Southern Sung Chinese 15mm DBA Army

Had time today to take pictures of the Southern Sung Chinese army by Essex miniatures that Andy got me for Xmas 2025 - supplemented with some lovely resin figures from Ten Kingdoms. These are the Southern Sung, DBA army III/62b, dating from between 1127 and 1279AD.  The army has had two outings so far, both times defeating Samurai armies.

The General at the head of his cavalry

The camp - a resin pavilion from Amazon, with Essex guards

The Ten Kingdoms resin cavalry

Mongol Light Horse from Ten Kingdoms

Ten Kingdoms Sung artillery

Essex Chinese rocket launcher

Essex solid hordes

The infantry - blades from the left, solid then fast, solid crossbowmen on the right - all by Essex

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.

Feudal English 15mm DBA Army

Recently finished a Feudal English DBA army (Book IV list  23).  Notwithstanding his reputation amongst English kings, I opted to paint the army as Edward II's host at the Battle of Bannockburn, 1314.  It was fun to research the heraldry of the knights there present.  The figures are by Essex (with some Corvus Belli peasants mixed in), painted in acrylics and gloss varnished as usual.

Edward II and his host at Bannockburn, 1314

The King and his knights

King Edward II and his bodyguard Sir Giles D'Argentan

Sir Robert Clifford, Sir William de Vescy and Sir John Seagrave

Sir Gilbert de Clare, Sir Humphrey de Bohun, Sir Thomas Grey

Sir William Marshal Sir Henry de Beaumont, Sir Ralph de Monthermer

Longbowmen and Archers

Crossbowmen, Psiloi and Solid Hordes

City Militia Spearmen, North Welsh Pikemen (3Pk) and Hobilars (Cv)

Sassanid Persian 15mm DBA Army

Over Easter I managed to finish painting a Sassanid DBA army that I've been working on (on and off) for nearly 2 years.  Aside from being interested in the army of Shaper I itself, I'm a big fan of AB Miniatures so have worked my way through their ancient ranges (these, plus the Classical Greeks - shame that they don't do more).

The photos below show the army (Book II/69b - 225 - 493 AD) with all the options.  The Asavaran bow and lance cavalry can be swapped for elephants, horse archers, psiloi, or Dailami/Hillmen auxilia.

Shaper I at the front of his army

The slingers, levy foot (Solid Hordes in DBA) and auxiliary

Horse archers

Shapur I with the Derafsh Kaviani Royal Standard of the House of Sassan and his Cataphracts

The Asavaran cavalry host