Out of nowhere- New Goths

[clibinarium]

Seems like a lifetime ago I sculpted my first 10mm figures for the Late Roman range. Actually my first ever figures. I've always meant to add to the range, but life got in the way and other projects took priority.
This year Leon suggested we finally add some opposition, so for the last few weeks I've been blitzing on these new Gothic figures. They could work for a lot of other Germanics from the 3rd to 6th centuries.
So here they are; three packs of horse and five packs of foot. Hope you like them. If these do well we may discuss adding other opposition for the Late Empire.



Infantry




Foot Command



Unarmoured warriors



Armoured warriors



Skirmishers



Archers




Cavalry



Cavalry command




Armoured cavalry



Unarmoured cavalry

[fsn]

Excellent work as always.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are utterly gorgeous Clib.
Really beautiful

[Techno 3]

Belting work, Clib !

[mollinary]

Wow, you are an evil man - but a sculptor of sheer GENIUS! Temptation - now, some additional Sassanids, and maybe some Sarmatians,  that would be something!

[Big Insect]

Some 'noble' armoured & helmeted Gothic cavalry on half-armoured horses would also complete the range.
They are, however, as always, beautiful sculpts - well done.

[Steve J]

Beautiful work as always Clib !

[fred.]

Oh wow!

Not expecting these - but really lovely!

Could well see buying some of these (I'll not mention the big pile of Late Romans who haven't got to the front of the queue in over 10 years...)

[paulr]

          

[Ithoriel]

Wow!! Just .... wow!

[T13A]

Wot they said, lovely!

Cheers Paul

[FierceKitty]

Mmm, a long-needed range, and very tasty they look. Request - one reads of a very distinctive Gothic shield type (last on the right below) used by the foot (and counter-claims that it never existed)....

[Big Insect]

Mmm, a long-needed range, and very tasty they look. Request - one reads of a very distinctive Gothic shield type (last on the right below) used by the foot (and counter-claims that it never existed)....

I am aware of at least one respected military historian that thinks that the 'coffin' shields are a misinterpretation of a particular carving/sculpture. I'll see if I can find that reference & post here.

[FierceKitty]

I know they aren't universally accepted.

[Big Insect]

I know they aren't universally accepted.

I agree, and I have them in my collection of 15mm Goths, to differentiate between differing gothic contingents in the same force.

[Orcs]

Excellent sculpts Clib

[d_Guy]

+1 on all the comments. Your usual great work, Clibinarium. Still a great fan of your LoA sculpts.

[Shedman]

Lovely

[DecemDave]

    

On the Coffin shield myth see "The Goths" by Michael von Essen published by the Society of Ancients  ISBN 978-1-83830-000-5  p47   No archeological evidence. (which suggests round and some square/rectangular shields) the fancy shield was popularised by the Funckens (known to have used a lot of imagination in  "Le costume et les armes des soldats de tous les temps"  beloved by 1960s schoolboy wargamers like what I was.)  Essen discusses sketches of long demolished Roman columns in the C16-C18 which just might have been a source. 

So If Leon does pick up the "separate shields in 10mm" challenge, he should go square/rectangular option. 

Meanwhile, these are glorious figures and I will undoubtedly buy several of each pack.

Unfortunately:   Again following Essen, there should be more with longer hair, moustaches but not beards following Scandinavian practice and Roman mercenary service (crew cuts).  So maybe mix in some of the LR  figures into your Goth armies. Or, of course, use them as other and hairier barbarians like the German tribes or Anglo Saxon invaders. 

All together now:

We want Huns, We want Huns  ....      


PS  Before someone else says so, letting your beard grow after a weeks heavy campaigning is not hard to imagine. 

[Big Insect]

One other 'request'/observation - the lovely standard bearers need draco windsock-type standards on their poles, or to be cast separately please