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@HarveyHanson-tv7nb 7 күн бұрын

I am starting a kingdoms of men army for Mantic games Kings of War and I just ordered about 300 dollars' worth of miniatures.

@Mittens_Gaming Ай бұрын

I am planning on getting one of the kits to mix in with my Italian Allies for my Punic Wars Romans. Will mix in some Italian Shields and helmets as well of course. The double crest Hemlet reminds me of the Helmet the face on the Ksour Essef cuirass is wearing, in that it also is shown with a double crest like that.

@philexley1853 3 ай бұрын

So when it says 48 highly detailed figures on the box it actually means seven.

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 ай бұрын

Yeah essential the same poses but you change the arms and heads. You do get a bit of variation but I'd definitely recommend fusing them with the Athenian hoplite set.

@derek6631 3 ай бұрын

Do you do the same thing with cavalry bases?

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 ай бұрын

Good question, I trim them shorter so they can fit within the diameter of the round base and instead of doing the process you just saw I file that till it's almost paper thin. Then glue.

@gordcolter2252 3 ай бұрын

Have done similar with metals though I file the whole base to a sliver (more work, yes) before cutting (or at least cutting to separate feet) to avoid the platform shoes step and the file levelling of the feet; with metals, broken legs and the like are otherwise more problematic due to the stresses involved.

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm with you on that one. For metals I do the same I just run them over a large file and wear them thin.

@legiox217 3 ай бұрын

Nice tip! I may try this. And then magnetize :D

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 ай бұрын

Yeah absolutely magnetizing would be really cool.

@johnclarke9498 3 ай бұрын

Good idea, Same way i do my figures, Good video 👍🎲

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@legiox217 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for! I've never had a Victrix kit but have been wanting to take the plunge, and after working with GW minis etc have been wary as some of the kits are very old now. This one seems like a great opportunity to give them a shot. Can you recommend the Early Imperial Roman range from Victrix? Also, do you remove mold lines ? I usually do this before assembling and is often the longest part, was wondering how easily they come off as they are quite prominent which is to be expected.

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 ай бұрын

Not a problem. Definitely worth the plunge these guys make the best historical figures in my opinion. Mold lines are very minimal they do the seems at the side of the body, I personally don't clean them up when I'm done painting it makes them anyhow. I have all the early roman kits and they are great. I do prefer the marching set as posed to the fighting set. But they are both great.

@legiox217 3 ай бұрын

@@hobbyspotnz2833 thanks, I did take the plunge and am going to be putting together some EIR and Hoplites soon. I did go with the marching set as I thought they look very imposing ranked up like that

@scottsharp3789 2 ай бұрын

Once you go to Victrix, you’ll never go back!

@legiox217 2 ай бұрын

@@scottsharp3789 I worked with the new Greeks and Romans and they are pretty nice. It’s a little rough for the spears and thinner pieces, but I was pretty surprised at the detail for the cost. Not bad at all!

@garyslomczynski6579 3 ай бұрын

These are a great size for making chess sets!!

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 ай бұрын

They would be perfect for it!

@LeonidasSparta-Fun-History 4 ай бұрын

The crest that you were asking about is what we call a J crest. When categorizing crests we have 3 main types: the J crest, more archaic, very popular. The standard 'corinthian' crest, front to back, most commonly depicted and common through all eras. Then there is my favorite, the transverse crest, which goes side to side.

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

Thanks very handy to know. I love the side to side one aswell. I saw a illustration of a moon themed hoplite with the J style crest and that's why I think I gravitate towards it so much.

@MrDeadzaku 4 ай бұрын

This looks good! Thank you for the video. Keep it up.

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@ernestorodriguez3637 4 ай бұрын

Painting video! Painting Video!! PAINTING VIDEO!!!

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

The people have spoken 😂 I might do one but only if you have been good.

@edevans5991 4 ай бұрын

@@hobbyspotnz2833 I have to report that your listeners have bought new minis even when they have a pile of unpainted minis, abandoned projects 2/3 done to start a new one and forgotten rules when inconvenient to their plans. Not good, not good at all. haha

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

The man with the most minis wins, that's just common knowledge 😂

@ernestorodriguez3637 4 ай бұрын

Yay hoplites 😊

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly 😊

@josezdimera 4 ай бұрын

This new sprue looks much better than the old victrix hoplite sprues (I have all of them, they are almost identical). pitty theres no extra command sprue with few more extra optios..

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

That was the only thing really that I would critic about the set having no command sprue but the figures are so nicely detailed.

@josezdimera 4 ай бұрын

That helmet style with raised crest is Thespian style I think. (thespians made up the bulk of warriors who fought at Thermopyle)

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

Dope I love them look very iconic. Cheers for the info.

@basicminiaturepainting 4 ай бұрын

Excellent review of some lovely figures

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in.

@pauljeffrey1181 4 ай бұрын

Good review thank you. The figures look great, with a nice variety of equipment and well detailed. But while some may like the variety of body poses I would have preferred them all to be in a left shoulder forward and thrusting spear position.

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, yeah I agree I myself lean more towards the static poses for ancients. I thought he advancing Romans where well done. I'm going to use a mixture between the Athenian kit and this one to get that effect.

@irvinetam3454 4 ай бұрын

Nice review. I've recently returned to NZ from the UK. Would you reckon that buying direct from Victrix would tend to be cheaper than using NZ retailers? I've seen the price of paints here and want to keep me other costs down!

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

Im all for buying local if you can but getting them from the UK is still good. They have two option for shipping one at $40 and one at $120. Depends on the size of the box. Only tool 2 weeks to get here though.

