GB Plastic Arab Spearmen and Archers

[Rotorcraft]

New from GB Plastics and released at SALUTE is this versatile and yummy box containing 40 warriors. You can make up to 16 archers, 16 javelin men or 32 spearmen from the box. Usable for SAGA or for Arab and Moorish armies from the conquest period to the siege of Vienna (at a pinch).

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/SAGA-Grand-Melee-2014.html?soid=1102816911779&aid=YACWHDKsaL4

Best regards.

[joroas]

Thinking of a use alongside the Perry Ansar for a Pulp Army........... 

[Mitch K]

Sathuli for a Drenai game...

[Rotorcraft]

I´m thinking of mixing the spare heads with the Andalusian Light Cavalry that was reviewed by one of the LAF members to form a plastic warband for cheap.

http://www.hourofwolves.org/?view=armies&which=andalus&full=1

Brace yourself, plastic Yihad is coming.  

Regards.

[Dr. The Viking]

Fantastic! I could see multiple uses for these. Lord of tHe ring to Vsf

[Engel]

This is just perfect for my growing Saracen force.  


Im interested to see if they plan to release other new miniatures to their comming Crusade suplement of Saga.

[Doomsdave]

Brace yourself, plastic Yihad is coming.  

Regards.

Well done. 

[fastolfrus]

Looks like Matakishi's Conan rules might just meet Prince of Persia...

[Mason]

Ooooh!

Soooo many uses....
 

Sathuli for a Drenai game...

Stop it....!

Fantastic! I could see multiple uses for these. Lord of tHe ring to Vsf

And you can pack that lark in too!
 

[maxxon]

Looks nice.

I was kinda expecting Fireforge to do these first, but I'll take GB as well.

[Atheling]

Looks nice.

I was kinda expecting Fireforge to do these first, but I'll take GB as well.

I've got plans for about four boxes!!! 

Darrell.

[carlos marighela]

Ooh! Nice! A large scale opposition for my English army for Tangiers just became affordable.

[white knight]

I might get some for conversion purposes, but that arm joint is awkward and overall details seem a bit soft.

[Captain Blood]

I might get some for conversion purposes, but that arm joint is awkward and overall details seem a bit soft.

I agree, I think they look distinctly average, and - as posted elsewhere here - I was monumentally unimpressed with the pitiful choice of components included for your 40 figures with the Dark Age infantry box. Just five bodies, seven heads, shield arms already attached, and not a great choice of weapons either. Poor. Especially compared to the riches included in the boxed sets of certain other plastics manufacturers, for more or less the same price.
If these follow the same model (and I suspect they will, because GB evidently believe in including as few components as they think they can get away with in a plastics box), then I won't be getting them.
Shame, because the idea is a good one. But GB's plastics execution so far has not impressed me

[Mitch K]

I agree, I think they look distinctly average, and - as posted elsewhere here - I was monumentally unimpressed with the pitiful choice of components included for your 40 figures with the Dark Age infantry box. Just five bodies, seven heads, shield arms already attached, and not a great choice of weapons either. Poor. Especially compared to the riches included in the boxed sets of certain other plastics manufacturers, for more or less the same price.
If these follow the same model (and I suspect they will, because GB evidently believe in including as few components as they think they can get away with in a plastics box), then I won't be getting them.
Shame, because the idea is a good one. But GB's plastics execution so far has not impressed me

Whilst I know what you mean, I don't fully agree.

The GB Saxons and Vikings have far more choice in terms of heads, bodies, weapons etc and you'd go boggled-eyed trying to calculate all the possible variations you can make.

Mathematically the Dark Age warriors still make a vast range of different combinations, but they are all rather similar (per your point). I suspect that the business model is that the metal minis give you your nice, variable, individualistic characters, while your rank and file (where you don't need uniformity, just raw numbers) is bulked out with plastics.

I'm content with them, and I'd give the Arab models a go if I get my teeth into a Drenai project (the GB Vikings will give good service as psychotic Vagrian raiders!) because the price differential on putting 40 plastic minis on the table over 40 metal minis is enough to allow me to put another army into service - which for me is a big deal.

But then, everyone here already knows I'm cheap