"Opinion on Dixon" Topic

What's the thought these days on Dixon Samurai? Was thinking of picking some up that I found for a decent price but they have such a distinct look that they don't mix well with other figs. Still, I am tempted.

Thoughts?

I think there are a lot of much better figures on the market. For Sengoku samurai, money well spent on Perry Miniatures. For earlier Gempei war era, I like The Assault Group. Both have loads more detail & better sculpting.

Damon.

For 15mm they have a nice range and poses

I used to have an army of Dixon Samurai and admittedly they are not the most detailed of figures with some proportions that are questionable. But having said that, the range is extremely varied with lots of poses and the figures have a distinctive character about them I actually like. They don't mix with other ranges but I have seen armies of Dixon Samurai that have been gorgeously painted so I would not dismiss Dixon out of hand.

Dixon are much easier to paint than most. I'm a pretty good painter (professionally) and they would be my choice for an army. They are characterful, there is plenty of variation, and they look splendid in large numbers. I'm planning a collection of around 1200 at some point (which, I know, is about half the size of one of my usual collections but they do take time and patience to paint).

For skirmish games (less than 200 figures) I'd go Perry. They would be very time consuming and difficult to get right because the detail (lace, etc.) is so fine on those sculpts. Painted by anyone with little skill, they look dreadful – splodged black blobs.

Even though there are many manufactures of Samurai, I absolutely LOVE Dixon. They were my first samurai figures in the early 90s and I continue to buy them to this day. They have a very distinct size and proportions and do not mix well with other manufacturers. However, they have a certain style that reminds me of old Japanese paintings and artwork from the time period. If you are looking for proper proportions and anatomy you may want to consider alternatives.

-Matt

Let me apologize right up front but… They look really "goofy."

Though I really like Scheltrm miniatures and those boys all look FAT!

I think Dixon figures are great. I have their Plains Indians and cavalry. Their wagons are beautiful. The ACW range is amazing. I can see how they're not everybody's cup of tea though.

Very strange proportions. Huge heads, stumpy legs the same length as their arms, very exaggerated folds in clothing. Some people love them though.

I seem to recall many of their troops having pumpkin-like heads.

Dixons – the "Marmite" of wargaming !!

Dixon Samurai are great! Yes their distinctive style and cartoony proportions won't match anything else, but that's OK. You'll have a nice, and fun looking collection.
It took me a while to piece together my army. And yes my "army" is small skirmish compare to olicana's armies.

Its a matter of taste but I painted large Perry Samurai and Korean armies. Took me most of Covid lockdown period but well worth the effort. I always found Dixon very out of proportion but some folks love that look…

Dixon's Samurai are based on Japanese art and not Japanese people.

I have really large collections of both Dixon and Perry samurai, that I use on the table together. Honestly, up close the Perrys are more proportional but at regular viewing distance they look fine together. They are in seperate units, by manufactuer.