Gripping Beast Plastic Arab Timeline

[Dalcor]

Hello, I am prefering plastic for creating armies for my wargaming. We are just discussing how to enlarge our Outremer armies to Lion Rampant and I am looking for GB Arab Cavalry and Infantry Models.

I understand there is mix of several ethnic groups within the model, and I am looking for good review reflecting that or if anybody can recommend the timeline for using thise kits - generaly speaking, are they OK for Mamluk State of Egypt - my bro is thinking about Crusade to Alessandria :-D

[plessiez]

I'm also interested in this if anyone is able to help as I was looking to pick them up too. I understand the box is better suited to the earlier period of the crusades? This period is quite far out of my area of expertise.

[delbruck]

Personally, I wouldn't have a problem using the GB cavalry for Umayyids to Ottomans (both Arabs & Turks). You could also use Fireforge Russian heads for a more renaissance style. I am not the biggest fan of the infantry. I doubt they wore long robes in battle. If they did wear them I think most would be pulled up like later Ottoman azabs. If you like the Arab infantry, I think it's also fair to use them for the same period as the cavalry.

[Codsticker]

It's been a few years since I built a medieval Muslim force but my impression was that the "Arab Heavy Cavalry"
box was better suited to an earlier time frame, basically the dark ages up to the 12th whereas the "Arab Light Cavalry" box set- which shows a lot of Seljuk Turk influence- could be stretched later. Not sure about the infantry; the robed figures wearing a litham strike me as quite North African so would probably be suitable as standard infantry during the Mamluk Sultanate.

Just my understanding based on quite superficial research.