Had a good look at the new plastic Victrix Athenian Hoplites

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Somewhere I have some photos of rows and rows of the blighters I took in the museum at Olympia. Beautiful Corinthian helmets.
And they are all TINY. I mean - like, wouldn't fit a present-day 7 year old.
Now I know people have got much bigger and taller down the centuries (well, the millennia), but I reckon the average butch and beefy ancient Greek hoplite must have been barely 1.5m / 5ft tall and weighed about 40 kilos / six stone.

I have read, the Romans must have been on average about 1,60m.

And I've read Germans were bigger 

[greatescapegames]

Updated with size comparison:
http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/clash-of-empires/stu-blog/victrix-athenians

[Stecal]

I have read, the Romans must have been on average about 1,60m.

And I've read Germans were bigger 

It may also be, that like Medieval armors for children & parades, that the odd ball sizes have survived by not being used in battle.

[Engel]

Thanks for the size comparison.
Those Immortal/warlords look tiny in comparison to the rest. Im positively surprise by the sculpt of the wargames factory even thou they tower over the rest.

Im guess that you could shave of some of the larger ones bases if you want to mix them. But in real life not all persons are the same height so maybe you could mix them all in, in a unit.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

nice shot, very useful, thank you very much! looks like they will be pretty much compatible to my Foundry Greeks.

Surprised the Wargames Factory ones are that big.

Left to right: Wargames Foundry, Wargames Factory, Victrix, Warlord/Immortal

[greatescapegames]

Yup, I have a Foundry Greek army and I have come to the same conclusion. I only really need to paint one more phalanx but these are tempting to delve into a Successors' era Greek army.

[Chairface]

nice shot, very useful, thank you very much! looks like they will be pretty much compatible to my Foundry Greeks.

Surprised the Wargames Factory ones are that big.

Yes, very useful. Thanks. You know this shot has me rethinking the Wargames Factory figs. Nice sculpts, corinthian helmets..... Combined with seeing Major Smith's excellent work on them..... Maybe the Victrix figs aren't the end all and be all that I was hoping for. 

[greatescapegames]

Updated with some assembled figures:
http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/clash-of-empires/stu-blog/victrix-athenians

[greatescapegames]

And some more comparisons, plus painting!

http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/clash-of-empires/stu-blog/victrix-athenians