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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: former user on 04 May 2010, 05:55:23 PM
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I've tried to search for this topic, but apparently this hasn't been approached before.
So, did anyone yet try to combine the Warlord Game plastic ancients with those from Wargames Factory?
I would be curious to know, because I was thinking of upgrading the WF cavalry with parts from WG
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Depending on how much mixing you want to do, it could take a lot of work. Some of the connection points, like head to torso are completely different. There are also some size differences that may come into play.
I don't have the WG Romans, but I do have their Celts. I'm betting they assemble the same. I also have the WF Romans (and Celt Cavalry).
If you're just thinking of using WG torso, head and arms on the WF riding legs, it might be do-able, but I'd expect complications.
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thx
craft knife and glue are not a problem, I've done worse "complications".
I am concerned with the proportions of heads and arms.
would You possibly have a close WG and WF comparison shot, please?
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gods, this was hard work!
here, two WG auxiliaries with a WF cavalry inbetween
they seem to match up very well, and are also reported to match with Founrdy perry romans as well
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/Lynx7725/Misc/labienus_romancavalry2.jpg)
and here the celts from both companies
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yziCKq0YlOo/Sa3s70GcMJI/AAAAAAAAAS0/_6dLtikl4Mg/s1600-h/wg-vs-wf1.JPG)
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Yeah, the Warlord figs were designed to fit with the Foundry range.
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A silk purse from two pigs ears?
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A silk purse from two pigs ears?
Oooh, look at her handbag! Although to be fair, I don't like them either, you just don't like plastic though ;)
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A silk purse from two pigs ears?
sorry, I don't understand :(
as Dewbakuk says, it is plastic
and meant to be a cheap alternative
I would still like to see comparisons of the legionaries from both companies
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It's an old saying. Essentially he's saying you're trying to make something great from two rubbish products (ie can't be done).
Can't help on the comparison sorry. I only had some of the WG ones and gave them away.
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thx
learned something again :)
OK, it is not about collecting the best looking roman miniatures available. I have seen some in lead that really took my breath away.
This idea is about:
making it cheap
and giving the possibility of easy conversion on a large scale - why so?
The current roman soldiers interpreted by sculptors and reeanactors alike give a too "regular" look to the roman armies (for my taste), that also largely simplyfies and sometimes contradicts the archaeological record (to my scholarly knowledge). I often felt withheld by this aspect when I toyed with collecting a roman army, no matter how well the miniatures are sculpted. I thought that with the new piles of plastic I could give it a go. I have seen the first republican legionaries by WF and I will largely ommit these, but all the others seem quite useful.
Especially if Celts, Germans and Numidians are used to "deregulate" the uniformity.