| Cacique Caribe | 04 Sep 2010 1:37 p.m. PST |
Remember reading those awesome tales of high adventure and piracy during the Abbasid Caliphate? link Well, since the time this was last discussed back in 2008, has anyone tried to get suitable figures and ship? TMP link If so, what 15mm figures did you end up getting for Sinbad and his crew? What about the ship? Did you make one or buy one? What creatures did you get? What adventure(s) did you play? What rules did you use? Any pictures? Thanks, Dan
P.S. By the way, this is the dhow ship I remember seeing in a National Geographic magazine a while back:
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Shagnasty  | 04 Sep 2010 2:37 p.m. PST |
Mini-Figs NY used to market a 15mm dhow with an Arab Conquest crew made of light foam that would suit. Someone may have one stuck in box somewhere, as I once did. I think I sold mine at Millennium several years ago but I'll check to be sure. |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Sep 2010 3:49 p.m. PST |
If you have it, I am definitely interested in hearing more! Thanks, Dan |
 Miniatureships  | 04 Sep 2010 5:11 p.m. PST |
Dan = Old Glory Shipyard, see Buccaneer Wars, BW15 for a ship.
For figures, I would check with Old Glory 15s, in their Sudan range and think about Ansars. |
| genew49 | 04 Sep 2010 8:23 p.m. PST |
Minifig Barbary Pirates fom 4/2005 TMP post. Barbary 1 and 2 w/o firearms. Gun crew could probably be converted as well.
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| Cacique Caribe | 04 Sep 2010 8:40 p.m. PST |
Miniatureships, I can't find BW15: link Am I looking in the right place? Thanks, Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Sep 2010 11:25 p.m. PST |
With the right templates, this foam contouring technique might be useful: link Dan
TMP link |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Sep 2010 11:33 p.m. PST |
Guys, If you haven't read the tales first-hand, here ya go: bartleby.com/16/601.html
link ENJOY!!! Dan
P.S. Try not to judge the actions of the characters by today's "lofty" standards. |
| genew49 | 05 Sep 2010 2:01 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 05 Sep 2010 2:29 p.m. PST |
A little "blocky", but nice! Thanks, Dan
P.S. Here's another link with the tales:
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| Miniatureships | 05 Sep 2010 6:02 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 10 Sep 2010 6:32 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 11 Sep 2010 8:56 p.m. PST |
Ok, if anyone wants to create their own Sinbad crew . . . I went ahead and bought 3 packs of Old Glory 15s, took out a few figures, and just now posted the remaining figures of the sets on the 19th Century Marketplace. Thanks, Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 03 May 2011 11:46 a.m. PST |
For those planning on gaming Indian Ocean raids, this might be of interest to you: TMP link Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Jan 2012 7:25 a.m. PST |
Since this topic was started, has anyone made or bought any new ships? Dan
PS. Man, I really like that National Geographic illustration:
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| deflatermouse | 18 Apr 2013 4:11 a.m. PST |
an old posting but I was wondering what rules you used?
I hopeing to use these
TMP link
I have these for the ships crew
these fellows for the co-stars and extras
maybe build my own Dhows. I have various Alternative Armies Hydras, Griffins, skeletons, Splintered Light Necromancers and Peter Pig Eagles. The Cyclops is proving a bit of a dilemma. I would like the Ral Partha fellow. The film version is 3-4 times the height of a crewman. The model seems to be 6 x. (being 28mm I would hope so.) So Him and the Splintered Light Fawns & Centaurs would be on the shopping list to make it happen. …oh and the Rebel Minis Sea witches. |
| poiter50 | 19 Apr 2013 7:11 p.m. PST |
Thanks, Cacique, I found a copy of the National geographic on Ebay, now winging it's way to Oz from Ireland. Now to find a suitable ship in 28mm. |
| Cacique Caribe | 27 May 2013 9:09 p.m. PST |
Guys, Have you seen these yet? link TMP link Dan
PS. Deflatermouse, that looks too cool! Great finds. |
| Lewisgunner | 28 May 2013 3:40 p.m. PST |
Peter pig do Hollywood Arabs in their Hordes of the Things range.
It includes a chap on a lying carpet, an imam and a genie. |
| Cacique Caribe | 03 Jun 2013 7:16 p.m. PST |
Lewisgunner, Thanks for that info. I wonder how those PP Fantasy Arabs compare to the figures Deflatermouse pictured above. peterpig.co.uk/range19.htm Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Jun 2013 3:18 p.m. PST |
For a historical and geographical framework …
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link This is interesting …
link Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 Jun 2013 10:41 p.m. PST |
Imagine something like this for Sinbad to explore and plunder …
link TMP link Dan |
| deflatermouse | 11 Nov 2013 4:19 a.m. PST |
The PP arabs are ok, a bit smaller than the Minifigs, The problem with the Minifigs (ALL their new stuff) is EVERYONE has their left foot forward. …oh and the Rebel Minis Sea witches are fantastic. |
| Cacique Caribe | 20 Dec 2014 4:00 a.m. PST |
Guys, Here is a drawing of the Sohar, a full sized replica dhow built and sailed as done during Sinbad's time:
This is the same ship featured in the National Geographic issue seen a few posts above. Here's another illustration of it:
link And here's the Jewel of Muscat: link jewelofmuscat.tv/en/3d Dan |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
