I have for some time now been contemplating creating a Thracian Army for the fields of glory gaming system. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a 10mm Thracian with Rhonphaia out there. Is there any chance of adding this figure to your greek list or if anyone can inform me of a manufacturer that produces this figure in 10mm.
Yours
Ironsides
Magister Militum make a few peltasts, but they're in helmets, unfortunately.
I'll pop them on the lists, we're hoping to redesign some of the Ancients ranges in the near future.
What is a Rhonphaia?
I wiki'd it, but it did not exist... Do you mean "Rhomphaia"?
Wiki: The Rhomphaia was a close combat bladed weapon used by the Thracians as early as 400 BC. Most rhomphaias were polearms, featuring a straight or slightly curved single-edged blade attached to a pole that was considerably shorter than the blade. Some rhomphaias had short handles that extended to only the length of the blade. Although the rhomphaia was similar to the Falx, most archaeological evidence suggests that rhomphaias were forged with straight or slightly curved blades, presumably to enable their use as both a thrusting and slashing weapon. The blade itself was constructed of iron and used a triangular cross section to accommodate the single cutting edge with a tang of rectangular cross section. Length varied, but a typical rhomphaia would have a blade of approximately 60â€"80 cm and a tang of approximately 50 cm. From the length of the tang, it can be presumed that when attached to the hilt, this portion of the weapon would be of similar length to the blade.
Surely related with dacian Falx
By the way, add my vote to a thracian/getaic range, recently I´ve read a lot about them and were a quite interesting people...
The greek javelineer and peltast are quite easy to convert into IVc BC thracians, changing headclothes, shields and adding rhomphaias and sikas.
I agree. There are no thracian foot available anywhere and I really need some for my Alexandrian/Persian armies. Would they have had the rhomphia at that time?
DaveL
QuoteWhat is a Rhonphaia?
It's a Romphaia wielded by a guy named Ron who is also singing 'Da Doo Ron Ron Ron, Da Doo Ron Ron'
I would love to see Thracians on foot for both the faux falx and the peltast variety. I would buy packs of both, especially if there are command models.
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