Model Forum / General / Models / January 2006

pretty cool, i heads are resin, not built any but seen em

If, by "large scale" you mean 1/16th scale (120mm-ish)
or larger...the series by Dragon/DML is excellent, and
relatively inexpensive.  The talent-level of the
sculptor is *very* important.  Many of the Dragon
figures feature heads which are pantographed from masters
sculpted by Mike Good...probably the *best* sculptor
in the hobby.  No matter how good a figure kit is...if
the head is non-lifelike (a trait far more common in
figure castings than we at first notice...), then the
best paint job in the world won't improve it...nor will
it serve as a useful tool from which to learn.  The same
applies for the hands.  And even the *best* of the
injected molded plastic figures...pale in quality
compared to the upper tier of resin and metal castings.

See if you can scrape up some Kirin or Jaguar resin
figures sculpted by Mike Good; or some larger-scale
Warriors figures sculpted by John Rosengrant.  

Most of the larger scale metal castings by Miniatures
Andrea, or Pegaso (though pricey) are also excellent
to learn on.  And if you can track some down...never
refuse anything from Poste Militaire.