Just about finished homogenizing my miniatures collection.

The ongoing subtractions and anticipated additions are all related to scale.  As we all know, not all 15mm and (especially) 25mm figures are the same size.  I’ve whined about this in the past.

And, as we all know, the selection and quality of castings has dramatically improved over the past (gulp) 35 years.

I attempted to take advantage of that while expanding my existing forces and creating new ones.  But, what I wound up with was a hodgepodge of units.  25mm Hinchcliffe, Essex and Ral Partha figures just don’t look right on the same table.   Old Glory 25mm figures vary dramatically in size, with some not 25mm but large 28mm figures (looking at you Wars of Religion and Persian lines).  15mm Alternative Armies  (Tabletop) medieval and ancients do not work with 15mm Essex.

The only solution was to add and subtract.   I have purchased some new Essex 15mm Late Medieval/Early Renaissance figures, and will be purchasing some new Old Glory Italian Wars figures.  The results will be:

15mm WRG Ancients  –  Alternative Armies

15mm Late Medieval/Early Renaissance  – Essex

15mm Age of Exploration – Essex and Eureka

15mm Colonial – Miniature Figurines augmented by the Age of Exploration figures

25mm Italian Wars – Old Glory, with very few smaller Essex

25mm Eastern Europe – Hinchcliffe, with very few smaller Essex

25mm The Sword And The Flame – Miniature Figurines

I’ve been selling outliers this month, and will apply those funds to the 120 or so Old Glory additions necessary for the Italian Wars.  Those and the 100 or so Essex 15mms purchased late last year should just about do it.  I will have enough armies for enough periods to keep me busy for quite awhile.

But,  I am committed to painting up some strays before I embark on painting up the new arrivals.  Boring, but necessary.