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Author Topic: Greek Hoplites, Plastic, Warlord or Victrix?  (Read 4732 times)

Offline Argonor

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Greek Hoplites, Plastic, Warlord or Victrix?
« on: May 19, 2016, 09:03:32 PM »
As per caption - which company makes the nicest plastic ancient Greeks, please?
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Offline Corso

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Re: Greek Hoplites, Plastic, Warlord or Victrix?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2016, 06:02:57 PM »
Victrix, in my opinion. They have much more dynamism - Warlord's (ex Immortal's) hoplites are good for having a representation of a phalanx, nothing else.

Victrix's armoured hoplites can be marching and/or fighting. On the other hand, if you buy the Victrix unarmoured hoplites, they don't rank much well beyond 2 ranks, but can be used as ipikhratean hoplites.

Hope this helps! ;)

Offline AdamPHayes

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Re: Greek Hoplites, Plastic, Warlord or Victrix?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2016, 06:34:57 PM »
The Warlord (ex Immortal) hoplites are slimmer and more proportionate figures than the Victrix ones and a bit more historically accurate. That said, I find the Victrix figures easier to paint as they have nice sharp detail which is  deeper than the quite fine details on the Warlord hoplites.



Middle unit are Warlord figures.

Offline Suetonius Paullinus

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Re: Greek Hoplites, Plastic, Warlord or Victrix?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2016, 06:39:27 PM »
I second Victrix. Really full of character and great value for money.
The Immortal Greeks are nice as well but seem a little smaller and less 'chunky' than most other 28s.

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Offline Argonor

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Re: Greek Hoplites, Plastic, Warlord or Victrix?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2016, 08:16:45 PM »
OK, thanks - as it happens, I have been offered a couple of Warlord boxes NIB second hand, so I may start with those.

I can then always go Victrix if I need more  lol

 

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