"Successor Cavalry Size Comparison shots" Topic

I've some 1stCorps, an Empire and an A&A Parthian. Many thanks to the suppliers who sent me the miniatures!

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Cheers, Simon

Simon, have you heard anything about Companion? Cheers Mike

Alas no, Mike. I'm guessing that the owner is holding on to the range with a view to reviving it at a later date.

Cheers, Simon

Thanks for the pics Simon.

I just bought some 1st Corps successor cav, and I plan to buy units from other manufacturers, once they are painted.

Successor armies ought to be huge!

The 1st Corp are nice. Until recently, there haven't been a lot of choices for Successors cavalry, but I think that's going to change this year.

I'm also looking forward to seeing Aventine's Pyrrhic cavalry.

Cheers, Simon

Thanks for the shots Simon. Always very handy. Shame about Empire. Understand Aventine's Pyrrhic and Italiote infantry will be out this year with the cavalry to follow later.

Seems 1st Corps Successors are a tad larger than their Republican Roman range.

Essex also produces some interesting Successors, would recommend their Seleucid Cataphracts, Agema (no leg armour), thureophoroi and thorakitai. Their Seleucid half armoured horse is large and while though the Empire one looks more impressive there is not that much between them. I do like their later hoplite general – a veteran campaigner. I have him in a command group with the Essex Alexander figure and an A&A Carthaginian general (who is a little slighter in build). Would be suitable for many armies.

Cheers

Garry

Hi Garry, I rather discounted Essex, because I'm not familiar with them (also for my personal collection I go for larger minis). But I'll try to pick some up next time I do one of these.

1st Corp sent me a Republican Roman infanty and a pikeman; I'll take a comparison shot later on. I want to cover 1stCorp becuase they are nice minis and because not everyones' tastes run to the behemoths that I go for!

Cheers, Simon

"Seems 1st Corps Successors are a tad larger than their Republican Roman range."

I hadn't noticed so. Simon's comparison should show you.

Allen

I had a peek this morming, and as Allen says they are extremely similar in size. I'll do a shot in a few days time.

The 1st Corps cavalrymen are perhaps a little taller than the infantrymen; in their sitting pose, they are almost as tall as the erect infantry. If their legs weren't bowed for riding, I'd imagine they would be a mm or two taller. This may help the 1stCorp cavalrymen work with slightly larger troops from other ranges.

Cheers,

Simon

Simon

I measured my Essex chaps and most are just on 30mm from their soles to the top of their scones. Helmets are extra. Their horses are also quite large. Some of their ranges – for example the early Achaemenid are slighter in build (easy to see why they had such a tough time hand to hand with the Greeks, in a rugby/hoplite scrum they would have been pushed back across their own goal line).

For comparison the Thureophoroi and Thorakitai are a bit larger than the Gripping Beast examples but can mix in the same unit.

Their web site is improving and there are more shots of figures than previously – have a look at their Partian and Sasanid horse archers (your other post refers) for example.

Thanks for the comment Allen. I was going by the size of the Romans I have. My test is how easily can the leather edging on Roman shoulders be seen – so far Renegade, Crusader and Essex are above par.

Cheers

Garry

Hi Garry, I shall contact Essex and see if I can get some samples, with a view to expanding the reviews. Also, someone has suggested Bears Den Parthians; I'll see if I can get some of them, too.

Cheers, Simon