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 AndrewGPaul wrote:

 Pacific wrote:
Yes, although being put off by the visual aesthetic is not the same as being put off by the scaling issues.

Someone will either like the visual style of Infinity or not; the manga-esque, robots, aliens, sexy assassins etc. But, I doubt very much if you would like all of those things and then say "But, the scaling issues! OMG!" and then not buy the miniatures because of it.

Why? Having inconsistent scale across the range is an aesthetic issue, albeit one of the range as a whole, not of individual models. I't not just a matter of having short and tall soldiers, either. It's things like the female Hac Tao apparently being anorexic by comparison to the male (and less bulky than contempary LI models!), or the Ph14, ARM 5 armour being (scale) 18" shorter than the PH13 ARM 4 suit, or having weaponry in different scales. Like I said, it hasn't stopped me, but it seems clear from this thread that there are people wno are sufficiently bothered by it. You can't just dismiss it because it's not important to you.

Of course, I can't speak for everyone. But it would be interesting to see what the numbers would be. I've never, ever heard anyone talking about it in all of the events, tournaments etc. I have played in, or mentioned by anyone commenting on the miniatures. Contrast with the number of "wow, what are those?" comments of people who haven't seen the miniatures before.

The female Hac Tao with the missile launcher is still a really cool mini I think - maybe not as good as the new one (which is a more detailed sculpt), but a different style. And you can always explain differences in stats by the tech-level, designing company of whomever made the arms/armour and different production methods etc.