I finished basing the army of the Kingdom of the Ashona, and it looks like this:
I particularly like the cavalry, whose barded horses are very reminiscent of those used by medieval knights.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2026
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A very nice addition to your project Bob
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteIt’s nice to be able to create a colourful native army … and I love those cavalry on barded horses!
All the best,
Bob
Nice. Agree about the cavalry.
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteIt’s any army that - without the troops with firearms - I could use across many historical periods.
What’s not to like?
All the best,
Bob
Your Ashona army looks really good Bob.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
I hope it'll bring you a lot of tabletop enjoyment.
Roger,
DeleteCheers! Hopefully they’ll be appearing on my tabletop soon.
All the best,
Bob
Very nice! I like the harder horses too. It will make for some very attractive games.
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteThe painted patterns on the horses is superb, and this army will be a joy to field on my tabletop.
All the best,
Bob
The fully barded cavalry minis are from Irregular Miniatures. Sadly, now that Ian Kay has retired it seems IM’s 15mm and above scales are unavailable.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
Elliesdad (Geoff),
DeleteIt is a pity that the Irregular Miniatures figures are not currently available, but I’m hoping that Ian Kay will find some way to pass on his ranges to.
All the best,
Bob
Some lovely Irregular Miniatures figures there, Bob. The barded heavy cavalry is indeed a great sculpt (a friend of mine has these guys in his Western Sudanese DBA army). A beautiful addition to the Belle Epoque forces 👍🏼.
ReplyDeleteMartin S,
DeleteCheers! I can see why your friend has some of these figures in his Western Sudanese DBA army. They are wonderful!
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
ReplyDeletePerhaps you have shown me the way to some kind of formal role for my 4 stands of Streltsi. They did form the palace guard for the potentate ruling over the Corsairs of the Coast at Zanzingabar (the unfinished 'Darkest Aithiops' campaign), but methinks they will remain as some kind of irregular force - a Division - in the army of the Czar.
I have a few Crimean War metal figures, some of which will find service in my Chromatic Wars armies, probably as garrison troops. Some of them did make an appearance at the final Battle of Zugdidi in the Kavkaz Campaign.
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteThat sounds like an excellent use for some Steltsi figures! Perhaps - as you suggest - a sort of wild, almost tribal levy that can be used in all sorts of regular and irregular conflict. Methinks some sort of troops for operations that require ‘plausible deniability’!
All the best,
Bob
I'm always impressed with your little armies. They're such a contrast to the bloat I'm used to.
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeletePhil Barker once told me that collecting small armies for DBA could easily become an obsession … and I can now see why!
I was recently reading about Tony Bath’s Hyboria campaign and realised that if I only used my native armies without their firearm units, I could easily fight a small Ancients/Fantasy campaign.
All the best,
Bob
BOB,
ReplyDeleteExcellent - the army looks terrific- very colorful. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteIt might not be a huge army, but it’s certainly a very colourful one!
All the best,
Bob