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Title: Express, Irregular and Blazeaway
Post by: pierrebi on 29 October 2010, 02:38:30 PM

(http://www.blazeaway.com.au/IRI2.bmp)

(http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/images6/Coppers10.jpg)

Do you know how Blazeaway and Irregulars stands near Express?
And how they stand each other?

Title: Re: Express, Irregular and Blazeaway
Post by: carlos marighela on 04 November 2010, 05:23:19 AM

I have no idea how Blazeaway compare to Express (never heard of them actually) but I do have a  collection of the Blazeaway stuff from its former incarnation as part of the Cannonfodder range. They are large minis on the whole and will tower over the average Irregular miniature which are closer to 25mm. Height wise they size up well with Copplestone, at least many of them do and herein lie the problem. The sculpts are all over the place in terms of size. Ok, differing heights and girths for real folk but some have tiny pin heads and others with pumpkin noggins. the Interwar german range is the worst for this.

All in all they are a pretty mixed bag, quality wise. There are some very nice figures in amongst the various ranges and the Anglo-Irish war is probably the best of the lot but there are a lot of really awful sculpts, grotesque faces, misshapen anatomy and plain silly poses. The famous 'ice-skating Mexican' occurs across the ranges, a pose to rival any of  Old Glory's gymnastic gargoyles.

That said, I'm no great fan of Irregular either but at least they are consistently bloody awful figures.

BTW look at the photo  of the Cannonfodder/Blazeaway miniaturesyou posted and you can see what I mean about pin heads and melon heads. Alas, these aren't even the most egregious examples.

[edited for typos]

Title: Re: Express, Irregular and Blazeaway
Post by: Christian on 04 November 2010, 06:05:21 AM

Their Arabs look fantastic, though. I'm hoping to get a few of them soon.

Title: Re: Express, Irregular and Blazeaway
Post by: carlos marighela on 04 November 2010, 07:26:39 AM

Their Tuaregs are indeed very nice but  they from a different sculptor, Ian Mountain IIRC and made to order by Blazeaway. The ex-CannonFodder stuff is all by Greg Blake.

Title: Re: Express, Irregular and Blazeaway
Post by: pierrebi on 04 November 2010, 11:29:45 PM

Quote from: carlos marighela on 04 November 2010, 05:23:19 AM

I have no idea how Blazeaway compare to Express (never heard of them actually)

sorry for my spelling mistake, e**M**press!

thank you for the answer ... I bought the Irregular and I am not going to buy Blazeway

Title: Re: Express, Irregular and Blazeaway
Post by: pierrebi on 08 November 2010, 03:00:44 PM

Quote from: carlos marighela on 04 November 2010, 05:23:19 AM

Irregular miniature [...] are closer to 25mm.

I have just received Irregular policemen of the picture ... they are the same size of Hasslefree .... as soon as I can I will take a photo