I've been thinking about scales, and not just because of the New Year! I've been painting 1/72 scale miniatures. Crazy right? This feels like something the old timers did way back when. I just couldn't resist the idea of playing Bolt Action/Battlgroup Overlord at this scale. I think most of our terrain will port over just fine. The real benefit is going to be having additional vehicles on the table and having it look uncluttered. I love the idea of having a group of 5 Stugs supporting a maxed out platoon. With these little guys I think it will work on our normal tables.
Has anyone else played war-games using 1/72 scale models? My plan is to use our existing terrain, but with the scaled down miniatures
Ton more detail in this scale. Looks great John! Happy new year btw!
ReplyDeleteThe miniatures are less detailed since they are much smaller than 28mm, but you are right about the tanks. A lot of the kits I bought came with brass etch which adds to the realism significantly. On the other hand, many of the kits have 50 or more pieces, which is absurd for such small items.
DeleteI am doing the same. Detail on figures is definitely a manufacturer quality issue.
DeleteFor armor that is not so time consuming to build, try ArmourFast. Good kits and very few parts.
Great job and thanks for sharing.
Madness!
ReplyDeleteBolt action works very well in 1/72.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this. Especially playing Battlegroup.
ReplyDeleteReally super work ... looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYears ago, we played quite a bit of WWII using 1/72 models and 40K Panzer battles which was an online adaptation of 3rd edition 40K rules. Still have all these models and want to try modulation on them.
ReplyDeleteMake it so!
DeleteI´ve played a lot of battles with bolt action rules in 1:72 scale.
ReplyDeleteIt runs perfectly and as long as the 1:72 miniatures are quite cheap you can play macro battles with 90-100 soldiers and 6-7 tanks per side.
Are you using the older version? Are you using other wargame minis?
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