Shell0ut  | 08 Jul 2018 1:20 a.m. PST |
Piracy was a threat to ancient shipping in the Mediterranean long before the time of blackbeaed in the carribean. Its got me interested enough to try a game. |
| Shell0ut | 08 Jul 2018 1:38 a.m. PST |
What figures would you suggest using for ancient pirates? Are there any specific companies that do ancient pirates in 15mm? Or would a rummage around the lead montain produce enough? Does anyone make ships in 15mm too? |
| Porthos | 08 Jul 2018 2:06 a.m. PST |
Wikipedia helps:
link For figures just use the sailors available. Pirates, at least in the Ancient Mediterranean, did not diver in dress from others. And Julius Caesar probably told something about them ;-)). Essex Miniatures has two 15mm ships: Viking and Egyptian. And try Google ! |
 ochoin  | 08 Jul 2018 2:39 a.m. PST |
Heap of stuff from Strelets: (some aren't that safe for work BTW….sailors will be sailors…. eg link link (good crucifixion here) link link
…check out the rest of the range in Roman Civilian at PSR
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oh and Orion do Roman sailors & rowers:
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martin goddard  | 08 Jul 2018 5:02 a.m. PST |
Julius Caesar knew them well. |
Roderick Robertson  | 08 Jul 2018 7:01 a.m. PST |
SO did Asterix and Obelix. |
 Pictors Studio | 08 Jul 2018 8:23 a.m. PST |
Probably any skirmisher types would be good from whatever period you are using. Perhaps some hoplites would work for Greek stuff if you wanted although they may be too heavily armoured. |
 Cacique Caribe | 08 Jul 2018 3:23 p.m. PST |
I'd go with the original horned helmet pirates … the ancient "Sea Peoples", including the Sardinians. And if you want your guys to tower over their victims a little, then you should get them in 18mm or perhaps even 1/72. link Dan |
| ochoin | 08 Jul 2018 10:20 p.m. PST |
There you go, if CC & I both recommend Strelets, how far wrong can you go? LOL. |
| RudyNelson | 09 Jul 2018 11:51 a.m. PST |
I am more familiar with the Far East pirates.in the North, the coastlines along the Korean, Chinese and Japanese coasts were all targets of pirates. In SE Asia, pirates from Java and Sumatra are reported by mainland countries at different times. |
| RudyNelson | 09 Jul 2018 11:55 a.m. PST |
In the Med, it seems that very time a major power collapsed, there was an increase in pirates. When Troy fell, when Carthage fell and so on. |
| Cacique Caribe | 09 Jul 2018 3:57 p.m. PST |
RudyNelson It's the old adage, when the cat's away, the mice will play. Dan |
| ochoin | 09 Jul 2018 10:52 p.m. PST |
You are going to need laburnae (what the Romans called biremes) for both the Goodies & the Baddies. Not quite right but near enough? link |
| Shell0ut | 12 Jul 2018 2:33 a.m. PST |
Thanks for all the suggestions, i have some thinking to do now. These are all great! |
