Please subscribe So those lovely people at Gripping Beast sent me a box of their new Late Roman Cataphract plastic 28mm figures to review. So it would be rude if I didnt do so!. Available £22 for 12 cavalry from www.grippingbe...
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@leont66wargaming314 жыл бұрын
Good unboxing mate. They look pretty nice. Easy to paint as well. Always a bonus
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Leon. Easy to paint is always a massive bonus in my book!
@BrushQuill4 жыл бұрын
Interesting review. Saw these in Wargames Illustrated a while ago so good to see "in the (horse) flesh". Shocked there is no command but maybe we've been spoilt.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
true about the command - completely missed that rather obvious fact!
@gkspain14 жыл бұрын
Very nice review Dom, looking forward to seeing you paint these up, all the best Garry
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
Video up this morning Garry with them all finished - I think they look pretty good as a regiment, Individually not so great but together they are nice
@basicminiaturepainting4 жыл бұрын
Nice looking figures,not bad for the price
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
It's true, price is good
@paulspaintshed35114 жыл бұрын
I really like those and if you fancy late Roman's the Gripping plastics is a great way to go to keep costs down. Cheers Dom.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
Definitely a cost benefit - and they look OK in a unit which is after all how they will be used
@joramamodellbau39874 жыл бұрын
At first the figures looked a bit simple in terms of shape, but after your painting they look really good. So, everything was done properly for the price. Have a nice weekend, Dom. Greetings, Joachim
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
it's that balance of money vs quality - I think on balance these are good value
@maryhinge63344 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing that Dom. I’ve been wondering what these are like. 👍
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
Any time! Especially since they sent them to me!
@jvcpaints4 жыл бұрын
Looks like good value for money on this box.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
yes definitely that
@sebishichen89684 жыл бұрын
The copper horse armour for me looks great! Looks more eastern cav, good fair video
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
yeah for the rest i did some bronze as well and with a good wash they all look good
@MillersMiniatures4 жыл бұрын
Good review mate. Never been to sure about gripping beasts range before but they dont seem to bad. The horses look brilliant.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
the effect on mass is pretty good
@MillersMiniatures4 жыл бұрын
@@BootsontheTable I bet I've really been enjoying your videos over lockdown. Has inspired and given me the courage to upload some stuff of my own. Not with much viewing success but early days
@ModellingforAdvantage4 жыл бұрын
Honest and frank review. Good stuff mate.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
that's all I can do buddy
@marctitley70204 жыл бұрын
I think the figures look quite good, and for the price you can’t go wrong.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
yeah the price is definitely the winner in the equation - given a cavalryman can cost £4-5 these are 12 for £22
@NossCalavera16704 жыл бұрын
I agree, not great figs but for the price its not bad.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
Its definitely the balancing factor - good value but not the best figures but for probably half the price
@vicsminiatures79494 жыл бұрын
Nice review! They do look like nice figures. I'm not a fan of plastic figures. I really dislike putting them together.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree, I didn't like putting plastics together, but the price is interesting
@Eugen_TV4 жыл бұрын
good review!
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@HerkusMonteSaga4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. Im still not sure about them, they seem to be less well sculpted than some of their older kits like the Arabs, and definitely not as nice as the light Roman cavalry brought out around the same time.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
I think for a large army they are fine and in a unit look pretty effective. As a skirmish/small unit I am not so sure personally, although the price is good
@awordabout...30614 жыл бұрын
Do you think these chaps could be used as later Byzantine cataphracts? There's no plastics I'm aware of that could be used instead, and the metals are just out of my price range at the moment.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
yes James I think so - there are head options which you could use which might be more Byzantine and heavy armour of the period was pretty similar
@lesliebeilby-tipping68544 жыл бұрын
Great review Dom. They are plastic, so won't be buying any. Enjoy filling the joint lines.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
actually the mold lines werent too bad on these... the joins were nasty in places
@peterlittle66514 жыл бұрын
It is funny how perceptions differ greatly when it comes to modelling horses. The models as a whole look good and at that price excellent value, but that steed with both its front legs in the air looks awful and unnatural.
@BootsontheTable4 жыл бұрын
it's true - I guess to me a horse which is breed to carry a metal bard and big man in full armour would be a big carthorse!
@peterlittle66514 жыл бұрын
@@BootsontheTable Well if they are Roman they rode what we call ponies and carried virtually no weight at all although not knowing enough about Cataphracts I could be putting myself in front of the firing squad. Keep up the good work Dom I a slightly older than you but we are both worldly wise and that makes a vast difference in this age of ???????
@peterlittle66514 жыл бұрын
I forgot to add if you are into wargaming and history you have to read to understand matters so the wargaming fraternity are generally well well read!!!!