@markwarne893 4 ай бұрын

I have been looking forward to seeing what they are like before purchasing so well done for this video

@dariostabletopminatures 4 ай бұрын

Looks Really Good! Yummy Paint Jobs!

@hobbyspotnz2833 4 ай бұрын

Thanks dude was cool getting them done al together and so fast.

@jacobquak6699 5 ай бұрын

Love your paint jobs! Your rino stunning

@hobbyspotnz2833 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jacob, he was very easy to paint the model lends itself better than my skill I think haha

@florianamann7978 6 ай бұрын

Nice work

@hobbyspotnz2833 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@darioscomicschule1111 6 ай бұрын

0:23 Your Minis look Great!

@hobbyspotnz2833 5 ай бұрын

cheers dude

@darrinstanaway8943 8 ай бұрын

the jeep is cool with the figures looks awesome

@hobbyspotnz2833 8 ай бұрын

Cheers, the jeeps are good fun to put together but more of a challange.

@darrinstanaway8943 8 ай бұрын

nice looking figures and your painting is excellent

@hobbyspotnz2833 8 ай бұрын

Thanks they are nice and simple to paint so that helps too!

@hxial7iso287 9 ай бұрын

A bit childish now but they look really cool

@hobbyspotnz2833 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@user-lw7om1sg1m 9 ай бұрын

Third one is called a Pillbox

@patrickvd7587 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review.Great job 👍

@user-sk2ec1il5s Жыл бұрын

1:72 ?

@hobbyspotnz2833 8 ай бұрын

yes i think so roughly 28mm figures

@ArchangelTyrael Жыл бұрын

How did you place it in the clear stand? The instructions say not to glue it. But I think It’ll be quite wobbly. And did you tape it in during painting?

@hobbyspotnz2833 5 ай бұрын

I drilled out a slightly larger hole and glued it inside with super glue. I taped it up with paper tape before i undercoated. then i peeled it off.

@cold749 Жыл бұрын

Shade, Contrast, Ink. Why can't I just buy paints and dilute them with something? As a paint manufacturer, this is not acceptable. But if you are a buyer Then you can get tired of buying, say, 4 shades of red and then 4 times, in different variations. Someone tested how you can deal with this nonsense?

@hobbyspotnz2833 Жыл бұрын

Forsure you can do that it's all about time I think. Making your own is just that extra step which may take away some form of motivation. I'm not defending GW they certainly only make stuff to sell as apart of a business narrative, but some stuff they make is pretty good haha

@SQUDIKUS Жыл бұрын

Great review!

@adamtaylor7412 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, I have a lot of Rohan horses to paint and this has helped a-lot.

@waynemcauliffe2362 Жыл бұрын

Go Dunlanders. Tolkien didn`t like the Celts so based them on you. Bugger saxon Rohan🤣

@hobbyspotnz2833 5 ай бұрын

They are such cool minis, the new stuff looks awesome too i haven't got around to getting them.

@GloriousGrunt Жыл бұрын

Love me BIAB terrain, local stores had this stuff all over the tables back around 2007 and it's aged really well :)

@brodyhall3923 2 жыл бұрын

These look so good!

@A_Random_Death_KorpOfKriegsman 2 жыл бұрын

I am new to bolt action and was looking for some good soldiers, I think I will get this set because of all the combination of soldiers you can make

@rovosunny1687 2 жыл бұрын

What exact stuff do you use for the base?

@hobbyspotnz2833 5 ай бұрын

I use a fine grit like sand for the gravel, and i use a mixture of coloured gamer grass for the bases. The tuffs are premade by gamer grass too.

@duanegregg6222 2 жыл бұрын

Good job , thanks.👍🏼

@storm_blazer-xd983 3 жыл бұрын

Hey mate could you tell me the colours you used for the cloaks. Great vid

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 жыл бұрын

hey Mate think it was a valleo colour but closest I could find would be "thousand sons blue" the base colour from the Citadel

@brianmurray6615 3 жыл бұрын

Top class

@Samanar 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic weathering, really good painting. Looking forward to more BA :)

@HeadHunterSix 3 жыл бұрын

Looks really sharp. Paint scheme is great and I especially love the MMG and LMG teams.

@andytucker9573 3 жыл бұрын

I was googling the great beast to work out how to convert my own! Yours was the first one that popped up matt. Still looks good!

@mattygee37 3 жыл бұрын

I find the easiest way to paint metallics is treat it like a normal layer system, apply dark metallic add a black or brown wash , highlight the metallic again with base colour used in first step, then add another edge highlight of a light metallic. You can also dry brush it this method but it makes armour panels look odd, but works great on chainmail.

@hountybunter 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, nice video, one question, how tall is the model? Was thinking about buying this and converting it to a warhammer 40k ork squiggoth :D

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 жыл бұрын

Hey from top to bottom base it's 3.5inches and length is 6" hope that helps

@Lt.Gruber 3 жыл бұрын

The names are a nice touch

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks the intention was to play them in the same force but I quickly learnt that it was never an option haah

@Lt.Gruber 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work! Love your basing too. The cradle tripod for the Mg42 is far to “static” so your improvised team is more in suit with fast redeployment the Germans used in the closing chapters of the war. Keep it up

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Good way to make use of spare models.

@DeathKorpsCommissar 3 жыл бұрын

Great work!

@IAMTORQUATUS 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! You should check out the new Infamy Infamy rules by Two Fat Lardies. Your basing will work perfectly for it

@hobbyspotnz2833 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I've had a look. Seems pretty cool might have to give it a go. I've got some more celts painted up so might be worth a shot.

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