I'm starting to like......

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Spartans, Indians, Macedonians...... oh God! all of 'em

Decisions decisions

So what figures do I use for Lydian cavalry?
Has anybody heard any rumours about any 'new' Indian ranges? plastic perhaps?

help!

[steve29651]

Tim, For Lydian Cav, look at 1st Corps Greek Heavy Cav.

The figures in the Corinthian Helmet, might be ok, they have the old bell cuirass, and stockings/trousers could be painted on as the legs are not thin.
I am sure the lads at 1st Corps would help.(They both like COE, speaking to them at Leeds yesterday).

Steve M

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cheers Steve,

yes Mike and Simon are good lads, agreed. However 1st Corps stuff is a little skinny for my liking, humm I'm using Wargames Factory hoplites though, so maybe they will fit?
I'll have a look.

Show okay?

Thanks again

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Just had a look, they may do the job!

cheers
Steve

[Mithridates]

Just thinking you might be able to use WF Persian bottoms and Hoplite tops? May work for both cavalry and infantry? Not having either I am not sure how much surgery would be needed?

Essex does Lydian hoplites in their Achaemenid Persian range.

Garry

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Yes indeed they do!

I painted a unit up (many years ago)
I wasn't too keen on the figures.
I'm happy with the heavy hoplites from WF.
It's just the cav to think about?

Thanks

[Dan Atherton]

Thessalians... Drilled Wedges and reasonably good hoplites = potential fun.
To be honest anything that isn't warband and has an armour save above a 6 sounds bloody awesome to me at the moment.

Anyway my list as it stands
1 general
1 sub (for flank attacks)
3 units of light cavalry (the core minimum) 2 as scouting skirmishers and one as open order.
3 units of 10 Nobles, Drilled wedges with all upgrades.

2 units of 30 Hoplites (4+save) 10X3
Some Peltasts.

I cant decide if i've gone a bit elite heavy and so reduced my options and army size but I think three Noble units would be ace especially with one flanking. Their drilled ability and good shoot profile could make them particularly useful, forming into a wedge as a free simple manoeuvre after declaring their charges.

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Just shows how sad us gamers are!

I too got the book out last night and started a Thessalian list, it was nearly the same as your's Dan!

Great minds.

Looks like a fair list matey, what's the strategy rating incuding the cav?

[Dan Atherton]

4, which makes them pretty competative. Especially at a tournament with all the proper terrain rules being used.