Del Prado Scale (1 Viewer)

[regimientosdeamerica]

I have several Del Prado figures which are well detailed, but they look a little out of scale to my other 54mm figures.

I meassure them and they are actually 58mm. I hav to desplay them separeatly.

 

[maddadicus]

I have several Del Prado figures which are well detailed, but they look a little out of scale to my other 54mm figures.

I meassure them and they are actually 58mm. I hav to desplay them separeatly.

Others might chime in, but I believe a number of Del Prado figures were produced from King and Country castings, as they had / have some sort of business relationship to co-mingle creative efforts and thus the larger scale. K/C is generally touted as 1/30......Michael

 

[Jim5615]

They are the same scale as K&C. I have used tham in several Dio's with K&C figures and they mmeasure up perfectly. 60MM.

 

[Uthred]

I have several Del Prado figures which are well detailed, but they look a little out of scale to my other 54mm figures.

I meassure them and they are actually 58mm. I hav to desplay them separeatly.

I think del Prado is 1/30 scale (60mm). I have a handful of del Prado Vikings that look like very tall when facing Conte Vikings, but are perfectly sized against K&C Barbarians. Its no big deal, human beings come in different sizes as well!


Cheers...

Uthred

 

[theBaron]

Ah, the topic of scale variations raises its head again!

I'll further complicate things by saying that DelPrado does not apply a consistent scale within its own catalog. For example, I have a Prussian cuirassier officer at the Battle of Leuthen, from their "Cavalry Through the Ages" line (I think that's the name of that line), and it is pretty close to 54mm, matching my (new) Britains, Frankling Mint and Rose figures. But I also have some of DelPrado's excellent samurai, and they are definitely larger than that cavalry figure, scaling out around 1/30.

We've often discussed scale variations, and each of us seems to find his own standard to apply. So, some mix figures of different scales, but that are not so different that they appear as nothing so much as the normal variation in any group of people, and others choose not to mix them at all.

For me, scale is important, but it's only one of several factors that I consider. I also look at the sculpting and painting style of the figures, and the level of detail.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Uthred]

Ah, the topic of scale variations raises its head again!

I'll further complicate things by saying that DelPrado does not apply a consistent scale within its own catalog. For example, I have a Prussian cuirassier officer at the Battle of Leuthen, from their "Cavalry Through the Ages" line (I think that's the name of that line), and it is pretty close to 54mm, matching my (new) Britains, Frankling Mint and Rose figures. But I also have some of DelPrado's excellent samurai, and they are definitely larger than that cavalry figure, scaling out around 1/30.

We've often discussed scale variations, and each of us seems to find his own standard to apply. So, some mix figures of different scales, but that are not so different that they appear as nothing so much as the normal variation in any group of people, and others choose not to mix them at all.

For me, scale is important, but it's only one of several factors that I consider. I also look at the sculpting and painting style of the figures, and the level of detail.

Prost!
Brad

Hi, Brad!

Consistency is important, I agree with you. In my case, however, it's not. When I compare del Prado Vikings with Conte's they are obviously taller. This difference doesn't matter much to me since men come in different sizes too. When I joined the Brazilian Navy, 27 years ago, I was only 5ft7, and one of my mates was 6ft4!


I can live with 54mm and 60mm figures side by side. But that's probably because I collect Dark Ages only, and their weapons are not standardized. If my men carried rifles and bayonets, I'd probably care a lot more about scale and consistency.

Cheers...

Uthred

 

[theBaron]

Right, I mix Stadden Prussian cuirassiers, who were taller and robuster men, with Imrie-Risley hussars, who were recruited from smaller, more agile men, and so on. I agree with you-except for units that were recruited specifically to have men of the same height and size, like a ceremonial guard unit, mixing scale produces a group that looks more natural.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Uthred]

Yes, Brad, you're right! One has to take advantage of the differences in scale. There two small anecdotes of scale I'd like to share just to show how scale interferes with my collection.

Conte's Harald Hardraada is a very big toy soldier, towering above the rest of Conte's range. The real Hardraada, however, was 6ft6! A giant of a man that had to be taller than the rest of the Vikings, anyway. So anytime some says he's to big compared to the rest of the range, I say: You should complain to his parents!


When Conte released their Barbarians, years ago, I noticed they were about the same height as Conte Romans. Now that won't work for me. The real life Romans were impressed by their enemies height, and I wanted it very clear in my collection. I think I'll buy EOI Romans, who appear to be somewhat shorter than Conte's, and finally get my Barbarians some much needed oposition!


Cheers...

Uthred