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Hmmmm, seems like the forgot about Fireforge as far as plastic historicals go. I think all companies take time to really learn how to make good plastic kits. I'm in favor of Pendraken and Empress representing the metals to the last stage.

Great haul, looking forward to seeing the project develop

Do you think there are enough hoplites tho

Awesome parcel

I have been working on these Victrix kits recently and have done over 200 hoplites of various factions. The best things about the new Victrix hoplite set are the helmets and the extra spear options. I used the spare spears to rearm the unarmoured hoplites to keep the proportions the same. You can also use Macedonian Hypaspists as alternative hoplite poses. The older hoplites sets are still good as they add shield aprons and musician options.

four hundred! that's a lot, but no sweat for you

what a generous 3rd mystery man

Should keep you busy for a time!

The Warlord hoplites are OK with the Corinthian helmets but there are a few orangutan arms on the sprue you've got to watch out for. The archers and unarmored guys are on my list for my next Victrix buy (I'm waiting for their ww2 28mm Germans before pulling the trigger.) Good luck painting all that stuff. Are Ranger and mystery man doing the Carthaginians?

Great haul. :)

sounds like some fun hikes

Comparing apples to oranges, utterly meaningless.

The Footsore are bigger especially the horses

Nice, I love hiking. Just tried to climb Mt. Wheeler in New Mexico but the cold forced us back at about 13,000 feet. It was brutal and we weren't prepared for the cold rain and wind. Godspeed on those White Mountain peaks.

Looks like a beautiful place, somewhere to clear your head

Gorgeous man, reminds me of a section of the Appalachian trail I did with my wife 2 years ago. I've made some progress on my Carthaginians, not as much as I'd like but the OPFOR are in the works. Ill be sending some sprues your way soon. Take care!

Looks like a beautiful place to chill out. Looking forward to the shit tone of hoplites too.

Actually I think it is a major achievement to top the Perries their fan boys vote for them regardless of the relevance of the survey. I thought the Perries focus is mainly Napoleonic's not noticed much else from them. I was surprised that Footsore didn't do better as they have a very new popular range of early medieval figures I didn't think the survey was limited to plastics rather than any historical manufacturer?

Heroics and Ros are really cheap mostly due to their scale, fairly decent 6mm metals(and resin for larger models) at really cheap prices. you could probably build a cold war battalion for the price of a plastic box. Baccus on the other hand probably make some of the best 6mm models though last i checked they only do infintry and cav, so tanks and such. Surprised ghq wasn't on the chart as they are one of the other good 6mm miniature makers. As for all the epic scale stuff, smaller models are just better imo and they are going for scales where you can put details on.

GHQ all day for modern historical but victrix have the right look for my tastes across the time frames. For golden horde & soviet, zvesda in 1/72 and 1/100 for historical accuracy.

I see you lost the battle with your hair brush bro 😮

nice hoplites :)

I'm in the camp of those disappointed with Victrix's inconsistent scaling, but applaud them for getting whole ranges done in plastic.

I recently bought some 28mm Medieval Knights from Victrix and they are excellent. I will be buying more from Victrix if that Medieval line expands.

"I know there's some archeology there, but I don't know if I buy it."...LULZ Trust nobody, let the Rule of Kool be your guide.

METALS 4 EVA

With the amount of time it takes to design plastic minis, fit them to sprues, and make the sprue moulds, I can't see how companies can quickly push a set out to beat a competitor without a year or so of warning before hand. But it is sad to see companies drop ranges before completing them due to competition. Competition is always good. It was great to see Victrix win after such a fantastic few years with their new full ranges of great minis. But to me Perry Miniatures is still very much the go to place for Black Powder era wars.

Valid.

Wargames Atlantic stuff is affordable but their miniature style has never really done it for me

Khurasan didn't even make the list, but they are also US and not UK based so that may be why

For me it depends on the period of the project and the price. Being stuck on the dark side of the Rest of the World for shipping, I cannot afford the 25% shipping that quite a few of the manufacturers from the UK charge...unless you drop 300GBP, which is more than a mortgage payment. Great Escape Games does Dead mans hand and some WW2 fringe armies and I am kind of surprised they didnt get a spot on the playoff tree. Victrix has been my go to for the past year because of the good value for money for their ancients. I am interested in seeing how their 28mm WW2 looks. Hopefully, the competition in scale and periods will force everyone to up their games.

