Let’s Look at Victrix Medieval Knights | Plastic Miniature Review

[@Madvillain2010]

Literally just typing this to say that I am jealous and I feel upset not having this box yet. Finally an affordable set of Knights that's not a Bretonian set and you get more than 4 figures. Any way thanks for a great channel and showcasing wonderful miniatures.

[@toferkrz946]

Umm... Fireforge has been making plastic high medieval knights on barded horses in various styles for well over a decade. The Perry twins been making late medieval barded horse knights for almost as long.

[@evilstu3177]

Great review, thanks for taking the time to put this together :) I'm now really keen to see how the rest of the Victrix medieval range unfolds

[@Dan-ds8sf]

I’ve only seen renders of the Islamic cavalry, and those look phenomenal.

[@miketike3246]

Great review Dan! Victrix is one of those brands often overlooked by gamers, both historical and fantasy. Great value, super versatile, I love their stuff. I really enjoy your content!

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Thanks for the comment, and I completely agree on all points. One of the best multipart plastic companies out there in terms of value and quality. Can’t wait to see what they put out next.

[@jamesn2830]

Those are nice. Love how many good medieval kits are coming out

[@Dan-ds8sf]

It’s wild to essentially be tripling our options on the market in the latter half of 2024

[@josephwilliams3738]

Excellent review and thanks for taking the time to review these. Been loving your uploads👍

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Thanks for the shout, I really appreciate the feedback!

[@basicminiaturepainting]

An excellent review and a very cool gift from victrix

[@paulofreire7520]

Lovely models 👍🏻

[@busydad_painting]

I appreciate your thoughts on the market and comparables; I really appreciate these reviews for the context.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Appreciate the comment, the feedback is incredibly motivating.

[@Grithertime]

Sprue goo, when assembling and applying a good amount of pressure will render the seam gone, you may however end up with a ridge, which a sanding stick will address beautifully. how I assemble my horses. Sprue goo is basically Tamiya Super thin with a bunch of small chunks of sprue dumped in and allowed to melt, quite a nice way to address seams and gaps in plastic models easier to use than green stuff, cheaper as well.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Cool tip, I’ll pick some up and give it a go.

[@leedobson]

Easier than greenstuff to get rid of the horse seams is assemble them with liquid sprue ( also known as spruegoo ) this will fill the gap when pressed together, then cleaned up flush when dry, or Humbrol model filler swiped over the seam

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Yeah good advice, plastic cement from Testors has a similar effect because it melts the plastic halves together for a semi-seamless bond. Takes longer to dry, but definitely worth it if dealing with all plastic models. Having now painted them up, I can say that seam isn’t an issue on the finished models at all.

[@supthisdog]

When I started this hobby last year I was a bit surprised at the lack of good plastic medieval stuff on the market so I went with the dark ages because the Normans most resembled what kind of army I wanted to paint. Glad there's so many good medieval kits coming out this year to fill that gap. Great video, thanks for the comparisons at the end, really appreciated, hope you can show off some painted mounted Victrix and Fireforge stuff in a future video as well. 👍

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Absolutely will, just need a little time to paint them up!

[@theandf]

Lack of good plastic for medieval? Perry Miniatures has had a pretty comprehensive range for infantry and light and heavy knights for both Hundred Years War and Wars of the Roses since forever. Good quality, too! And well researched, since the Perries are history nerds. I'd understand if you said Crusades era...

[@Dan-ds8sf]

@@theandfYou’re right about the Perry’s, but also correct that their stuff is all Agincourt and later. Up until now if you wanted plastic models for the 2nd-3rd crusades (or for us Fantasty wargamers, a decent Bretonnian proxy), your only real option was Fireforge.

[@stephenmcdonald6311]

..many thanks for a great video , ..actually my knights arrived a few hours before I watched the unboxing !! ..however just a small tip to help painting the horses , ..on past experience with bearded horses ..( Fireforge Templars , .. ) ..it's a good idea to prime the two separate horse halves , then paint all the inside detail , paint the legs in your base colour and then highlight them after the two sides are put together , ..this way access to the underneath of the horse assembly is done easier and neater , ..use a brush to prime the top of the visible boarding joint which will be disturbed when glueing together , ..a really great kit and cannot wait to see the rest of Victrix offerings in this range , ..a really informative video and a great promo for the Victrix Medieval range , ...

