ccdc11
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I really hope this doesn't degenerate into a ugly thread but here goes. Over the years there has been a increasing drumbeat of getting the scale and accuracy right on AFV's.
For some, it seems to be the first thing that they check on a new tank. It seems that almost every post, on any new product will eventually get to the question of scale and is it correct.
Someone was kind enough to do a chart years ago of what figs worked with what AFV's just based on scale alone and I've used it as a reference since but its not my first concern.
I guess my question is,
Does it matter to you if it is a 100 % accurate in scale?
Or
What I like to now call " eye scale" does it look correct and pleasing to the eye?
If someone who knows no military history were to see a diorama, does it look off based on figures size to vehicles size?
(For those of us who grew up with marx playsets the tank, lcp and jeep compared to the figures was ridiculous)
And can you blend other company's Afvs with another company's afvs and it not look off?
As a example, it is constantly stated that only FL is correct with their figures to tanks in scale and K&C is off to theirs.
I happened to like K&C figures with K&C tanks. And believe I have read that Andy stated that he makes his tanks to go with his figures and doesn't care beyond that. (here here)
I can blend my new ED tiger with K&C tigers and and TCS prime mover and figures from Tg and K&C all on the same table/shelf. IMO they work to the eye.
But I won't blend a TCS Tiger with FL figures because it does not look right to the eye.
No offense meant to any company, I collect all of them. And hopefully that is the last time a company's name is used for this thread.:rolleyes2:
I have read the reasons people state as a reason to get the scale accurate from the manufactures.
Cost of the new "toys" has drastically changes from 20 years ago and for the money we should expect it to be correct. And etc etc, I also think there has been a newer influx of model builders that have become toy soldier collectors and you guys are more used to scale being dead on. But how many of us really care if it's dead on accurate to scale?
What is your opinion?
Has to be correct to scale?
Or
Has to look right to the "eye scale"?
Ring goes the bell.
Chuck.
For some, it seems to be the first thing that they check on a new tank. It seems that almost every post, on any new product will eventually get to the question of scale and is it correct.
Someone was kind enough to do a chart years ago of what figs worked with what AFV's just based on scale alone and I've used it as a reference since but its not my first concern.
I guess my question is,
Does it matter to you if it is a 100 % accurate in scale?
Or
What I like to now call " eye scale" does it look correct and pleasing to the eye?
If someone who knows no military history were to see a diorama, does it look off based on figures size to vehicles size?
(For those of us who grew up with marx playsets the tank, lcp and jeep compared to the figures was ridiculous)
And can you blend other company's Afvs with another company's afvs and it not look off?
As a example, it is constantly stated that only FL is correct with their figures to tanks in scale and K&C is off to theirs.
I happened to like K&C figures with K&C tanks. And believe I have read that Andy stated that he makes his tanks to go with his figures and doesn't care beyond that. (here here)
I can blend my new ED tiger with K&C tigers and and TCS prime mover and figures from Tg and K&C all on the same table/shelf. IMO they work to the eye.
But I won't blend a TCS Tiger with FL figures because it does not look right to the eye.
No offense meant to any company, I collect all of them. And hopefully that is the last time a company's name is used for this thread.:rolleyes2:
I have read the reasons people state as a reason to get the scale accurate from the manufactures.
Cost of the new "toys" has drastically changes from 20 years ago and for the money we should expect it to be correct. And etc etc, I also think there has been a newer influx of model builders that have become toy soldier collectors and you guys are more used to scale being dead on. But how many of us really care if it's dead on accurate to scale?
What is your opinion?
Has to be correct to scale?
Or
Has to look right to the "eye scale"?
Ring goes the bell.
Chuck.