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Offline Hu Rhu

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Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« on: October 01, 2018, 06:46:39 PM »
Does anyone know how Essex Miniature Muslim Crusade figures match up to their Perry counterparts?

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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2018, 07:14:07 PM »
BLIMEY I’ve not heard anything about Essex Minis for years  :o :o
But sorry can’t help, intrested to know. I remember the knights always had funny horses.

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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2018, 08:23:25 PM »
If non-one has any Essex Muslim figures can anyone tell me how any Essex Miniatures scale alongside any Perry figures.

Thanks
« Last Edit: October 02, 2018, 08:29:20 PM by Hu Rhu »

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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2018, 09:25:23 PM »
If non-one has any Essex Muslim figures can anyone tell me how any Essex Miniatures scale alongside any Perry figures.

Thanks

Gary it’s pure speculation but I would say the Perrys will tower over the Essex Stuff.
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Offline Big Martin Back

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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2018, 07:17:03 AM »
Not got a photo, but the horses of my Perry plastic WOTR cavalry are much taller than those of my Essex HYW French knights. The Essex foot figures are slightly shorter, but it's not such a pronounced difference by and large.
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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2018, 10:22:59 AM »
Essex are pretty chunky figures. I have some of their ancients figures, and they are not that different in size from other 28mm stuff.
Their horses are on the small side

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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2018, 10:55:05 AM »
Thanks very much for the info.

Offline Paul Richardson

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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2018, 12:39:16 PM »
In addition to height, you probably should think about the style of sculpting. Some of the Essex ranges were sculpted in the 1980s and so have the larger heads typical of ranges sculpted in that period. Others are a bit more modern. I'm afraid that I don't know when Essex's Muslim range was sculpted. I'm looking at some Perry Miniatures Crusaders now and they don't have large heads. 

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Re: Figure Comparison - Perry/Essex
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2018, 06:02:05 PM »
I don't know that particular range, but I have plenty of Essex figures and I think size wise you won't have too many worries mixing some in.
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