Romes Enemies (1 Viewer)

[Guest]

Three of the major TS companies are now producing great Roman ranges, I collect TG Romans but would really like to see some Roman enemies, so they have a bit of a 'punch up'. With the release of JJs Gauls this month I was thinking which enemies would I like to see? I like the JJ, but they are in the wrong region, therefore I would like to see some Celts, Picts, Iceni and Brigantes [Celtic Tribe].

Possibly another route to go could be the legions of the Civil War in AD69 'The Year of the Four Emperors'.

 

[katana]

The Collectors Showcase has a line of very nice British Celts in their 43 AD series. King and Country had a Barbarians series released in 2006; which had 12 very nice figures with several Celts. The figures are excellent and can be found on eBay. Conte produced many Barbarian figures in their Roman series and they can also be found on eBay.

 

[Horus]

As Katana says the Collectors showcase has a few Celtic Britions they would be equally useful for say anyone wanting to cover Caesars Gallic Wars and at a pinch would even bulk out Germanic tribes and Dacians.

The new JJD ones to my eyes are more Gallic Celts for Caesars Gallic Wars or earlier, but again would bulk out the others mentioned

No doubt when the various makers will do a few foe for the Romans


What none of the manufacturers do is any figures made for Campaigns in the Middle East at present other than an odd figure or two by Del Prado. None as far as I can see do anything at all for Judea with the only possibility being raiding other eras and or making a few conversions.


Steve

 

[Vicknor]

With the JJD release, what identifies them (apart from the title) as specifically 'Gaulish'?

With no standing uniformed army per se, wouldn't they work in most regions?

 

[Guest]

The Collectors Showcase has a line of very nice British Celts in their 43 AD series. King and Country had a Barbarians series released in 2006; which had 12 very nice figures with several Celts. The figures are excellent and can be found on eBay. Conte produced many Barbarian figures in their Roman series and they can also be found on eBay.

Cheer, I looked at both and have had some of the Conte sets, but they just 'do not do it for me'. Why I want to see some newer sets, the TG Chariot looks great.

 

[Guest]

With the JJD release, what identifies them (apart from the title) as specifically 'Gaulish'?

With no standing uniformed army per se, wouldn't they work in most regions?

Headwear for me makes them stand out and the shields.

 

[katana]

The K&C Scaracens would work as Persians IMO. The arms and armor were very similar.

As Katana says the Collectors showcase has a few Celtic Britions they would be equally useful for say anyone wanting to cover Caesars Gallic Wars and at a pinch would even bulk out Germanic tribes and Dacians.

The new JJD ones to my eyes are more Gallic Celts for Caesars Gallic Wars or earlier, but again would bulk out the others mentioned

No doubt when the various makers will do a few foe for the Romans


What none of the manufacturers do is any figures made for Campaigns in the Middle East at present other than an odd figure or two by Del Prado. None as far as I can see do anything at all for Judea with the only possibility being raiding other eras and or making a few conversions.


Steve

 

[Horus]

The K&C Scaracens would work as Persians IMO. The arms and armor were very similar.

There was a thousand years between early Imperial Rome and the Crusades and while fashions changed much more slowly back then, change they did.
So for me they don't work as Persians, parthians or Sassanid Empire troops, while weapons apart from Scimitars may be similar the rest isn't

Steve

 

[katana]

The Sassanid Persian Empire of the Roman period was comprised of many peoples and tribes using a variety of weapons and armor, many of which were very similar to Medieval Arabic arms and armor. The Arabs conquered the Sassanid Persian Empire in 651 AD and their better arms and armor were derived from Sassanid Persian prototypes. Arms and armor styles varied little in the middle east until the advent of gunpowder. Battlefield pick up and use of the weapons of a defeated enemy were typical of the period.

A classic book on the subject is Oriental Arms and Armor by H. Russell Robinson. Dover Publications has reprinted the book in softcover. ISBN 0-486-41818-9

 

[Horus]

The Sassanid Persian Empire of the Roman period was comprised of many peoples and tribes using a variety of weapons and armor, many of which were very similar to Medieval Arabic arms and armor. The Arabs conquered the Sassanid Persian Empire in 651 AD and their better arms and armor were derived from Sassanid Persian prototypes. Arms and armor styles varied little in the middle east until the advent of gunpowder. Battlefield pick up and use of the weapons of a defeated enemy were typical of the period.

A classic book on the subject is Oriental Arms and Armor by H. Russell Robinson. Dover Publications has reprinted the book in softcover. ISBN 0-486-41818-9

When it comes to collecting enemies of Rome, I'm mostly interested in early Imperial so I won't be buying them all the same.

 

[Gunn Miniatures]

We do have a couple of Cathaginians coming including an elephant if this helps? There will also be some Roman Velites to create a small diorama for this series. However I thought you might like to see a prototype painted sample of the British chariot whilst we were on the subject of Romes enemies, hope you enjoy.

 

[katana]

A Boudicca figure for the chariot would be very nice. Only Aero Art and Del Prado have done the Celtic Queen of the Inceni to date to my knowledge.