Small Scale Operations looks at 20mm modern African forces

Sgt Scream recently published a comparison of 20mm offerings covering recent conflicts in Africa. The actual image is a re-post of something that had appeared at The Guild.

The image compares figures from these ranges:

Elhiem
Liberation
Mutineer
Flashing Blade

Check it out yourself here:

http://smallscaleoperations.blogspot.com/2011/06/wargaming-africa-some-miniature.html

Various Moderns Compared on Small Scale Operations

Sgt Scream (also known as Chris M.) runs an excellent blog called Small Scale Operations, which focuses on 20mm gaming in the modern period – especially the Middle East. Lately his blog has become a cornucopia of resource information on the period. He publishes regular round ups of new figure releases, as well as comprehensive reviews of terrain and models to accompany them. He even takes time to provide book reviews and recommendations. However it is the following post which jumps out in the context of this blog:


http://smallscaleoperations.blogspot.com/2011/03/wargaming-moderns-some-scale.html

In this entry, he provides a scale comparison featuring the following metal ranges:

S&S Models
RH Liberation
Britannia Miniatures
Stan Johansen
Stonewall
Elhiem

The comparisons also include one plastic range: Caesar.

The comparison is certainly worth checking out. The full blog can be found here:

http://smallscaleoperations.blogspot.com/

RH Models expands Liberation moderns

The image above shows Liberation Miniatures' recent release UK03-com, “British 2003 Command Pack.” It is taken from the RH Models website. Click on the image for a larger version.

Under RH Models, the Liberation brand of 20mm metal figures continues to grow. RH is adding content to a number of the Liberation lines on an incremental basis. This month, the newest additions are:

US, 2 downed helicopter pilots with M4s (code uspdm4)
British 2003 command pack - 5 figures for £2.50 (code uk03-com)
British in osprey/kestrel body armour, command pack - 5 figures for £2.50 (code ukospcom)

The lines in the Liberation range include:

Modern British
British SAS/SBS
Modern USA
US Special Forces
Other NATO
Modern Africans
Rhodesians
South Africans
Modern Russians
Modern Afghans
Modern Cubans
Chechens etc.
Arab Militias
Modern PLO
Insurgents
Indo China 1950
Korea and Vietnam
Balkan Wars
Arab Israeli conflicts
Urban Terror
Iraq 1973-2003
Iran 1970s/80s
Several generic weapon and vehicle codes.

Liberation also offers a small number of figures from the British Army from before 1939.

The full catalogue can be found on the RH website:

http://www.rhmodels.com/index.html

World War Two comparisons at Wargaming.info

The site wargaming.info belongs to an individual who games in a variety of periods. Among the different resources he has posted is a comparison shot of a number of World War Two ranges. The posting can be found here:

http://wargaming.info/2005/20mm-176th-a-172nd-figure-comparison/

Included in his review are the following metal ranges:

Raventhorpe
Hinchliffe
Britannia
Hotspur/Combat Miniatures
AB
SHQ
Liberation

On the plastic side, he includes:
Esci/Italeri
Airfix
Matchbox

Valiant vs various metal makers, WW2 Infantry

This image was posted recently by "Big P at GMG" on TMP. It shows a plastic figure from Valiant, compared to five different 20mm manufacturers. Click on the picture for a larger version.

The Plastic Figure

The Valiant figure comes from set VM003 "American GIs 1942/44." The set includes 64 figures in 16 poses.

The Metal Figures

As indicated in the picture, the metal miniatures come from the manufacturers below.

Britannia Miniatures: Offers a broad range, covering all the major combatants in depth.
Battlefield Miniatures: Offer a small number of American, Japanese, French and Russian figures, as well as more substantial British and German ranges.
SHQ Miniatures: Also provides a very deep range with all major nations covered.
Liberation Miniatures: Currently this maker is only producing post-1945 figures.
Elhiem Figures: Have released WW2 figures in two series. Their newest series covers the Red Army, US troops in winter gear, and a number of German subjects. The older series also covers some other topics.