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Hey all,

I am in the process of building a true scale marine army and I was wondering what size is a neophyte compared to a true initiate? I tried to find my white dwarf issue that came out last year with the release of the new scouts, but I cannot seem to find it. I was wondering if they are still in the process of growing into the full stature of a marine, when they are still scouts. I mainly ask before I try to build any scouts for my True-scale army.

So any help is very much appreciated...oh here's a couple of pictures of my WIP:
My true scale VS a regular scaled marine:


True scale VS my Light infantry guardsmen:


Thanks for the help, I greatly appreciate it!

Chappy P!

Scouts are smaller than Marines cause they don't have power armor and are lacking a few of the upgrades, so I think your scaling is about right. However, the head should be a bit smaller, just look at the picture of Calgar in the Marine dex by his profile, the armor is huge, his head is small. In additon, What did you use to make that light infantryman?

if your guardsman stands 1,70 - 2,00 m, a Marine about 2,50 m , your scout should be between = 2,10 - 2,20 m.

Thanks for the replies! The information will help out a lot!

Chappy P!