Germanics |
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collection of Germanics and peoples associated with the
eventual collapse of the Western Roman Empire allow me to
field a significant number of armies in DBM. The two principal incarnations they appear in are Alamanni, one of the German tribal coalitions that helped destroy Roman Gaul and as African Vandals, the descendants of tribesmen who pillaged their way across much of the Empire and eventually settled in the rich provinces of Roman Africa. These same figures in different combinations could be fielded as Frank, Ostrogoths, Gepids, Lombards and many other armies. They also sometimes appear as allies and mercenaries of Rome in either a Late Roman or Patrician army. They also occasionally appear as allies and vassals of the dreaded Huns. To view larger version, click on the thumbnail. |
.jpg) The foot troops. These are
all Essex figures. They are a mixture of Franks, Saxons,
Dacians and even a few Medievals. I lost count when I got
to about 40 figure variations! |
 Germanic
bowmen. These can be fielded as Alamanni or
Goths. Great filler, with the ocassional noble exploit to
their name. |
.jpg) Javelin skirmishers. Useful for taking on other
skirmishers and can be used to support Alamanni cavalry. |
.jpg){kind=small} Bow armed skirmishers. Useful for taking on other
skirmishers. |
 "The
Wild Bunch".
Some mounted chaps to set the fear of God into anyone who
wants to stand in their way.... I was again able to get a
significant amount of variation by combing through the
Essex range. This mob is just part of the 30-odd elements
I usually field in my Vandal army. |
 These figures are more
heavily armoured than the bulk of the cavalrymen above.
They are from Essex's Lombard range and were painted up
so I could differentiate them as Spanish Visigoth nobles.
They can of course join their other Germanic brethren and
pretend to be anything "hairy" on a horse. |
 These Old Glory Sarmations also form part of my Vandal
horde on some occasions. They can also double-up as Alan
heavy cavalry in the ally I usually field with my
Alamanni. These are quite nice figures, IIRC there were
six variations of rider and five variations of horse,
including fully-, half- and un-armoured varieties. Only
bug bear is that you need to drill out the hands to take
the wire spears (konti?) provided — not so bad
really, as the hands are quite heavily
"dimpled" to make it easier to locate the
drill. |
 Alan light cavalry, again culled from various
Essex ranges. |
 The dreaded Huns. These figures are from
Gladiator, but I believe they were originally marketed by
Hobby Products. They are quite nice figures, but if I
were to build them again I would probably opt for the new
Essex range which has a bewildering variety of differing
figures and poses. There's also a fairly strong argument
for making them far more "Eastern" in
appearance, possibly more like later Mongols. |