Monday 22 April 2013

Alban Miniatures

Alban Miniatures produce a small but expanding range of Napoleonic Wars figures. At the moment Light Infantry feature prominently, making these figures very good for skirmish gaming.

The castings are very good indeed, with almost no flash, good detail and excellent poses. The anatomical proportions are also much more lifelike than many wargames miniatures. The downside of this is that the Alban figures are smaller than those made by a lot of popular manufacturers. How well they mix is down to personal preference. I'd happily use them on the same table but others may be more picky!


Here is a comparison photo showing, from left to right, Alban, Perry, Victrix and Warlord figures.


Painted Alban Miniatures and Warlord Games figures.

This comparison photo shows three Alban Miniatures figures on the left and three Warlord Games figures on the right.


Painted Alban Miniatures and Victrix figures.

This is a photo comparing three Alban Miniatures figures on the left with three Victrix figures on the right.


Painted Alban Miniatures and Perry Miniatures.

Here is a comparison photo showing three Alban Miniatures figures on the left and three Perry Miniatures on the right.


Wednesday 17 April 2013

Painted West Wind Productions and Gripping Beast figures.

West Wind on the left and three Gripping Beast plastic figures on the right.


Painted West Wind and Tanatus Miniatures figures.

Here are three West Wind Productions figures on the left compared with three Tanatus Miniatures figures on the right.


Painted West Wind and Artizan figures

Here is a comparison photo showing three West Wind Productions figures on the left and three Artizan Designs figures on the right.


Tuesday 16 April 2013

Painted West Wind and Redoubt figures.

A comparison shot of three West Wind Productions figures on the left and three Redoubt Enterprises figures on the right.


Painted West Wind and Renegade figures.

This photo has three West Wind Productions figures on the left and three Renegade Miniatures figures on the right.


Painted West Wind and Crusader figures.

Here is a comparison photo showing three West Wind Productions figures on the left and three Crusader Miniatures figures on the right.


Monday 15 April 2013

Painted West Wind and Foundry figures.

Here is a comparison photo showing three West Wind figures on the left and three Foundry Miniatures on the right.


West Wind Productions

West Wind make a nice range of 'Arthurian' Dark Age figures, comprising Welsh, Irish, Pict, Romano-British and Saxon miniatures. They also make some handy Druid and Priest type fellers!

The castings on my examples were nice and clean with very little flash. The heads and shields are supplied detached but weapons are not included. For greater variety, heads can be bought separately. The figures are on the chunky side but will still mix well with plenty of other manufacturers.


Here is a photo showing, from left to right, West Wind, Artizan, Crusader Miniatures and Foundry figures.




And here we have, from left to right, West Wind, Gripping Beast plastic, Renegade and Tanatus figures.