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Thanks for the comment and insights! Great suggestion on painting horses, though I fear I’m far too impatient to wait to assemble my horses until they’re painted. Rest assured I’m watching Victrix’s release schedule like a hawk, and will have the next kit in their Medieval lineup as soon as it’s available.

[@robertcanavan2675]

Brilliant review ,waiting on my set to arrive .

[@Dan-ds8sf]

It was definitely worth the wait, I wasn’t planning on picking up their Islamic kits but I don’t think I’m going to be able to resist now seeing how good the quality of these are.

[@JasonHenke]

I relate so much this. Thank you for opening up about it. The sleep hygiene doesn't do anything from my CPTSD and induced insomnia nightmares. And once went and this is not a joke 96 hours without sleeping by the end of it it was not good. Panic attacks are horrible.😮 Gratitude, Mindfulness, Radical Acceptance, and many other learned skills over a depressingly unending maintenance discipline is massive fly me. Parting out bird and games like y ugly after doing and gaming was actually prescribed to me. Modeling is massive for my fine motor skills work. For everybody struggling, stay strong and much love. One love in fact.

[@zackcook5123]

Excellent review could you do a video or short showing these off next to some cavalry from other games. Im debating somebof these for kitvbashing

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Which game/system comparison are you looking for specifically? Most of the cavalry in my collection at the moment is from Perry Miniatures.

[@zackcook5123]

@@Dan-ds8sf any Perry cavalry but the war of the roses knights would be ideal. Thank you

[@Dan-ds8sf]

@@zackcook5123Can do, I’ll put up a short later today.

[@zackcook5123]

@@Dan-ds8sf thanks your awesome

[@goforitpainting]

Cool 👍 Have a great paint job.

[@dagdamar2000]

For the seam I would suggest using sprue goo. I find that the best solution to bad seams. Sprue goo is just thin bottled plastic cement and you guessed it cut up sprues. I personally use Tamiya thin cement.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Yeah I’ll definitely pick some up, I’ve seen a few recommendations for that now.

[@asafoetidajones8181]

Tamiya thin is fairly expensive. If you need a lot, like many warhams, it's quite possible to make your own, as it's basically a 50/50 mix of acetone and butyl acetate; which can be ordered from chemical supply shops, or substituted with methyl acetate, which is non-acetone nail polish remover. And since non-non-acetone nail polish remover is just acetone; you can literally just mix acetone nail polish remover and non acetone nail polish remover and get homemade Tamiya thin, and thus sprue goo, for about a tenth of the price. Some people like to buy a bottle or two of the Tamiya first and keep refilling it for the convenience of the bottle. For me, sprue goo isn't that useful, since I do a lot of toy conversions, and they aren't usually styrene, so it is unpredictable.

[@dagdamar2000]

@@asafoetidajones8181 Yes that is why I use the dregs at the bottom of the bottle. I have one bottle that I keep adding the dregs to and if need be add more sprue. Thank you I should have included that part at the beginning. completely forgot.

[@middleagedmtber2164]

I paint 28mm napoleonics but these look incredible.Great choice mate .

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Cheers, thanks for the comment. Been thinking about picking up some Napoleonics because the uniforms look like such fun to paint.

[@jirga_jirga]

I've been waiting your review as soon as I saw these knights were released. That Teutonic/fantasy add on was a pleasant surprise too. Good times for medieval or fantasy knights enthusiasts, we're being bombarded with excellent releases from Victrix and Wargames Atlantic. :)

[@Dan-ds8sf]

I remember first reading about them last year and immediately thinking “well, I guess I’m starting a medieval army now…”

[@jirga_jirga]

@@Dan-ds8sf I'll probably wait until there are several sets out from both companies. I have enough projects unfinished already. :)

[@paulwalker5221]

Just received the Victrix Knights and they were excellent. The knights are well sculpted with lots of detail that will paint up well. Size wise close to Firefirge and Wargames Atlantic. The Fireforge horses are chunkier but the Victrix are more animated with 6 different Victrix and only 3 different Fireforge horses, although there are unbarbed horses in other Fireforge kits such as Mounted Sergeants. I have kit bashed Fireforge Teutonic helmets onto Victrux Knights. This is an excellent kit.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Great analysis, glad to hear you agree. I’m excited to see how these kitbash with Wargames Atlantic’s own mounted knights that should be dropping within the next couple of months. What an incredible time to be a medieval wargamer!

