Crocodile Games Add To The Ranks Of Their WarGods Spartan Armies
April 10, 2020 by brennon
Crocodile Games were recently in the news as we talked about their new book, WarGods Of Olympus (which is still available in both regular and collector's edition formats!), but they have also now released a bunch of new kits to help those building an army of grizzled Spartans!
First up, we've got three different designs of Spartan Phalanx. They can be broken down into The Wall, The Gauntlet and The Spearpoint. There are a few variations in the designs for each but all of the kits give you a tight-knit band of warriors, huddled behind their large shields with spears at the ready.
You'll no doubt also note that these particular Spartans have been given a bit more of a heroic upgrade and they are more like the warriors from 300 than your traditional Historical warriors. Since they are going to be serving at the side of mighty Demi-Gods it seems apt that they would be equally heroic.
I think these are some absolutely amazing kits and they give you a very iconic set of Spartan warriors to use on the tabletop. I love their helmets in particular where you can just seem a glimpse of their faces. It gives these warriors a grim and terrifying look, turning them into a remorseless and in-tune weapon to be used on the tabletop.
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Even Spartans need some ranged support and the team at Crocodile Games has also released a new Spartan Archers unit as well for you to pick up.
Perhaps made up of those who are new to the ranks of your army, learning the ropes and seeking to earn a place in the Phalanx, this unit would be a neat way to support your warriors in combat. I like that the unit comes with both firing and reloading miniatures (always a plus) and the leader seems a proper grizzled veteran, readying his troops for a fight.
If you are even somewhat interested in the idea of playing as epic mythological armies clashing on the battlefield then the WarGods range is one well worth diving into. They have created a lot of different miniatures for both their Greek and Aegyptus ranges and I'm sure more is in the works.
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The Spearpoint look great as a unit and would look pretty nice on someone’s tabletop. I’m not as keen on the archer unit but I haven’t a great background in this era so I hope you who have been looking forward to some Spartans enjoy.
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As a fan of 300,i like these Spartan sculpts a lot.They are destined to form an army for SPQR and SAGA Age of Magic.As far as the archers go,i’d rather have the Peltast unit to represent missile troops / javelin armed skirmishers ( depending on in game unit weaponry rules ) because they fit my idea of young warriors looking to earn a place in the Phalanx rather than the archers.
anytime a fantasy range makes the effort to add arrow skirts to an aspis I am a happy squirrel
These do look really cool, I’m quite fond of the 300 style spartans
Ooh fabulous figures.
These look crazy good!
How do these size up compared to Victrix minis?
I’ve already invested in the big ‘V’ brand for my ‘Clash of Spears’ units.
Damn they look good! ??
I don’t have these but I do have some other croc minis they’re a bit chunky but height-wise they are roughly the same. I wouldn’t mix the minis within a unit, but as a separate unit of vets they will definitely stand out
I have Victrix and these Croc Minis Spartans. If Victrix are 28mm scale the Croc Games figures are more 32/35mm. Not a great deal taller but much more ‘heroic’ in design and proportions. As Gerry says they can’t be mixed in units. They do look quite fantastic to my eye when next to historical minis so it depends on what you are planning on doing with them.
Nice models but £800 for 300 I might have to save up!!
And the difference between the “Wall” and the “Gauntlet” is? A head turn?