Whats everyones opinion on Verlinden figures? I had occasion to visit their site the other day and I was pretty impressed with the subject matter, quality and poses. That said, I dont see much mentioned here about them and was wondering why.
Steve
IMO, they are hit or miss. Some of them are good and some are mediocre. I still use them on occasion but find that if Alpine has what I need they are much better. I also like Warriors figures, but some of their sets are mediocre as well. Most sites that sell figs show pics of what they look like painted, so the best advice I can give is if you like the pose and level of detail in the pic you probably won’t be dissapointed with the fig…
Not sure if you are talking their figures in general or a certain range. I have used their 1/35th figures alot, and i have a large stash of them. I really like them. The detail is nice, there is a great selection, especially if like me you are into German subjects. And up until now i have built my figures as they come, so the Verlinden ones give me a good range of poses. Though this might change as i plan on trying my hand at altering the plastic ones to give me the poses i want.
But yes, i like them and i plan on getting more.
I agree with Manny. Definitey hit or miss. Several have some questionable anatomical anomolies, espectally hands that seem disproportionately large for the figure.
Regards, Rick
The older figures tend to be better, especially by today’s standards. Many of the new figures are rehashes of old parts if not full out reissues. Some of the poses are useful if they are exactly what you’re lookng for in a diorama but have little use in any other application.
Their stand alone figures, e.g. 120 mm, have awkward poses, equipment that defies gravity and a stretched anatomy. Many of their more recent bust have really bad teeth, i.e., massive , unrealistic gaps making a serious painting effort wasted.
Their best new stuff may be their conversion packs that have a bunch of equipment and can produce one figure with lots of spare parts.
Their faces are often quite unrealistic. That that can be fixed by getting some hornet heads.
i have to agree with everyone here. i too have a large stash of them but as mentioned they are mediocre sometimes. for the $$ they cant be beat but if it’s quality, there are several other resin figure companies that offer far better results.
Try Ultracast Canada. Excellent quality resin figures.
I’m not a figure guy, but I’ve used Verlinden’s 1/48th aircrew stuff for a long time, since the 80s… Other than the good ol’ Monogram flight & groundcrew figures, there isn’t anything better, IMHO… The Hasegawa sets are over-priced and not very good, with poses that force you to chop 'em up and re-do (I do that anyway in most cases, but sometimes I’d like the option) them… 99% of my figures in 1/35th are made up of so many different body-parts it doesn’t matter…
Overall though I think they’re ok… Just too expensive…
I’ve seen you say that a lot, and about several different manufacturers, yet never were specific about what is"unrealistic", Steve …
Given the few figures that you’ve shown, I’d like you to tell us exactly what’s what…
I’ve only used their 1/48 ground crew and pilots. I can’t complain about them. For 1/48, their detail is good. Don’t know about the larger scales.
Thanks for the information… I guess Ill try something other than Verlinden 
Ultracast looks good!
Please view my fig (Earle) on line here ,this is what can be done with the verlinden figs .I agree and disagree with the opinions given here .Apply all the skills you can muster and keep at it!
Just alot of the faces have over done features, like age lines being to deep that end up looking like jowels or exagerated emotions that just dont look real, they look cartooney for alot of them imho
Funny watching all the play on this one ,the original post supplied no other info about the figures other than the word ‘Verlinden’!! I was lookin at a fig from Reheat the 120 mm SR-71 pilot -good features ,alternate heads , p/e fret / hose and a cool spring . I gotta neat sticker in my 120mm RAF pilot from verlinden (heavy sarcasm) . So I guess askin is a good way to find some stuff out ,but feeling the resin/metal and working with ,sanding ,drillin etc can only be done by buying the fig. I like the verlinden stuff but the reheat was more value for the money -I have some metal figs as well and they put the resin in the back seat as far as detail goes. I would like to see a more specific request from the original poster regarding what fig he was awantin.
Just outta curiousity, are you a fgure painter that wants them for “stand alone” projects or vignettes or do you want to use them for dioramas? The reason I ask is that 1/48th & 1/35th Verlinden figures are quite good… They just cost too much for me to use in any real numbers, plus I seldom use figures in there OOB poses… A number of their vingettes like the “Saturday Nite Bath” or “What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?” sets are quite fun, and they also have some of the best Vietnam-era figures I’ve seen (although they tend to be shirtless with do-rags & wearing body armor too often)…
The white metal US Modern Tank Crew (half-figures) were the first ones I ever bought, and were the best I’d ever seen (back in the 80’s they were “modern”, that is. Plus they were, aside from the new Tamiya M-1 Abrams TC, the only figures with modern CVC helmets available). I’d buy them yet today if all I wanted was a crew for an 80’s&90’s- era M1 or M60. The Desert Storm tank crew is excellent also, and, although two of them are wearing bandanas and goggles over their faces, their detail is really good.
Frankly, if you’re just a so-so figure painter (like me), no figure set is going to change that, regardless of what set you buy… The real artists out can make a “Green Army Man” look like a million bucks, so don’t get too wrapped up over certain manufacturers…
Gotchya… Yeah, I tend to agree about some of them, but I’ve seen quite a few “cartoony” Hornet Heads as well…
Ill agree with that, some of the hornet ones are a bit cartoony, tho, I think there better sculpted then the verlinden
I wouldn’t discount Verlinden just because the results may be varied. I haven’t found a resin figure manufacturer yet that I am 100% happy with (although Alpine comes close). The secret is to look at the figure you are thinking about buying. If it looks good to you then purchase it. Figure companies have their “jewels” and have their “dogs”—up to you to discern which is which…
Like I mentioned earlier, advertisment pictures are a good indication of what a fig will look like—reviews are good as well…
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I agree with Manstein’s Revenge on the Alpine Miniatures figures. The tank crew pictured below is near perfect for a 1/35 sculpt. I do have a hard time with the price. Like the saying goes ‘you get what you pay for’ In compairison the Ultracast figures priced out a few bucks less each.
Hi ya’ll I’m waiting to meet for dinner, and have 10 minutes to kill. I have assembled a list of some 1/35 scale resin manufacturers, and gave my own personal take on detail and selection. Naturally, this is all open for debate:
In order from best to worst IMHO:
Blues Miniatures- detail exquisite, weak selection, hard to get in the States
Minisoldiers- detail phenomenal, selection light
Tahk- detail is superb, only German and Russian to choose from
S&T- detail exquisite, moderate selection
Evolution- detail is superb, selection light but growing
Alexander Minatures- detail exquisite, selection light
Michael Roberts Ltd- detail excellent, selection excellent
Stalingrad- exquisite detail, selection all Russian
Alpine- outstanding detail, weak selection unless a *majority of your work requires tanker poses Take yer punch, Manny 
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New World Miniatures- detail excellent, moderate selection but growing
Master Club- detail excellent, good selection for WWI figs
Royal Model- very good to moderate detail, high selection
Battalion- detail very good, selection ok, growing
Pegaso / Platoon- detail good to weak, selection decent
Nemrod- excellent to poor detail (even within the same figure), selection very very good
Legend- moderate to weak detail, high selection
MK-35- detail very good to weak, selection is very very good
Warriors- moderate to weak detail, selection is very very good
Verlinden- soft to weak details, selection is very good, majority seems to be German
Lincoln Country Line- detail horrid,; if I recall, these are worn out Warriors molds
Not meant to insult anyone’s taste here. Time for dinner
Steve