Author Topic: Victrix Roman Republican Cav size comparisons (Read 2398 times)

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

sgzleada71 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2024, 11:02:02 PM »

compared to metals and other victrix plastics...

aphillathehun · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2024, 12:27:20 AM »

Most Victrix riders seem way out of scale.....

Atheling · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2024, 09:11:52 AM »

Quote from: aphillathehun on November 26, 2024, 12:27:20 AM

Most Victrix riders seem way out of scale.....

That is thew one off putting problem with their ranges for me.

sgzleada71 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2024, 10:37:27 AM »

some more comparisons

Ethelred the Almost Ready · « **Reply #5 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.

Johnp4000 · « **Reply #6 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.

Mikai · « **Reply #7 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.

aphillathehun · « **Reply #8 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.

SJWi · « **Reply #9 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 .

sgzleada71 · « **Reply #10 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.

DalyDR · « **Reply #11 on:** December 01, 2024, 07:55:15 PM »

Quote from: 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 .

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).

sgzleada71 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 02, 2024, 11:28:28 AM »

correction !

Mammoth miniatures · « **Reply #13 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.

aphillathehun · « **Reply #14 on:** December 02, 2024, 11:22:33 PM »

one does look at that and think the horse should be riding him....

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