My previous posts on goblins and orcs showed that the classic fantasy moulds from Prince August make good stand-ins for 1/72 figures. However, I was not so sure whether the humans would match up scale-wise. I decided to take the plunge with the Wizards mould, which included a cleric-like model, a not-Gandalf wizard and a female sorcerer. There was a tinge of nostalgia here as the very first mini I ever owned was the not-Gandalf from this set, given to me by my big sisters boyfriend when I was about 10 (along with the non-Witch king from the wraith mould!).
The castings were good. Some venting was required to get the tip of the staff and the ends of the outstretched hands and the tips of the heads. Again, a hot mould was key to a good casting.
In the end they painted up well. I am not sure what the cleric has in his hand? A holy symbol of some kind I presume? In my castings it was a little nondescript, but if you want something specific a little green stuff could be used to make it into whatever suits your world.
Size wise these guys are chunky compared to a 1/72 model, but this is largely due to the bulky robes. Height-wise they are also quite tall, but this can be masked with clever basing. I used thin card bases built up with green stuff, whereas my 1/72 models are on 2mm MDF. This seems to even out any height differences. Alliance model on the left and Caesar on the right.
