Statuesque Miniatures first came to my attention when I was
looking for a supplier of 28mm heroic scale female heads. I was planning on
building an all-female Imperial Guard/Astra Militarum army, I still might one
day, if I can get the unpainted legion under control.
In the meantime I decided to buy a couple of complete models
from them, just to see what the quality is like and how they compare to other
28mm scale miniatures.
All of the models on their website look fantastic and I had
to restrain myself from ordering them in bulk. I intended to pick a single
figure as a sample, but their prices are so good and the models look so great I
couldn’t settle on any one single figure.
I ended up buying a set of three miniatures; ‘SM019 Resistance Specialists’. Consisting of;
These three models are priced at £4.75 individually, and the
set of all three together is discounted to £13.00. I believe that postage is a
flat-rate of £3 within the UK. So my order cost me £16.00 in total for three
models, which seems more than reasonable to me.
I placed my order on Monday evening, it was shipped on
Wednesday, and it arrived today, Thursday morning. That’s pretty quick, I wasn’t
expecting them to turn up until the weekend at the earliest.
Statuesque Miniatures’ models seem to be all metal. In
recent years I have become a complete convert to resin and plastic and I have
developed a bit of an aversion to metal miniatures. That said I am very pleased
with these models, they could not have been easier to assemble. The joints fit
together so snugly and flush they’re unlike any metal models I have assembled
before.
Even the mould lines are barely visible, in fact I didn’t
even bother to scape them smooth. My only criticism is that on two of the
models I bought, ‘Rosa’ and ‘Eva’ the basing tab was wider than the slot in the
base it was meant to slot in to. But this isn’t a big problem for me as I will
be mounting them on 40mm bases eventually, to match my Raging Heroes models.
The detail is good, very good, but it isn’t as sharp or as
extensive as Raging Heroes resin figures. Some people might regard this as a
criticism, but not me. Excessive detail on small scale miniatures often makes
painting them overly time consuming and isn’t always noticeable anyway.
Speaking of scale, they are almost identical in size and proportion to Raging Heroes' figures, and will fit perfectly into my Warhammer 40K setting.
All in all, I am very pleased with my Statuesque Miniatures
order. I think that their website is good, their models are great and their
pricing and service are fantastic. I will definitely be placing more orders
with them in the future.
Current Size of the Unpainted Legion: 252 models.
Currently Reading: (Non-Black Library) 'Broken Monsters' by Lauren Beukes.
Current Size of the Unpainted Legion: 252 models.
Currently Reading: (Non-Black Library) 'Broken Monsters' by Lauren Beukes.
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