discussion Victrix 28mm Norman cavalry done up as fantasy horse

[Tim Marlow]

As the title says, there are Victrix 28mm Norman cavalry done up as fantasy Rohanesque cavalry. Banner was a product of the excellent Little big man studios. Suffered a lack of mojo during these so they seemed to go on forever. Still, done now, and they look the part



All paint by Vallejo, except a couple of Darkstar molten metals for the brass and gold. All mistakes by me

Lastly, here is the usual calibration shot with the giant Vallejo bottles I keep just for this purpose…..


Cheers all, hope you like them. All comments and questions welcome as always….

 

[Jim R]

Those are excellent especially at that size. Love the realistic poses of the horses. You're definitely a "master of the mini blokes"

 

[Tim Marlow]

Those are excellent especially at that size. Love the realistic poses of the horses. You're definitely a "master of the mini blokes"

Very kind Jim. Victrix figures are up there with the best at this scale I think. Don’t know about being a “Master” though, just a journeyman I think……

 

[Steven000]

Well done Tim, really love your paintwork .
They are even smaller than I thought! Looking forward to your next figures. Cheers

 

[Tim Marlow]

Well done Tim, really love your paintwork .
They are even smaller than I thought! Looking forward to your next figures. Cheers

Thanks Steven. Very kind . The size is the reason I always put the bottle shot up. If I don’t, someone always asks how big they are

 

[Gern]

Beautiful

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Good to see you 'back in the saddle' , Tim
Great idea,too

 

[Tim Marlow]

Beautiful

Thanks bud

 

[Tim Marlow]

Good to see you 'back in the saddle' , Tim
Great idea,too

Cheers Neil. Cheesy pun though

 

[PaulinKendal]

These are great, Tim, as always. The horses are lovely - you always get such a clean finish.

Do the individual figures come out of the bases to indicate casualties, or do you put markers on the bases, or some other system?

 

[Tim Marlow]

These are great, Tim, as always. The horses are lovely - you always get such a clean finish.

Do the individual figures come out of the bases to indicate casualties, or do you put markers on the bases, or some other system?

The outer brown edges are the edges of the trays Paul. There are two trays there. It’s clearest in the first image. The figures are removed to indicate casualties if the rules require it. I have some of them mounted in pairs…..like the calibration shot. No reason, I just had a couple of double sized bases to use up. Movement trays like this just make it easier to move the unit en mass rather than as individual figures.

 

[Mickc1440]

Excellent work Tim, Victrix do some great figures

 

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent work Tim, Victrix do some great figures

Cheers Mick. Agreed, Victrix are probably the best out there, closely followed by Perrys.

 

[papa 695]

Great work.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Great work.

Cheers mate, appreciate the comment

 

[Miko]

A remarkable feat of eyesight! Brilliant result!

What are they made from? Last figures I had (still have) are lead Napoleonic British infantry


Miko (former member of my Secondary Modern School wargaming society)

 

[Tim Marlow]

A remarkable feat of eyesight! Brilliant result!

What are they made from? Last figures I had (still have) are lead Napoleonic British infantry


Miko (former member of my Secondary Modern School wargaming society)

Those are Victrix 28mm plastics Miko. Most of the others I’ve posted recently have been by North Star. Plastic figures have pretty much taken over the 28mm figure world, though there are still a great many excellent white metal sculpts out there (the silver bayonet range are superb). The strength of hard plastics is that every figure can very easily made to be unique. The other thing is that this scale of figures has grown a little over the years. Your old Napoleonic figures are almost certainly 25mm, so are a little smaller. Minifigs or Hinchcliffe dominated back in the day, so I’d guess they came from those ranges. I still have a British Napoleonic army made of Minifigs, and they look like midgets in comparison.

 

[Miko]

Those are Victrix 28mm plastics Miko. Most of the others I’ve posted recently have been by North Star. Plastic figures have pretty much taken over the 28mm figure world, though there are still a great many excellent white metal sculpts out there (the silver bayonet range are superb). The strength of hard plastics is that every figure can very easily made to be unique. The other thing is that this scale of figures has grown a little over the years. Your old Napoleonic figures are almost certainly 25mm, so are a little smaller. Minifigs or Hinchcliffe dominated back in the day, so I’d guess they came from those ranges. I still have a British Napoleonic army made of Minifigs, and they look like midgets in comparison.

Thanks for your comprehensive reply, I've recently toyed with the idea of returning to figures painting

and yep, mine are Minifigs, Hinchcliffe were a little more expensive but possibly better quality


Miko