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6mm Wargaming: British Wargaming, 6mm Miniatures And Small Sizes
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Published: November 28, 2006
In mathematics, one millimeter equals one thousandth of a meter. Basically, if someone were to break a meter stick into one thousand equal pieces, one of those pieces would measure into one millimeter.
In the world of wargaming, one of the smallest pieces in a wargame is playing with 6mm or 1/300th scale pieces.
The next sizes up are 15mm, then 25mm. The creators of Wargaming.info.com give reason as to why 6mm wargaming is better than the larger sized equivalents.
First, there is a space and scale benefit. The small size of the figures allows more of the battleground to be shown, plus there is less storage space necessary for figures and terrain. Furthermore, because the figures are smaller, they cost less per figure. Therefore, gamers can buy more figures in order to have a bigger army. Lastly, the smaller the figure, the easier it is to paint them.
A British wargaming site agrees with Wargaming.info in regard to the advantages of 6mm wargaming. It agrees so strongly, in fact, that one of its website's mottos is "Think Big and buy small."
Along with reiterating the advantages of 6mm figures from the previous Web site, the British wargaming site states, "The quality of design and detail in both scales has increased beyond all recognition. The detail and animation on Foundry figures and on products from new companies like those from Gripping Beast are incredible." Furthermore, In order to accommodate the extra detail, figures have grown bigger in size and bulk. 25mm really means a minimum of 30mm, while 15mm figures are topping out around 20mm.
Yahoo! members who are interested in 6mm wargaming can join a 6mm miniatures discussion group in the Groups section of Yahoo! Games. On the site, gamers can post questions or comments about 6mm gaming and other members can post replies. The site is also used for selling and trading 6mm figures.
Several eras are featured in 6mm wargaming. Those time periods include the Napoleonic era, World War II, the American Civil War and modern warfare.
In the world of 6mm wargaming, gamers are communicating with each other, teaching new gamers and exchanging figures in order to improve their gaming experiences.
Sources:
Wikipedia. "Millimetre." September 7, 2006. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. September 12, 2006. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre.
6mm Wargaming. "Welcome to my 6mm Wargaming site." Wargaming.info. March 15, 2006. Wargaming.info. September 12, 2006. http://6mm.wargaming.info/.
Berry, Peter. "Size does matter! Why you should use 6mm figures." Bacchus. wargames.co.uk. September 12, 2006. http://www.wargames.co.uk/RandomS/Library/size.htm .
"6mm-Miniatures" discussion group. Gordon N. Matheson-discussion list owner. August 13, 2006. Yahoo! Inc. September 12, 2006. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm-Miniatures /.
Midlands Games Clubs. "Games Clubs in Birmingham, West-Midlands and surrounding counties." itstime4games.com. September 12, 2006. DotNetNuke. September 12, 2006.
http://www.itstime4games.com/Home/MidlandsGamesC lubs/tabid/117/Default.aspx.
In the world of wargaming, one of the smallest pieces in a wargame is playing with 6mm or 1/300th scale pieces.
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First, there is a space and scale benefit. The small size of the figures allows more of the battleground to be shown, plus there is less storage space necessary for figures and terrain. Furthermore, because the figures are smaller, they cost less per figure. Therefore, gamers can buy more figures in order to have a bigger army. Lastly, the smaller the figure, the easier it is to paint them.
A British wargaming site agrees with Wargaming.info in regard to the advantages of 6mm wargaming. It agrees so strongly, in fact, that one of its website's mottos is "Think Big and buy small."
Along with reiterating the advantages of 6mm figures from the previous Web site, the British wargaming site states, "The quality of design and detail in both scales has increased beyond all recognition. The detail and animation on Foundry figures and on products from new companies like those from Gripping Beast are incredible." Furthermore, In order to accommodate the extra detail, figures have grown bigger in size and bulk. 25mm really means a minimum of 30mm, while 15mm figures are topping out around 20mm.
Yahoo! members who are interested in 6mm wargaming can join a 6mm miniatures discussion group in the Groups section of Yahoo! Games. On the site, gamers can post questions or comments about 6mm gaming and other members can post replies. The site is also used for selling and trading 6mm figures.
Several eras are featured in 6mm wargaming. Those time periods include the Napoleonic era, World War II, the American Civil War and modern warfare.
In the world of 6mm wargaming, gamers are communicating with each other, teaching new gamers and exchanging figures in order to improve their gaming experiences.
Sources:
Wikipedia. "Millimetre." September 7, 2006. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. September 12, 2006. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre.
6mm Wargaming. "Welcome to my 6mm Wargaming site." Wargaming.info. March 15, 2006. Wargaming.info. September 12, 2006. http://6mm.wargaming.info/.
Berry, Peter. "Size does matter! Why you should use 6mm figures." Bacchus. wargames.co.uk. September 12, 2006. http://www.wargames.co.uk/RandomS/Library/size.htm .
"6mm-Miniatures" discussion group. Gordon N. Matheson-discussion list owner. August 13, 2006. Yahoo! Inc. September 12, 2006. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm-Miniatures /.
Midlands Games Clubs. "Games Clubs in Birmingham, West-Midlands and surrounding counties." itstime4games.com. September 12, 2006. DotNetNuke. September 12, 2006.
http://www.itstime4games.com/Home/MidlandsGamesC lubs/tabid/117/Default.aspx.
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