historex quality?

[godfather]

I have heard of these figures and see them on EBAY are they generally any good?

 

[btavis]

Yes.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

The horses, details and accessories are good. Not to mention their resin hands, feets and heads.

I do however find the poses for their figures stiff. Also the clothing could use more and better folds. Still many uses them for the details and convertion potential.

Cheers

 

[yeo_64]

Squadron.com has a sale on some of these Historex figures at the moment. Single foot and mounted figures going for only US$3.99 each !! Excellent value for money and,like Janne mentioned,the conversion potential is second to none ! HTH.
Kenneth.

 

[Blind Pew]

Dear Bruno, like quite a few modellers, I reckon you've not lived until you've tried Historex. Value for money is second to none. This is especially so when you consider that extra time it will take you to complete each figure.This is because they come without much of the detail cast on, but in a way you have to assemble yourself. Think of them as an aircraft or tank kit, but in Napoleonic form.

For conversions they are limitless. Their light weight (they are made in a plastic styrene) means they can be made in poses that you couldn't get in metal.

Weak points are faces, hands, and as already said they can look very stiff. But you can get faces and stuff all over the place these days anyway.

I would recommend them to anybody, even as a learning excerise in modelling alone. You will certainly be a better modeller for having worked in Historex. If you do decide to get some, I'm sure you'll enjoy them. If so, Bill Ottinger's book all about Historex will be worth it's weight in gold to you. I reckon it will improve your modelling even if you don't do Historex.

All the best mate...

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Dear Bruno, like quite a few modellers, I reckon you've not lived until you've tried Historex. Value for money is second to none. This is especially so when you consider that extra time it will take you to complete each figure.This is because they come without much of the detail cast on, but in a way you have to assemble yourself. Think of them as an aircraft or tank kit, but in Napoleonic form.

Come to think about it, Ill guess they could be difficult for one not experienced or used to plastic injection molded kits.

 

[Evan August]

Check out Shep Paine's book on painting figures. There is a whole chapter devoted to historex, and more on modifying and detailing them. Lots of pics of beautiful work using Historex figures too!