Gladiator Hellenistic figures
6 December, 2010
I placed a large order for Gladiator figures. This was to get discounted postage, but also because they have quite a few packs of a single pose. I bought some of their hoplites, as I decided the Essex ones weren’t going to work with their ugly shields. I’m now happy with the modified Essex figures that have Freikorp shields. However, I painted an element of the Gladiator hoplites to see what they looked like.
Hoplites: from the left, Gladiator, modified Essex and Old Glory Campanians.
The Gladiator figures are a little squat against other manufacturers. In particular, they seem to lack necks!
From the side.
From the other side.
Gladiator have a good range of light troops, and there is some variety in these packs. I like their javelinmen and slingers in particular. I’ve painted up an element of each of these and of their Thureophoroi.
Gladiator archers, javelinmen, slingers and Thureophoroi.
From another angle.
These will be used in the Later Macedonian and the Syracusan armies.
