papabees Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Are all the bones models going to be done in true scale? FREX the Chieftain, it had a small and larger scale sculpt. If we order it through the Kickstarter will we be getting 2 of the larger or smaller tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper User CAVBOSS Posted September 17, 2014 Reaper User Share Posted September 17, 2014 The CHieftain will be larger. Anything going to bones will be scaled correctly (with the exception of aircraft and Im not sure on that one yet). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maredudd Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I'm still hoping that the aircraft are scaled correctly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 go big or go home. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Please, please, I beg you, true scale for aircraft. 1. They are cool designs 2. You will save time later explaining the scale 3. They are cool designs, and offer an additional visual trademark for CAV in the marketplace. Also, aircraft are dangerous and work in very small squads. There's no reason to shrink them! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiglaf Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I also vote for True Scale Aircraft. The part they play in the game is just as important, to some people at least, as the part played by the CAVs, so please don't skimp on them. I know I'd gladly pay and extra dollar or two for a sexy Bones attack wing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 And BT doesn't have dead sexy attack wings. It'll suck people that bit deeper into CAV itself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytau Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Chiming in to agree: True scale aircraft! My misgivings regarding air units in a ground-scaled game aside, I'd rather look at units that belong together. A model is on the table to represent a symbolic effect - now this is arguably true for all units in the game since all the weapons have what in the real world would be freakishly short range, but at least the symbols are all visually harmonious. I'm an aesthete in this regard, and so if the model-symbols aren't all in the same scale language, then I probably wouldn't shell out cash for the nonconforming pieces. If they aren't going to fit visually, why not just use a spare hex base and a scrap of paper? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cergorach Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The CHieftain will be larger. Anything going to bones will be scaled correctly (with the exception of aircraft and Im not sure on that one yet). I thought/hoped that this was already decided to go with correctly scaled aircraft, especially after the KS states: What scale are the CAV models? 1/180 or 10mm or roughly "N" scale. See Update 6 for a comparison picture. People are going to be very disappointed after they receive their KS pledges and find out that the fighters aren't in scale to the other models... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Yes true scale or No scale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Crunch Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Why go through the trouble of scaling everything correctly just to cast an entire class of models in an incorrect scale? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper User CAVBOSS Posted September 19, 2014 Reaper User Share Posted September 19, 2014 Here is my dilemma. The Tsuiseki is basically a future version of the A-10. The current A-10 in "real life" is 53' long. Lets say by the future we have managed to downsize a bit, and the Tsuiseki is 45' long. That would make the model 3" long in CAV:SO. So I would end up with a model that for the most part will be a tier 4 model (in order of what gets played most) that is the biggest model on the board. Im not sure Im ok with that. I am listening to what you say but I have to think on this. I will say that Im not going "tiny" with them. I just think there is a way to make it work better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxden Racing Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Sounds like the headache comes from the mechs being reasonably-sized in comparison to anything else, and that planes in general are (by necessity) big. Not a position I envy, as you're stuck between the gamers' tendency to make the 'bigger models are more powerful' association, and as Sarge said, going to all the trouble to put all the game in scale with one another and then not put part of the game in scale with one another. I've never been able to hold a true scale in my hand, so can't say what it looks like...but the current game scale is too small. They're nice little figures, I own a bunch and they look good in comparison to each other and the bases...but the details being effectively scratches and the models (Harpy) being roughly the same size as one of Tiamat's missile pods makes the game scale ones look kind of silly in the other direction. It's a tough choice...stay accurate and drive home that CAVs are more feasible in the laws of physics than their industry counterparts, or scale them down and be needled about not being in scale. Part of me wonders if the Tsuiseki is a bad choice for comparisons, as it's got one of if not the biggest wingspans of the bunch. It's about as wide as the others are long, with maybe the execption of the Kikyu, which also has an enormous wingspan. How do the Fenri or the Ghast 'feel' sitting next to a Dictator and a Despot? The idea of a plane being a little bit longer than a big CAV is tall, when a big tank is a little bit shorter than a big CAV is tall, makes for a nice mental image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) *....digs through files for the picture with the Tsuiseki in it....* Edited September 19, 2014 by Girot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The True Scale fighters clock in around 2" long, and TRUST ME, that is big enough! There was a request for a "Dictator/Infantry/Harpy/Despot/Tsuiseki" version of this shot. Do we still need that or is this sufficient? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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