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Post by Haardrada on Mar 9, 2023 18:23:23 GMT
Goodness me, Ken. I really like that. Can you remember which company made the escorts? Donnington Mongols....I have some on my Timurid Tower of Skulls.
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Post by Ken Gordon on Mar 9, 2023 18:37:51 GMT
Thanks and spot on Paul - CP’s are a triumph of style over substance but I just can’t resist them: my Early Egyptians have a litter and my Anglo Norman’s a wagon - great armies ruined by my choice of general’s element! Can’t wait to see your painted. K
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Post by markbb on Mar 10, 2023 3:12:40 GMT
I've used the Essex Sassanid Levy Spearman for lots of different nationalities - head swapping is very easy!
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Post by timurilank on Mar 10, 2023 9:09:52 GMT
Two Khurasan Royal Guard spearmen will stand behind the "Bek Buggy", as I'm calling it. A Jewish rabbi (Xyston) and musician, blowing the Shofar, flank the model, left and right. I didn't attempt the "skulls on spears" motif shown in the animation and mentioned in accounts. Couldn't think of a way to model that, and kinda morbid anyway. Instead, used a pair of standards from Khurasan's command pack. Paul, I had forgotten the Xyston range of Maccabean figures. Many of these will fit in for the Jewish Revolt.
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Post by paulhannah on Aug 29, 2023 15:25:48 GMT
Posted pics of my recently finished III/16 Khazars on the FB site here. 15mm Khurasan Khazars, with Xyston rabbis, Essex artillery, and a scratch-built "Beg Buggy" (CWg). Really ran (and had fun with) with the notion that the Khazar nobility, at least, adopted Judaism as a foil to their Byzantine and Arab rivals.
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Post by stevie on Aug 29, 2023 16:31:41 GMT
Don’t forget that one of the main opponents of the III/16 Khazars was the the III/48 Rus, even though the army lists mistakenly neglects to mention these two as being enemies. (See →THIS and also page 15 of →THIS )
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Post by paulhannah on Aug 29, 2023 18:59:33 GMT
Yep, the Khazars' debut games will be against Eric Donaldson's recently finished Rus. In fact, his starting on the Rus project was the catalyst for my starting on these Khurasan Khazars.
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Post by Haardrada on Aug 29, 2023 19:34:44 GMT
Yep, the Khazars' debut games will be against Eric Donaldson's recently finished Rus. In fact, his starting on the Rus project was the catalyst for my starting on these Khurasan Khazars. I hope we are going to be treated to a game report please Paul?😁
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Post by paddy649 on Aug 29, 2023 19:50:33 GMT
Nice use of Xyston Rabbis with this army. I have a few spare from another project that might be co-opted into Khazar service. I’ll also steal your idea for the “Beg-Buggy” as and when I have time to make one - much better than my current Pecheng War wagon. My Khazars were a mix-mash of Essex figures I had bought for a WRG 7th Mongol/Steppe army once I had done a DBA mongol army for myself and sent one to a friend. Those Khurasan figures are far better suited to this list but I had to use up the spare lead rather than buy new!
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Post by macbeth on Aug 30, 2023 2:21:16 GMT
Mazel Tov, Ken. Really outstanding rendition of the Khagenwagen. Well done! The CP (Gen) is almost useless, in game terms, now that it can no longer shoot. It can, at least, lend side-support to the Royal Guard (Spear) element. Who cares (right?), if it looks gorgeous! I found the CP(Gen) for the Konstantinian Byzantine to be very effective The foot in that army 2xSp, 1x8Bw, 1xArt and CP(Gen) are a tough nut to crack with the CP(Gen) providing side support to either Sp or Bw (or both) and what with his high combat value and immunity to things that QK Bd - your centre is secure. The Khazars have some similar elements and like the Konstantinians - have Kn, Cv and LH so can pick and choose which wing to strike with while the centre holds. Cheers
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Post by vodnik on Aug 30, 2023 7:23:20 GMT
...that Khazars are made with figures from different manufacturers; guardsman with JinJang-shield by ATF, LH by Falcon, Claws with door-shields by an Italian company, goats by Irregular. Bu that army is for Triumph....
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Post by Haardrada on Aug 30, 2023 16:13:03 GMT
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Post by vodnik on Aug 30, 2023 21:00:30 GMT
...there were 2 kinds of dominating asiatic horsemen; Scythians and the more eastern Huns, next wawe Khazars, proto-Turks and Mongols and the Iranian horsemen like Sarmatians, Alans and proto-Bulgars. Khazars, Avars and Mongols were simple kilingmaschines, the Iranian horsemen were nomadic cow and horse herders. Lively trade soon developed with the neighboring farmers. But the next horde shattered the peace and subjugated everything within reach...
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