Trevy the Great  | 27 Apr 2010 4:17 a.m. PST |
Hey everyone!
I'm looking for alternate models for a Warhammer army that I'm planning on based off of the Roman empire. Unfortunately, I've discovered to my chagrin that many warhames manufacturer's scales are quite a bit smaller than Games-Workshop's "Heroic Scale" minis. Warlord Game's Romans, for example, are reputed to be 28mm tall but are more along the lines of 24-26mm, which looks jarring in comparison to the 30mm Warhammer plastics.
I've been looking into Wargames Factory's "Might of Rome" range, and I've seen some good looking miniatures at good prices, but I'm hesitant about the scale of these models. I don't want to go and buy any without reference, so I was wondering if anyone has any comparisons of scale between these models and larger scale ones, especially Games-Workshop's. |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 27 Apr 2010 4:39 a.m. PST |
Their cavalry are pretty tall |
 Pictors Studio  | 27 Apr 2010 4:57 a.m. PST |
They are smaller than Games Workshop models but I don't think it the difference is out of proportion with normal human variation. I forget where it is but there is a picture of a Romand next to a Barbarian and the Roman was a bit shorter. That is not to say that they were short across the board but the barbarians, especially the germans are often depicted as being taller. So if you are looking to pit some fantasy Roman army against an Empire army, for example, you might do well to have Romans figures that were a bit shorter than the German-inspired Empire. The Wargames Factory ones fit in very well with the Foundry ones. |
| Mikasa | 27 Apr 2010 7:00 a.m. PST |
Far too small for Warhammer but they look good alongside the Lord of the Rings range |
| Trevy the Great | 27 Apr 2010 7:23 a.m. PST |
Does anyone have any comparison pictures?
How do their models compare to Warlord Game's romans (that's a good point of reference)? |
| Mick in Switzerland | 27 Apr 2010 8:09 a.m. PST |
Dear Trevy, Try here
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Big version
link Regards
mick |
aecurtis  | 27 Apr 2010 8:22 a.m. PST |
Various comparisons have been posted, here and elsewhere: link link (German cavalry) link (WF and Warlord) There are lots more; have a look. Allen |
IGWARG1  | 27 Apr 2010 8:24 a.m. PST |
Also, German cavalry comparison: link Romans didn't have their own cavalry during that period and used "barbarian" types. I just painted some WF Romans and they are the same size as GW Bretonian infantry I have. |
| aecurtis | 27 Apr 2010 8:29 a.m. PST |
This may be useful: picture TMPer BugStomper posted that-- "From L to R they are: Warlord Games, Foundry, BTD, GW (yes I know he's not a Roman! ;)" TMP link Allen |
| aecurtis | 27 Apr 2010 9:30 a.m. PST |
Dom had posted this: picture "Left to right: Foundry (Perry) Warlord (Plastic) Foundry (Saleh)" TMP link |
| Trevy the Great | 28 Apr 2010 5:18 a.m. PST |
I took the liberty of chopping up some of these pics and came up with the following to compare the two miniature ranges with GW models:
picture Sorry, I don't know how to link things in this format. :( I also got a message from Wargames Factory regarding the scale of their models, and I got the following comparison between them and Warhammer models:
picture Thanks for your help, guys! |
