Review Glossary
Company Background: |
A quick couple of sentences about the company- big/small, easy to deal with or difficult. Note that this is a very subjective field- different customers may well experience different attitudes. |
Web site: |
A clickable link to the company's website. |
Range Available: |
A quick summary of what's available from this company. |
Sold as: |
Individual items or packs? |
Cost per item: |
Will be given in the currency of the company's home country, or their preferred currency. |
Initial Impression: |
A one- or two-line impression immediately upon seeing the product for the first time. |
An image of the item as delivered- no cleaning or anything.
As Delivered
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An image of the item once it has been cleaned and based, quite often undercoated too.
Cleaned and Based
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An image of the item after painting and completion.
Painted
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Barrett Scale: |
The Barrett Scale measurement of the figures in question- measured from the bottom of the foot too eye-level, alongside an impression of the average build of the figures (L, M or H) |
Mixes best with: |
A short list of best-compatible ranges. |
Long Review: |
The main body of the review gives a full commentary on the item(s) being reviewed. This can pretty much include anything the reviewer wants to include, but will primarily be concerned with the good and/or bad points as well as the general impression the item(s) give on closer inspection. When compiling a review, most or all of the following points are taken into account:
- General impression of the set;
- Accuracy of uniform and equipment or vehicle according to easily accesible references;
- The level of detail supplied;
- The standard of sculpting;
- The amount of flash and/or mould imperfections and/or resin casting problems causing difficulty in assembly and/or painting;
- Suitability of poses for the subject;
- Anatomical accuracy (i.e. how possible is the pose);
- In a multi-pack of figures, the number and variety of poses
- In a vehicle, the ease/difficulty of assembly due to fit and number of parts
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Commentary: |
A quick closing statement, usually referring to the relative price/standard/usefulness of the item. |
Historical Accuracy: |
A rating on a scale of 1 to 6, ; ; ; ; ; based on easily accessible references. Is the item accurate to scale and drawings, and (to a lesser degree) photographs?
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Pose Quality: |
A rating on a scale of 1 to 6, looking at the plausibility of the poses ("Can a man hold a rifle like that?" or "Will he be able to fire his SMG like that?" are the sort of questions that spring to mind). This is fairly subjective, although a background handling and firing assorted weapons does help.
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Sculpting: |
A rating on a scale of 1 to 6, looking at the crispness of the sculpting.
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Casting: |
A rating on a scale of 1 to 6, examining the quality of the casting- are there bubbles, flash or voids in it?
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Sources: |
How did the item come into the reviewer's possession? If it was paid for, the reviews may occasionally be a little more biased, as the reviewer may have a personal interest in this particular item. |
Sculptors: |
The name of the sculptor for this item or range. |
Other reviews for this company: |
If there are active links here, they lead to other reviews of items distributed byu this company. |
Assorted additional images of the figures
More images of the items in question, usually being a mixture of images showing the item as delivered, while undercoated and assembled and as it appears when finished.
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