RE: [WABlist] Model Question for Achaemenid Persians

Thursday, August 2, 2012

 

The scorpions are a bit high tech for Persians or Macedonians.

I would go with something simple like these small catapults:
http://www.rafm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=RAF&Category_Code=SE

They are true 25mm but nice. Depends on the scale of your miniatures. You can make crew very easily from most lines and/or plastic figures.

I used the RAFM large ballista with Essex and RAFM items:

http://www.ancientbattles.com/MacPhotos/AlexImperialArtilleryjjonas00.htm

Vendel aka SHQ has a large almost 30mm sized Persian crew and Ballista, if you have larger figures.



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I used the 1st Corps Oxybeles GRK38, i removed the helmet and replaced with a cap made of greenstuff.


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There was no one design for a ballista in the Ancient world at any one time. However, Romans seemed to first to use sinew for for their machines. I guess that Persian ballista probably looked more like giant crossbow. Again, pure guess work based on half a dozen book I read. IgorSent via Interstellar Space Vox

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I am building an Achaemenid Persian army using the Alexander the Great book. In it the Persians have an option for a light ballista. My question is, Would the Warlord games Scorpion bolt thrower be an accurate enough model to use?

I have some fantasy bolt thrower models but I would rather have something a little more historical.

Thanks

CKG

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