"Aragonese Sicilians ca. 1290-1300" Topic
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| Nikator | 29 Oct 2009 2:05 p.m. PST |
I'm thinking about doing a Sicilian army, mostly because what I've read of the War of the Sicilian Vespers has me intrigued. How should the Aragonese knoghts be equipped? Chainmail with fabric caparisons for the horses? Heavier? Lighter? And does anyone make a credible Almughavar figure in 15mm?My idea is to do an Aragonese army that can morph into the Catalan company ( a longtime fave of mine, but I really do not know as much as I ought to about what period equipment ought to look like. Suggestions, pointers, and scathing flamewar-inducing mockery all accepted with calm equanimity. |
| Lluis Vilalta | 29 Oct 2009 2:28 p.m. PST |
Nikator, There are a few manufacturers producing 15mm Almughavars. In my humble oppinion, best of all are those from Eureka Miniatures and, not far from them, those from Alain Touller. Also Minifigs has them in catalogue too. I have built a couple of Almughavars units, whose photos can be inspected at my painting blog: soldadets.blogspot.com .
Specific Almughavars link in that blog:
link . As for Medieval Catalan-Aragonese knights, by the time of Albigensian Croisade (13th Century) they were clad in old-fashioned armours and vests -so that you could use 12th Century French or English knights minis to represent them. As far as I know, their look by 14th century was pretty more similar to that of other Werstern European armies. |
| Lluis Vilalta | 29 Oct 2009 2:31 p.m. PST |
Almost forgot it, Alain Touller website is atoufigs.com
And that of Eureka is (as you likely know), eurekamin.com.au Best regards, Lluís
Catalonia, Spain |
| Swampster | 30 Oct 2009 2:45 a.m. PST |
Have a look at my blog
link Some pics of Essex and Eureka almughavars, plus Spanish knights (figures and original source pics). Also some links to 13th century Spanish heraldry. |
| Swampster | 30 Oct 2009 4:29 a.m. PST |
ps
Lluís – nice figures. I've linked from my blog to yours. |
| Nikator | 30 Oct 2009 8:20 a.m. PST |
Thanks to both of you for the answers. |
| madaxeman | 30 Oct 2009 8:26 a.m. PST |
link might be helpful too |
| lutonjames | 30 Oct 2009 9:20 a.m. PST |
Irregular are ok and the Essex ones are nice, specially mixed in- as only 2 varieties of Essex I think. I bet the Eureka are really nice,but can't justify getting them ast the momment as I've aload of almughavars already painted. Maybe when I do everything else I've hope to paint I can come back to almughavars. |
| Lluis Vilalta | 30 Oct 2009 10:06 a.m. PST |
Swampster, your weblog is splendid! …as splendid as your minis are ;) I've linked to your blog from mine, too. |
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