HISTOREX animation

[Ian Pen]

Historex, massively annoying in my youth. Complicated, mannequin style figures with so many parts, it was tough to know which ones went where. I do miss them, they are just to small for me now, my eyes would never cope. However, they single handly taught me more about figures in the time I did them than anything else. Assembly, conversion and scratch building are just some of the few things I can attribute to these unique models. More importantly, they taught me so much about painting and I wish my eyes could cope.

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys

What a great thread , never could get my head round Airfix collectors yet alone Historex ! ...too many legs...lol

I remember looking in awe at displays of Historex pieces .....and still do

Do share your builds past , present and future

Happy styrene to all

Nap

 

[Blind Pew]

Historex....in some way, shape or form we're all here to some extent because of them. There is a lineage to this hobby. Historex inspired Shep Paine who inspired Bill Horan, who inspired Latorre... it goes on. Their sheer range of stuff opens all kind of possibilities to the figure enthusiast. Yes, they can seem old-fashioned now. But they are old. Being old in and of itself isn't a bad thing. It has its drawbacks, the head and hands are awful by modern standards, but as has been clearly demonstrated, this can be easily overcome.
I am a fan of Historex and its greatest accolade is that it can almost be considered a medium by itself.

 

[Babelfish]

I have never built or even owned a single solitary Historex figure (am I the only one?!) For various reasons they just never appealed to me.

As a kid I cut my teeth on the Airfix 1/12 historical figures range, followed by 1/32 Airfix multipose and 1/35 Tamiya.