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Offline Orctrader

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Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« on: February 10, 2009, 03:57:18 PM »
They don't look great to me on the Website.   :-[

But then abbot_amaury has painted them and they look great  :)

They also appear to fit well with Copplestone.

Please confirm or deny this if you have them/have seen them and tell me about the quality.

I am planning a small painting project where the Dixon "Down and Outs" would fit.  Other figures will be Pulp and Copplestone... 

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 04:26:04 PM »
If you pick and choose from within the range there are some very nice figures.  I really like the one in long trenchcoat, wide brimmed fedora and Tommy gun pointing to the floor in his right hand. A gorgeous figure in my opinion.

I would freely mix and match them in with Pulp and Copplestone, but be careful with which ones I bought. :)
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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2009, 04:37:20 PM »
Thanks.

really like the one in long trenchcoat, wide brimmed fedora and Tommy gun pointing to the floor in his right hand. A gorgeous figure in my opinion...
I would freely mix and match them in with Pulp and Copplestone, but be careful with which ones I bought. :)

I was thinking of the pack with that figure.
And the Bonnie and Clyde and - quite specific for my "Project" the "Down and Outs."  None of which look like much on the Website.  ??? ???

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2009, 05:14:45 PM »
I've got the police set (and have just ordered 'down and outs'). I use them with Copplestones and they work fine together. However many of the firearms are horrible, if you do buy some you may want to replace the pistols.
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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2009, 08:54:41 AM »
Thanks  :)

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2009, 08:56:47 AM »
I picked up the Police set and the Truck with Bootleggers at the York show (as Trevor's stand was behind mine) and I think their nice miniatures and fut in well with Copplestone's

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2009, 12:13:04 PM »
have to take a look I did not know they made gangsters.Ive been looking for some for 1930's gangland games right now I have some of the tsr gangbusters minis.I ve been looking at copplestone,pulp figures,blue moon,and even rafm.Any others out there?

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2009, 12:24:26 PM »
I ve been looking at copplestone,pulp figures,blue moon,and even rafm.Any others out there?

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2009, 12:31:32 PM »
thanks orktrader I well take a look.

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2009, 02:49:52 PM »
took a look the dixons are 25mm so I think they well go with my tsr stuff but I do have 28mm and I am heading in that diriction so the brigade games stuff looks great for the price.thanks again orktrader

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2009, 02:37:20 AM »
I tend to like other ranges better than Dixon, however, they are having a huge sale here: http://wargamesminis.com/   - all foot figures are 99 cents each, and I bought longhorn cattle for $1.40 each.  It's hard to argue with those kind of prices.

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2009, 12:05:33 PM »
for those price I have to jump on that.

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Re: Dixon Miniatures gangsters
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2009, 01:05:26 PM »
I've got some along with my (mainly) Copplestone stuff. A reasonable size match and not too bad "in the flesh". I don't go for all the Dixon figures - too many figures down on their backside for one thing - but the Down & Outs lurk in the corner of my gangster games waylaying unsuspecting passers-by with their "Buddy can you spare a dime" and generally getting in the way of a good plan.
 
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