Your ideal Bust size (no, not the fleshy ones)

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**Dark Art Miniatures**

Hi all!

Just doing a little research and wanted to know what your ideal bust size would be. Like the title says i don't want your opinion on the fleshy kind So far the hobbyists i have spoken to have said they would prefer busts in a larger size than what is currently out there on the market.

Another question to all you bust lovers is where do you normally display your busts? In a cabinet? ontop of the fireplace, on a shelf, next to the t.v.?

Many thanks!

**MeanGreenStompa**

Human head sized.

Would be cool to paint them up in marble or bronze effect if they were decent.

**Flachzange**

1:1 scale is nice for obvious reasons, but not everybody has that kind of space. Being a fan of master replica stuff, I find that .45 scale (at least the helmets) is acceptable as well.

**notprop**

More than a handful is a waste.

**juraigamer**

notprop wrote:More than a handful is a waste.

**Le Grognard**

I'm all for the larger busts.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Le Grognard wrote:I'm all for the larger busts.

**jbunny**

notprop wrote:More than a handful is a waste.

Or a mouthful. But I only hear that from small busted people.

**CT GAMER**

Boobie humor never gets old, at least in the minds of fourteen year olds...

**aromasin**

CT GAMER wrote:Boobie humor never gets old, at least in the minds of fourteen year olds...

**JSK-Fox**

I like my busts big.
Like 2 times normal size.
What?
I'm talking about those head and shoulders things.
And not the shampoo either.

**notprop**

In all seriousnesslessness I think as far as busts go, I wouldn't scrimp on the detail, if anything in that department a bust should be top heavy.

**Austragalis**

CT GAMER wrote:Boobie humor never gets old, at least in the minds of fourteen year olds...

Ohh, look who thinks he's mister mature. No, no one tires of talking about boobs. Not even women.

**Karon**

Le Grognard wrote:I'm all for the larger busts.

QFT.

I was talking flesh, btw.

**CT GAMER**

Austragalis wrote:
CT GAMER wrote:Boobie humor never gets old, at least in the minds of fourteen year olds...

Ohh, look who thinks he's mister mature. No, no one tires of talking about boobs. Not even women.

Or being one apparently...

**Commissar NIkev**

Karon wrote:
Le Grognard wrote:I'm all for the larger busts.

QFT.

I was talking flesh, btw.

we can tell by your avatar

**Darkness**

I enjoyed the scale FW produced way back when

**Shaman**

I think you would get better results and less jokes if you provided examples with a 28mm mini for scale.

I personally have never purchased a bust though.

That was serious not double innuendo.

**Dark Art Miniatures**

*nearly chokes of my morning cup of coffee* lol
I SO knew i would end up creating a thread that would go off topic in an instant, just like my coffee

How do i know that whatever i say regarding busts is gonna sound wrong.
@Shaman I don't have any busts to compare at the moment.

I'm just getting an overall feel

of what people like best before starting a project that i have lined up.

Anyone else want to have their say about their preferred bust size. On another forum it has been mentioned that they like them on the smaller side as they like to hold them up when painting them. What do you think?

Thanks for the serious input and the many smiles along the way.

**notprop**

I've never tried painting them but I definitely like holding a good bust.

**Rossko**

I went into this thread expecting lots of jokes, but no one ever bothered giving any explanation. When I was growing up, my friend's parents had a 1:1 scale bust of Julius Caesar. Now that I think about it, it would be fun to paint the whole thing. Are we just talking about any kind of busts? Or are there specifically warhammer/wargamming related ones?

I'm at work, so I'll have to wait until I get home to google 'warhammer busts'. I can just imagine trying to explain that one to the IT police.

**Dark Art Miniatures**

Rossko wrote: Are we just talking about any kind of busts? Or are there specifically warhammer/wargamming related ones?
.

You would of thought we was talking about the fleshy kind but I'm referring to busts that are for the fantasy/sci-fi genres.

**Rossko**

Dark Art Miniatures wrote:
Rossko wrote: Are we just talking about any kind of busts? Or are there specifically warhammer/wargamming related ones?
.

You would of thought we was talking about the fleshy kind but I'm referring to busts that are for the fantasy/sci-fi genres.

How about some examples. Do you have any in progress or ones that you are thinking about getting or making one?

**DarthSpader**

never really thought of sculpting or painitng busts. i know the biggest pet peeve i have of any model is when they require lots of cleaning, or other maintence. so make upkeep free busts. also something to consider is how do you plan on transporting them? i imagine with larger size they will weigh more, an if your planning on selling them packaging might be a concern. make sure they have the proper supportive packaging! otherwise, as long as the proportions are all as they should be, id love to see the finished results.

**Vindicator#9**

I suggest calling the packaging for it the BRA (Bust restraint apparatus).
Nobody likes a damaged or unproportioned bust. Maintenance free bust FTW!

**thegrav**

1:1 as far as the traditional art type goes. Placement really depends, I have a TK helmet in my office, and a half sized Alien on a book shelf. However in Cabo San Lucas, at Cabo Wabo Sammy Hagar (he owns the place) has a Hallway for his Bronze Busts, and it is conveniently located on the path to the restroom.

As someone that has done some body-painting, I have to say when it comes to painting the fleshy ones, smaller is better.

As far as my personal choice on the matter, as far as looks go, I am an ass/legs guy with eyes/smile being a close second

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Oh I forgot I have a Cthulhu too! Of course this one is not 1:1 as I live in a house, not a space station orbiting the moon.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

1:1 for marble/bronze traditional busts on pedestal.

If for painting I agree with thegrav, smaller is much better, maybe 1:4 at largest.

**Fafnir**

notprop wrote:More than a handful is a waste.

Actually, I think that also applies to models too... if you can't hold it in one hand, it's too big. At that point, go 1:1 or go bust.