"25mm or so Roman Circus Chariots" Topic
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| Larryb | 20 Oct 2008 5:38 p.m. PST |
I am looking to build a big Circus Maximus and have been trying to find any company that manufactures 25mm/28mm 4 horse chariots. Does anyone know of one? Thanks |
 Miniatureships  | 20 Oct 2008 5:55 p.m. PST |
Old Glory has Chariots in the Gladiator Wars line
link Old Glory also has Gladiators in the Crusader USA line
link |
 John the OFM   | 20 Oct 2008 6:15 p.m. PST |
Amazon Miniatures have a specific Circus Maximus chariot. In my 8 chariot stable, I used those, plus:
Hinchliffe "4-horse Barbarian chariot" (Hittite, really)
Ral Partha "Syrian" chariot, with extra horses
Ral Partha "Hyksos" chariot, with extra horses For drivers, I used RP anhd RAFM "Illyrian javelinmen". Both companies' Illyrians have very short tunics, and the hands are in a whipping pose. For the RP Illyrians, though, I had to cut and whittle the shield away.
I like them because the helmets are rather exotic, and vaguely Hellenistic. |
aecurtis  | 20 Oct 2008 8:29 p.m. PST |
Steve Barber Models is the only one I can think of that makes an accurate racing quadriga: picture …along with drivers being dragged, and in extremis. If Amazon's is correct, I can't say; it's not illustrated: link That of course is if you want to do the real deal: link If you want to do some Hollywood or fantasy thing, or what passes for "Circvs Maximvs" games among the gaming world's hoi polloi, using war chariots, it's more of a case of who *doesn't* make them. Allen |
| John the OFM | 21 Oct 2008 11:51 a.m. PST |
Ooooh, I'll have to get some Steve Barber ones… The Amazon one is more of a Ben-Hur type SUV. The rails come up past the navel, and have solid walls. I used the RP and Hinchliffe ones because they looked more Ben-Hur type than others. |
| mweaver | 21 Oct 2008 2:36 p.m. PST |
Are you going to play the old Avalon Hill "Circus Maximus" game? |
| Larryb | 21 Oct 2008 4:55 p.m. PST |
Thanks alot to all. I will definitely check out all suggested. |
| Larryb | 21 Oct 2008 4:57 p.m. PST |
At this stage I am, I have just about finished laying out the old board game on thin ply and then I will paint it and build the Circus around it. Although I have seen a number of other rules that don't use a grid like CM. I just have great memories of long long gaming nights ( weekends) racing chariots using AH's Circus Maximus. |
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