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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: LouieN on February 21, 2021, 08:49:39 PM
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Hello All,
What miniature ranges would be proper for Byzantine and Gothic forces during the Gothic War (535–554)?
Would the Byzantines appear as late Roman infantry?
any scale works I am looking for images for than anything.
Thanks
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Aventine Miniatures is in the process of releasing Early Byzantines in 28mm. Atheling has painted up some infantry from it - splendid painting of splendid figures - if you search for his handle here.
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https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/late-roman-romano-british-early-byzantine
https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/goths-germanic
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As has been said the recent Aventine range is bang-on for the tine period plus are beautiful and relatively cheap metals. Footsore are good too. Footsore produce a nice range of Goths but is you wanted to cut cost Gripping Beast produce 3 boxes of Gothic/Dark age cavalry, a box of archers and one of infantry. Lots of variation and IMHO eminently suitable. I wouldn't look much further than these three.
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The most specific range you are going to find is the Aventine range.
Quick pic of a unit of Dismounted Bucellarri/Extra heavy Infantry ;)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lVAtptLM9QE/Xz_m2Vx5jGI/AAAAAAABEMQ/0roGLwtibhgPoi-qy66NwZei4fAbtYOHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/AVENTINE%2BBYZANTINE%2BHEAVY%2BINFANTRY%2BUNIT%2B1A.jpg)
There are definitely plans for Goths too 8)
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Thank you very much.
Very late Roman in appearance.
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Louie, as you say, "very Late Roman in appearance". Only to be expected as the so-called Byzantine Empire is just a pretty-seemless continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire, and hence the army is "evolution not revolution". If you opt for Aventine the infantry is now a pretty complete range, the cavalry is just starting to appear.
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Thank you all.
While I do not plan to collect the minis, 15mm is my weapon of choice ;) , I always like to use miniatures as a period reference. Having the sculpts and well painted units helps me bring alive the historical reading.
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If 15mm is your preferred scale I suggest you look at "War and Empire III; the Dark Ages" produced by Forged in Battle and sold by Westwind. Very nice figures .
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If 15mm is your preferred scale I suggest you look at "War and Empire III; the Dark Ages" produced by Forged in Battle and sold by Westwind. Very nice figures .
Duh! On my part!! I've been looking for the Forged in Battle ranges for a while but on the West Wind site lol
Thanks for posting SJWi, I don't think I would have found them without your help!
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Atheling, glad to have helped. I'm still a confirmed 28mm gamer for ancients/medieval but the Forged in Battle stuff has nearly tempted me into a smaller scale. Maybe when I am inspired into a new period where I can buy a pair of matched armies and 28mm would be ruinously expensive . Anyway, still got Late Achaemenid Persian, Spartan and 1-3rd - Century AD German to paint, plus I am determined to buy and paint an Aventine 6th century Byzantine force.
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Atheling, glad to have helped. I'm still a confirmed 28mm gamer for ancients/medieval but the Forged in Battle stuff has nearly tempted me into a smaller scale. Maybe when I am inspired into a new period where I can buy a pair of matched armies and 28mm would be ruinously expensive . Anyway, still got Late Achaemenid Persian, Spartan and 1-3rd - Century AD German to paint, plus I am determined to buy and paint an Aventine 6th century Byzantine force.
The Aventine stuff is the business for Early Byzantines. I know from regular communication with Keith and by default Adam that a lot of research has gone into the range. That is one possible reason why the cavalry have been delayed a little.