Irish Auxilia WotR Army IV 83/a

Roland
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Irish Auxilia WotR Army IV 83/a Mar 29, 2020 16:40:50 GMT

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Post by Roland on Mar 29, 2020 16:40:50 GMT

Hello all,

Like I'm sure is the case with many others here, I'm using the current situation we're all dealing with to update, add or replace some of my DBA armies. Long standing project which I am in the process of completing is creating matching DBA armies for some of the dominant nations/factions in the second half of 15th Century in Western Europe. This way I can better provide all the resources for a "King Maker" like campaign. ATM I'm working on Yorkist and Lancastrian factions for WotR Army 83/a. As a medieval modeler/gamer/hobbyist I try to provide as much visual authenticity as I can muster to each army. Looking for suggestions of good models to represent Irish Auxilia. I have bags of Kerns but have here to fore only based them as psiloi. Wondering if there is a better model type to depict auxilia or should I just use more Kerns?

Last Edit: Mar 29, 2020 16:46:18 GMT by Roland

jdesmond Centurion Posts: 303	Irish Auxilia WotR Army IV 83/a Apr 14, 2020 8:23:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jdesmond on Apr 14, 2020 8:23:18 GMT Salutations ! Agree with you on visual authenticity. Have you looked at Viking Forge ? (Been a while since I had any of that line, but if you want a sample, tell Loren I sent you ;-) ) Yours, John Desmond

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Irish Auxilia WotR Army IV 83/a Apr 14, 2020 12:03:55 GMT

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Post by goragrad on Apr 14, 2020 12:03:55 GMT

Viking Forge has the 'standard' kern with wicker shield and javelin. THeir only other Irish figure is a gallowglass.

This website has a discussion of Irish infantry in the War of the Roses and how they looked and were equipped along with some historic illustrations -

camisado1500s.blogspot.com/2018/01/of-kerns-and-gallowglasses-is-supplied.html

Several different depictions and descriptions of kerns in the records. One at least is the 'standard' that the bulk of the kerns that I have seen are based on.

In 25mm, Perry has done these -

wargameterrain.blogspot.com/2018/06/perry-miniatures-new-war-of-roses-irish.html

Not sure if any of the 15mm manufacturers have anything similar.

At any rate, it appears to me that using three of whichever kerns you have would not be inappropriate.

Roland Centurion Posts: 287	Irish Auxilia WotR Army IV 83/a Apr 14, 2020 23:51:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roland on Apr 14, 2020 23:51:00 GMT Well looking at the Perry work ( whose research and sculpting I hold in high regard), it looks like classic Kern dress with pole arms. Its at least a starting point

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