Chocolate  | 08 Sep 2009 5:12 a.m. PST |
I know this is pretty subjective but "Who in your opinion makes the best 15mm Biblical era miniatures?"
I would prefer NKE but I will consider anything as long as they are good sculpts.
Cheers
tfc |
Dave Jackson  | 08 Sep 2009 5:24 a.m. PST |
Chariot Miniatures, now owned by Magister Militum. |
| vojvoda | 08 Sep 2009 5:36 a.m. PST |
Essex and Chariot make up all of my chariots in my NKE army.
VR
James Mattes |
| kreoseus2 | 08 Sep 2009 6:20 a.m. PST |
I like the black hat stuff, my EAP are all from them. |
| Rudysnelson | 08 Sep 2009 6:33 a.m. PST |
I Have painted NKE armies from Old Glory15, Chariot UK and Viking Forge. All produced nice armies. Old Glory15 makes a very wide variety of Biblical armies. Viking forge are solid castings with little assembly. I mention Viking Forge because they often get overlooked. |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 08 Sep 2009 7:03 a.m. PST |
Black Hat, sculpted by Josef Ochman. |
| JCBJCB | 08 Sep 2009 8:22 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Chariot. I've seen just about everyone else's, save for Black Hat. |
| kreoseus2 | 08 Sep 2009 8:36 a.m. PST |
Hi Rudy Damb you, I thought my greek army was finished. Now I have to buy some more. They are very nice, never seen them before. More money gone….
Phil
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| Bellbottom | 08 Sep 2009 8:57 a.m. PST |
The Black Hat ones are the old Gladiator ones, I think? If so then they are a bit stumpy in the leg department, particularly the chariot crews. Museum Miniatures are OK and a bit more sturdy than the Chariot or Essex ( I have a mix of all 4, so no axe to grind) |
 Extra Crispy  | 08 Sep 2009 9:03 a.m. PST |
Yes the Black Hat are formerly Gladiator. I think they;re very nice but then I'm the US rep so likely biased. Have you looked at the Venexia range? I sell them as well :-P Mark "Extra Crispy" Severin
Owner, Scale Creep Miniatures
ScaleCreep.com
DeepFriedHappyMice.com |
| Rudysnelson | 08 Sep 2009 9:42 a.m. PST |
Yes the Spartans of Viking Forge were one of my favorites with the transverse crest. |
| Cyrus the Great | 08 Sep 2009 9:44 a.m. PST |
You might want to give Peter Pig a look as well. |
| Swampster | 08 Sep 2009 10:29 a.m. PST |
I've just done a Magister Militum/Chariot NKE army. Nice to paint. The Egyptians are all single pose per pack whereas auxilliaries such as Sea peoples and Libyans are mixed pose. I'm so used to multi-pose packs that I wasn't sure I would like it but it suits Egyptian art.
The moulds for the chariots seem a bit tired and needed quite a bit of flash removing. The other figures were still pretty flash free in most cases. |
| Tony S | 08 Sep 2009 2:26 p.m. PST |
I used a mix of Black Hat and Essex for my NKE and Hittite armies. I was very happy with both, although I greatly preferred the Black Hat foot. Multiple poses per pack, well sculpted. However, I preferred the Essex chariots. The BH offered a great range of options and types of chariots, horse and crew, which I was pleased to see….BUT…the chariots are designed with extremely thick sides. So thick in fact, that fitting the crew in was impossible without surgery. I was forced to remove their feet actually. But, mixing both manufacturers worked well for me. I'd definitely go with Black Hat and Essex again in a heartbeat. |
| Chocolate | 08 Sep 2009 5:05 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the input guys
Cheers
tfc |
