What ho chaps,
I know these have been mentioned before, but I'm not a great thread necromancer...
Please may we have some Picts/Scots-Irish/Heavier Saxons/Generic warband so that the later Western Roman Army I'm slowly building has someone to beat up?
I know Clib was muttering about Goths a while back, and tehre are Sassaninds and Armenians around, but from this armies Brittanic-Centric (can't be Anglo-Centric, they haven't invaded yet) viewpoint, I'd like something 'local' to play against...
Ta
Mad Lemmey
PS No rush, it'll be at least two years before my Romans are done 

These all sound good. Count me in!

Have my vote!

Add my vote for these.

Steve

These would fit in perfectly with my next project, so make that a 'yes please' from me.

Cheers,

Kev

I am definitely interested in this as well. 

There are a bunch of figures in other Pendraken ranges that can be impressed into a dark age Alban Scots army  if you are looking for more variety on a base.
For my dark age Alban Scots, I am using some Medieval Welsh, Anglo Saxons (without kite shields), and Spanish slingers. 

Yes, I'd certainly like to see some Picts. Limited Saxons in the Late Roman range and the potential to mix in some Norse for more variety there. I managed to source dogs and Irish from other manufacturers, but nobody seems to do 10mm Picts.

Suggested packs might include:
Assorted warriors (javelins/spears, little square shields)
Noble warriors
Command
Crossbowmen mixed or seperatley with conventional bowmen

add my vote please.

Things I'd also like to see in the range:

Farm animals, carts and generic battlefield 'dressing' - these could cover multiple era's.

I've got a few 'farm' animals on the go at the moment Nosher...(and a crocodile !!)
They're a bit of a 'back-burner' project for the time being...But I'll work through them as time permits 
Cheers - Phil.

These would be really useful given the homogenous nature of most European enemies of Rome.  Only the shield shapes differed significantly.

Point of order though... 'Picts' and 'Dark Ages'? 

Aren't they anachronistic?

Technically yes; but since the pictish states exist prior to and until MacAlpine unites the Scots, which is after the fall of the Empire in the west, it counts... 

They didn't actually use crossbow as military weapons, did they?

Well, since the Picts didn't have a military i'd say 'no'.

Hehe...

I'm in such a mischievous mood today.   

The historical evidence for 'Picts' is sparse at best, but it does appear that they used primitive 'crossbows' for both hunting and war fighting, typically in a skirmishing role.

Hunting I'd heard of.

 
Think it's the perfect raiding game, picts crossing the 'wall' - and it gives Kiera someone to lead! 

Any-ways - the point I was trying to make was that for a certain amount of time in the Later Empire, there are whole hordes of hairy barbarians causing all sorts of issues for the garrison of Britannia and Northern Gaul. these same tribes don't just stop in the 400s when the garrison is withdrawn/denuded, so can roll into the 'Dark Ages', perfect for 'Dux Bratannicum/Dux Bellorum/Hail Cheesy' games  :
Caledonian remnants
Pictish raiders
Scots-Irish
Early Saxons beyond Clibs's one pack in the Later Roman stuff.
Sea Raiders (Frisians et al, probably for runners of Scandinavian trader/raiders)

Otherwise, all the Late Romans have to fight is themselves (which they did most of the time anyway)!