So what company do you usually go for when picking out some figures for a dio? I’m having a tough time deciding between Dragon and Tamiya figs right now…
Verlinden figs look good, but way too expensive for me…I like to think a good paint job can make a “cheap” figure look good.
Pesonally prefer Dragon. Tamiya figures still look too small to me and too thin. I prefer Dragon’s Modern Figures though.
Tristar if you can get them, really good figures IMHO
I prefer Dragon’s new figures as well, very nicely detailed. Tamiya’s are nice too[:)]
I have used both, but i’m beginning to vear towards Dragon as the selection and price are better though I usually change the head’s as they are to generic. I’m using figure’s from about 7-8 dragon kits right now for my largest dio to date. miller41 is right Tristar has some nice figures too.
of Dragon and Tamiya I would take dragon figures myself. I have alot of them and they seem to look alot nicer in Dio’s
I think the Verlinden are the best, but as you say, expensive. Also, although their range is limited, Ultracast makes some excellent resin figures.
Regards, Rick
I’ve been happy with Tamiya and Dragon figs, as they are easier to come by and not too pricey. I did go out and spend quite a bit on several Verlinden sets of WWII Pacific theater Marines for a LVT dio I’m puttering around with. I just couldn’t really find what I was looking for in plastic figures.
Dragon is making some nice poses and the facial detail is really nice.
Tamiya still has alot of nice poses, but lack in the facial detail especially if you have one of the older figure packs.
Verlinden, Warriors, Yanks, Alpine, Nemrod, Mustang, Carter & Crowley, Hornet & Wolf, and Legend all make nice resin figs with some great poses and facial detail. But these are pricey and can break the bank on a large dio or vigentte populated with lots of figures.
Italeri and Acadamey make some nice kits but I don’t like the detail and sometimes the proportions seem wrong. The poses are awfully stiff too.
In any case you can mix and match some of these and many of the above mentioned resin figure companies also make “head sets” with different head gear, hair styles, facial expressions and ethnicities that you can do a little frankenstein engineering to get just what you want to match the perfect figure with your setting.
Thanks for all the info…
I’ve done a litte research on Tristar figs and read they come with PE parts…I’m trying to figure out what these would be…straps/belts maybe?
I’m really impressed with Tristar and Alpine Miniatures for character and variety. I have only seen images and reviews, but I’m desperate for the DAK set Tristar offers.
i just look for whoever’s got the right kinda figure in a pose im lookin for. resin, plastic, dosnt mattr
I like both Tamiya and DML… but I guess my overall preference would have to be DML. As it’s been said previously, the DML figures do look proportionate, and are well detailed…and reasonably priced also.
Yes. I purchase the style of figure I need, and I don’t really care who makes it. The plastic figs are cheaper, but for some of what I am building, I have gone up scale to resin cast figures that have better detail or a more appropriate pose to them.
I like more the dragon figures but using resin heads from verlinden, just drilling the neck
the value pack of german heads from verlinden is very good set
Verlinden has some good resin figures. Another company that may surprise you in terms of quality and amount of product are figures from Jaguar Models.
www.jaguarmodels.com
On their website, they dont offer much in terms of info, but on other sites and or on eBay, you can check out their impressive line of 1/35 resin figures.
As for plastic figures, I like Zvezda. Believe me, they acually make good figures.
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My vote goes to Tamiya and DML! Their figures are good.