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Title: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Fenton on 28 April 2014, 04:30:24 PM
Ok about to start collecting an Early Saxon range but not sure how to do it with the Pendraken ranges...


Anyone any ideas?
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 28 April 2014, 05:37:10 PM
ARL 10 Militia and ARL 16 Anglo-Saxon Mercenaries would be a start.  :D
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Fenton on 28 April 2014, 08:18:08 PM
Thanks Will...should have looked harder ( not get a skinhead and spide tattoo's)
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: fred. on 28 April 2014, 08:51:28 PM
The Late Romans (in the Ancients) can definitely supply a lot of what you need (and very nice figures they are too) - I'm sure you've already found the Dark Ages figures.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: streetgang on 23 June 2014, 05:04:20 PM
My Saxons are a mix of Pendraken (ARL 16, AS2, AS3, NO1, NO3, NO4) and another companies' 10mm Dacians. In the Pendraken ranges I have mentioned, some of the figures will be suitable and others not so much. I am also putting together an Irish/Scotti army comprised of another 10mm manufacturers figures as well as Pendraken medieval Welsh and Irish.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 24 June 2014, 06:33:36 AM
My Saxons are purely Pendraken, but no mounted as yet- anyone any ideas there ?

IanS
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Leman on 24 June 2014, 08:59:46 AM
My early Saxons are culled from the Late Romans, the Norse and the Saxons (make sure you avoid figures with kite shields). Have a look at other companies' Goth cavalry if you want your mounted Saxons to have round rather than oval shields.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Wulf on 24 June 2014, 01:16:15 PM
Sorry to butt in, but(t) which Pendraken are best for Dark Age Welsh? I've got the Normans, Vikings & Anglo-Danish I need for Saga, but haven't considered the Welsh...
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Techno on 24 June 2014, 02:21:12 PM
I'll wait for some sarky comment from Ian, shall I ?  ;) ;D ;D
(I reckon it'll be something along the lines of...."Ask Phil. He's Welsh. He lives in the Dark Ages, and we never consider him.")
Cheers - Phil  ;)
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Wulf on 24 June 2014, 03:14:01 PM
Yakky da, boyo.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Fenton on 24 June 2014, 03:17:25 PM
Quote from: Techno on 24 June 2014, 02:21:12 PM
I'll wait for some sarky comment from Ian, shall I ?  ;) ;D ;D
(I reckon it'll be something along the lines of...."Ask Phil. He's Welsh. He lives in the Dark Ages, and we never consider him.")
Cheers - Phil  ;)

It would just be all too easy Phil
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 24 June 2014, 03:24:27 PM
Me thinks you 'as said it t'all  Phil

Although why anyone would want one of the worlds worst armies escapes me...
 
IanS   :D

Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: fsn on 24 June 2014, 04:39:51 PM
Don't you just use any old figures, and paint one foot flesh?
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: FierceKitty on 25 June 2014, 02:02:00 AM
Not sporting to shoot a sitting duck in a coal mine.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 25 June 2014, 06:47:10 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 25 June 2014, 02:02:00 AM
Not sporting to shoot a sitting duck in a coal mine.

Shouldn't that be a WHITE Duck....

IanS  :D
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: FierceKitty on 25 June 2014, 07:35:37 AM
Not easy to find a white duck down a coal mine, boyo.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Techno on 25 June 2014, 09:04:41 AM
Ooooh.....Now there'll be trouble ! :-SS :-SS :-SS
Ian ? Boyo ?
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 25 June 2014, 09:37:32 AM
Just proving 'is higerance........

far as I'm aware ducks don't like coal mines, although the Welsh variety may well follow national traits and spend half their lives in deep dark pits.

The ENGLISH are best.....

IanS  ;)
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Wulf on 25 June 2014, 12:34:55 PM
Could someone rudely interrupt this lofty intellectual discourse and tell me which Pendraken minis are useful as dark Age Welsh?  :-<
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Matt J on 25 June 2014, 01:09:53 PM
Anglo Saxon - AS4, AS6
Dacian - AD6
Late roman - ARL16

The AS and dacians are of the same size not sure on the late romans but Clib's stuff tends to be a tad larger.
All possibles???
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: fsn on 25 June 2014, 02:03:15 PM
Early Saxons.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/14482027386_a75f4d62ca_z.jpg)

I'll get my cloak.


Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 25 June 2014, 02:07:44 PM
 =O =O =O =O :O)
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Techno on 25 June 2014, 02:12:37 PM
Dearie, dearie me.....At least Wulf's got some sort of answer now.
Well done, Matt.
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Leman on 25 June 2014, 02:34:42 PM
If the Welsh are for Saga then there will likely be very little armour. Most bare headed, tunic clad, round shielded figures will do for Welsh. Cloaks look good on some figures. Archers should be even more straight forward. Use armoured Norse, Saxons or late Romans for elite, chieftains etc. Vast majority of cavalry by the C9th would be unarmoured and javelin armed. It's why I much prefer the C5th and C6th.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 25 June 2014, 03:00:02 PM
The Irish cavalry would do for Welsh.

IanS
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Wulf on 25 June 2014, 03:41:06 PM
Thanks folks. I prefer visually distinctive minis for 10mm, but I already use Vikings & Anglo Saxons/Danish, so I'll have to take a look at the minis in those codes. Saga says most of the Welsh can start mounted, so the cav will be useful...
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Wulf on 25 June 2014, 07:35:29 PM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 25 June 2014, 03:00:02 PM
The Irish cavalry would do for Welsh.
I have had a chance to look at the packs suggested now - but what Irish Cavalry? The only ones I can find are Late Medieval...
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 26 June 2014, 06:35:53 AM
Yes - those....the Irish were a tad conservative in their dress etc

IanS
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Leman on 26 June 2014, 08:55:59 AM
You might also consider the light sarmatian cavalryman in the Dacian range.
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 26 June 2014, 09:20:15 AM
Or wait for the Pictish Light Cavalry to go into production!  ;)
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Techno on 26 June 2014, 09:48:43 AM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 26 June 2014, 09:20:15 AM
Or wait for the Pictish Light Cavalry to go into production!  ;)

Just 'cos you've got some already. ;)
(I suppose you did fund the project though !) ;)
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 26 June 2014, 02:11:49 PM
Yeah, two!  ;D
Title: Re: Early Saxons for Dux Belleroum
Post by: Techno on 26 June 2014, 02:47:01 PM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil