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So just wondering if people play BA with 28mm as i guess it was intended, or if they use different models.

Personally i play with a friend at 20mm (1/72) mainly as the range of models is getting better for infantry (pretty much in love with The Plastic Soldier Company http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/ for all sorts) and with all the various kits out and about you can pretty much get what ever vehicle you want. I also prefer the scale as it makes the battlefield seem a little larger and with the wealth of train scenery we have some really lovely looking battlefields.

We did however when we decided to change the scale, change the ranges. We went to centimeters rather than inches and doubled everything, so 24 inches became 48cm. No real reason for doing this other then preference for CM, and the ranges seeming better for the scale.

The scale means we also play at around 2000pts and the table does not seem crowded, but it means a really nice mixture of units, and of course with the cheap cost of 1/72 it means you can chop and change your armies a lot.

At the moment i play a 2000pt Heer force and 2000pt American Force

So is anyone else playing at a different scale, and how are they finding the experience and do they have house rules to help adapt?

I haven't tried the rules yet, bought them mostly to read because I was curious. But I agree that they seem to suit 20mm better than 28mm. The ranges wouldn't look so short and vehicles and terrain doesn't take up as much space so you can use more of everything.

Besides, 20mm figures look more realistic too :-)

I have played in 28mm and 15mm.
I had a bunch of already painted but extra FoW that I individually based. Since I already have German and US tanks, AT-guns, etc. it makes it easier while I'm collecting & painting up the larger scale models.

Quite a few people over at TMP play it with 20mm / 1/72

I love the scale, but it seems to be non-existent here in the states. Perhaps PSC would get people a bit more interested in the scale.

privateer4hire wrote:
I have played in 28mm and 15mm.
I had a bunch of already painted but extra FoW that I individually based. Since I already have German and US tanks, AT-guns, etc. it makes it easier while I'm collecting & painting up the larger scale models.

How does it play in 15mm, and better or worse than 28mm in your opinion?

 Makarov wrote:

privateer4hire wrote:
I have played in 28mm and 15mm.
I had a bunch of already painted but extra FoW that I individually based. Since I already have German and US tanks, AT-guns, etc. it makes it easier while I'm collecting & painting up the larger scale models.

How does it play in 15mm, and better or worse than 28mm in your opinion?

Plays just as well with either scale. We've had fun with either size minis but have fewer larger models as I'm just starting.
Having a ton of FoW on hand doesn't hurt 15mm play either