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Draccan22 Aug 2014 5:03 a.m. PST

Considering 10mm Warmaster Trojan War.
And only 10mm. I have been searching for a while and so far I think only Magister Militum has extensive and good ranges. Do you guys concur?

Also did nobody do a 10mm Troy model with battle reports and stuff? I don't seem to find many pictures or blogs about 10mm Trojan wargaming..?

Another question: I would like Ethiopian and Amazon allies for my Trojans. Suggestions for models?

Winston Smith22 Aug 2014 6:10 a.m. PST

I would use Kushite or Nubians as Aethiopians.
For Prince Memnon use a Nubian noble in an Egyptian chariot.

Draccan22 Aug 2014 6:17 a.m. PST

Great ideas mate!

Where Trojans could consist of the MM Trojans which essentially is a hittite army with persians thrown in and some sea people and Eithiopian (Kushite and Nubian minis) and Amazon allies.. what about the achaians?

The pre-greek army was really mychenean city states.. any ideas for allies or other minis to enlarge the army a bit?

Sobieski22 Aug 2014 6:48 a.m. PST

Newlines have some too. They do very good 10mm figures in my experience.

John the OFM23 Aug 2014 7:29 a.m. PST

I did mine in 28mm before I sold it off for food. So I present the following suggestions, confident that there are 10mm equivalents.

I used the Foundry Bronze Age Europeans as Myrmidons, since I considered them basically hillbillies.
For Amazons, I used Eureka. HOWEVER, in 10mm can you really tell the dudes from the dames? Use Scythians and don't paint any beards, or if you must, paint them as lower face scarfs to match the hat.
For the core of the Aethiopians, I used Egyptian spearmen painted with darker skins, and for the skirmishers Nubian. Foundry's Nubian nobles are magnificent, and would easily pass as Memnon.

My Trojans were from Redoubt and Foundry, being basically identical to the Mycenaeans.
Sarpedon's troops were Peleset Sea Peoples.
I used Sherden Sea Peoples as "different" Mycenaeans.
Consider Sea Peoples as Mycenaean (or Trojan) Vikings and you can use them in either army.

Avoid Dendra armor, except as chariot warriors. Would YOU like to charge on foot wearing that?

For the Divine Olympians, consider using 15mm figures. Just remember that Diomedes whipped Ares and sent Aphrodite crying home to Daddy.

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