Assyrian army

Assyrian army

Wednesday 13 October 2021

25mm Sassanid Clibanarii

 Having all those Sassanid elephants I thought I should start a 25mm Garrison Sassanid army. Looking through my stock box I found a dozen or so Clibanarii and cast another dozen to start it off. First 12 now finished...

Quite a colourful bunch.

It was around about this time that I realised that I really should touch up the pointy sticks and that I had forgotten to paint on their leather gloves...

But as they say, a work of art is never really finished. The faults aren't that obvious at ground level.

 

That leaves me wondering what to do next - finish the last lot of Vanha elephants, or do the next Clibanarii unit.

15 comments:

  1. They are nice - are they size compatible with Hinchliffe?

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    1. Haven't specifically checked them but assume so - they're OK with Lamming and I used to mix Lamming and Hinchliffe Sassanids. I'll check tomorrow and perhaps post a comparison.

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    1. Not sure yet - make that decision when I start!

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  3. Splendid… what’s not to love about Sassanid heavy cavalry…

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Depends which side you're on. Romans, Byzantines and Arabs didn't like them much :) Probably Vanha the same...

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    1. Well, the army lists I tend to base my armies on need at least 50.

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  5. Marvellously colourful and will go a treat with those wonderful nellies of your previous posts. What ever you do next I'll be interested to view them!
    Regards, James

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    1. I'm thinking the elephants. Then I'll hold a Review/parade of them all.

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  6. Elephants next please and perhaps those levy figures chained together on the battlefield too.
    P.s don’t forget the Atlantean whale howdahs.

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    1. Most people seem to have a preference for the elephants. As for whale howdahs, think the whales are a bit small - it would look a lot out of scale. Still...

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  7. Looking good... I like heavy cavalry from all periods.

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    1. Personally, I've always been a light cavalry general. But the heavies usually look good.

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