Bolt Action DAK: Warlord Games and Perry, which is better?

Hello fellow wargaming and painting addicts!
In this video, I take a look at the Warlord Games and Perry Miniatures Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK) figures and briefly go over the positives and the negatives. Not a full "Army Showcase", but an infantry focused video for those wanting to take a look at the figures and how they scale up.
Thanks for watching! Keep those brushes moving!

[@smoothbrush4722]

Nice painted dak, now it appear the video for me, i like the warlord ones more, more details more action poses.

[@jvcpaints]

The Warlord ones were more enjoyable to paint. You can get them done with about 5 or 6 colors and painting them 10 at a time is perfectly reasonable.

[@AgoreiosWargames]

I´ve always wondered about the Perry kit, thanks for this review!

[@jvcpaints]

Glad you found it helpful. I found the Warlord one to be a lot easier to deal with for assembly and painting and a lot more sturdy in regard to the barrels of weapons and the like.

[@WarGamingNewbHistorical]

I really like the Warlord DAK kit. Great figures. Totally agree on the prone guys. Too many with each sprue having one. The Perrys seem okay (and I usually prefer Perrys) but I think you get better value from them since they pack each kit with a ton of figures. At the end of the day, I'd still go Warlord. Their kit is just a fun one to build out. Thanks for the comparison, James!

[@jvcpaints]

The Warlord DAK was my favorite of the two too. I think it took me so long to get them done because I did the 8th Army first and they were so vanilla by comparison. But, everyone has their preference, so if you're a true scale gamer, you'd probably prefer the Perry ones.

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

Useful video- thanks. Can't say I necessarily agree with your conclusions, but it'll all about opinions.

[@jvcpaints]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for checking it out.

[@62seano]

Cracking job James, good to see both sets painted, they look excellent

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Sean. For painting, I'd go with the Warlord DAK.

[@OW...]

Awesome figures again of course ;)..

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you for the kind words. I really have enjoyed your renaissance regiments you've been doing recently. Keep up the good work.

[@joramamodellbau3987]

Both sets are great and you did a good job with the paintwork. Cool figures with interesting, action-packed poses. Which set is to prefer certainly depends on personal taste.
Both are expressive and both look good on the table. Best wishes and a nice weekend, James. Joachim

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you very much. The Perry WW2 stuff isn't as nice as their Napoleonic range, but it will get the job done.

[@philRminiatures]

Cracking job on these ones, love the bases as well (love the maps on the ground, nice touch with the stone...), excellent!👍👍

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Phil. The little extras in kits really helps bring the finished models to life.

[@markfrommontana]

Thanks for the comparison James. Great stuff!

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks for checking it out, Mark.

[@BrushQuill]

Interesting stuff. Lovely looking figures James

[@jvcpaints]

Thank you Cal. They were fun to do.

[@jmaccsarmiesofArda]

Oooft asking the hard questions. Honestly I cant decided myself xD

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks for dropping by, JMacc. I have to give it to Warlord here.

[@PriceyCommissionPainting]

Great video James, thanks for sharing, loved the Fort 🤣

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Alex. I hope you enjoyed it.

[@zerocharisma471]

Where you painting those Perry faces in the dark, dude? lol. Toothpick paint brush syndrome. Loved the Warlord ones. The steel helments look nice and worn.

[@jvcpaints]

Priming miniatures with white glue again, eh? And other "pro painting" tips. lol. I was in my sister's basement for 3 weeks. The lighting was bad, the brushes were bad and I was in a haze of reverse culture shock. I had to mount them on quarters because there were no bases. But I was compelled to paint while I was there, so...

[@BritishLegion666]

I agree the warlord ones are tons better. Fab painting m8

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks for the kind words, Nick.

[@weirdwwii8775]

Yeah, I don't like the scale of Perry's stuff for wargaming. I HATE drone figures! Great paint as always and have a great game this weekend!

[@jvcpaints]

Prone figures are only OK for snipers and particular weapon teams, squads no thank you. The game went well! The Hill was taken.

[@weirdwwii8775]

@@jvcpaints Look forward to seeing the battle report!

[@leont66wargaming31]

Very nice mate. Great comparison. I don’t like the prone minis either. I tend to not use them, except maybe for spotters. No ginger Germans lol?

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks, Leon. Sadly, no gingers...yet. Shoehorn one or two in when I get around to the bigger guns. haha

[@danbuman8422]

Good stuff James! They look ace :)

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks very much, Dan. I hope you're going to get your Brettonians on the table soon.

[@StudioWGS]

Perry v Warlord - two different design philosophies I feel. I am quite partial to the warlord “action man” vibe myself

[@jvcpaints]

Me too. I think the Warlord ones are just too much fun to paint and just look at myself.

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Nice comparison James

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks Justin.

[@Wielands_Schmiede]

Very good Afrika Korps.

[@jvcpaints]

Thanks very much, Christoph.

[@MrElliptific]

Try Empress figures, character and more realistic than Warlord. Paint like a charm.

[@jvcpaints]

THanks for the tip. Someday I hope to look at other manufacturers.