For some time I've been toying with building a successor army. Recently several manufacturers have very kindly sent me samples of their ranges, and I thought it would be useful to compare the size of the different miniatures. I'll re-shoot these when Polemarch come out with relevant additions to their range.
The 1stCorps mounts are in the lower row, above. They are slightly smaller than, say, Foundry Saleh horses (middle of top row), but not unduly; whilst I wouldn't mix within a unit I would within an army. They are very crisply cast and highly animated.
A&A kindly sent me one of their Parthian cataphract horses. I've included this as Parthians could be found within a Seleucid army. The A&A horse is a not dissimilar size to the 1st Corps, but rather more heavily built, with thicker legs, and being rather broader in the body.
The final mount, top right, is from Empire Models. I hesitated to include it as as far as I'm aware it isn't in production at the moment; but is is a fine, large mount, by far the largest of the horses, a veritable Nisean charger and I couldn't resist! One of the forelegs seems just a little short to me, but I do love it; I'll be buying some when they come to the market, if only for the splendid transverse plume.
Above is the Empire steed, left, and a 1stCorps mount, right. They look similar in size above, but that is foreshortening; these two certainly wouldn't work together in the same unit (NB the Empire model isn't yet in production).
Finally, we have the riders. Please note, the Empire rider has a separate head (not included). The A&A and Empire riders are larger than the 1stCorps, but would probably work in different units. Thanks very much to 1stCorps, A&A and Empire for the sample miniatures.
Once Zama is out of the way, I'll hopefully be building an Eastern army and I'd be happy to use any of the above miniatures.
Helpful stuff there, as always. Soon you'll have to expand the comparison with the new Vendels. :) Saw them at Crisis and they looked stunning. Maybe a bit on the small side though.
ReplyDeleteI tell you, the chance to start collecting an army from square one was very tempting. And yet... I didn't...
Hi Doc, I'm posting the Vendels today! :-)
ReplyDeleteThey are a tad on the small side for me, but beautifully formed. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the cataphracts.
A Parthian army is a big commitment; lots of painting, and somewhat specialised. I really want one, some day, though!
Simon:
ReplyDeleteI wish you well on your proposed Successor project. You already will have great opponents with your Romans and Carthaginians - Pyrrhus fought them both. And of course, there's the Battle of Magnesia - perfect for the cavalry you're spotlighting right now. I plan to add some of those newly released pachyderms - maybe some Gauls too - to my existing Macedonian/Successor Army. Luckily, my fellow gamers already have huge Republican Roman and Carthaginian armies. Regards, Dean
Hi Dean, Magnesia is one I'd love to fight, but I'm a very long way off having enough minis!
ReplyDeleteMost of my Romans are later than the Punic Wars, and my Hellenistic armies are still on the small side. But Successors will be my theme for 2010...