Advice

[Guest]

Hi Guys,
Looking for a bit of advice.
After many years I am thinking of starting making figurines again.
Not for wargaming but as collectibles, 50m or larger. I used to use Historex back in the day.
Periods I like are Ancient (pre roman), Napolionic, Early Medieval.
Simple question is who are the best companies to us, what paints are best these days (oil or acrylics). The cost of starting from scratch is a concern.
Thank you.

[wotan]

Ashley

Your questions are a little broad. The range of figures from 50mm upwards is huge, and manufacturers tend to specialise in particular periods. You can buy figures ready to paint, figures to assemble or you can start from a basic figue and sculpt your own variants.
Paints are a matter of personal taste, I like to use acrylics as a base then finish with oils for certain effects. You will need some decent brushes that may not be cheap.
Take a look at Alpine figures for approx 54mm WW2 ranges. Young miniatures or El Greco for resin busts, or finally Master Box, Miniart Tamiya, Dragon, and a number of others make very useable plastic 1/35 scale figures.

John

[Guest]

Hi Ashley, and welcome to SM.

It's as John says, 'How long is a piece of string?'.

There are many scales from 54mm upwards - 70mm, 90mm, 120mm, 200mm etc etc. and many good manufacturers - check out historexagents.com for a good selection. Most figure painters prefer resin these days, but there are some good 1/16 (120mm) plastic kits available from Dragon, Tamiya, Miniart, etc., (whio all also do 1/35 figures). I would recommend starting with a larger scale figure as they are easier to paint and the skills learned stand you in good stead for painting in smaller scales.

Paint wise, I personally prefer Vallejo Model Colour acrylic paints. You just need a basic range of colours to start with (depending on your subject matter) and they are inexpensive.

Good luck.

[Guest]

Thank you guy's