Today, the world’s largest 28mm scale tank is for sale from Hoplite Game Studios. The GMON Medium Artillery Carriage is about 80cm from the butt to the end of its cannon and is made from 8kg of resin.
Only a few have ever been made. The asking price at UK Games Expo, where you can find Hoplite Game Studios at booth 1-1170, is £999.
While Hoplite printed the giant tank, Ross at Red Coat Miniatures spent the additional days necessary to paint the machine.
Hoplite, who use their own Hoplite Battle Resin blend, 3d print alternative tabletop minis. Theirs are not connected to any individual game or set of rules.
I was confident about using 28mm to describe such a huge machine, but this role-playing blogger rarely wargamers and I wasn’t aware of how difficult and slightly controversial the size categories have become. D&D minis, for example, are traditionally 28mm, too.
In wargaming, 28mm doesn’t refer to a specific scale like 1/72 or 1/48. Instead, it traditionally indicates that a miniature figure measures approximately 28mm from the base of their feet to their eyes. This has become a popular standard for wargaming miniatures, often called “heroic scale,” as the figures tend to be slightly larger and more detailed than true scale models.
Over time, the definition of 28mm has become more fluid, with some figures exceeding 30mm in height while still falling under the 28mm label. This is partly due to variations in sculpting styles and the trend towards slightly larger, more dynamic figures. It’s worth noting that different manufacturers may have slightly different interpretations of 28mm, so there can be some variation in the size of miniatures, even within the same scale.
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