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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Wellington on April 05, 2021, 08:04:56 PM

Title: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: Wellington on April 05, 2021, 08:04:56 PM

After finishing some more ... here some pics of my Scythian warhost

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: Fremitus Borealis on April 05, 2021, 09:51:08 PM

Very nice! I'm painting through a few units of Scythians right now myself. Actually I'll probably post my next few on my thread later tonight.

I see Foundry... Who are the others made by?

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: Codsticker on April 06, 2021, 05:23:38 AM

Wonderful! I love cavalry heavy armies: Scythians, Sassanids, Huns etc. One of the issues that keeps me away from Scythians though as it seems to me you are restricted in historical opponents; am I wrong there? Who would their regular opponents be?

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: Diablo Jon on April 06, 2021, 07:08:21 AM

Quote from: Codsticker on April 06, 2021, 05:23:38 AM

Wonderful! I love cavalry heavy armies: Scythians, Sassanids, Huns etc. One of the issues that keeps me away from Scythians though as it seems to me you are restricted in historical opponents; am I wrong there? Who would their regular opponents be?

If you include the related Cimmerians, Massagetae and Saka you could match up against

Assyrians, Medes, Achaemenid Persians, Alexander the great,  The Diadochi, Parthians, Indians, Bactrian Greek and Kushans

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: Wellington on April 06, 2021, 07:57:57 AM

Like Diablo Jon wrote .. how do you define the Scythians. Even the Foundries are a mix based on findings in the Black Sea area, Central Asia and Altai.

I'm very generous and include most tribes from the Danube to the Altai, which shares a certain nomadic culture defined by archaeological findings, e.g. Black Sea Scythians, Sauromates, Massagetae, Dahae, perhaps even the Wusun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saka

And enemies ... an incomplete list and some already mentioned

Early: Assur, Uratu, Media, Egypt, Asian Minor, Greeks, Chinese, Tracians and other prehistoric European cultures, Central Asian Kingdoms, , other Nomads
Classic: Greek, Tracians, Persia, Chinese, Macedonians, Bactria and other Central Asian Kingdoms, Bosporian Kingdom, Macedonians, Hellenistic Kingdoms, India, Parthia, , other Nomads
Late: Parthia, Celts, Romans, Bosporian Kingdom, Hellenistic Kingdoms, Kushan, Chinese, other Nomads

Perhpas you should look into this book
https://www.amazon.de/History-Central-Asia-One-Illustrated/dp/1780760604/ref=asc_df_1780760604/?tag=googshopde-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310805965906&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6000809025008128669&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9042463&hvtargid=pla-454455447279&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=65868427910&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=310805965906&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6000809025008128669&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9042463&hvtargid=pla-454455447279

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: commissarmoody on April 07, 2021, 09:47:58 AM

Pretty cool, where did you pick these guys up?

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: Wellington on April 07, 2021, 10:18:33 AM

Thanks!

They are Wargames Foundry, but the barded Horses are Old Glory.

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: commissarmoody on April 07, 2021, 02:06:02 PM

Cheers!  :D

Title: Re: Wellington's Scythians
Post by: Warboss Nick on April 12, 2021, 09:05:42 PM

Excellent miniatures! Way too long since they faced my carthaginians in battle.