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By popular demand, I'd like to show y'all a size comparison between Dark Sword Miniatures' fine products and the usual Games Workshop stuff. They produce some fantastically detailed minis, and advertise that they're in the 28-30mm range. I figured with that they'd fit right in with a "heroic 28mm" line. I was surprised to find, when I came home with a couple from GenCon, that some are in fact a bit bigger than a lot of the GW stuff. They're not ridiculously bad, but it's more than some of my more anal-retentive friends would want in their armies. It also seems that it may vary a bit by the particular model as well. My collection is incredibly limited, so don't take this as a be-all-end-all for the company. Just be aware that some of their minis are a bit tall, if you're thinking of using them as a proxy in a game. But hey, maybe you like your heroes to be a bit larger than life. Whatever floats your boat.



PLEASE EXCUSE THE TERRIBLE IMAGE QUALITY. I'd rather not post something this bad, but my options were few. I'm on the hunt for my camera charger, or failing that another camera with decent macro capability. But I said I'd get these pics up, and I'd rather follow through than leave people hanging until I can get ahold of better equipment. Also, the pic's purely for size comparison. When I get a better camera, I'll take the picture a bit more head-on, as well. Pretty pictures are below.

From left to right:

GW's Lorenzo Lupo, from WHFB. Old mini, but seems consistent size-wise with GW stuff. Also the only WHFB alternative I had was Skaven.

Dark Sword: Female Mage I got from doing a speed painting competition.


Epic Honey Badger (which has a fantastically hilarious write-up page, by the way)


Thief of Hearts 2


Euron Greyjoy


And finally a trusty AoBR Missile Launcher Space Marine.

So as you can see, they're all a bit tall. Except for the badgers, they're just awesome. If anything, they're too small. I can't mount Space Marines on them believably.
Now you know.

And knowing is half the battle.

Thanks very much for posting this!

I've often thought about buying from Dark Sword, but was put off by the moulded on bases.

Do they take a lot of work to get them flat on the underside, or is the moulding quite good?

I just thought I would post this from the Dark Sword website:



This miniature is amazing. And quite difficult to get a hold of!

The bases are hit or miss that I've noticed, and Zefig will probably agree...Our Badgers, well at least my half of the pack, doesn't lay perfectly flat. But with a little bit of work, you can make it work (i.e. green stuff, other putty, custom bases).

E: As for size on him, he stands about as tall as a Fire Warrior, maybe just shy. But he's beefy, so that makes up for the height difference.

Not all of them are molded on the bottom either. Of mine, Euron is the only one who isn't. But his feet come with pegs, so there's a lot more freedom there. As for the others, sorry but I can't really comment. I just kind of threw them together really quick for the picture. I'd been waiting to really clean them up and assemble them well until I've got more painting practice under my belt, in the hopes of doing them better justice.

Delephont wrote:I've often thought about buying from Dark Sword, but was put off by the moulded on bases.

Do they take a lot of work to get them flat on the underside, or is the moulding quite good?

That kind of base is more or less standard for historical miniatures.

A heavy file will sort out any flatness issues pronto.

I like that Thief of Hearts mini, very cool.