Hello folks


Some time ago, I tried to make one more conversion of non-40k bits into IG equipment. And I spent severall hours searching, not just for bits, but for a way to compare sizes... again. :cry:

I got fed up... so I've decided to build a gallery of size comparisons of non-w40k models with w40k models, with an emphasis on armour, to use as baseline in future conversions. You can see what I've found so far in the following link:

Scale and size comparisons

I'll keep posting whenever I find new pics. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to contribute, send me images, or post here, and I'll add them to the gallery. This way, we'll all have a 1-stop reference, no need to search half the Internet for this.

PS: if you want credit for the photo, let me know.

Now that is a great idea. Good job.

pikachu?

I hope never to know...

New Special Ability for Ironhand Straken: "Picachu! I pick you!"

you spelled that wrong..



is a sentinel and a robogear... T rex.. for your use..a bit blurry.

Another thing to account is the size of the historical vehicle you want to use. Some Work better at 72nd ,others 48th yet other at 35th.
Smaller vehicles you want a lower number larger vehicles a larger number.

Some past exp
British Universal carriers at 35th scale work well for salamanders
tigers at 48th )56 if you can find it)
T=34 at 48th as well
maraders iii at 48th work well for armored sentinals at 35 they make great medusas

Always if experementing buy 1 first and test before yo waste money to get a squadron and find out it is the wrong scale

Thanks, it's up!

Duh! I'm not young enough to have actually played with those things. Too busy working.

I was too busy not caring about that, myself.

Excellent guide! I would have found this useful had I not gotten 12 tanks for my birthday last year.

That sentinel Kokagami is rather cool looking.

I vote that we pin this thread. Awesome and thank you.

Thank you. :)

Outstanding! Good to have a quick comparison to show to new players. That picture of the 1/48th Tiger may just gain me the head way I need in the ever lasting 1/35 vs 1/48 40k argument. That's right I'm looking at all you 1/48ers out there, sure it's the right length, but suddenly it's been made into a low rider, and all the hatches are designed for infants which even for the Imperium is a bit low. Man up and deal with having a bigger tank, every army in the world has been doing so since 1915.

I 2nd the Pin!

This is one of those topics that comes up at least 10 time a year, on every 40k board in the world... I know there used to be a site that had different 28-32mm model comparisons but that went unter about 3 years ago. I'd love to see this expand with more and more comparisons, it'd help a great many of us. :thumbs-up:

Thanks Hammerbolt for starting this.

Np mate, I was really fed up with having to search this.

Send this link to your mates, and invite anyone to send similar photos. I'll post them up, if they are clear and of use.

i meant Pick. it starts with an F.. hmm wrong vowel too.

Sorry for starting the pikachu thing this is very useful, I just have a prepensity to put humor before use a lot of the time.
The flip side is I never get overwhelmed by anything.

One comparison I'd love to find is of a WWI MarkI/V vs a Leman Russ...

Anyone that finds that, will get place of honor and name on the gallery :D

Photo added: 1:35 Grant/Lee vs Razorback

More comparisons loaded:

-AT-43 APC converted by local player to Chimera;
-M41-A pulse rifle from "Aliens" used by IG
-Comparison of Hasselfree weapons (including the M41-A) with w40k weapons.

Enjoy

Oh, I'm liking that pulse rifle. :drool:

Fellow player sent me 7 comparisons with a lot of AT-43 models!

might I suggest adding the link to the page into your signature, so that I.. er.. others... don't have to page back to the original post to follow the link. Yes, I should have it book marked.. but.. my experience with book marks is that I lose them amoung all the other book marks..

Even better would be to pin this, since its been requested.

Doing it :)

But then you also have to remember who has the gallery :D

Yay! I've been pinned! :salute2:

Added Dust Tactics Light Panzer Walker.

1:35th (Dragon) Hetzer vs (Forgeworld) Destroyer Tank Hunter,

The not-completely-wasted will note that the Hetzer is sporting a scratch-built 40k style big gun and not the original, if I was supposed to put this somewhere else I don't really care, with my bloody connection I was lucky to get it posted at all :WTF2:



:B): :thumbs-up: :salute2:

Wow they are almost the same size! And I once considered using the Jagpanther!

Added to gallery, thanks :)

The Hetzer is very slightly longer and lower than the Destroyer, and has the distinct advantage of being pretty widely available from a whole range of manufacturers, from the cheap & cheerful to the really good (but still cheaper than FW) like the one in the photo......

Added Anarnaxe's photos comparing Maxmini heads & torsos.

1:35 Chi-Ha from Tamiya vs Leman russ. The chi-ha has a heavy stubber in the hull mount and a scratch built brass tube main gun in the turret....




More comparisons to come....
:thumbs-up: :salute2:

Awesome! Well done! :salute2:

(I thought that tank would be smaller...)

Shall I upload this one to the gallery now, or will you post the rest soon?

1:48 tiger turret on leman russ hull



the others will get posted during the day today....


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OMG! That thing fits perfectly!!! :drool: :WTF:

1:35 BA-6 by Eastern Express



1:35 PzIV-H by Tamiya



1:35 T-34/85 by Tamiya with Jordi Rubio aluminium gun barrel




yet more to come!!

1:35 Panther (G?) by Tamiya





1:35 Jagdpanther by Tamiya





1:35 Stug III by Tamiya with resin concrete ablative armour and photo-etch by some czech company whose name escapes me right now...




1:35 Mid production Tiger by Tamiya




1:35 King Tiger with Porsche turret by Tamiya




1:35 KV1 by Tamiya




:thumbs-up: :salute2: That's all for now, more in the near future!

Awesome series, mate! A very good addition to the gallery. I think I'm going to get a Tiger turret for myself! :thumbs-up:

All uploaded.

Good addition, Hammer. Addicition is something else entirely. Appropriate, but still different.

My favorite is the Tiger Turret. That fits so well, its scary. The other tanks are huge. But their longer barrels make for good Vanquishers.

Lies! Lies! I wrote correctly, it was teh damn servitor that was in error... probably some xeno scum hacked it o_O :b:

Yeah! The more I see it, the more I want one!