Combining GB and WF Vikings

[Sangennaru]

Hi! i was thinking about tanking some vikings from Wargames Factory or Warlord Games, and i was not really convinced by both: of course they are extremely detailed and very nice, but too similar (same belt all them!)

is it possible to combine the two boxes, making really various vikings, mixing heads and arms and weapons?

i have quite a good modellistic skill, so if there are to make some small fixing should be good. The problem if is the scale is compatible...


thanks guys!

Cheers
Jack

[Sangennaru]

hey?

anybody has both the boxes?



i need to know it now, because i am really going to buy the Warlord Games one, but if i know that i can mix pieces i'll wait for the other one!

[fastolfrus]

Did you mean Gripping Beast ?
WG don't do plastic vikings.

[Sangennaru]

UPS! maybe you're right...

i was thinking about warlord because they sell the gripping beast ones....  

[OSHIROmodels]

I don't think there is any compatability with some of the different poses but you might get away with swapping a few parts.

The GB ones are very nice but I'm still not taken with the WF ones, they seems a bit 'gangly' and awkward to me.

cheers

James

[Svennn]

I would buy two boxes of Gripping Beast if it was me and use the second one to see to how many arms etc. could be cut and repositioned rather than trying to mix.

[Sangennaru]

well, both the sets are made from full bodies, and then heads and arms!

if the scale is the same, cutting a bit here and there i think that should work...



i'm also more interested in the gripping beast ones, but they have really few body variants, and ALL THEY have a beld and a "baldric", that is pretty too much like an uniform for me!

[Sangennaru]

bought the GB ones, hope they will be good! 

[Calimero]

This might be of interest for you...

http://www.hourofwolves.org/?view=articles&which=vikingFaceOff

[Sangennaru]

well, it is

thanks for the link, i have to say that i'm really happy for my vikings:

only concern: they are smaller than warhammer size, even if they say it is 28mm it looks more like a 25mm....

but i'm planning to make a Basic Impetus Army, and for that they are pretty fantastic

[Argonor]

only concern: they are smaller than warhammer size, even if they say it is 28mm it looks more like a 25mm....

That's because they are 'true' 28 mm, whereas GW are 'heroic' 28 mm (closer to 30-32 mm these days)

If you get historical minis from other sources as well, they'll probably fit in with the GB ones. I think.

[Gluteus Maximus]

That's because they are 'true' 28 mm, whereas GW are 'heroic' 28 mm (closer to 30-32 mm these days)

If you get historical minis from other sources as well, they'll probably fit in with the GB ones. I think.

They should do. The GB metals fit in well with later Foundry and other "standard" 28mm stuff.