thanasis67
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Scale Link series....WW1 (1 Viewer)
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Good point. These figures are multipart in concept and require assembly. I really like them as the coverage on WW1 is fairly comprehensive.
I note that their figures are slightly on the small side of 1/32, as I happily mix and match them with Airfix, Historex and other larger 1/35 figures.
Rgds Victor
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Hi Victor,
Yes, great point....that is the one thing that I have also noted.
While they go well with Stadden, Steadfast and TAW I have a hard time trying to pair them up with K&C and TGM due to them being of the larger scale....sometimes I play the depth of filed to try and trick one's eyes when taking pictures of dios that require them all .... but when set on display at the cabinet...I do not get that concerned although I do not mix them up ....
Like you have said the great thing they have going their way is the coverage of WW1 being fairly comprehensive and that the kits are multipart ..so you can let loose your imagination...
Cheers
Luiz
Yes, great point....that is the one thing that I have also noted.
While they go well with Stadden, Steadfast and TAW I have a hard time trying to pair them up with K&C and TGM due to them being of the larger scale....sometimes I play the depth of filed to try and trick one's eyes when taking pictures of dios that require them all .... but when set on display at the cabinet...I do not get that concerned although I do not mix them up ....
Like you have said the great thing they have going their way is the coverage of WW1 being fairly comprehensive and that the kits are multipart ..so you can let loose your imagination...
Cheers
Luiz
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So, dear collectors, that was a full Scale Link catalogue of the early 90's. The last figures that John Peiper made were the WWI Scottish Infantry. Scale Link were model figures not toy soldiers. I hope the catalogue is of some help, at least as reference and a small tribute to John Peiper.
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Hi Thanasis,
Thank you for your insight into the history of the Scale Link series.
I was not aware that the brain behind the series was John Peiper! I do admire the series for the flexibility it gives us by allowing a multitude of different posses as well as interchange parts and weapons...I would guess we have hundreds of options if we wish to think outside the box in terms of assembling armies or individual themes....
Pitty John Peiper is no longer around to give us his tips.....I now understand why the early 90´s Scale Link catalogue offerings related to WW1 are the exact same in the current catalogue....{sm3}{sm3}{sm3}....these guys are making a killing profit $$$$$...all the mold investment on the begining of the series has been more than ever been amortized and now all proceeds are profit and mold maintenance......Pitty no one came along and added more offerings on the soldier side of the catalogue.....
Cheers
Luiz
Thank you for your insight into the history of the Scale Link series.
I was not aware that the brain behind the series was John Peiper! I do admire the series for the flexibility it gives us by allowing a multitude of different posses as well as interchange parts and weapons...I would guess we have hundreds of options if we wish to think outside the box in terms of assembling armies or individual themes....
Pitty John Peiper is no longer around to give us his tips.....I now understand why the early 90´s Scale Link catalogue offerings related to WW1 are the exact same in the current catalogue....{sm3}{sm3}{sm3}....these guys are making a killing profit $$$$$...all the mold investment on the begining of the series has been more than ever been amortized and now all proceeds are profit and mold maintenance......Pitty no one came along and added more offerings on the soldier side of the catalogue.....
Cheers
Luiz
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Dear Luiz
Thank you for your reply. John Peiper was a pioneer. As you can see he tried to make a flexible range of model figures and give the military modeller the means to create WWI models. The figures that you see in my previous post are painted by me back then (early 90's). One of them with a Hornet head. Furthermore J.Peiper was a modeller himself. He had even made dioramas for the National Army Museum in London. I have seen them but I do not know if they are still on display after the recent renovation. When he passed away someone bought his molds. You know the rest. Except J.Peiper there were many model figure makers of the 80's and 90's like Alex Williams (Cheshire Volunteer), Side Horton (Chota Sahib), David Grieve etc. Some of their figures are now painted as toy soldiers, bur there were not designated as such. Anyway I like your Scale Link collection. Especially the German jagern.
All the best
Thanasis
Thank you for your reply. John Peiper was a pioneer. As you can see he tried to make a flexible range of model figures and give the military modeller the means to create WWI models. The figures that you see in my previous post are painted by me back then (early 90's). One of them with a Hornet head. Furthermore J.Peiper was a modeller himself. He had even made dioramas for the National Army Museum in London. I have seen them but I do not know if they are still on display after the recent renovation. When he passed away someone bought his molds. You know the rest. Except J.Peiper there were many model figure makers of the 80's and 90's like Alex Williams (Cheshire Volunteer), Side Horton (Chota Sahib), David Grieve etc. Some of their figures are now painted as toy soldiers, bur there were not designated as such. Anyway I like your Scale Link collection. Especially the German jagern.
All the best
Thanasis