Could someone give me a heads up on vehicle sizes from the WW2 range?  Specifically is it practical to mount a Sherman or similar on a 1 p piece (ie 20 mm diameter?).  I'm looking at putting a force together for O Group and want to mount two Shermans on a 50 by 20 mm magnetic section base so I can remove one when it is damaged.  I can also have them in line for road transport and abreast for crossing fields, etc.  It's difficult to get a handle on exactly how big the vehicles are.

Hi Jon,

Apologies for the late reply.  Personally, I think a 2p piece would be a more appropriate base size.   The models on the website are all based on 30mm square bases.  You should be able to make a better judgement on the individual models with that constant in mind.

Does that help?

Yes, very helpful thank you.

I guess I could have just ... sort of ... you know divided the actual tank length by 300 to give me an idea of the size!  Didn't think about that until after.

It might work for Shermans, but a Churchill Crocodile is 53 mm long......

Thanks, that will get its own dedicated base.  Be a nasty suprise when the standard Churchill section is swapped for the Crocodile once the flame thrower opens up.

I'm actually veering towards just mounting vehicles directly on the base and using a damaged marker.  This will also help identification.  Transports and light AFVs will be two (or three for universal carriers and jeeps) on a 50 by 20 base, Medium AFVs two on a 50 by 25 and heavy AFVs 1 on a 50 by 25 for each section.

53mm long? That would fit on a Churchill crown piece then!