Great review! I can't wait to get my set! You always need a paint wash IMHO. It takes the figure from the toy realm into the higher-end collectible category. BTW, when I slit skirts like that, I always drill a small circular hole at the top of the slit to decrease the likelihood of the part splitting farther up when stressed.
From a historical angle, these are more exaggerations of history than strictly accurate. But they are exaggerations of *true* things instead of straight up fantasy, and they look great. Rome was not the only civilization at the time, there were older and very advanced and wise civilizations before them, which they heavily borrowed from. It is arguable that during their era though, they were the best at taking other people's ideas and vastly improving upon them, to the point of a continent spanning empire. So, fair play to the Romans. That is mail, in a style the Romans called lorica hamata, which they used for a looong time, and the Wolf headdress was not a symbol of barbarism, but of particular courage of a Velites (though how often and how many actually wore the skins was disputed) or in this case of a Signifier, who bears the standard, and could have a bunch of different animal skins on them for religious and symbolic reasons (I think it was usually bear though, not wolf? Still cool though). The Centurion's Vine staff was a sign of office, and for smacking soldiers, lol. It was a crime to try to grab it if he was smacking you with it. The face masks are kind of over represented here, as those were specific to cavalry (so far as I know) but they look so cool, it's great they include them. But usually the faces were uncovered except for cheek guards. They are good looking figures! Those skirts drive me crazy though, all that articulation restrained by "cloth". (For those planning to slice, remember to end your cut with a circle, to prevent future tears. This can be achieved a few ways, there are guides out there, but some kind of hole punch can help.) It would be better if they had just made the skirts tassets (there's another name for them I can't remember) where they are strips instead of one piece (they did mold them, but over a solid skirt, which defeats the point) or slit the skirts themselves. I don't mind the lack of paint, if it keeps the price down, but I agree it would really pop with a wash or something. These are great because like you said, they are a sort of pseudo history that's close enough to be unmistakable, but fantastical enough to be stylish and used for whatever display you want. Really excited for their future output. Loved the minotaur.
Awesome figures that purple one is beautiful
Great review! I can't wait to get my set! You always need a paint wash IMHO. It takes the figure from the toy realm into the higher-end collectible category. BTW, when I slit skirts like that, I always drill a small circular hole at the top of the slit to decrease the likelihood of the part splitting farther up when stressed.
So glad I found this. The hunt is on.
Are you doing a video on Teegra this weekend?
From a historical angle, these are more exaggerations of history than strictly accurate. But they are exaggerations of *true* things instead of straight up fantasy, and they look great. Rome was not the only civilization at the time, there were older and very advanced and wise civilizations before them, which they heavily borrowed from. It is arguable that during their era though, they were the best at taking other people's ideas and vastly improving upon them, to the point of a continent spanning empire. So, fair play to the Romans.
That is mail, in a style the Romans called lorica hamata, which they used for a looong time, and the Wolf headdress was not a symbol of barbarism, but of particular courage of a Velites (though how often and how many actually wore the skins was disputed) or in this case of a Signifier, who bears the standard, and could have a bunch of different animal skins on them for religious and symbolic reasons (I think it was usually bear though, not wolf? Still cool though).
The Centurion's Vine staff was a sign of office, and for smacking soldiers, lol. It was a crime to try to grab it if he was smacking you with it.
The face masks are kind of over represented here, as those were specific to cavalry (so far as I know) but they look so cool, it's great they include them. But usually the faces were uncovered except for cheek guards.
They are good looking figures! Those skirts drive me crazy though, all that articulation restrained by "cloth". (For those planning to slice, remember to end your cut with a circle, to prevent future tears. This can be achieved a few ways, there are guides out there, but some kind of hole punch can help.) It would be better if they had just made the skirts tassets (there's another name for them I can't remember) where they are strips instead of one piece (they did mold them, but over a solid skirt, which defeats the point) or slit the skirts themselves. I don't mind the lack of paint, if it keeps the price down, but I agree it would really pop with a wash or something.
These are great because like you said, they are a sort of pseudo history that's close enough to be unmistakable, but fantastical enough to be stylish and used for whatever display you want.
Really excited for their future output. Loved the minotaur.
any idea when they are going to release the new female sculpts?