What figures would you recommend As far as 1/35 scale? I have purchased alpine and i know there detail is excellent. What about Hornet and Wolf? I am thinking about purchasing some wolf and hornet figures but i am open to all suggestions. Thanks.

H&W are excellent. Bear in mind they're white metal, and not resin.

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What figures would you recommend As far as 1/35 scale? I have purchased alpine and i know there detail is excellent. What about Hornet and Wolf? I am thinking about purchasing some wolf and hornet figures but i am open to all suggestions. Thanks.

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What army? what era?

Do you mean if they are resin they are fake and if they are white metal they are real? Where should i order the hornet or wolf figures from to ensure they are real?

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Do you mean if they are resin they are fake and if they are white metal they are real? Where should i order the hornet or wolf figures from to ensure they are real?

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Hi Glueit

See my post to Rudi in case you didn't read it. Depends where you are. You can't buy direct from Roger anymore but there a plenty of legit outlets. In the UK you have Historex who will ship worldwide if needs be.

http://www.historexagents.com/shop/hxsearchresults.php?SupplierCode=HO

http://www.historexagents.com/shop/hxsearchresults.php?SupplierCode=WM

You can always drop Roger an email, he'll advise you I'm sure on suppliers. He also talks a bit about the two ranges etc. on the site so its worth checking out if you haven't already done so.

http://www.greenwichgateway.co.uk/hornetandwolf/index.htm

Alan

Alan

The 'SC' figurines and the head sets are produced in resin; nearly all the other Hornet products are in white metal.

Wolf models... produce a wide ranging series of mainly resin models.

The 1:35 scale items are predominantly WW2 subjects and all in resin with a few metal accessories. The American Civil War and Napoleonic figurines are to 1:32 scale, and several of the ACW subjects are made in metal. The busts are all to a 1:9 ratio, and are in resin. All the busts have a resin circular base included.

As a general rule, where a kit contains a part which does not lend itself to resin production, that part is provided in some other more suitable medium. As a typical example, you may find that a box contains a resin figurine but has a metal rifle or sword!

Alan: Thanks for the props, mate. If visitors click the "Reviews" button on my site they'll find a list of relevant figure reviews published across a broad range of sites between January 2010 (when the site was launched) and now. The only reviews I don't currently link to are those without photos of the parts. IMO these are not all that useful, but if there is a demand for those reviews I'll be happy to link.


About the Hornet & Wolf figure media, herewith per Roger's website:

http://www.greenwichgateway.com/hornetandwolf/hornet.htm

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The 'SC' figurines and the head sets are produced in resin; nearly all the other Hornet products are in white metal.

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Roger sites the media of each product on its individual page if you're uncertain.

And about Wolf:

http://www.greenwichgateway.com/hornetandwolf/wolf.htm

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Wolf models... produce a wide ranging series of mainly resin models.

The 1:35 scale items are predominantly WW2 subjects and all in resin with a few metal accessories. The American Civil War and Napoleonic figurines are to 1:32 scale, and several of the ACW subjects are made in metal. The busts are all to a 1:9 ratio, and are in resin. All the busts have a resin circular base included.

As a general rule, where a kit contains a part which does not lend itself to resin production, that part is provided in some other more suitable medium. As a typical example, you may find that a box contains a resin figurine but has a metal rifle or sword!

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As for where to buy, when in doubt I'll only buy from official stockists, some listed here http://www.greenwichgateway.com/hornetandwolf/info/info_stockists.htm

Personally I've bought from a few of the stockists Roger lists, such as Colorado Miniatures, Historex Agents, Euromodelshop, Hobbylink Japan Ltd, and Firestorm Models. All good experiences.

While not having picked up any fakes via eBay, there are too many floating around there for my liking and as such I've personally stopped using that site for model products (unless I know the seller to be reputable).

Rudi

As you appear to want quality figures, like Pat recommended, you should check out Colorado Minatures, as they are in your neck of the woods. They carry a great line of figures and you should be able to find what ever you are looking for.
Hornet and Wolf figures are very nice IMO .... you could do a lot worse. Remember to check the scale ... some are 1/35 and some are 1/32.

what is the name of your site? I would like to check it out.