proxy ideas: Araby

[athensfantasy]

As many of you know, since GW stopped producing 10mm figures, I have started making lists that map warmaster troop types to miniatures that are widely available today and posted them on my blog.

for Araby here is my list and feel free to either send comments on my blog, or use this thread to suggest improvements, alternatives etc

http://www.athens-fantasy.gr/2013/07/araby-warmaster-with-non-gw-miniatures/

Spearmen
Magister Militum 10mm Arab or Bedouin Spearmen (AMQ002)
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Infantry (TB4195)

Bowmen
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Archers (TB4192)
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Crossbowmen (TB4193)
Magister Militum Arab or Bedouin Bowmen (AMQ001)

Guards
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Knights on Foot (TB4194)
Magister Militum Saracen infantry (SOS004)

Knights
Magister Militum Fhatamid Heavy Cavalry (SOS010)
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Heavy Knights with lance (TB4189)

Desert Riders
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Light Cavalry (TB4190)
Magister Militum Mongol Light cavalry with bow 8521
Magister Militum Turcoman Light Cavalry (SOS009)
Magister Militum Arab Cavalry (AMQ007)

Camel Riders
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Units mounted on camels (TB4191)
Magister Militum Arab or Bedouin Camelry (AMQ004)

Magic Carpets
Magister Militum: http://www.magistermilitum.com/fos201-flying-carpet-riders.html

Elephants
TBLine TB4212 – War elephants
Magister Militum Pack elephants (PKA002) – comes without riders

General
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Mounted command group (TB4188)
Magister Militum 10mm Arab or Bedouin Command (AMQ009)

Hero
TBLine 10mm Medieval Islam Mounted command group (TB4188)
Magister Militum 10mm Arab or Bedouin Command (AMQ009)

Wizard
Nothing available as far as I know

Flying Carpet (as a mount for a character)
Magister Militum: http://www.magistermilitum.com/fos201-flying-carpet-riders.html

Elephant (as a mount for a character)
as above for the elephants unit

Djinn
Magister Militum: http://www.magistermilitum.com/fos601-djinn-x9.html

TODO: add Old Glory, Irregular and Pendraken lines

UPDATE: A comment from user fred12df on the relevant thread on theminiaturespage.com  on compatibility:

I have a WM Araby army, that is a mix of GW, TB Line and Magister Militum.
The infantry from all 3 mix well. But the MM cavalry is tiny in comparison to the GW and TB Line.

[athensfantasy]

I wish this was available in 10mm.....

http://www.shieldwolfminiatures.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=26



Could work as a giant Djinn if it did not have a 40x40mm base

[andys]

...and at 10mm, that lamp would be massive! 

[jchaos79]

I have a djin/ethereal ghost for the old mithril range of 28mm figures that could work for me.

Pendraken ottoman Renaissance 16 cent fit well with the infantry and commands arab fantasy mood of gw. Specially like azabs and vassal infantry.

For the cavalry I would go for TB line muslim range. Also pendraken mahadist cav could fit well.

Camels could be done with irregular renaissance mogul or maybe with pendraken mahadist.

For elephants I like irregular mogul armoured elephants.

For flying carpets, a little scratch should be done with a cardboard as a carpet clipped to a "flying transparent base" and some kneeling archers. Irregular have some berber kneling firing that could be nice, but maybe every arab/ottoman figure could be nice.

[andys]

Here are some potential Araby figures. The adult male (second from the left) would make a decent wizard.

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/SC13-p3763/

I wonder if the seated female from this pack, with a Pendraken unicorn from http://www.pendraken.co.uk/AC31-p5150/ would be suitable as a Brettonian Enchantress?

[forbes]

I've got the Pendraken araby civilians - and they are nice figures, the standing man would definitely make a good sorcerer.

I've just had a look at the seated woman figure, and the jug is attached to her and she is sat sort of cross legged. I'm not sure it would be easy to add her to a horse.

[jchaos79]

Yep indeed, I used them, for some pics

http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?topic=187.210

and civilians

http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?topic=187.225

[andys]

I've got the Pendraken araby civilians - and they are nice figures, the standing man would definitely make a good sorcerer.

I've just had a look at the seated woman figure, and the jug is attached to her and she is sat sort of cross legged. I'm not sure it would be easy to add her to a horse.

I was thinking more of having her dismounted on the ground, (perhaps she's concentrating on casting a spell?), with a unicorn "standing guard" next to her.

[athensfantasy]

the top right 15mm mini could potentially be used as a djini:

http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/waofma.html

[jchaos79]

Yes really cool with the fire or magic in his hands

[andys]

How about this for Elephants, from Old Glory:

http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_item.php?c=293&oc=3701&pic=1

5 to a pack. 1 unit of elephants and 2 character mounts for a 2000 point army.

Or the "spare" elephants could be used as Tuskas in a Dogs of War army 

Anyone know how they match up for size with other figures please?

[andys]

Djinns now available from Magister Militum:

http://www.magistermilitum.com/scale/10-mm/fos601-djinn-x9.html

[athensfantasy]

Magister Militum also has flying carpets: http://www.magistermilitum.com/fos201-flying-carpet-riders.html

I have updated the original list

[industrialtrousers]

This is from a Freebooter blister that had a couple of critters I wanted. Not that big but you could always raise the height with a green stuff whirlwind.

Greenskins are Pendraken goblins (orc size)

[jchaos79]

The sieze fit perfectly.... so nice