Re: [Epic] Confessions of a scale illiterate

From: WolfSamurai <bushkids_at_...>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:42:41 -0600

>Saddly, the Daimyo miniatures are 25's not 15's. Basically, as I have been
>told, the millimeter scale given is the game size that relates to 6 feet (the
>height of an average man in these games. Thus a 6' tall man is 25mm in a 25
>mm game and 6 mm in a 6 mm game. This isn't religeously obeyed by anyone;
>Chronopia miniatures look to be around 30mm, GW and Reaper Dark Heaven 27 or
>28mm, Daimyo is close to 25mm, Reaper Shadow Corp(based on dwarves) is about
>18mm, Ral Partha Battlesystem is pretty close to 15mm. Most historical lines
>that I know of try pretty hard to stay 15, but variations crop up in almost
>all lines, depending on the sculptor.

That's too bad. I think I'm going to have to order several of those boxes
anyway (maybe I can use them for FB) since they look pretty damned cool.

>My friend Mel (now at AI) has ordered some 15mm historical oriental's, if
>you want you should check with him to see what they look like.

That's cool.

>If you want to help play test this game, I've got two full armies,
>goblin/troll and Dwarf. Also, Alpha Omega is going out of business (saddly),
>and have 40% off of most miniature lines. I've ordered several blisters
>successfully from AI and can get them even easier through reaper (but Im
>trying to support AI a bit.) I'll be there on Saturday at about 12.

Damn. AO is going out too? I didn't go there much, but still. That leaves
AI and WW as the only real game places in town. I'd like to help playtest,
but saturdays are a bad time. I can still play Wednesdays if you're still
available then.

>We should probably do another epic game soon. I need to get all of my
>warhounds based, so I can at least try the eight of them together. Have you
>found any games recently?

None. Chad isn't playing Epic much anymore (Chad seems to change games and
armies at the drop of a hat), Henry is usually playing FB or Necromunda or
something, and I haven't even been down to AI or WW in a while. I haven't
been in the mini gaming mood lately. We should try to get together again
soon. I'm thinking about finally finishing my Epic army and getting it over
with (I just need a few blisters here and there) so I can concentrate on
40K, FB, or even Warzone or Chronopia.


Aaron Roudabush aka WolfSamurai

The Master of the Spirit Blades Space Marine Chapter
Epic 40,000 General of Task Force Grey Wolf
Writer, Editor, and PR Representative for Resonator Software

"Peace through Superior Firepower"
Received on Thu Jun 25 1998 - 18:42:41 UTC