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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Sangennaru on July 11, 2010, 11:09:28 AM

Title: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Sangennaru on July 11, 2010, 11:09:28 AM: 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
Title: Re: Combining WG and WF Vikings
Post by: Sangennaru on July 11, 2010, 08:19:37 PM: 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!
Title: Re: Combining WG and WF Vikings
Post by: fastolfrus on July 11, 2010, 09:42:46 PM: Did you mean Gripping Beast ?
WG don't do plastic vikings.
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Sangennaru on July 11, 2010, 09:49:53 PM: UPS! :) maybe you're right...

i was thinking about warlord because they sell the gripping beast ones.... :) lol
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 11, 2010, 10:45:15 PM: 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
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Svennn on July 12, 2010, 08:44:00 AM: 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.
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Sangennaru on July 12, 2010, 04:07:41 PM: 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!
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Sangennaru on July 12, 2010, 08:04:28 PM: bought the GB ones, hope they will be good! :D
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Calimero on July 27, 2010, 02:59:53 PM: This might be of interest for you...

http://www.hourofwolves.org/?view=articles&which=vikingFaceOff
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Sangennaru on July 27, 2010, 07:18:45 PM: 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 :)
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Argonor on July 30, 2010, 12:15:13 PM: Quote from: Sangennaru on July 27, 2010, 07:18:45 PM

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.
Title: Re: Combining GB and WF Vikings
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on July 31, 2010, 02:41:07 PM: Quote from: Argonor on July 30, 2010, 12:15:13 PM
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.