Figure scale

[Jarec]

So just wondering what scale of figures people use when they are playing Traveller.

 

[rust]

No minis for me. Combat is rare in our settings, and in most other situa-
tions the minis tend to distract from the players' imagination, because
the situation on the table does not really look like what I describe to
them.

 

[BP]

No minis for me. Combat is rare in our settings, and in most other situa-
tions the minis tend to distract from the players' imagination, because
the situation on the table does not really look like what I describe to
them.

Couldn't you just look at the table? - Just Kidding!

Seriously, I found using minitures for range in spacecraft combat good - not so much in character combat. In spacecraft combat a tactical display is a natural part of the setting and one can roleplay this easily. In character settings it sort of discourages roleplaying in favor of simulation.

For wargaming type settings with vehicles and groups it would fit right in - as such is primarily about simulation.

 

[rust]

Couldn't you just look at the table?

I tried that, but it was a little disappointing. The minis just stood there and
did nothing at all, no matter how much we encouraged them and how long
we waited ...

 

[BP]

:lol:

 

[Jame Rowe]

We use 25 or 28 mm scale, though some 15s get in there at times. Mostly it's for combat, though we do have specific figs for our characters.

 

[The Chef]

recycle my old 40k figures

 

[Jeff Hopper]

I put down "other" because I found early on that 1/72 scale figures work well with the big maps from Snapshot and Azhanti High Lightning. So I just use them because they are easily acquired from hobby stores that sell HO train components.

I also found a bunch of Star Wars 1/72 scale figures by Galoob when the prequel trilogy was just starting out and bought a few hundred of them when they would go on sale. Another source of figures, including some astronaut figures, is Airfix although you have to get them from ebay usually.

 

[Duroon]

I have managed to find lot's of the old Grenadier Traveller mini's for sale on ebay over the past couple of months.

I have 6 Vargr, 5 Aslan, 3 Droyne, 3 K'Kree, 2 Virushi, and one Ael Yael. For human figs I have gotten 8 Imperial Marines and 9 various "Traveller's".

 

[Sturn]

25mm and 28mm needs to be divided. True 25mm is much different then the 28's of D&D. I want to vote for 25mm, but I'm afraid that will enforce the idea that most want 28's.

 

[E.D.Quibell]

I agree, because 25mm means I can use my 1:72 airfix models and soilders

Regards,

Ewan

 

[ShadowDave]

We don't always use figs, but if we do it's 25mm.

 

[spinwardpirate]

I've used 15s and 25s. I can't really say I've used 28s for Traveller. While I have plenty of figures of that scale that I could use, my last games have been conducted using 15s. With 15s, you get lots of bang for your buck, and things like vehicles become much more affordable.

What I'd really like to do for my next Traveller game is to use both 15s and 25/28s. The larger figures would be used indoors, and the smaller when outside, or when vehicles are involved.

 

[Vile]

I use 25mm, but that is entirely because of what was available when I was doing most of my figure buying. I would much prefer decent quality 15mm.

 

[Infojunky]

15mm.

Though for a short period consider 54mm.

15mm, Fewer skulls per figure.... Really, 15mm is easier to transport, build for, and paint.

 

[SSWarlock]

And 15mms help give a better feel for ranges, are less expensive than 25mms, and there are plenty of 15mm sci fi vehicles online as well as lower tech miniatures (WWII and American Civil War come to mind) for mixing and matching actions on low tech worlds.

I admit though that pulling out my platoon of 25mm Imp Marines from Grenadier for a one-on-one with my platoon of Ventaurans from Denizen (which make for awesome Zhodani battledress troops) truly rocks.

 

[chrisdw]

25mm A mixture of the original Grenadier figures, Ground Zero Games and Denizen.

Chris D-W

 

[Jarec]

Interesting results so far.

Personally I use 15mm, partly due to cost, speed to paint, availability of vehicles and general scale issues for range and starship deckplans. But above all that probably mostly nostalgia for the good old days of classic Traveller and Snapshot which were 15mm. In fact I still use some of the old 15mm figures I've had for over 20 years.