"Perry Arabs?" Topic
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| HANS GRUBER | 21 Jun 2015 6:45 a.m. PST |
Could anyone tell me if these Perry Arabs have separate or cast shields?
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bracken  | 21 Jun 2015 9:13 a.m. PST |
I'm probably wrong but they look cast on! if nothing else check the perry's site |
| Zargon | 21 Jun 2015 9:47 a.m. PST |
Cast on, painted some for a client, excellent miniatures and they paint up well.
Cheers |
| idontbelieveit | 21 Jun 2015 2:03 p.m. PST |
Cast. It's a real shame. They would be great for a much greater range of uses if not for the teardrops. |
| Druzhina | 23 Jun 2015 1:39 a.m. PST |
Here are some contemporary illustrations of Fatimid etc kite shields:
Round and kite shields on the Bab al-Nasr (Gate of Victory), Cairo, 1087
Fatimid Warrior with small kite shield on Plate Fragment, 12th Century
Almond Shields in a Fatimid Manuscript Fragment, Fustat, 12th Century
Illustrations from a Coptic Gospel, Damietta, Egypt, 1179-80, includes januwiya shields.
and a Fatimid or Iranian Infantryman with januwiya shield on a Plate, 12th Century MIRROR SITE
Fatimid Soldiers and Hunters Druzhina
Egyptian Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers |
| Delbruck | 23 Jun 2015 8:43 a.m. PST |
I wouldn't dispute the use of kite shaped shields by Moslem foot, but if you are going to do cast on shields I think round shields would be more useful. Gripping Beast do a similar standing Arab foot with round shields.
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| tigrifsgt | 27 Jun 2015 3:51 a.m. PST |
The tear drop shields on the GB plastic arabs look less Norman. A slightly different shape. |
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takes a look at flexible roads made from long-lasting flexible resin.
