28mm Late Roman Cataphracts by Gripping Beast

       As if I needed more figures to paint! Finishing out their Late Roman collectrion GB has brought out some lovely Late Roman Cataphracts (although, with tiny changes, these would easily serve in a LOT of other armies!). Let's take a look ....

 

 the front of the box, nice artwork

       The figures are cast in a soft (not flexible, just soft) gray plastic that takes detail very well with nearly no mold lines. There are three different poses for the horses and three for the riders. Both are clad in complete suits of lamellar or scale armor which is very well rendered. The horses are posed well and both horses and rides have good proportions. At $33.00US for twelve figures these are an inexpensive way to add some real heft to your Late Roman army (they will be going into my Post-Roman army as the mythical Arthurian Knights option).

 

the back of the box

 

the box with contents four identical sprues of minis and a set of six bases

 

sprue side A

 

sprue side B

 

the faces are so well done that they were triggering the facial recognition software in my camers

 

very well rendered armor

 

 

my only complaint is the posing of the figure using the lance,

this will create problems in basing and storage

 

the horses are excellent, this has become a trademark of GB plastics

       All-in-all an excellent set of minis as well as a good price. Highly Recommended!