Are you suggesting old school = crude, or rather, crude implies old school?
I just didn't think they were as crude as some. A bit chunky and not as detailed as modern figs, but not terrible. My standards are probably just lower than yours. When I think of Crude I think of mashed faces, 90's Enigma minis, Custom Cast and that sort of thing.
I painted these figs back in the 2005 time frame... where did you find this picture? ...
... back when there was a web store using that photo, is that right?
Yeah, it's from the old glory 25's website
http://www.oldglory25s.com/view_product.php?product=DA-01Glad to bring back some memories!
You're pics and experience are pretty convincing. I like the look of the gripping beast plastic vikings.
The problem is that I'm on something of a lead kick while on a plastic budget. I've seen alot of great metal vikings, but I'm trying to get metal figs for around a buck each.
I recently picked up a large Essex lot for use in my good human KoW army. Maybe the leftovers will provide some trade bait for nicer metal figs.
Edited on 7/15. I accidentally wrote Eureka instead of Enigma. Oops!