Figure identification

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:25 pm

At the club last night I offered to sort out a load of figures from a player who has decided 15mm is not for him. As a result I have 6 boxes of figures to sort. Most of them are not too bad to identify but there are LOADS (40+ bases) of light foot archers, all the same figure.

I think it is an Essex miniatures figure. It has long floor length robes, a pointy hat with a thick fur rim and is shooting upwards at about 30 degrees. I thought it was an Azab and looking at the Azab range it is close but not quite the same.

Any suggestions or do I need to take a photo to make life easy for everyone?

madcam2us · Post by **madcam2us** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:41 pm

Try their sudanese archer from the 700+AD ranges.. AEA18

Madcam.

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:47 pm

If not that look at the EMED range.

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:56 pm

madcam2us wrote:Try their sudanese archer from the 700+AD ranges.. AEA18

Madcam.

Typical, there isn't a photo on the Essex site

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:58 pm

Why do you need to know? Just put him in an army where he looks right. Do they look even a little bit like sarmatians???

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:06 pm

Post a picture

paulrobinson · Post by **paulrobinson** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:34 pm

nikgaukroger wrote:Post a picture

this is much more fun guessing - its a Russian, no a Saxon, no an Arab .........................

MarkSieber · Post by **MarkSieber** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:02 pm

I previously posted a picture with the Essex archer in the background here: viewtopic.php?t=8525&start=20
Here's a (blurry) better shot I had:

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:06 pm

I think that is the chap.

Now what can you do with 44 bases of Sudanese light foot bow??

MarkSieber · Post by **MarkSieber** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:16 pm

Hammy, I just added a picture to my first post. As to using them, I see Dragon Painting Service sells the Old Glory version as 'Arab Archers'

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:58 pm

hammy wrote:I think that is the chap.

Now what can you do with 44 bases of Sudanese light foot bow??

Christian Nubian ...

madcam2us · Post by **madcam2us** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:14 pm

CN would be perfect for them and they just might be halfway decent with MF Sup bow....

If only they had swd.....

Madcam.

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:30 pm

Well they finished 4th at Usk without Swordsmen.