Rating Figure Paint Quality
To asssit you in evaluating our used figure collections, we rate each collection using the
GAJO scale.
The Base GAJO Scale - Please note that the GAJO Scale evaluates only the
painting quality of the figure. We also note the figure maker, such as Battle Honors or Sash and Saber. The
customer should know if they like Essex figures, we rate the painting quality separately from the quality
of the figure in bare metal.
The GAJO scale runs from 1 to 10, as follows -
1 - bare metal or primed
2 - partly painted, metal showing
3 - painted, no metal showing
4 - basic gaming quality, all areas covered with historical colors
5 - nice figures, with some good touches
6 - vary nice figures, all covered with good color separation, pleasing
7 - top quality gaming figures, excellent color separation with highlighting and shading
8 to 10 - contest winning quality, too pricey for gaming
Plus Grades - Most of our used figures fall in the 5 to 6 range,
newly painted figures are mostly 6 and 7. If a figure has some nice touches but is not ready for
the next level we give it a plus, for example a base 5 Roman legionaire with a really nicely
painted shield might be rated as a 5+.
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