Thanks for the responses, I appreciate it!
Ogrob, I had seen that one, but I didn't think it was good enough because it compared the 6th edition knight to the FireForge historical knight, and I really wanted to compare a 5th edition Bretonnian knight to the Albion figs from Fireforge. I see now that the bodies are the same for both the GW and Albion figs across the versions, so yeah, the horses might match, but comparatively, the GW riders are giants. I guess I'll have to just pick up some old Bretonnian Knights from eBay if I want to expand my army...
That being said, I did find the Northern Army figs as well, and they are very nice. They have the padded armour that I like so much in the Bretonnians, and they just look great. They also appear to fit perfectly in the GW paradigm. Thanks jauntyharrison for posting that picture, appreciated.
Great review Belgian, excellent and appreciated.
So now the question is, can I mix these two ranges into my Bretonnian army? Or should I just scrap the Bretonnian army project (perhaps sell them for an overly high price on eBay) and build a northern army instead?!? I imagine that these northern infantry and cavalry from Fireforge would make up the regulars in the army, and I could do irregulars or peasants using Frostgrave Soldiers! It sounds like a great army idea...
If only it didn't require me to paint an entirely new army
Another option for the Bretonnians is to pick up some old GW knights, but then instead of paying through the nose for more Bretonnian Men at Arms, that I'd use the Oathmark human infantry. They don't have the padded armour of the Bretonnian men at arms, and their helmets are a little more dark-age than the Bretonnians, but I think they might work just as well? What do you all think?
Thanks again,
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