"Who to use for Ayyubid Maluks 3rd Crusade" Topic

Having trouble finding figures for Ayyubid Mamlukes of 3rd Crusade (28mm). As a caveat, I am a 100% soloist, so "pretty close" is usually good enough for me.

I have a unit of Ghulams from Old Glory & the 2 new boxes of Arab cavalry from Gripping beast (the latter two are not assembled yet).

Any suggestions? (including using the figures I already have)

I used the Old Glory Ghulams, but I did some conversion work on them adding plumes or feathers to some of the helmets. I also used some the Old Glory Asiatic Steppe Heavy Noble cavalry figures. I took some of the Gripping Beast Arab heavy cavalry figures and swopped heads from the Fireforge Russian Heavy infantry box. They looked really good! Also Perry Muslim Crusades line are really good figures for this period as well.

Here are some contemporary illustrations that may be of interest:
Horseman of Raqqa (Faris al-Raqqa), Zangid Jazira, 12th century. National Museum of Damascus, Syria.
Ayyubid Bowl with Horseman with Triangular Shield, Zangid Raqqa, Syria, 1186-1215AD. Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, I. 4843.
Ayyubid Horse Archer on a Pilgrim Bottle (zamzamiyyah) Fragment, 12th-13th Century. British Museum, London.
A Syriac Gospel showing soldiers, Jazīrah, c.1220. British Library Ms. Add. 7170.
. Syrian Cavalryman c.1220 in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath, based on the c.1220 Syriac Gospel.

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Horseman of Raqqa (Faris al-Raqqa), Zangid Jazira, 12th century. National Museum of Damascus, Syria.
Ayyubid Bowl with Horseman with Triangular Shield, Zangid Raqqa, Syria, 1186-1215AD. Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, I. 4843.
Ayyubid Horse Archer on a Pilgrim Bottle (zamzamiyyah) Fragment, 12th-13th Century. British Museum, London.
A Syriac Gospel showing soldiers, Jazīrah, c.1220. British Library Ms. Add. 7170.
. Syrian Cavalryman c.1220 in Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath, based on the c.1220 Syriac Gospel.

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

I did the same as Perris0707:

Used GB Arab Heavy Cavalry and swapped Fireforge Russian heads. I have two units like this. The third one, I still have without heads, but I plan on using Byzantine heads from Fireforge. I also used some barded horses from the GB Gothic Nobles box.

Cheeers,
Dan