| handgrenadealien | 03 Nov 2009 8:26 a.m. PST |
Having never before been tempted by a 'Cataphract Army'I think I may have been seduced after seeing A&A miniatures Palmyran range on their website. Now before I part with any cash do any of you gentleman have any experience with this range? I have only bought a few of their Macedonian cavalry previously and frankly didn't really like the style of the horses, is this so noticeable under scale trappers? Any comments, links etc gratefully recieved. |
| floating white bear | 03 Nov 2009 8:49 a.m. PST |
Beautiful figures. You cannot use the armoured camels for a Palmyran army in FOG (officially anyway). Yes I think the cataphract horses are a bit small, but I have not compared them to any other ranges. I would spring for A+A if I could afford a whole army. The armoured infantry in hoods are nice as well. Rob. |
| handgrenadealien | 03 Nov 2009 8:54 a.m. PST |
Thank you Rob, The size of the horses isn't too much of an issue for me rather the general anatomy and as for the camels I think I would buy some just to paint even if I didn't game with them. But 'beautiful figures' may just sway it for me, particularly with the £100.00 GBP for 16 packs deal. |
| Garand | 03 Nov 2009 10:08 a.m. PST |
Horses are beefy, but under the barding isn't super noticable. The Palmyran range is a really nice one, and now that they've finally come out with light cavalry, it is a "complete" range (or at least as much as it could be). Damon. |
| floating white bear | 03 Nov 2009 10:45 a.m. PST |
I think the Canadian and Britsh economies are similar in that we earn and spend dollars as you would pounds. Problem is 2+ dollars equal one pound so think of your 100 being 225 plus shipping. Very nice figures. Can't use the camels (but I have some anyway) and the horses are a bit small for the cataphracts making up the bulk of the army. So I will think long and hard about A+A. Some of the nicest figures available however. I got a 5 pack deal. Afraid to recall what it cost. Rob. |
| Garand | 03 Nov 2009 12:26 p.m. PST |
The current exchange rate (as of today) is £1.00 GBP equals $1.64. So not $2+. Shipping is only 20% of the order (reasonable IMHO). At todays exchange rate each infantry pack comes to $16.74 USD with shipping, or $2.09 USD per figure. A little on the high side for historicals, but not outrageously so, and IMHO each figure is definitely worth 2 bucks. Damon. |
 Doms Decals  | 03 Nov 2009 12:52 p.m. PST |
$1.75 USD for Canadian dollars, but still not 2+. I'd also say "we earn and spend dollars as you would pounds" is deeply flawed – 2008 UK median full-time earnings were around £25K ( news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8151355.stm ) – I can't find the Canadian figures offhand, but for 2005 the median was $41K ( link ) which would imply an exchange rate of about $1.60 USD for equal spending power, putting UK goods effectively at a 10% premium rather than the 100% plus you seem to think…. Dom. |
| floating white bear | 03 Nov 2009 2:32 p.m. PST |
Does that mean I can get a refund beacuse the rate was different when I bought last year? :) 8.99 pounds for two camels and riders. So that is as close to 8 Canadian per camel as I care to get. Postage is fixed percentage, customs is a crap shoot…. ( I think A+A is Irish-no?)
My only point is they are beautiful figures. But by my reckoning they are pricey. Palmyrans are a bit sketchy as the majority of the army would be horse cataphracts and the cataphract horse (again, by my reckoning) is not the nicest piece in that collection. |
| Mithridates | 03 Nov 2009 3:44 p.m. PST |
I would also have a look at Vendel Miniatures – they are bringing out a full range of Parthians and the horse archers look superb: link |
 BigRedBat | 03 Nov 2009 5:02 p.m. PST |
Vendel were kind enough to send me some of the new horse archers so that I can do a size comparison shot for my blog. Their new horse archers are really very nice; the horses are medium sized, well detailed and extremely graceful. I'm waiting for some minis to turn up from other manufacturers, and will take some shots later this week. Now I want to see how the cataphracts come out! Cheers, Simon |
| legatushedlius | 04 Nov 2009 7:16 a.m. PST |
Wow see what you mean about the Vendel Parthians ! lovely! |
| Mick in Switzerland | 04 Nov 2009 8:18 a.m. PST |
Dear Simon,
How big are the new Vendel figures?
Mick |
| Delbruck | 04 Nov 2009 10:02 a.m. PST |
Those Vendel Parthians look really nice, not their usual stiff pose. It will be interesting to see what their cataphracts look like. The A&A Palmyran cataphracts are some of my favorite 28mm figures. |
| mashrewba | 04 Nov 2009 11:01 a.m. PST |
I've got some of AA's Sassanids and they are great.
I'd be tempted to have a number of Palmyran cataphracts on unarmoured horses.
Anyone got a view on this? |