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

I wouldn't mind getting that set

[@Dan-ds8sf]

It’s so good I’m picking up a second one, which is about the highest praise I can offer.

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

@@Dan-ds8sf Cool! I think those Medieval Knight miniatures might work well for my own 40k Feudal World themed Chaos Cultists/Traitor guard project

[@Dan-ds8sf]

@@ChaseDaOrk3767 That sounds absolutely awesome

[@ChaseDaOrk3767]

@@Dan-ds8sf Thanks man

[@paulwalker5221]

Thank you, excellent review, my Victrix knights hopefully are not far away...BTW the Wargames Atlantic foot knights scale well, with all Fireforge Medievals, including the Russian and Swedish troops.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

I was just coming to the same conclusion kitbashing some Fireforge Foot Knights with WGA and comparing my Fireforge Russian Infantry. Might warrant a scale comparison video comparing plastic sets from the big 6 manufacturers (Victrix, Perry, WGA, Gripping Beast, Fireforge, Warlord Games)

[@braddl9442]

Green stuff exists so I can make any part I want match to any other part I want. lol

[@wendellaraujocaldas3160]

Otimas peças para o tabuleiro de XADREZ

[@granthuxham2491]

Can you recommend any manufacturer for 15mm Crusade models?

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Yes, check out Essex: www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-crusades Haven’t handled their figures myself because I don’t play that scale, but I’ve heard good things.

[@hughmaxwell8143]

My diorama is pretty much 1/72. Would these guys be too big do you reckon?

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Yes, probably ogre sized compared to a 1:72 miniature I’m afraid.

[@johnrohde5510]

Thanks for this. I wonder why Victrix decided to have all but one of the horses with their caparisons - correctly - over their tails but that last one, Games Workshop style, with it's tail thrust through a hole. It's not an arrangement period images show and is, if given a moment's thought, highly insanitary. A small thing but still a pity.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Good observation, I think it’s been so normalized by GW sculpts that I didn’t even spot it.

[@stompie51]

Thanks a lot.

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

Looking good.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Thanks Ronald, huge fan of your work.

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

@Dan-ds8sf I was going to start up my own army men channel but my dad threw away my video camera 🎥 📹 📸 🎦!

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

@Dan-ds8sf Oh, BTW I a European 🇪🇺. The real Ronald Mcdonald has his own account. Sorry if this disappoints you, I'm English. But yes, Ronald is pretty awesome 😍 I also love his Japanese colleague Donald Mcdonald. I hope you're doing well.

[@Dan-ds8sf]

@@ronaldmcdonald8303 No I didn’t imagine the official Ronald McDonald account subscribed to my small wargaming channel, so no disappointment here. Happy to have you!

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

@@Dan-ds8sf would you like his fan mailing address?

[@richardbradley2802]

These Knights look so much better than the Fireforge ones, cleaner castings and less warping on the shields, and most important their Lances are THE CORRECT SIZE!

[@Dan-ds8sf]

You mean lances weren’t the length of telephone poles?

[@RustedBrush]

Nice! Great review, they look much better than the fireforge knights

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Yeah the Fireforge stuff is showing its age these days (I think those Templars are like 15 years old?). It’s more surprising to me that it’s taken this long for someone else to cover the same subject in a serious way.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Seamline on plastic kits like this are easy. Thin plastic glue melts the seam line away, and the just sand it. Do not use liquid green stuff, it is horrible

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Yeah there are definitely lots of options for cleaning that seam up, I don’t think it seriously detracts from the set in any way.

[@alphatman8396]

Very nice.

[@grazianoc.80]

Sembrano la nuova versione di bretonnia di Warhammer

[@Dan-ds8sf]

Yes I agree, and I think they would work perfectly in The Old World.

[@ernestorodriguez3637]

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[@daniedevite6781]

This video is so DAMN BORING

[@Dan-ds8sf]

You were expecting a song and dance number or something?