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Battle Honors routinely ends up either second or tied for first with AB. What both lines have in common is the same sculptor: Anthony Barton. In this case I think the comparison results in a tie. While the Battle Honors line tends to be closer to true 15 mm (measured from boot sole to eye) all the characteristics that make AB so strong are usually evident in Battle Honors figures as well.
In this case we have a well proportioned, appropriately detailed miniature. The proper anatomical sizes, the downfall of so many figures in my opinion, are correct here. Hands are smaller than the face, while feet are larger than the hands. The legs are longer than the torso, and the overall build of the figure is consistent (i.e. no stocky legs supporting an emaciated torso).
Like the AB line, the poses are also a real strength of the line. This particular pose may not excite you, but it accurately represents how a soldier might look - no gravity defying, melodramatic poses here.
Battle Honors, in my experience, are always crisp, nicely cast, with rarely a noticeable mold line. Flash is always easily removed and intelligently placed (i.e. at the end of the bayonet, not the end of the nose). Like AB they come in a wide variety of poses in each bag, and have the distinct advantage of being much cheaper (at $12.50 per bag of 50 or $0.25 each compared to AB at about $0.60 each).
This figure is not flawless however. The musket stock from flint lock to butt looks too short to me. There is a piece of flash on the right side of the bicorn that needed more work than usual for a Battle Honors figure, and the cartridge box and pack merge together at one corner. Still, these are very minor and do not really detract that much even on close inspection - their importance on a gaming table I leave it to others to assess!
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