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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Silent bob on 23 October 2014, 01:07:32 PM

Title: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: Silent bob on 23 October 2014, 01:07:32 PM: Hi,

Some photos of my Almoravid army

Ibn Yusef

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/100_5201_zps7a4d8504.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/100_5201_zps7a4d8504.jpg.html)

Hasham guard cavalry

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/HG_zps50a02858.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/HG_zps50a02858.jpg.html)

Berber cavalry

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/BC_zpsb0cebde5.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/BC_zpsb0cebde5.jpg.html)

Blackguard

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/Blackguard_zpsba637db2.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/Blackguard_zpsba637db2.jpg.html)

African Spearmen

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/Africans_zpsdd74c1b0.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/Africans_zpsdd74c1b0.jpg.html)

Berber Archers

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/Archers_zpsb64cdc04.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/Archers_zpsb64cdc04.jpg.html)

The Spanish Moors will follow soon...

Thanks
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids
Post by: Engel on 23 October 2014, 01:37:58 PM: Ohh nice.
:)
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids
Post by: Hu Rhu on 23 October 2014, 03:21:45 PM: Very nice indeed.
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids
Post by: Mason on 23 October 2014, 03:32:53 PM: Nice work.
I particularly like the effect on the shields.
:-*
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids
Post by: skip on 23 October 2014, 06:22:15 PM: those are very nice, who makes the figs?
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids
Post by: rumacara on 23 October 2014, 06:59:48 PM: Nice ones. :-*
All artizan i think but the horses?
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids
Post by: Silent bob on 23 October 2014, 07:12:38 PM: Quote from: rumacara on 23 October 2014, 06:59:48 PM
Nice ones. :-*
All artizan i think but the horses?

Yep all Artizan, as are the horses.
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: Silent bob on 23 October 2014, 07:15:36 PM: Hi,

The Andalusian enemies:-

The General

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/General_zpsfde0a403.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/General_zpsfde0a403.jpg.html)

Moorish cavalry

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/MoorishCav1_zps7bd9679d.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/MoorishCav1_zps7bd9679d.jpg.html)

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/Moorishcav2_zpseac61f29.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/Moorishcav2_zpseac61f29.jpg.html)

Moorish infantry

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/Moorishinfantry_zpsc18a06ea.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/Moorishinfantry_zpsc18a06ea.jpg.html)

Moorish skirmishers

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/Skirmishers_zps27b89c3d.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/Skirmishers_zps27b89c3d.jpg.html)

Christian knights

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/SpanishKnights_zps8328f32c.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/SpanishKnights_zps8328f32c.jpg.html)

Christian infantry

(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/SRB29/Christianinfantry_zps562cf809.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/SRB29/media/Christianinfantry_zps562cf809.jpg.html)

Cheers
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: craig2 on 23 October 2014, 07:21:01 PM: Great. Congrats.
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: shandy on 24 October 2014, 05:32:08 PM: Very nice! I'm just at the moment doing something similar, only in 15mm, so your fabulous figures are an inspiration. May I ask were you got the flag of the Hasham cavalry? I found it quite hard to find information on Almoravid flags…
Cheers,
Shandy
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: olyreed on 24 October 2014, 06:03:04 PM: Those are very nice
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: Silent bob on 24 October 2014, 06:06:41 PM: Quote from: shandy on 24 October 2014, 05:32:08 PM
Very nice! I'm just at the moment doing something similar, only in 15mm, so your fabulous figures are an inspiration. May I ask were you got the flag of the Hasham cavalry? I found it quite hard to find information on Almoravid flags…
Cheers,
Shandy

Hi,

Thanks four your comments.

I made it myself, its based on the ones used in the film El Cid, so I can't vouch for the historical accuracy

I believe it is supposed to represent a twin tailed comet.

I can send you the file and you can shrink it to 15mm.

Cheers
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: Mason on 24 October 2014, 08:32:32 PM: More wonderful paintjobs.
:-* :-*

Where are the Moors from, as I think that I have just found my Haradrim that I have been seeking?
:D
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: Silent bob on 24 October 2014, 08:41:08 PM: Quote from: Mason on 24 October 2014, 08:32:32 PM
More wonderful paintjobs.
:-* :-*

Where are the Moors from, as I think that I have just found my Haradrim that I have been seeking?
:D

Artizan Designs, I think they would be good as Haradrim, in black and red.
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: Mason on 24 October 2014, 08:43:50 PM: Quote from: Silent bob on 24 October 2014, 08:41:08 PM

Artizan Designs, I think they would be good as Haradrim, in black and red.

Thank you, bob.
I thought that they may have been.
It is always easier to ask than go and look myself.
;) :D
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: shandy on 25 October 2014, 02:31:59 PM: Quote from: Silent bob on 24 October 2014, 06:06:41 PM
I made it myself, its based on the ones used in the film El Cid, so I can't vouch for the historical accuracy

Well, I don't think anyone today can know how the banner really looked :)
But still, thanks for your offer, but I'll steer away from the movie, as it represents a very peculiar interpretation of the story of El Cid, namely that of Ramón Menéndez Pidal. I'll follow the approach of Richard Fletcher, put forward in his marvelous book The Quest for El Cid.

However, your banner does look good! :)
Title: Re: 11th Century Almoravids and Andalusians
Post by: Little Odo on 25 October 2014, 05:12:23 PM: Fantastic looking figures - excellent paint jobs :-*