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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: sgzleada71 on November 25, 2024, 11:00:52 PM

Title: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: sgzleada71 on November 25, 2024, 11:00:52 PM
Victrix Roman Republican Cavalry are lovely plastic models but  a bit on the large side.   Here's a few photos to get an idea.     Also full review video available here.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLnsQb8PoAU&t=5s
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: sgzleada71 on November 25, 2024, 11:02:02 PM
compared to metals and other victrix plastics...
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: aphillathehun on November 26, 2024, 12:27:20 AM
Most Victrix riders seem way out of scale.....
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: Atheling on November 28, 2024, 09:11:52 AM
Most Victrix riders seem way out of scale.....

That is thew one off putting problem with their ranges for me.
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: sgzleada71 on November 28, 2024, 10:37:27 AM
some more comparisons

Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: Ethelred the Almost Ready on November 29, 2024, 10:26:25 PM
Those Roman cavalry clearly ate all their greens when they were little.  Due to their size they must get +1 in combat and the enemy suffer -1 morale.
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: Johnp4000 on November 30, 2024, 03:20:17 PM
Comparing the size of the rider to the horse, it looks like he would be over 6 foot tall? A big lad for that period.
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: Mikai on November 30, 2024, 10:19:57 PM
Haven't the horses been less tall at that time? I recall having read at the Celtic Chariot by Victrix that the horses are ponys as they would have been used at that time. I don't know though how those compare in size to the regular horses of the Victrix Gauls and Romans.
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: aphillathehun on December 01, 2024, 01:38:09 AM

I have Gallic cav.  The riders are taller than the men on foot by a good amount.  Someone must have messed up a calculation....  The men on foot are awesome. 
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: SJWi on December 01, 2024, 06:56:45 AM
Are you sure the bare metal and black cataphract horses in the last photo are Aventine? They look more 1st Corps to me are they are "small" 28mm .
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: sgzleada71 on December 01, 2024, 12:44:40 PM
Good question SJWi..  I've had them for years in a box of shame.  Have bought horses from both companies so I could well be mistaken.
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: DalyDR on December 01, 2024, 07:55:15 PM
Are you sure the bare metal and black cataphract horses in the last photo are Aventine? They look more 1st Corps to me are they are "small" 28mm .


They are indeed 1st Corps horses.  The pics on their web site show the bare one in their Successor Scythed Chariot pack (MSS61), and the black from their Hetairoi (Companions) with Half Barding pack (MSS34).
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: sgzleada71 on December 02, 2024, 11:28:28 AM
correction !

Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: Mammoth miniatures on December 02, 2024, 04:59:37 PM
damn boi he THICC!

the riders scale to the infantry notwithstanding, he seems vastly out of scale to the horse. I understand that historically horses would have been smaller, but there's a certain degree of romantic license that should be allowed with these things.
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: aphillathehun on December 02, 2024, 11:22:33 PM
one does look at that and think the horse should be riding him....
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: Neldoreth on December 05, 2024, 10:43:10 PM
Wow, that i a pretty large figure when compared side-by-side.
Title: Re: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons
Post by: delbruck on December 18, 2024, 12:12:08 PM
I picked up the Victrix Roman cataphract pack during the recent sale. They are huge. Compared to Aventine cataphracts, Victrix look to be about 32mm.   On the other hand, infantry match up fine with most modern 28mm figures. Based on the cataphract models I don't expect I will be buying other Victrix cavalry in the near future.