Warlord Plastic Caesarian Romans Preview

[Colonel Tubby]

Not sure if this has been flagged up before, but just saw these previewed in their latest newsletter:

http://www.warlordgames.com/30574/preview-plastic-caesarian-romans/?utm_source=Warlord%20Games%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=92ba55e1c5-Warlord_Games_Newsletter_28_December_2012&utm_medium=email

[Gibby]

Still can't get on with the extreme facial expressions they give their figures these days.

[Calimero]

Hope they will be bigger figures than the first roman set they released

[bigredbat]

As well as the expressions, they are, perhaps, a bit too animated for me.  And the standard bearer has a touch of "celtic arm".

Simon

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Hope they will be bigger figures than the first roman set they released

This.

[Mad Doc Morris]

First reaction after Salute: Finally an alternative to Wargames Factory regarding plastic Caesarian Romans!
After some thought: Let's hope they aren't in Warlord Games' usual style of over-animated and somewhat cheapish looking sculpts.
Having seen the final greens: Decent enough for backrankers, but nothing I would build an entire army from. Too bad Mr Hicks seems to have left the WG building.

Anyway, if you're on a budget these might come in handy. And I'm thankful for that.

[Dr. The Viking]

Which ones are the wrong small ones!?! The legionnaires?

[Mad Doc Morris]

The Imperial legionaries are indeed quite small, though likely made to be in scale with the Perry ones at Foundry's. If WG is going down that route again, those Caesarians might be a bit taller to fit in with Copplestone's work.

[Hildred Castaigne]

But it is good that the whole box is plastic this time!
It seems like a daft move to give us less figures in a box and drive the price right up by making the command in metal.

[Sangennaru]

Hope they will be bigger figures than the first roman set they released

True. Pigmy Romans. I would love to use some for ANY kind of skirmish, but i'm having some problem using them other than with WG pieces...

[Gibby]

Looking at them again I actually quite like them. The faces aren't over the top like the WW2 stuff.

[n815e]

What justification do they use for legionaries with slings?

[Sangennaru]

What justification do they use for legionaries with slings?

Probably They are Rome: Total War legionaries. After they realized how much OP are the slings... they converted!

[WuZhuiQiu]

Actually, some secondary sources such as Connolly mention that legionaries were trained to use slings. I suppose that they might have been useful when defending a fort.

[jamesmanto]

Actually, some secondary sources such as Connolly mention that legionaries were trained to use slings. I suppose that they might have been useful when defending a fort.

Yes. Legionaries of every century were trained to use slings etc. Terribly useful when employed in foraging, scouting, defending the camp, laying siege to someone else's....

Although given the space needed to employ a sling it wouldn't be very useful in formed ranks.