I've taken a couple of comparison pics!
So, first of all, only non-Gw models still aviable on commerce:
From left to right: Mom Halberdier, Perry man at arms, Walord Landsknetch, Mom Halberdier, Perry man at arms, Walord Landsknetch.
As you can see, Mom models are truly bigger than both Perrys and Warlord ones.
Also, proportions are quite different.
A sidenote:
I removed the small round base from Warlord miniatures but not from Perry ones as you can (not so clearly) see. So, Perry models are actually a couple mm shorter and they actually have the same height of Warlord ones. More about that later but, as I said in one of my previous posts, if you want to make Landsknetch seem a little bigger than they actually are just leave the round base and try to cover it with sand or other textures and static grass.
Now, another issue: how do they rank up with standard Gw footsoldiers?
Well, I may say not quite bad as I imagined but the difference is quite "important".
Again, you can cheat on height by removing or leaving the small, round bases.Mom miniatures, apart from having quite a different style about dresses and weapons, are a little bigger and with different proportions... And that may be an issue putting together an army.
But then I noticed something...
Heads from all the plastic kits have quite the same dimensions!
(1st row Gw 7th edition, 2nd row Gw 6th edition, 3rd row Perry miniatures, 4th row Warlord games)
But be careful:
-this does not include plumes
-the difference between historical and Gw ones is not so much, but if you try to put a Gw head on a Perry model it will make an ugly funko-pop effect... this works only the other way round!
Perry and Warlord heads fit perfectly on both 6th and 7th edition Gw models, both by measure (less than 0,5mm difference) and in style (Gw 6th edition heads are from Perry brothers themselves, while both 7th edition Greatswords and Warlord Landsknetchs have been sculpted by Mike Anderson).
On the other way, 6th and 7th edition arms fit quite well on Perry and Warlord models.
To summarize:
-> Good mixes and conversions Perry/Warlord heads on Gw bodies
Gw arms and weapons on Perry/Warlord bodies
-> Bad mixes and conversions Gw heads on Perry/Warlord bodies
Perry/Warlord arms and weapons on Gw models
Here a comparison:
From left to right (with their respective arms and weapons):
Walord Landsknetch, Perry man at arms, 6th edition empire soldier, 7th edition empire archer, 7th edition empire soldier, 7th edition greatsword.
But, after all, it's only one the thing that matters:
how do these different sculpts interact on the battlefield? I was a little curious so I made a couple tentatives. Here they are:
Of course the painting makes the units
seem more different in scale than they really are, but the results are not so bad after all.
A coherent scheme and a couple tricks may do the job well.Closer:
This is not so bad, is it?
But we're just talking about Infantry, because...
A point about CavalryGw has always made horses on heroic proportions, so "historical" ones won't fit.
Perry miniatures makes a couple of great plastic kits to represent heavy and light cavalry in late 15th Century, but if you want to mix them with Gw ones (Electoral cavalry and Reiters respectively), I suggest you not to.
The reason why is soon explained:
I think the picture is speaking by herself. From right to left: Perry Knight, Gw 6th edition, Gw 8th edition (conversion) and Gw 7th edition (Captain and General kit)
The difference amongst sizes is quite stunning and may be seen from far away, but maybe they can work together.
Surely not in the same unit.
A point about ArtilleryIt's the same situation we pointed out about cavalry, but here it's even worse: not only the aviable Perry artillery is metal and Gw proportions are even more exgerated.
Here, a pic:
Quite a deal to make them fit in the same army, I suppose.
If needed, I can provide a couple more pics and opinions.