KoW dwarf army
A Dwarf Is A Dwarf Is A Dwarf?
I was asked in a previous posts’ comment about the comparison between the three different Dwarf models I’m using for my army. There are Mantic models for Kings of War. There are some very old metal models from GW for WHFB, I’m going to guess they were cast in the mid nineties. Finally there are some models I got from Kickstarter, I believe they were cast by Ral Partha but I may be mistaken. Firstly there is a clear difference in height. The mantic dwarfs are the tallest with GW and Ral Partha much the same, as seen below.
From left to right: Mantic, GW and Ral ParthaMore subtle than that is a difference in proportion. The Mantic dwarfs are narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, the GW seem more circular and the Ral Partha are narrower at the top.
Finally there are differences in style. The GW weapons are much larger compared to the model, with Mantic being in the middle and Ral Partha being the most naturalistic. The heads for Mantic are also larger.
I’m hopeing that a unifying paint scheme will minimise the difference within my army.
Hopefully this is helpful.
Hi, Thanks for this clear and insightful post. I have to agree with all your conclusions. I think the Mantic dwarfs are closer in scale to the Oathmark dwarves quite frankly – even though I prefer the old metals. They have a ‘character’ to them even though they are ‘stumpy’ in proportion. I also was going to mention a unifying paint scheme. I think that is your best shot, short of going all Mantic or old metal. Nonetheless, I recommend getting you hand on one or two Oathmark dwarves for ‘lighter’ armed dwares. They are very affordable. Lastly, I apologize… Read more »