Monday, 18 August 2025

East Frankish 15mm DBA Army

Another army mostly using Museum Z miniatures, this time the East Frankish and the army of Otto the Great - DBA Book III/53.  


King Otto the Great at the head of his knights

The baggage (and Essex Miniatures cart) and peasants (Corvus Belli figures)

Swabian knights on horseback and on foot (Museum Z Normans)


Archers (psiloi) and Frankish Spearmen (Museum Z Anglo-Saxons)


King Otto and his knights




European Bronze Age 15mm DBA Army

Inspired by Ian Pain's work (as seen on the DBA Facebook group), I recently completed a European Bronze Age army (Book I/14b) in 15mm using Copplestone Casting's fantasy barbarian range.  I went for a bit of a fantasy take on it rather than toning it down for DBA - woad face and body paint and big bronze axes and swords, and hints of Lord of the Rings in the shield designs.

The army itself has a Light Chariot or Blade general, a cavalry or blade element, a couple of other blades, two psiloi, and the rest auxilia.