With US postal prices due to go up in a few days I decided to get in now and pick up a couple of final bits and pieces I need for some 15mm projects. Accordingly, I went to the Old Glory 15s site, as the bulk of the purchase would be more of their Marian legionaries to match the ones I got in an ebay buy last year.
It wasn't something I was greatly looking forward to, as I've not found the Old Glory site the easiest to order through in the past. Happily, I found that they have revamped it entirely. You set up an account (email and password), search through their stock (they now have enlargeable photos which is a big improvement), put items in your cart, and go to checkout as normal. You can then check your postage charges by going part-way through the checkout process, and when you are ready to pay can use credit card or paypal. It's all done quickly and with no fuss. I was very impressed.
People have their own opinion about Old Glory figures, and I am in the 'very useful' to 'quite like them' camp. Their foot figures can be a bit chunky of leg, but I really like their cavalry, and you can actually do a bit with some of their less desirable poses if you are prepared to get out your Xacto knife. So, if you want to pick up some figures in bulk you can do worse than look at Old Glory.
BTW, something I noticed is that if you order your figures in Field of Glory battlegroups rather than individual packs you can get often get a slightly better deal: 32 foot figures for $12 rather than 24 for $10, for example. If, like me, you prefer the big battalions, this can be a nice perk.
Do any readers use Old Glory 15s?
Dollar for value, I don't think they can be beat. I've painted up Gallic, Roman, Carthaginian and Ottoman armies with their figs and the results are quite good. They don't have the detail of Xyston but they're appreciably cheaper than Xyston.
ReplyDeleteAnd +1 on the website improvements. Hopefully, they'll keep adding photos for all of their lines.
Yes, value is very good. Their cavalry now costs about the same as Xyston, so I could see a mix of Old Glory foot with Xyston cav working quite well for a big army. Have ordered some thorakitai this time, so am quite keen to see how they fit in my Macedonians (which are, conversely, Xyston heavy foot with OG cav and lights!).
DeleteI've had fantastic service from them, and I think that their Seven Years War figures are second to none.
ReplyDeleteHi Natholeon, and many thanks for joining the blog.
DeleteI've been sorely tempted to pick up some of their Seven Years War range to put aside for a rainy day. I've so far managed to restrain myself on the basis that I already have lead for a lifetime's worth of rainy days! If / when I finally do get around to a 7 Years War project, I will follow your recommendation.
Cheers,
Aaron
I have their Rorke's Drift Zulu set and many many of their samurai!
ReplyDeleteAlways been very pleased with Old Glory 15's.