I am glad to see the plastics companies come in and make their money. I just think that in 15 years the same thing will happen with 3D printing and if wargames Atlantic is still around by then they’ll be the ones laughing to the bank.

Where Wargames Atlantic succeeded was whenever they did weird stuff like the Conquistadors, Aztecs and Ogres. I think it's smart for them to jump into the 10mm sphere cause that scale is pretty untapped and I doubt Victrix would follow them there.

Great video overview of the different manufactures. Like many, I have a little bit of everything and IMHO I think it depends of what you want to do, will dictate which plastic is best for you. I think Gripping Beast needs to dial up their mold/detail to match Victrix. Perry has been focusing on other periods like Franco-Prussian and what not. So it depends on the period. Again good video overview!

My one complaint about victrix is the scale of their cavalry. However, maybe I am wrong, but I think Perry hasn't brought out much plastic this year. Which might justify victrix with the win. Wargames atlantic is a bit of a mess in my opinion. Their range is almost a random mixture of incomplete and sparce time periods, etc.

I really do not feel as if this is an accurate reflection of where we are at in historical miniature wargaming, but more so in what period a group in the hobby is into at the moment and who has nice sculpts.

To be honest this was just a bit of fun and not intended to be taken seriously, as Ken said. Half the time lots of people didn't even use companies they were voting for.

Their newer sets such as Normans/vikings and new Greeks are disgusting and unrealistic. Overly ‘dynamic’ posing, horrible scaling, oversized, look very computer generated and fantastical. Compared to their original EIR and their realistic detailing it’s ridiculous

Excellent projects, really looking forward to the miniatures for the Sicilian campaign. Lots of possible troops and nationalities you could choose from. Those close order, deep ranked hoplites are going to look fantastic. I am curious to find out what route(s) you go down for decorating all those aspis shields.

Superb buildings, they look great and real...and well done with the roads!

Okay for your Fenchie Grenadier figures, lots of things happening here. Now from a bit of a blurry video I can see off the top the headgear w/pom pom. The pom pom style/shape looks more of a Voltigier/Legere style, not a grenadier. Missing the black gaiters which were used at different times during the Napoleonic wars. Then it's hard to see the white facing trimmed in red, red color epaulets and cuffs, and the white coat tails trimmed in red with red grenadier design/logo. Definitely cannot tell if he's wearing the grenadier sword style from the video. Further if we're button counting, cannot tell if he has the brass eagle on his ammo pouch. Officers would have gold trim on Shako and epaulets, while rank and file would be red. Whew...hope this helps. BTW good update video too!

Great update! Looking forward to seeing how the projects progress. Apprecaite you know a lot more about the ancients period than I, but I have just finished reading a book called "Carthage At War - Punic Armies c. 814 - 146 BC" by Joshua R. Hall (Pen & Sword, Published 2023) - A lot of the focus was on Syracuse, so may be of interest? Also, if you are looking to paint greeks quickly, can I recommend Sakura pigma micron pens for patterning the bottom and sleeves of tunics and leather panels on the lionthorax? Best of luck, hope you are doing well!

Awesome looking hoplites! Great project plans for the future. Looking forward to see how they turn out.

You said “The horse archers are calling to me a little bit” be careful Triarius you’ll fall in the deep end with me 😂

My rivet counting Napoleonic skills are low, but I'll just say wrong headgear? I'm liking the 50 hoplites per month challenge you're giving yourself. Glad to see the new Victrix ones are a lot more dynamic looking. I'm 99% done my Spartans and started my Republican Romans, and they're going smoothly. If you do part of the wall for the Battle of Rome, I'd do a small section bisecting a corner to A) let everyone know it is there and B) make less work for yourself C) you won't have everyone's sleeves and beer bellies knocking it over every time they try to move their guys. If you have the river and the bridge it should really sell the whole scene.

very interesting ideas. Looks very cool and natural.

looks great

I really like what youve done with the buildings, especially the clay rebder, thats a great idea and certainly makes the structure look a more permanent part of the landscape. Great stuff