I finally got around to painting the remaining 15 elements of Libyan Wb(F) plus 4 x Gasgan Wb(F). This will provide the punch necessary for this downgraded army.
Tarted up the Shardana/Sherden and the Libyan archers as well. Still looking around for suitable Lh(I) for the one permitted element - Oh well!
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(B) Latins - more candidates
Whilst looking for DBA army fill-ups (more later) I came across the 15mm manufacturer Xyston. It has a few candidates for Latin armies:
ANC20157 - Oscan Javelinmen with Scutum (8 in 4 vars) £4
ANC20158 - Oscan Armoured Infantry with Hoplite Shield (8:4) £4
ANC20159 - Apulian Infantry (8:4) £4
ANC20170 - Campanian Hoplites (8:4) £4
ANC20250 - Roman/Italian Peasants (8:4) £3.75
If you want to search for yourself try this page:
https://www.scotiagrendel.com/Xyston/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_3
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(C) DBA (v3.0) - Book 2
Carrying out an exercise to see which armies Ian & I can field. Out of 192 armies I can field 108 of them.
Of the rest 15 are in the 'Not Quite' category:
4b - Yueh Chinese [need 4 x 3Pk]
4d - Other Chinese [as above]
4e - Other Chinese [need 1 x 3Bd]
5f - Phokian [need 1 x stone-thrower]
21a - Ch'iang & Ti Chinese [need 2 x armoured tribal 4Ax]
21b - Ch'iang & Ti Chinese [same as above]
22c - Hatra [need 1 x cataphract camels or 1 x art]
28a - Tigranes [need 2 x cataphracts]
28b - Other Armenian [as above]
28d - Gordyene [as above]
39b - Celtiberian [need 6 x scutarii 3Bd]
44 - Commagene [need 2 x cataphracts]
46a - Kushan [need 2 x cataphracts]
46b - Kushan [as above]
46c - Kushan Kidarite [need 3 x cataphracts]
Looking at the Xyston site I found some 'likely lads' to fill in some of the gaps:
ANC20199 - Celtiberean Warriors (8:6) £4
ANC20112 - Phokian Stone Thrower (4 crew) £4 [other artillery is available]
ANC20285 - Parthian Cataphract Command (1stC) on Camels (3:3) £4.50
ANC20286 - Parthian Cataphract Command (2ndC) on Camels (3:3) £4.50
ANC20292 - Parthian Cataphracts (2ndC) on Camels (4:4) £4.50
Peter Pig also has: 72. Parthian cataphract camels (4)
Have found some old Minifigs that I can convert into 3 x 'Armenian' cataphracts. So that only leaves the Chinese - maybe Essex!
Ian has the vast majority of the Romans and their enemies so that leaves only the Persians & Kappadokians that neither of us can manage. Not a bad result and completely opposite to the Book 1 review.
Looks like I will be painting 15mm figures in the near future!
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