20mm Platoon 20 vs 1/72 HaT, First World War

The photo above compares three plastic figures from HaT with two metal figures from Platoon 20. Click on the image to see a larger version.

THE METAL FIGURES

Manufacturer’s Designation and Number of Poses:

The metal figures are from Platoon 20, currently manufactured by East Riding Miniatures. These two figures are found in pack G-G1 “German Infantry Command (Pickelhaube).” This code includes 4 figures in 3 poses. Platoon 20’s First World War range covers Austria, Belgium, Britain, France, Germany and Russia. The German contingent includes 8 codes, 2 of which are mounted. Some of the figures in this range were previously manufactured by Lancashire Games

Figure Characteristics:

Height (measured to eyes): 21mm.
Height (measured to top of head): 23mm.

Availability and Cost:

East Riding Miniatures sell most of the Platoon 20 figures in packages of 4, with multiples poses, for £2.50.

The website can be found here:

http://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/

THE PLASTIC FIGURES


Manufacturer’s Designation and Number of Poses:

The HaT figures come from three boxes. The figure on the left is from set 8200 “WWI German Infantry;” the middle figure right is part of set 8109 “WWI Germany Artillery;” the figure on the right is from set 8199 “WWI German Jaegar.” 8199 and 8200 each include 48 figures in 8 poses, while 8109 is a large set which includes 48 gun crew figures in 10 poses, as well as four guns and four limbers.

HaT is building a very wide range of figures for the Great War, and has released a number of interesting sets in recent years.

Figure Characteristics:

8109 Height (measured from sole of foot to eyes): 22mm.
8109 Height (measured from sole of foot to top of head): 24mm.
8199 Height (measured from sole of foot to eyes): 22mm.
8199 Height (measured from sole of foot to top of head): 24mm
8199 Height (measured from sole of foot to eyes): 23mm.
8199 Height (measured from sole of foot to top of head): 25mm

Availability and Cost:

All three sets are recent releases from HaT, and can be easily found.

Notes on the Samples:

The artillery pose was kindly supplied by the manufacturer.