Post by jdesmond on Dec 21, 2016 23:57:44 GMT
Figure review
Outpost Wargaming "EUR 4 - Slav Javelinman"
I like this figure. Here's why:
Outpost's mold making and casting are very good - 'deflashing' was extremely fast and easy.
I wouldn't say this is an easy figure to paint. The recesses beside the figure's left arm, the way he's wrapped his arm around his spear, and the 'overhangs' of cloak, tunic, and beltline require patience and a steady hand. But a modicum of skill produces good results.
The face detail is very good, and the folds of the cloak will repay a good wash, but are not emphatic enough to _require_ anything other than a one coat paintjob.
The proportions of the figure look right, and the height from 'instep to eyeball' is exact 15mm.
His pose and 'character' are appealing - I'd call him 'exuberant' - somewhere between 'confident' and 'berserk' - not 'bloodlusty', more 'ready for the kickoff' (Some young ladies I have known might describe him as 'cute'...(insert 'roll eyes upward' emoji here)).
Finally, this is one of the most protean figures around. He can be based as a 4Sp/Wb, a 3Ax, or leading a 5Hd, and be usable for over a millenium as 'city militia' or 'revolting peasant' or 'Great Fyrd'. He would not be out of place as an Early Visigothic 'Warrior' or Medieval French 'Communal Militia'.
(These are best photos I can take now - sorry)
Unfortunately, there's only one variant of this figure, eight to the pack.
Outpost Wargaming "EUR 4 - Slav Javelinman"
I like this figure. Here's why:
Outpost's mold making and casting are very good - 'deflashing' was extremely fast and easy.
I wouldn't say this is an easy figure to paint. The recesses beside the figure's left arm, the way he's wrapped his arm around his spear, and the 'overhangs' of cloak, tunic, and beltline require patience and a steady hand. But a modicum of skill produces good results.
The face detail is very good, and the folds of the cloak will repay a good wash, but are not emphatic enough to _require_ anything other than a one coat paintjob.
The proportions of the figure look right, and the height from 'instep to eyeball' is exact 15mm.
His pose and 'character' are appealing - I'd call him 'exuberant' - somewhere between 'confident' and 'berserk' - not 'bloodlusty', more 'ready for the kickoff' (Some young ladies I have known might describe him as 'cute'...(insert 'roll eyes upward' emoji here)).
Finally, this is one of the most protean figures around. He can be based as a 4Sp/Wb, a 3Ax, or leading a 5Hd, and be usable for over a millenium as 'city militia' or 'revolting peasant' or 'Great Fyrd'. He would not be out of place as an Early Visigothic 'Warrior' or Medieval French 'Communal Militia'.
(These are best photos I can take now - sorry)
Unfortunately, there's only one variant of this figure, eight to the pack.
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