Orion Gladiators

The latest release from Orion, the same folks who brought you their 18^th Century Pirates and Vikings...

(scanned @ aprox. 200%)

Sprue 1...

1. Gladiator with sword defending
2. Gaul Tiger gladiator
3. Maximus [good old Russell [Crowe] himself!]
4. Gladiator with trident
5. Gladiator with club
6. Gladiator with sword attacking
7. Gladiator with net and trident
8. Gladiator with chainball
9. Bullhead gladiator
10. (plus a Joker figure only plonked in the first 1000 boxes - a Gladiator with WW2 German SS helmet and Luger pistol!)
    
    ...and Sprue 2...
    
    
    
    
    
    (scanned @ aprox. 200%)
    
11. Gladiator wounded, on his knees [he's had his hand chopped off!]
12. Gladiator wounded, standing
13. Roman spectator yelling
14. Gladiator attacking with sword
15. Trumpeter
16. Tiger
17. Lion
18. Roman Emperor
19. Gladiator fallen
20. Slave in chains
21. Gladiator saluting
22. Roman spectator sitting

You get 4 sprues in each box (@ $NZ 19.95 ea.!), two of each of the above sprues. Nice, many and varied subjects and poses. Can you pick out the joker? Now he's someone you wouldn't have seen everyday!

Was discussing these fellows with Andy Gorman, and we figured that they could be used for an HOTT Sparaticus army...

SPARATICUS

Fantasy Sparticus, based on the Italian Slave Revolts DBA2 lists. Stronghold: Camp Site or Gladitorial Arena.

 

Hero General (Sparaticus) @ 4AP	1
Blades (Gladiators) @ 2AP	4
Riders (cavalry with captured Roman equipment or Gallic rabel rousers) @ 2AP	2
Hordes (revolting slaves) @ 1AP	6
Beasts (animals freed from the Circus - Maximus, that is!) @ 2AP	1

 

Alternatives: Magician General (how did Sparaticus loose his bonds?!) @ 4AP, Airboat (captured Roman ship - hey, if you've got a Magician, who say's he can't make it fly?!) @ 3AP, Artillery (either captured Roman artillery or flaming logs careering down a hillside!) @ 3AP.

Use these figures for the Heroes and Blades, perhaps some mounted elements using HaT's Roman and Celtic cavalry (or the Italeri Roman and Celtic Cavalry sets), mix in these chained slaves with some spare poorly armed Barbarian/Greeky-Romany types for the Hordes and, of course, complete the army with a couple of good looking Beast elements using these big cats!

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