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| Scruby/Historifigs N Gauge/10mm |
As suspected, they were fairly easy to paint as long as I eschewed trying to do accurate detail and shading. I'm pretty sure I did a better job 30 years ago on my 10mm Afrika Korps and Falschirmjaeger but I won't lose sleep over it.
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| 1/72nd vs N Gauge |
Given that '20'mm are easier to paint and 6 figures will fit on the same size base as 8 N gauge, I can't see me doing more than a token contingent towards a group game but I have no problem doing that.
Have dabbled in 10/12mm for AWI, have to be in the mood to paint them and find I need more figures in a unit to make it look right - so swings and roundabouts - bigger figures, less figures in a unit .
ReplyDeleteThey rather remind me of the old Minifig strip 15's.
DeleteLovely painting Ross. I'm trying to paint some 10mm figures at the moment and not doing too well!
ReplyDeleteIt would be very easy to overdo it. Even 10 years ago I would have at least added a dark wash and/or some highlights etc.
Delete25, 15, 1/300, 6, 3, 2, 10, 28, 32, 35, 42 mm, 1/72, 1/35. Have I missed any out? It is getting a bit out of hand. When is 8 or 9 mm coming out?
ReplyDeleteIndeed. There seems no end even of disregarding figures sculpted in one size and marketed in another. There do seem to be 9/10/12mm variations on what was originally called N gauge as well as 1/285 as well as 1/300. One would think there would be a benefit to being compatible but some companies seem to try to be unique.
DeleteI've never tried my hand on 2/3mm Couldn't make out the ones I've seen. But I have done at least a few of all the rest inc a few 60mm and many 1/32nd.
Of course!
DeleteI started painting some of my N gauge Scruby's, priming them white. I think I am going to prime them black and dry brush on the uniform colors.
ReplyDeleteI don't much care for black priming but its a personal preference thing. White worked well for me here but in the old days I would have used thinned burnt sienna to shade the figure a bit more.
DeleteHi Ross,
ReplyDeleteBritish 'N' Scale is about 1/140th giving a figure of about 12mm Tall. American 'N' scale is about 1/160th giving a figure height of 10.7mm...these scales are for model railways and as you can imagine Wargames figures may vary. Anyways- thought you'd be interested- enjoy your foray into N scale there. Cheers. KEV.
Thanks Kev. Its just a small foray.
DeleteOnly 10mm I've ever painted were the old GW warmaster figs, but I've done a fair bit of 6mm. I think the trick is to take a more impressionistic approach. You're going for demarcation and contrast, rather than precise detail.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteI've done 100 or so ww2 10/12mm but that was 30yrs ago. I agree about not going for precise detail but I'm not so much on contrast and demarcation on small figures since to me these spoil the illusion of soldiers far away as seen by the genetal on a high hill looking down on the battle.
If I planned to sit close to them on a small table in bright light then I might reconsider what effect I wanted.