"Warmodelling Roman Comparison" Topic

A number of people had questions about the new Warmodelling (Fantassin) ancients figures. I've done a quick comparison shot. In the photo there are 4 figures. From left to right are a Corvus Belli Roman, Warmodelling, then two Black Hat Romans (LR4 and PU2 respectively).

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Note that for the Warmodelling figures shields and weapons are cast separately.

Mark "Extra Crispy" Severin
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thats great!

Otto
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Thanks Mark!

Thanks :-)

Have just got a few packs of these figures via a friend who picked them up at Salute. First look – nice sculpting with good figure proportions. Metal is rather light and means the spears MAY be a bit brittle. Definitely bigger than Essex/Chariot 15mm figs by a few mm. I have:

ARR 10: Velites for mid republican rome. Random selection of designs, 6 different across 2 packs. All wear wolfskins. My other MRR figures are Feudal Casting; the Warmodelling are 1-2mm taller. I won't mix the 2 designs on the same base but will use them in the same army in their own battlegroups. The shields & spears are cast in 1 piece with these figures.

ARR 14: Lictores – 4 in a pack, 2 designs. These are going onto a command base with a Feudal Casting general – theres one in tunic reading a scroll on horseback – with judicious filing down of the lictor figures' bases these will go very nicely together I think

AGL 21; Druids. I have a pack of Chariot's "Druids & Screaming Women" and wanted a few more for variety. The Warmodelling figures are VERY nice models, 4 different characters & will be a joy to paint. They are definitely bigger by 2-3mm than the chariot figures, and remain taller even after filing the base thickness to a sliver only. I will probably get away with using one of the chariot druids as a teenage acolyte on the same base – time will tell after painting

Overall, very nice models, will be getting some more but will definitely get them as whole battlegroup batches rather than mix them due to the height (probably about Xyston greek hoplite size though I didnt have any to hand to compare with). I'm not sold on the principes, hastati & triarii on the grounds that the shields seem too short in proportion to figure height compared to other manufacturers, but will hopefully be getting some mid-rep roman cavalry and italian allies soon

I got yesterday the mid republican rome STARTER ARMY from Warmodelling.com and in my opinion these are the best ancient figures in Market. Forget Essex or Chariot, the quality of Warmodelling is really much better. I will sell my Essex bought a few years ago, because is not possible mix them.

Any idea how these models match up against Testudo? I have a whole big box of the Testudo Gaesati for a Galatian army as well as the chariots and support troops but you never know what else you might need and Testudo is AFAIK out of business.

atb
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I am looking for Late Visgoths in 15mm. Trying to build out my Goth army.

Kawkid51

I'd found the WM Gauls to be Xyston-sized, but not as well detailed or animated as the Xyston figures. The WM Gauls are a little smaller than the Testudo Romans I've got, but thats only really noticable because of the Testudo figures large crests. If they were bare-headed I'd mix both the WM and Xyston figures in with the Testudo boys quite happily.

Xyston & WM figures together here

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Finally got a few photos together of these figures:

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1 element of warmodelling druids (left, + magister militum in back corner), element of magister militum "druids & screaming women" (right). WM are about a head taller than the MM figures

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left- warmodelling, right – feudal castings velites (base thicker on right due to mag tape underneath)

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Feudal casting general (from "personalities") and 4 WM lictores

Now painted they don't seem so much bigger than the other ranges after all

Regards
Phil