These two groups of cavalry are not strictly Ghavnavid cavalry but represent Turkish light horse and Arab or Kurdish auxiliary cavalry:
The four elements of Arab cavalry can be rated either as superior cavalry or fast (ie lighter) knights in DBMM and these Forged in Battle Arab armoured cavalry bridge the two classes of troops quite nicely:
As noted above, the light cavalry represent predominantly Turkish horse archers which, due to their prowess, are rated as superior light horse:
Again there were a number of poses to choose from and I elected to put the shooting figure on the right of each base so that he didn't look as though he was about to fire an arrow into his compatriot:
Again, lovely figures to paint although I had a bit of difficulty in seating some of them on their mounts and the contact points on a few are not that large. When I reinspected them several were leaning back in a rather precarious position so it took a couple more attempts and touch-ups before I was completely happy with them:
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That is now all the cavalry for the project completed in just over a month, totaling 183 riders and horses and including three spare figures which were helpfully provided in some of the packs and which Ihave put to one side, just in case:
I'm now about to make a start on the foot, with some Ghaznavid bow and spearmen to be first in the queue.
Beautiful painted minis sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, a slightly smaller batch this time.
DeleteAmazing work,once again, Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, I'm starting to see some real progress with the project now.
DeleteFantastic additions, Lawrence. You are incredibly talented with the brush.
ReplyDeleteThat's very king of you Richard. Of course, the right brushes also helps.
DeleteKind. This new laptop's keyboard is driving me insane.
DeleteThese horsemen look great, Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan. Lots of horsemen in this army, but thankfully they are all now done.
DeleteLovely work Lawrence a grand looking force 👍
ReplyDeleteCheers Matt. It is starting to look like an army now when assembled together.
Deletewow! really fast work completing all this cav! Those usually take longer... you must have 4 hands. 😁
ReplyDeleteI had actually completed and based all the horses earlier, something like ninety of them in two large batches, so there was only the riders left to do.
DeleteAwesome! looking forward to see your arrayed Ghazanid army on the table! I usally file the horses saddles so riders would fit secured without leaning left/right on the horses..... cheers!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. Nearly all the horses were without saddles so it was more a case of them being a bit too thin rather than too wide. If I had realised before I had painted them I probably could have squeezed the riders' legs together, but it only affected a around a quarter of them and depended on which horse they ended up on anyway.
DeleteSplendid looking light cavalry, lovely finish as always!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. They should perform well on the table.
DeleteLovely work on these once again Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith. That is probably enough cavalry for now, and definitely time for some infantry and a few elephants.
DeleteElephants? Ohhhh, goodie, goodie, goodie!!
DeleteNicely done Lawrence. You have pushed through these at pace.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark. I'm hoping to get the army on the table for at least one game before the end of the year so am quite motivated to get them completed.
DeleteSuch a beautiful cavalry, superb addition, and presentation, Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. The army is starting to come together.
DeleteYou are 'churning' these out so rapidly Lawrence that I am not sure which I have seen previously! Plenty of horse archers here. Grand if they are on your side, but a right pain if not!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thanks James. I must admit I have to look twice myself. The aim is to try to get the completed army on the table for a game before we stop for or usual Christmas break, so I'm trying to keep up a rapid pace.
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