[Leman]

I use 3mm buildings from Brigade, but with 6mm figures. I have put my 10mm figures up against them and I don't think it works too well. 6mm below with 3mm

[getagrip]

I use 3mm buildings from Brigade, but with 6mm figures. I have put my 10mm figures up against them and I don't think it works too well.

Depends how you "look" at the battlefield.

I think it's Tonton who games on maps; they look amazing.  You could see this as an extension; the buildings are more "tokens" rather than realistic facsimiles.   

Your posts gave me real food for thought Leman

[FierceKitty]

It looks a bit Godzillan to me.

[Leman]

I don't think 10mm scale pyramids are going to work too well with 10mm Aztecs - think of the footprint!

[getagrip]

I don't think 10mm scale pyramids are going to work too well with 10mm Aztecs - think of the footprint!

We haven't got any Aztecs so don't worry about it

Ian should be along in about 2 minutes...

[Shedman]

I use 6mm buildings with 10mm figures

[FierceKitty]

I use 6mm buildings with 10mm figures

And quite rightly too.

[getagrip]

And quite rightly too.

Any more to that? 

[mollinary]

I use 6mm buildings with 10mm figures

I too am Spartacus!   (oh, and I use 6mm buildings with 10mm figures as well  )

Mollinary

[Shedman]

I should have expanded on why I use 6mm buildings with 10mm figures

Each of my bases represents 600 to 1000 men so it doesn't look right having several thousand troops marchnig past a single model

10mm builldings have a bigger footprint than 6mm buildings so instead of having 2 buildings represent a village i can have 4 or 5

I can afford a lot more 6mm buildings for the same price as 10mm

Here are some photos of a very old 1859 game using 10mm figures and 6mm Timecast buildings

Probably not too helpful especially the troops standing on the roofs

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanmillicheap/sets/72157622950074405/

I'm actually doing another 1859 tonight so i'll take some better photos

Alan

[toxicpixie]

Is there nothing FWC can't do?!

Nice looking set up, Alan