"15mm dismounted cataphract?" Topic
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HarryHotspurEsq | 14 Aug 2016 12:35 p.m. PST |
Just wondering if any manufacturers produce a 15mm dismounted cataphract (Seleukid, Parthian, Sassanid…?), preferably with a sword. Looking to make a cataphractus gladiator. Cheers. |
Oh Bugger | 14 Aug 2016 12:57 p.m. PST |
The only one I know of was a Steve Shaw figure so now part of the Bloody Day range and he had his contos in two hands, shield on arm. |
Toronto48 | 14 Aug 2016 3:02 p.m. PST |
Dismounted Tibetans from shhhhhh! Khurasan link |
dragon6 | 14 Aug 2016 6:31 p.m. PST |
Thistle & Rose had dismounted Sassanid Cataphracts. Don't know if the new owners will manufacture them. |
goragrad | 14 Aug 2016 11:40 p.m. PST |
Viking Forge has the old Asgard line with a dismounted Sassanid clibanari -
That might not be too bad to convert from that one handed spear hold. |
Winston Smith | 15 Aug 2016 5:50 a.m. PST |
A cataphractarius gladiator would not resemble a dismounted cataphract cavalryman. It describes a very heavily armored gladiator. |
HarryHotspurEsq | 15 Aug 2016 9:43 a.m. PST |
Many thanks for the suggestions so far. None hitting the nail on the head for my immediate vision, but it may be that my vision needs revising. :) @Winston Smith, I realise that, but as one of the theories is that they developed out of Parthian prisoners of war, I see no reason why their armour might not, at least in part, reflect actual Parthian cataphracts. |
goragrad | 15 Aug 2016 3:34 p.m. PST |
As a significant factor in the games was the theatrical appearance, having someone in a cataphract cavalry style armor would be consistent. |
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