Please who makes the figures in u.k.
I don't know where they're made, but Magister Militum have some attractive Byzantines; I'm not keen on their horse, but their spearmen are lovely front-rank skutatoi. A critical eye will also find sundry late Roman Pendraken figures in my Byzantine army, wondering how they time warped into the middle ages.
I'll see if I can post some pix in the next few days, if you like.
Thanks Kitty....
Norman mercenaries (easy to get; everyone makes Normans) and Alans (Copplestone fantasy 10mm).
Pendraken figures - staff slinger psilioi - and Mag. Mil. Varangians. Pendraken peltastoi from late Roman auxiliaries, I think.
Kataphraktoi or klibanaphoroi from Pendraken Sarmatians and late Romans, with added shields; and Emperor Manuel Monophallos Kantacousinos, who is Mag. Mil. again. Skutatoi at the back are M. M. for the front rank, imperial Roman auxlliaries for the rear (not sure if they're Pen. or Irreg. Min.).
More skutatoi, with Pendraken dark ages archers on hill as Isaurian light foot.
More super-heavies, and some Pecheneg and Cuman light horse in support. Photography courtesy of Krisanan, my better half.
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Cheers - Phil.
unfortunately Pendraken don't do Byzantines so I was forced to go to Old Glory, they have an excellent range with very good horses.
http://rs198.pbsrc.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz9.jpg~c100
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(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz9.jpg)
Beautiful Dan!
Good to see you here again, pass my regards to thr rest of the Lancaster guys.
Will
Very special !! :-bd =D>
Cheers - Phil.
Hi,
Glad to be back, it's been a mad year, new job etc. been doing some stuff but not as much as I used to :(
Byzantines are one of my favourite armies, we played a refight of Yarmuk last Friday, Byzantines Vs Arab conquest using WMA, just over 4000 points per side, the Byzantines scaped a win on points but it was very close, either side could have broken, which is pretty much what happened historically.
Here are a few more pics of the Byzantines.
The General with his re-roll marker
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz_Xmas13_2.jpg)
(http://rs198.pbsrc.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz_Xmas13_1.jpg~c200)
(http://rs198.pbsrc.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz_Xmas13_3.jpg~c200)
AHHHHHH
I will get the hang of this new Photobucket link...... I hope
(http://[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/danandsan/media/Byz_Xmas13_3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz_Xmas13_3.jpg)[/URL][/img]
(http://[URL=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/danandsan/media/Byz_Xmas13_1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz_Xmas13_1.jpg)[/URL][/img]
You wouldn't believe I'm an IT proffesional would you?
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz_Xmas13_1.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/danandsan/Byz_Xmas13_3.jpg)
Very nice Dan :)
The bottom one of the four gives a direct link.
Really really amazing stuff Dan.
Quote from: DanJ on 31 December 2013, 02:20:22 PM
You wouldn't believe I'm an IT proffesional would you?
That makes me feel SO much better !!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Beautiful armies, Dan. The standards are exceptional. :-bd
That's a great looking army Dan and the standards really make the army stand out 8).
That's odd.....There was another post from Dan just a minute ago.....And it's disappeared now.
Cheers - Phil.
Thanks Guys, very helpful.....
Thanks for all the nice comments, Byzantines and Arab Conquest are two armies which are very much a labour of love, the standards are all Little Bigmen Studio 15mm which don't seem to suffer from being used in the smaller scale. For the Byzantines I've used not only the 'official' Byzantine banners but also Russian Banners (lots of icons) Saxon and Norman banners (simple crosses and geometric blocks) and 28mm Norman Lance Pennons (more simple crosses and geometic blocks)
Hi Marie,
Sorry, we got distracted again. We look forward to seeing your Byzantines in the near future. :)
As Darth Vader would say, "Impressive."
I would love to I am doing that project, but alas I have got distracted with Mongols, mongols......
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 03 January 2014, 05:39:18 PM
As Darth Vader would say, "Impressive."
He stole the line from the nurse who did my vasectomy.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 13 February 2014, 01:45:03 PM
He stole the line from the nurse who did my vasectomy.
;D :D ;D
Quote from: FierceKitty on 13 February 2014, 01:45:03 PM
He stole the line from the nurse who did my vasectomy.
Yeah. Microsurgery is really clever.
Nurses are of course kind, caring profesionals who would never dream of crushing a patients delusions, not matter how rediculous ;)
Very nice topic!
And great images of byzantines armies!
Any ideas for byzantines of XV century?