tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post6322394884063274798..comments2023-10-24T09:21:45.981+01:00Comments on Palladian Guard: Size Isn't Everything - A Discussion on 2mm WargamingColonel Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-75634690638619109862017-06-13T22:44:25.887+01:002017-06-13T22:44:25.887+01:00Thanks mate - interestingly I started in 28 and ca...Thanks mate - interestingly I started in 28 and came to 6 and 2 later. What sort of periods were you thinking of doing?Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-27882021116161921472017-06-13T17:36:06.748+01:002017-06-13T17:36:06.748+01:00Wow Andras you and I are exactly alike regarding o...Wow Andras you and I are exactly alike regarding out choices. My two primary scales are 1/72 (first) and 6mm. And I'm considering 1/4800. Great minds think alike. Texas Time Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712207416555283282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-25072689813537392782015-06-29T23:15:59.134+01:002015-06-29T23:15:59.134+01:00That's true, breaking into a new scale is alwa...That's true, breaking into a new scale is always a big undertaking, but 2mm is probably the best cost-wise.<br />They are to a point - it depends how much detail you want to put in. I'm painting up some ECW figures at the moment and honestly a single stand takes about the same amount of time as a run-of-the-mill 28mm figure, mainly due to the flags and layers of washes.Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-32669410540403632912015-06-29T23:14:24.949+01:002015-06-29T23:14:24.949+01:00Haha why do I always pick the colourful historic a...Haha why do I always pick the colourful historic armies? Making work for myself!Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-66723021189619392212015-06-29T23:13:51.543+01:002015-06-29T23:13:51.543+01:00I was interested to see what you'd make of thi...I was interested to see what you'd make of this topic. Proof that imagination can sometimes triumph scale...<br />That would be... there's no other word for it - an epic achievement.Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-86400590017370426012015-06-29T23:12:58.207+01:002015-06-29T23:12:58.207+01:00Echo those thoughts, I suppose even with the nices...Echo those thoughts, I suppose even with the nicest miniatures I'm slightly guilty of just getting into the game and seeing them as representations of the historical people. Again, it depends on how much of a painter you are, and how much of a gamer.Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-31197537860597783872015-06-29T23:11:55.002+01:002015-06-29T23:11:55.002+01:00That's the main turn off for most people I thi...That's the main turn off for most people I think, the lack of detail. Having said that you can be quite creative in 2mm, with the flags and uniforms and although I'd admit a higher level of skill is required you can certainly still achieve distinctive and visually impressive armies.<br />1:72 is, I think, one of the ideal balance scales as you can get very cheap models and still put the Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-53412166501717301512015-06-29T23:07:31.238+01:002015-06-29T23:07:31.238+01:00I think that's the main attraction for me. Th...I think that's the main attraction for me. The relative ratio of models : space is so small in 40K, there's barely any space for trees let alone manoeuvre.Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-75750866350136922742015-06-29T18:11:57.318+01:002015-06-29T18:11:57.318+01:00If I wasn't so heavily invested in my current ...If I wasn't so heavily invested in my current 15 and 28mm projects, I'd be willing to give smaller scales and sizes a go. As long as everyone involved is painting and not playing with bare models.<br /><br />And 2mm must be easy to paint as there are far fewer details to worry about?Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-29180860361004207482015-06-29T18:10:16.655+01:002015-06-29T18:10:16.655+01:00Lazy sod.Lazy sod.Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-88580674382628624832015-06-28T09:43:30.101+01:002015-06-28T09:43:30.101+01:00I love the look of 2mm scale!
WW2 Brits in 2mm wo...I love the look of 2mm scale!<br /><br />WW2 Brits in 2mm would be PURE OLIVE DRAB too - nothing else - which would be right up my painting street!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-39453650201927934942015-06-27T21:37:25.806+01:002015-06-27T21:37:25.806+01:00Gone too far down my own rabbit hole. I'd hav...Gone too far down my own rabbit hole. I'd have been much better off starting with Epic - I'd still have filled three 4x6 tables, but imagine that for one moment, if you will....Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-34400887651450992812015-06-27T19:15:45.321+01:002015-06-27T19:15:45.321+01:00Great post as ever, I'm definitely a convert n...Great post as ever, I'm definitely a convert now, although I was slightly reluctant at first - although I never had much of an issue with 28mm figures not being 1:1. <br /><br />Whilst you do lose a bit of the "eye candy" as it were (although I'm impressed with what you managed to do with them), the games are no less enjoyable. You're not really thinking about the models Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-2386781340509872422015-06-27T15:35:19.231+01:002015-06-27T15:35:19.231+01:006mm was a great discovery for me, but given the fl...6mm was a great discovery for me, but given the flamboyant nature of the armies I usually play, I wouldn't use smaller figures. My reasoning behind this is that some sort of aesthetic should be maintained - while I have trouble doing minuscule details on 6mm figures, a wash and a highlight yield good results, something smaller figures would not reflect so well. I have contemplated using 3mm Andrew McCoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18203034461676669716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-27186343417821634652015-06-27T14:58:23.214+01:002015-06-27T14:58:23.214+01:00I've not tried a 2mm game but Epic40k was(is) ...I've not tried a 2mm game but Epic40k was(is) 6mm, and that is such a challenge compared to 28mm 40k. There are actual tactics the scale really lets you use terrain to your advantage...Zerstorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164304392189693787noreply@blogger.com