old glory minatures

[lordazaneal]

anyone have experience with oldglorys historical figs ? especialy the war of the roses line ?

[Neyuttad]

I would like to know too especially because they don't have pictures on their website.

[Enchantra]

My experience with Old Glory figs: You get what you pay for. My ex bought a package of Old Glory minis. Five elves to a pack. They looked like cheap GW knock-offs with rather angular sculpting on the faces and much of the body. Why do I say you get what you pay for? Because the cost was just as cheap as the sculpts looked. He might have paid $3 for that package of minis.

[SaintRigger]

Enchantra - Are you talking about the "Ghost" miniatures line that OG supplies? They are cool because they are wicked cheap at $1 a model and are great filler for large battles.. we use them for our Lord of the Rings campaign using Hack rules where a unit of orcs would be about 18 models and we have easily 10-20 units floating around - so that is a ton of lead.

 

 

lordazaneal & Neyuttad - I find that OG can be rather hit and miss with their historicals. I have someof stuff that I *love* and some that I hate. There are pictures on Old GLory's site of their WoR pictures:

 

Try clicking here

 

The aspect of the picture is rather crunched, but if you click on it, it opens in a new window. I like the billmen and longbowmen in the livery coats.

[lordazaneal]

i seen the website but was wondering how small they were compared to reaper's darkheaven line are they true 25mm or larger ? 10 meatal mounted figs for about the cost of 8 the evil empires plastics seeems like a great deal. 30 metal infantry for 33 wohoo.

[SaintRigger]

Dunno... if I had to guess, I'd say they are a big 25mm, but maybe not quite as big as reaper's (but bigger than true 25s)

 

I have some OG romans that I did and those are really close to 28mm, actually.

[Rythian]

All the OG mini's I have bought seem to be true 25mm and not the heroic 28mm. I filled out my Clan Wars army with OG peasent levies and ashigaru.

[Lars Porsenna]

Here's the dealio wrt OG...

 

All OG's figures are "true" 28's (or, rather European 25s...25mm to the eyes). They are, in fact, a bit larger and bulkier than old Ral Partha or Grenadier (true 25mms), so they are NOT compatable with, say, Reaper.

 

What Enchantra said: you get what you pay for. Around 5 or 6 years ago they were a paltry $24 per BAG of 30. They hiked it to $27, and now I think they're at $33 per, still a decent deal.

 

Overall sculpting is at a lower level and quality. Although most--if not all--castings are fairly good, the sculpting can be crude in places, or a little rough. Sometimes there are a few gems in there, though, and a few of their packs are pretty good. Their Crusades line mounted knights, FREX, are pretty nice for the price, and paint up pretty well.

 

If you're looking for WotR, I use a combo of Front Rankl and Companion miniatures (available from North Star Miniatures. The former are some of the BEST sculpted historicals on the market, while the latter are the old Copplestone Fantasy Warriors, which are, surprisingly, very historical for the most part. In the US you can get FR from Miniatures Service Center. If you want, you could also mix in some GW figures, such as some of the Dogs of War range, though with caution (some are from a later period -- Italian Wars era -- along with the Empire troops).

 

If you want something in a smaller scale (perhaps to mix with OG) there's always Foundry. Their Late Medieval range is pretty extensive though (IMHO) long in the tooth. They're all old Citadel historicals sculpted by the Perry's in the mid-80s or so.

 

If you want, I'll take a couple pics of my Front Rank foot knights and post a picture for you later today...

 

Damon.

[eastman]

My experience with some Old Glory Ancients Romans matches what Enchantra and Lars posted. They were cheap, and no where near the casting quality of the fantasy manufacturers (Reaper, Ral Partha/Iron Wind, etc). So you get what you pay for.

 

Expect lots of mold lines and mold slippage lines on the figures and details that aren't completely cast (like a strap on the back of the Centurion's greaves which only went half way across the back of the leg). Your exacto knife and files will get a workout.

[Heisler]

Old Glory also varies alot by product line. Their Napoleonic troops are top of the line, their Dark Ages are to bad, and both of those are better than their Ancients. For historical gaming where you are typically seeing masses of troops they are fine although many people do use other figures (like Foundry) for the command sections. I'm not familiar with their War of the Roses line though.

[Lars Porsenna]

I think I still have a few of their mounted knights. If anyone is curious, PM me with your mailing address and I'll post them to you, gratis. As usual, first come, first serve...

 

Damon.

[Yoshi]

They're not up to Reaper quality, but not bad. I ordered a variety of figures and noticed they are at slightly different scales. I got some Valkeries because I wanted a heavier female opera singer type and then some pirates so I could have my tavern brawl set. The pirates are noticable smaller scale than the others -perhaps 25mm while the others were closer to 30mm.

 

Oh, yes. They are definately cheap, but you get what you pay for.

[Bill_Adcock]

I'm looking into their Colonials figures for Victorian Science Fiction gaming. I've dealt with their vampire wars figures in the past - some good, some bad. Figures with 90-degree cheekbones. But they're inexpensive and useful.

[SaintRigger]

Vampire Wars are also West Wind models and are just carried by OG in the US.

[ixminis]

I've got some OG WOR kniggets, so if you'd like a comparison shot vs. say a Reaper mounted Anhurian figure... or another Reaper fig (or figs) lemme know.

 

I can't say that I disagree with any of the comments made so far.

 

Rgds,