Which Figures? Part 2a: Size Matters: Foot

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Finally, here is the first of the long promised size comparison shots. This post looking at foot figures. 

For the full picture see:-

Which Figures? - the original post, where I ruminate about what I want from figures, and what led me to choose Peter Pig.

Which Figures? What is Available - the state of play with current 'ECW' 15mm figure ranges; a continually updating look at what figures are available, and what is included/missing from ranges. No commentary on figure size or ruler action (that's down to parts 2a and 3a).  

Which Figures? Part 2a: Size Matters: Foot - I show side by side comparisons of what is available in 15/18mm, with the obligatory ruler shots. This post.

Which Figures? Part 2b: True 15mm/Epic Compatibility: Foot - a more in depth look at smaller 15mm compatibility

Which Figures? Part 3a: Size Matters: Horses - I show side by side comparisons of what is available in 15/18mm (obligatory ruler content too) 

Which Figures? Part 3b: True 15mm/Epic Compatibility: Horses - a more in depth look at smaller 15mm compatibility

But first a few notes...

The background is the newly patented KeepYourPowderDry scale-o-matic (apologies, I've been rewatching Wallace & Gromit). Horizontal lines are spaced at 5mm, the yellow shaded area is 15mm.


To help me take the pictures I laid the figures flat on the scale; this allowed me to level up bases. This explains why some figures have their back to the camera. Some have utilised blutack to make them 'stand' straight


Warlord's Epic range would take up the whole scale if I utilised one of the strips, so first off here's a single figure in comparison to a strip.


As mentioned in the What Is Available? post the Chariot figure whilst a placeholder, is consistent in size with the suitable ECW figures from their range. Here he is alongside a brace of Scots horseholders.

And finally thank you to Dex McHenry, Neville Brownlee and Dennis Bamber who kindly donated some figures for this comparison. I tip my hat gentlemen.

So here it is...


left to right

under www
Naismith: Chariot: Steel Fist: Peter Pig
under Keep
Warlord Epic: Alternative Armies: Minifigs: Essex
under Your 
Freikorps 15: Lurkio: Museum
under Powder
Totentanz: Khurasan: Gladiator: Lancer: Matchlock
under Dry
 Old Glory 15: Eureka
under co.uk
Lancashire: Donnington: Blue Moon


As, and when new ranges (and some older ranges) become available I will be updating the comparison picture.

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Comments

  1. Dex McHenry4 April 2024 at 06:34

    An excellent study Mike.

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    1. Radar21 April 2024 at 15:42

      Thanks for your assistance with this Dex

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  2. Nick21 October 2024 at 18:09

    This is a lovely comparison! I've easily spent hours pouring over it at this point.

    I have a bit of a fantasy about covering from the Rough Wooing through the Williamite War (if not as broad as possibly Flodden through the 45, if we're really dreaming). All in 15mm, and preferably as compatible 15mm as I can manage.

    I'm pretty committed to the "true 15mm" sizing, if for no other reason than Warlord's Epic strips are particularly aesthetically pleasing to me, tight ranks and such.

    Looking over various ranges, Khurasan seems to have a very expansive range, sculpted in a pleasing and generally anatomically plausible style.

    My question, thus, is how well do they work next to the smaller lads on your scale? They seem proportionally in a similar vein. The crux of my struggle, is that visually that Tudor Musketeer seems very tall due to his hat, but also seems to take the 15mm line through the eyes, just like the strip of Lowlanders (whereas that Epic Dragoon is maybe a touch shorter?). Perhaps not a good enough match to mix in a unit, but good enough for the same army?

    (Half my concern, ultimately, is minimizing the number of mildly anachronistic Highlanders I'm going to have to paint - I'm dreading all the tartan)

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    1. Radar21 October 2024 at 18:29

      Thank you for your kind words Nick.

      Problem with Khurasan, for those of us in the UK, is that they are prohibitively expensive (mostly shipping costs and minimum order size). So I can't really comment on Khurasan I'm afraid.

      If you are sold on 'true 15mm' then it is Steel Fist, Peter Pig, Freikorps and some Minifigs.

      The Epic P&S are all consistent in size, there is no discrepancy between the generic and Scots sprues. Hats cause all manner of problems in our perception of height.

      As for painting tartan, well it wasn't really the dominant 'thing' that we think it was (see my coat colours part 3a). Plus it isn't actually that difficult once you realise that trying to paint perfect 'tartan' is nigh on impossible and that the best you can ever hopefully achieve is an impression of the checked pattern. Once you work that bit out it all becomes much much easier and achievable.

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