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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Aventine on June 16, 2015, 03:57:07 PM

Title: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 16, 2015, 03:57:07 PM: Just added this pack to our store. We think they will be useful as most of the Steppe types and as Eastern Sassanid allies. More packs will be added later this week.

(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P6163049.jpg)
(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P6163055.jpg)

There are more photos in a slideshow on our site.

http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/ (http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/)

Cheers

keith
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry command - Aventine(16-6-2016)
Post by: delbruck on June 16, 2015, 05:26:43 PM: Wow, just what I looking for . Some of the detail on the armor is incredible :)
Will the other nobles be lance armed or shooting bows?
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry command - Aventine(16-6-2016)
Post by: Aventine on June 16, 2015, 06:50:13 PM: There are 3 more packs that I know of, one with swords, one with lance upright and a mixed pack with at least 1 archer in it. Should not be long to wait as Adam thinks he will have most of them by Thursday.

Cheers

keith
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry command - Aventine(16-6-2015)
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on June 16, 2015, 07:43:08 PM: Yeah, another lovely addition to your ranges, Keith, well done, I like them a lot :-*
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry command - Aventine(16-6-2015)
Post by: frank xerox on June 16, 2015, 07:53:45 PM: Oh wow....I can use them as Seljuq ghulams can't I?

Well I'm gonna!

Lovely figures :-*
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry command - Aventine(16-6-2015)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on June 17, 2015, 01:10:02 AM: Great stuff 8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 19, 2015, 05:26:28 PM: The next 2 packs are ready ST02 and ST03, we had one left over so he is available separately ST04.

ST02
(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ST02.jpg)
ST03
(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ST03.jpg)
ST04
(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ST04.jpg)

The rest of the photos in a slideshow on the site

http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/ (http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/)

The last pack will be archers 2 firing and one holding his bow due early next week.

Cheers

Keith
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Svennn on June 19, 2015, 05:39:35 PM: I think I am starting a new period, these are lovely :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Axebreaker on June 19, 2015, 08:09:55 PM: No question I will be adding these to my collection at some point. :-* :-*

Christopher
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: huevans on June 19, 2015, 09:59:30 PM: Just curious. Are these suitable for Huns?
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 19, 2015, 11:15:03 PM: Huns. Turks etc. we made them for that purpose.

Cheers
Keith
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Youngster on June 20, 2015, 07:09:17 AM: Nuts. There I was, happy with how my foray into the 17th and 18th centuries was going, quite content with my ancient and medieval collections, then I go and click on this thread ;D

Very, very nice figures!

Cheers
Paul
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: 3 fingers on June 20, 2015, 10:19:02 AM: Nice looking website,how do they scale with other manufactures .
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: delbruck on June 20, 2015, 01:24:49 PM: Quote
how do they scale with other manufactures

I would say in the middle of the pack; slightly smaller than Musketeer/Footsore, slightly larger than Foundry Late Romans; but compatible to both.
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: axabrax on June 20, 2015, 03:29:40 PM: Brilliant! Is there still going to be a separate Hun range?
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 20, 2015, 03:36:55 PM: Once Adam has the last pack of nobles with bow finished we will move onto the last mounted unit for this section of our catalog, that being steppe light horse archers, these I hope will be done with separate heads so they can be styled for whatever light horse you wish. So the answer is yes we will do Huns but as part of the steppe cavalry range.

Keith
Aventine Miniatures
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Mason on June 20, 2015, 09:24:11 PM: Beautiful sculpts.
:-* :-*

I can see plenty of uses for them in fantasy settings too.
8)
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: peachy rex on June 21, 2015, 06:42:15 AM: Makuraners, say.
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: axabrax on June 21, 2015, 03:15:36 PM: So no extra Huns but some packs of Hun heads? And/Or some late Roman heads for captured equipment?

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/batman-arkham-knight-review/1900-6416169/
Quote from: Aventine on June 20, 2015, 03:36:55 PM
Once Adam has the last pack of nobles with bow finished we will move onto the last mounted unit for this section of our catalog, that being steppe light horse archers, these I hope will be done with separate heads so they can be styled for whatever light horse you wish. So the answer is yes we will do Huns but as part of the steppe cavalry range.

Keith
Aventine Miniatures
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry swordsmen and lancers- Aventine(19-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 21, 2015, 05:37:49 PM: Axabrax

The range isn't labelled Hun but we are of the opinion that the nobles done and the light horse to come will be perfect for Huns as well as a load of other steppe people hence the approach we decided upon. I will discuss with Adam what heads he wants to add for this and get back to you.

Cheers

Keith
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 23, 2015, 04:57:21 PM: ST05 the Noble archers finished and the unit deal(UD62) added to our store.

(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P6233079.jpg)
(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P6233078.jpg)
(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P6233081.jpg)

Unit
(http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P6233082.jpg)

More photos on site

http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/ (http://aventineminiatures.co.uk/)

Next up are the light horse archers.

Cheers

keith
Aventine Miniatures
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: nervisfr on June 23, 2015, 06:54:34 PM: The animation is amazing !

Great job and congratulation to you, keith !

Now, we need some mounted casualties to make this range, a perfection ! o_o

Eric
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: Emperorbaz on June 25, 2015, 09:32:54 PM: These are, indeed, stunning sculpts. Mine arrived this week, very clean castings too. I like the fact that Keith gives us the option of buying the figures seperate from the horses as that gives us even more opportunities to convert or vary the end result. For example, I've got some excellent foundry Scythian horses in the draw waiting for someone to take them into battle. I'm going to do an entirely cavalry army on impetus size bases for Simon Millers To the Strongest rules. Can't wait to see the light cavalry, if they are half as good as their parthian light horse it will be amazing.
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: bigredbat on June 26, 2015, 04:36:07 PM: Sounds spiffing, Barry!

Love the details on those noble archers.
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: braxenk on June 28, 2015, 05:11:03 AM: insanely nice figures... :o

Are there decals yet for the shields?
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 28, 2015, 10:54:12 AM: Transfers ar in the pipeline, should be available soon.

Cheers
Keith
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: delbruck on June 29, 2015, 04:50:39 PM: Keith, if you plan on doing separate heads for the light horse and/or the Sassanid foot - it would be nice if these heads were also sold separately. Even better if they were sold by type with some variety in each group (bare heads, Phrygian caps, etc.).
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: axabrax on June 29, 2015, 05:36:20 PM: I will be placing an order as soon as the transfers are available. One question: the heads are separate or you can just remove the heads and separate heads might be available for conversions?
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: Aventine on June 29, 2015, 06:48:00 PM: None of the heads on the packs completed so far are separate, they are all cast on. The light horse will have separate heads or at least that is the plan going into the designing stage.

The heads could be removed by twisting with pliers and then drilling out a neck hole but I ask why, their helmets etc. are just fine for that period Hun noble. The lighter cavalry will have mongol type hoods and caps as well as helmets of various designs including late Roman(or so I am led to believe).

As in all things Aventine, I will have to await the greens from Adam to have a definitive answer on these matters.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

keith
Title: Re: Steppe noble cavalry Archers and unit deal ready- Aventine(23-6-2015)
Post by: axabrax on June 29, 2015, 07:36:23 PM: Sounds good! Can't wait to see them!