Persian Wicker Shields

Eques · Post by **Eques** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:58 pm

Anyone know where I can buy 15mm scale rectangular wicker shields used by the Sparabara infantry?

Magister Militum do them but only with the warriors themselves.

Delbruck · Post by **Delbruck** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:44 pm

DONNINGTON. I think it's code W10, listed as 12 x 8 mm.

Eques · Post by **Eques** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:07 pm

Thanks

OldenTired · Post by **OldenTired** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:47 am

Delbruck wrote:DONNINGTON. I think it's code W10, listed as 12 x 8 mm.

woot! have been wondering about this.

Eques · Post by **Eques** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:45 pm

I'ver ordered some, although they are described as oblong - don't know if this means rectangular or oval.

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:10 pm

I'd be worried if oblong didn't mean rectangular

Delbruck · Post by **Delbruck** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:01 pm

The Donnington wicker shield is definitely rectangular. Unfortunately I seem to have lost the ones I ordered, so I am not sure of the details. Attached is an image of a Donnington with a wicker shield, which MAY be similiar.

OldenTired · Post by **OldenTired** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:21 am

Eques wrote:I'ver ordered some, although they are described as oblong - don't know if this means rectangular or oval.

how flexible are the sellers? 30 pound postage for an 0.18p pack is a little steep.

bobm · Post by **bobm** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:32 am

OldenTired wrote:
Eques wrote:I'ver ordered some, although they are described as oblong - don't know if this means rectangular or oval.
how flexible are the sellers? 30 pound postage for an 0.18p pack is a little steep.

I've been informed this morning that they apply their postage charging policy "rigidly"....after trying to buy 8 figures at York when they'd turned up without any figures at all to sell!
...so good luck....

OldenTired · Post by **OldenTired** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:34 pm

bobm wrote:
OldenTired wrote:
Eques wrote:I'ver ordered some, although they are described as oblong - don't know if this means rectangular or oval.
how flexible are the sellers? 30 pound postage for an 0.18p pack is a little steep.
I've been informed this morning that they apply their postage charging policy "rigidly"....after trying to buy 8 figures at York when they'd turned up without any figures at all to sell!
...so good luck....

how these people expect to actually make money is beyond me...

maybe the dole office has a course in "customer service"

Delbruck · Post by **Delbruck** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:15 pm

That's funny, I thought their shipping charge to the USA was fairly "reasonable".

Out of curiousity, I put 100 wicker shields in their shopping cart (for UK delivery). Cost was 12.00 for the shields and 2.50 pounds for shipping.

Eques · Post by **Eques** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:56 pm

Just received them. They are the ones in Delbruck's photo or very similar. Could have bought a box of mini shredded wheat and saved some money Lol.

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:19 pm

mini shredded wheat

Surely they are closer to 54mm Scale.

OldenTired · Post by **OldenTired** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:58 pm

Delbruck wrote:That's funny, I thought their shipping charge to the USA was fairly "reasonable".

Out of curiousity, I put 100 wicker shields in their shopping cart (for UK delivery). Cost was 12.00 for the shields and 2.50 pounds for shipping.

nope. they told me they would ship anything up to 25pound for a flat rate of 10 pound.

waaaay too steep for 48 shields costing something like 5 pound.

might ask for them to cut me some slack...

that, or will scratch-build from something. off to the hardware store for wire mesh i go!