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Author Topic: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??  (Read 70318 times)

Offline Arthadan

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #150 on: October 12, 2018, 09:07:59 AM »
Looking great, I'll keep an eye on this thread.

Offline Siegfried

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #151 on: October 12, 2018, 05:55:15 PM »
Victrix has announced on their Facebook page that, before releasing their Saxon figures, they will be sculpting some Saxon/Viking archer models. Apparently, they'll accompany those archers with some casualty figures as well.

This range looks quite promising, to say the least. I can't wait to get my hands on these figures! :D

LINK to the Facebook post here: https://www.facebook.com/victrixlimited/

Offline Bindonblood

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #152 on: October 12, 2018, 07:11:22 PM »
I don't like the Saxon's short sleeve jacket. I've not actually seen any evidence for these, has anyone?

If it wasn't for that, I buy them without hesitation. With them I'll have to have serious thoughts about them...
« Last Edit: October 12, 2018, 07:14:01 PM by Bindonblood »

Offline Duncan McDane

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #153 on: October 13, 2018, 08:50:34 AM »
I feeel they should drop the gambeson; not a fan of those on Northwestern European warriors before about 900 AD.
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Offline Arlequín

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #154 on: October 13, 2018, 09:40:20 AM »
As the range appears to be Vikings, Saxons and Normans, it is to be assumed they represent the 11th Century.

Offline Nord

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #155 on: October 13, 2018, 10:31:32 AM »
From the facebook page:-

These are 10th to 11th Century Saxons so the Gambesson is not out of place. Earlier Saxons will come at a later date.


Offline Mr.J

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #156 on: October 13, 2018, 03:25:51 PM »
I’m really excited about these. I already have countless vikings but will no doubt get more when these are released.

I really like the gambesons. I’d rather have some decent later Vikings and Saxons (don’t get me started on Normans!)

Offline Siegfried

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #157 on: October 13, 2018, 08:50:40 PM »
I personally like the fact that they've included a couple of bodies with gambesons. They will be very useful for kitbashing.

From the facebook page:-

These are 10th to 11th Century Saxons so the Gambeson is not out of place. Earlier Saxons will come at a later date.



Does that mean that they'll be doing an Early Saxon box set after they've finished working on these ones?

Offline Argonor

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #158 on: October 13, 2018, 11:34:06 PM »
I personally like the fact that they've included a couple of bodies with gambesons. They will be very useful for kitbashing.

Does that mean that they'll be doing an Early Saxon box set after they've finished working on these ones?

They said they will at a later time.
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Offline Engel

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #159 on: October 15, 2018, 10:31:10 AM »
"This is the fifth and penultimate Viking command figure. One more berserker and then the Viking set will move to the tooling stage."

https://www.facebook.com/victrixlimited/photos/pb.486367914832441.-2207520000.1539599371./1376011122534778/?type=3&theater


Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #160 on: October 15, 2018, 11:37:41 AM »
Wow :-*

Offline Atheling

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #161 on: October 15, 2018, 12:52:42 PM »
Wow :-*

Quite!  :-*

Though I do have a zillion Anglo Saxons, Anglo-Danes, Norse, Norse Irish, Welsh, Sub Romans well as Normans thus far unpainted! Still, what would it hurt to indulge?  lol

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Offline Argonor

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #162 on: October 15, 2018, 04:39:06 PM »
Well, I know it is widely used by viking fight reenactors (for obvious reasons), but is there actually any evidence of that kind of mail 'veil' attached to helmets being used in the Dark Age??

Offline Mr.J

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #163 on: October 15, 2018, 06:41:14 PM »
If you look earlier you find the Valsgarde helmet which is 8th century.

Lots of reenactors use the Chernaya Mogila helmet as evidence of this but as far as I can tell there’s nothing to support this, equally there’s also nothing against it either. Arguably the Gjermundbu helmet could also have had this kind of face protection. Both of these helmets show evidence of having a maille aventail and there’s nothing to say this didn’t protect the face as well as the neck.

Hell there are remains from bog standard nasals that also show evidence of rivets and holes that indicate the inclusion of a aventail which in theory again could have covered the face.

There isn’t a great deal in the archaeological record for Viking Age helmets, most are too early, too late, fragmentary or geographically too far removed.

Offline cdm

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Re: Victrix Dark Ages anyone??
« Reply #164 on: October 16, 2018, 08:26:32 AM »
I concur with a previous comment somewhere about the lazy way the chainmail links are done, but with my painting skills and eyesight, it's hardly relevant for me to fuss over. I hope at some point they make some effort to drape chain realistically just for academia and pro painter's sake :)

It looks like I'm going to have a ridiculously long wait for the normans to get released at the current pace of render releases :(