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Would a 25mm general be too strange in a 15mm army?

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:24 am
by flameberge
Would a 25mm general look too strange in a 15mm army? I was thinking of using a 25mm figure in a 15mm army so the CinC would stand out easily but wondered what people thought of the idea.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:49 am
by hammy
Depends on your definition of strange.

The esteemed Mr Porter (www.madaxeman.com) has already done it ;)

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:44 am
by davem
hammy wrote:Depends on your definition of strange.

The esteemed Mr Porter (www.madaxeman.com) has already done it ;)
Why do I find a sentence containing "strange" and "Mr Porter" not at all unusual... :lol:

Regards

Dave M

Re: Would a 25mm general be too strange in a 15mm army?

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:03 pm
by Quintus
flameberge wrote:Would a 25mm general look too strange in a 15mm army? I was thinking of using a 25mm figure in a 15mm army so the CinC would stand out easily but wondered what people thought of the idea.
It would be great as Goliath leading the Philistines.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:10 pm
by flameberge
hammy wrote:Depends on your definition of strange.

The esteemed Mr Porter (www.madaxeman.com) has already done it ;)

Ummm...... After looking at his website I hope the fact that we had the same idea is'nt an indication of my level of sanity.

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:37 pm
by Paint_In
You could of course try a 20mm figure or even better a 15mm figure on a elevated base.
It would not stand out as much as a 25mm figure but on the other hand it would have the benefit that you would not need to provide tournament organisers with a declaration of sanity each time you want to enter :lol:

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:12 pm
by madaxeman
Let's see how the oversized Hannibal succeeds at "inspiring" his troops this weekend eh ...?

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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:37 pm
by mdoolitt
If you're doing a New Kingdom Egyptian army, then a 25mm general would be perfect. If you look at this wall painting for Kadesh http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/kadesh_battle_picture.htm, the Pharaoh is 25mm, or even 54mm, in comparison to the rest of his troops. :lol:

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:29 pm
by snow4man
cool ithink it would look so sweet he would just stand out if ya painted him cool . :D :o