The battle of the infantry mobs!

khurasan_miniatures · Post by **khurasan_miniatures** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:13 am

fredrik wrote: A brilliant suggesstion! Preferably with some license taken as to historical accuracy so we can build those comedy "Life of Brian" units. Bunches of superior MF isn't all that bad either.

"WE'RE the Peoples Front of Judea!"
"I thought we were the Popular Front?"

It just never gets old...

With apologies to Monty Python, I think the problem with Jewish Revolt is we don't really have much of an idea what the "troops" would have looked like.

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:01 am

khurasan_miniatures wrote: With apologies to Monty Python, I think the problem with Jewish Revolt is we don't really have much of an idea what the "troops" would have looked like.

Well why don't you have an educated guess, some with big noses, some naked with long beards, some women with beards, etc, and set the industry standard.

domblas · Post by **domblas** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:17 am

abomeyans kingdom

khurasan_miniatures · Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:52 pm

I'll get right on that Phil!

Aboyemans?

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:58 am

khurasan_miniatures Re: Jewish Revolt wrote:I'll get right on that Phil!

All you need is one BG each of PFJ (ppl), PFJ (pop), JPF, PFFFG, a single base of PF (Popular Front) and some Mob for a starter army. Obviously a TC as CinC and 8 allied generals, none of them in line of command for any BG.

But when you do a sensible WotR army we do need an Edmund LORD Blackadder, Percy Percy and some peasants, call them Baldricks, and a lot of cats for the camp diorama.

eldiablito · Post by **eldiablito** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:40 pm

I voted for Iroquois (only if they are not French-Indian War era), but I'd be happy with almost ANY Native Americans:
Apache and Lakota-Souix would be cool too!

I'm just tired of gun-powder era versions of these models: give me more war clubs, bows and spears! I'd even love some post-Columbian Exchange and see some mounted versions of these tribes. Bring on the Native Indians from 1500-1700!

Skullzgrinda · Post by **Skullzgrinda** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:48 pm

eldiablito wrote:I'm just tired of gun-powder era versions of these models: give me more war clubs, bows and spears! I'd even love some post-Columbian Exchange and see some mounted versions of these tribes. Bring on the Native Indians from 1500-1700!

Agreed! The Chichimecs are already poised for a couple of cavalry poses as soon as FOGR is out.

khurasan_miniatures · Post by **khurasan_miniatures** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:40 pm

Thanks for your help gents, I have formally approached the sculptor to make the Iroquois. Of course, the advantage of making Yayoi would have been that, if asked politely, Duncan would likely have provided amazing model references (as he did for the kofun/Nara), but the army itself seems to leave a bit to be desired. A friend finally prevailed on me not to make Mochica because of its one dimensional feel, so eastern forest culture it is! I thought momentarily about Algonquins as that's where I live, but the Iroquois, who were to the north, used that picturesque wooden armour (Algonguins used very large shields instead), and more to the point the Iroquois raised large armies.

So the sculptor will start making them next month!

Skullzgrinda · Post by **Skullzgrinda** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:43 pm

YAH!

I had pretty much decided on Mound Builders otherwise.

When - and I realize this is an aspirational estimate rather than anything firmer than that - would you anticipate release?

No sooner than . . . . ?

Probably not later than . . . . ?

Skullzgrinda · Post by **Skullzgrinda** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:07 pm

They need a Wes Studi looking guy with the snake hair per Osprey!

http://westernposterpage.com/studi.htm

Happy camper here!

eldiablito · Post by **eldiablito** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:18 pm

Yeah! I've wanted to do a tribe for each major region for my 5th grade class!

I'm working on the Aztecs. I'll certainly pick up your mound builders soon. Next will be Tlingit, your Iroquois, Hopi, and finally some Californian tribe (I haven't seen many selections, yet.

khurasan_miniatures · Post by **khurasan_miniatures** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:46 pm

I don't make Moundbuilders. Skullz, I'd say midspring. Yes, the models will be based on the earliest descriptions of the Iroquois, I would not make French and Indian Wars Iroquois for Field of Glory's army list.

Skullzgrinda · Post by **Skullzgrinda** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:50 pm

Excellent! I will be saving my money.

The battle of the infantry mobs!

All infantry army you would be most likely to buy

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