I actually kinda like it that the Fireforge models don't have so many little details. If you're painting giant blocks of troops, it gets really irritating after a while to sit and paint every little pouch and belt and other small detail, and you may actually start longing for some bare-bonesy troops.
I practise my 40 days a year longbow shooting here in England. The club celebrates The Hundred Years War - Battle of Crecy. The targets are of course medieval inspired and a padded gambeson is more difficult to penetrate with medieval pyles (arrow heads) than you imagine. I used those that penetrate chain & plate.
I discovered the Knights Templar a few weeks ago. I have started painting them and putting them together. They aren't bad at all, Perryish I thought. Good video thank you.
I enjoyed the review very much, & the Fire Forge figures are very nice. My only gripe is the price of the Infantry boxes/figures. In November 2020 a box of 24 - 25 figures is about £24. About a pound a figure. When companies started making plastic 28mm figures I remember a contributer to one of the Wargaming magazines misguidedly stating that this would make figures cheaper for all gamers or collectors because they were plastic. This would have been great for kids/young people, whose parents didn't have long pockets. Not so with every company. Especially Games Workshop, with their overpriced orcs, spacemen, & other beasts. I personally prefer Perry plastic miniatures as I think they are far superior in sculpting & value for money. Many of the other companies don't actually have figures, as a collector, that I am interested in. If there is something I really want, I will buy it. This sounds like a rant, but it is only my personal view. Also, with the price of metal gone through the roof in the last 10 years, many companies are charging near to top whack for mediocre or "old school figures".
I was really interested in picking up the Fireforge Sergeants, but they look a bit basic compared to the Perrys. Nice to have a lot of Sheilds in there though. Its not a bad box for pence per figure.
I’m pretty sure the armor that they are wearing is gamberson with was also capable of stopping arrows and slashes from swords
I actually kinda like it that the Fireforge models don't have so many little details. If you're painting giant blocks of troops, it gets really irritating after a while to sit and paint every little pouch and belt and other small detail, and you may actually start longing for some bare-bonesy troops.
Hard to compare given the timeline of each period.
I just ordered this box. Thank you for the review.
Nice review and comparison, all the best, Garry
I practise my 40 days a year longbow shooting here in England. The club celebrates The Hundred Years War - Battle of Crecy. The targets are of course medieval inspired and a padded gambeson is more difficult to penetrate with medieval pyles (arrow heads) than you imagine. I used those that penetrate chain & plate.
I discovered the Knights Templar a few weeks ago. I have started painting them and putting them together. They aren't bad at all, Perryish I thought. Good video thank you.
I enjoyed the review very much, & the Fire Forge figures are very nice. My only gripe is the price of the Infantry boxes/figures. In November 2020 a box of 24 - 25 figures is about £24. About a pound a figure. When companies started making plastic 28mm figures I remember a contributer to one of the Wargaming magazines misguidedly stating that this would make figures cheaper for all gamers or collectors because they were plastic. This would have been great for kids/young people, whose parents didn't have long pockets. Not so with every company. Especially Games Workshop, with their overpriced orcs, spacemen, & other beasts. I personally prefer Perry plastic miniatures as I think they are far superior in sculpting & value for money. Many of the other companies don't actually have figures, as a collector, that I am interested in. If there is something I really want, I will buy it. This sounds like a rant, but it is only my personal view. Also, with the price of metal gone through the roof in the last 10 years, many companies are charging near to top whack for mediocre or "old school figures".
The reason they have no plate is because it didn't exist at the time
How is thescale in comparison to gw models? Maybe i would acquire them for a cawdor conversion.
I was really interested in picking up the Fireforge Sergeants, but they look a bit basic compared to the Perrys. Nice to have a lot of Sheilds in there though. Its not a bad box for pence per figure.
It's historical... often needing hundreds of models... not everyone wants to paint to GW standard lol
What bases are you using dude? :) Great review btw!
bases are from Sarissa Precision.
@@guardbeardiabeardio1273 Do they come with bases?
@@tommartin3697 Yeah they come with plastic once.
Are those your bases or are they provided with the set?
the MDF bases are bought from Sarissa Precision
@@guardbeardiabeardio1273 So in case i wanted to put entire set on 20x20 bases I need to get them seperately?
@@jakubfijak9218 Negative. They come with the normal plastic bases that all kits do. I just like a thicker, non-plastic base.
FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD!!!
How you removed the round bases from the models?
snipped em