Wellington's Scythians

[Wellington]

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

[Fremitus Borealis]

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?

[Codsticker]

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?

[Diablo Jon]

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

[Wellington]

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

[commissarmoody]

Pretty cool, where did you pick these guys up?

[Wellington]

Thanks!

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

[commissarmoody]

Cheers! 

[Warboss Nick]

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