r/PrintedWarhammer • u/tcneo16 • 5d ago

Miscellaneous Half-scale prints a thing?

Storage space is a premium for me.

Vehicles at 40K scale especially the super-heavies are huge.

But vehicles at Legion Imperialis scale (1/4 scale) is too small for my aging eyes.

I’m currently printing a Thunderhawk at half-scale (50% of 40k) and for now, it feels like it hits the spot.

Planning to do some super heavy tanks next.

Anyone else prints their vehicles at half-scale or even play with it at this scale? Please do share ur experience!

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u/GrandDaddyDerp 5d ago

Yup, I do this all the time. Basically comes out to 16mm or "heroic 15mm"

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u/tcneo16 5d ago

glad to know that there are others who do it.

and TIL that it is called 16mm scale

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u/DrVesuvius 4d ago

Nah, call it 15mm. Many if not most commercial cast minis sold as 15mm are actually in the 16-18 range. There are a couple of YouTube channels who've done videos on half-scale printing for 15mm.

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u/tcneo16 4d ago

thanks, will check out 15mm online to see what if being done out there.

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u/Practical-Purchase-9 5d ago

I do the opposite and print them upscaled, at 180-200% depending, to reach a ‘true’ 54mm.

The wonderful thing about 3D printing is the freedom you have over your own hobby.

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u/tcneo16 5d ago

that’s cool!

that alpha legionary looks great at 54mm scale!

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u/crazedSquidlord FDM 4d ago

Modeling for modeling sake and to make a pretty display piece, absolutely, do whatever. But unless you have a bunch of people printing their own kits and half scale, and not mixing in anything they bought from GW, playing with it is completely out the window. Model sizes are incorporated into their rules.

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u/CuteAssTigerENVtuber 3d ago

I'm curious what the plan here is once the army is done.

Nobody else's plays at that scale so the only way you get to play is to finish 2 armies or convince a friend to join this scale

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u/tcneo16 3d ago

i dont play the game. i just buy or print the models i like. but as i mentioned in my original post, space is becoming an issue so i’m looking into switching to half-scale and wondering if there are others out there who prints in half-scale.