Indonesian & Malay - Javanese army

[ancientone]

Hello All ........I have looked on the web for figure makers but found nothing so far ,for looking to doing a DBA army of Javanese ? Anyone know of figure maker

[Duncan Head]

Grumpy's - https://eurekaminuk.com/collections/indonesian-and-malay - are the only ones I know of.

[gavindbm]

Irregular miniatures do a few Thai figures (15mm) from memory.  Might be suitable?

First Corps do a range of Burmese/Thai (25mm) https://1stcorps.co.uk/product-category/medieval/medieval-asia/burmese-or-thai/ (I don't know if they would work)

[Martin Smith]

Hello All ........I have looked on the web for figure makers but found nothing so far ,for looking to doing a DBA army of Javanese ? Anyone know of figure maker

I have some of these (from when Tony Barr, East Riding Miniatures used to sell them). Lovely models and full of character.

[CarlL]

"ancientone"

there is a 15mm Hawaiin range that may be useful at bottom of this long pages and boats near top and bottom that might be useful.
see http://www.spanglefish.com/mickyarrowminiatures/index.asp?pageid=188024
and info on mail / prices here
http://www.spanglefish.com/mickyarrowminiatures/index.asp?pageid=718238
and more info re possible usefulness here
http://www.spanglefish.com/mickyarrowminiatures/index.asp?pageid=716180

CarlL

[stevenneate]

Mine were from Outpost, but don't think they are trading anymore.

[Keith McNelly]

A little late replying. However, there are a few photos of my Malay on my Ancients DBA site. They are from the Grumpy range, with the exception of the artillery models which are from Essex, though with Grumpy crews. Hopefully it is of some use.

https://ancientwargaming.wordpress.com/2019/12/29/adventures-in-sumatra/

[CarlL]

Keith
excellent photo and prose report! AND beautiful figures. Must post a close up or two of these  unusual figures. The blowpipe skirmishers look intriguing and fun.
CarlL

[Keith McNelly]

Keith
excellent photo and prose report! AND beautiful figures. Must post a close up or two of these  unusual figures. The blowpipe skirmishers look intriguing and fun.
CarlL

Firstly sorry for note replying sooner.

I appreciate your kind feedback on the miniatures, I think they came up rather well.

The blowpipe figures are rather fascinating. In the siege of Malacca in 1511 the Portuguese seem to have had a degree of respected for them. The army was originally built for the 16th Century, as an opponent for the Portuguese, where I use them with the DBR rules. That said they are equally interesting in the 15th Century and proved popular at a recent DBA evening. The mix of unusually troops with plenty of colour seemed to appeal.

When playing larger games with the DBR rules I never really used the blowpipes particularly well. In part because the general warriors were running around getting themselves in trouble and the elephants were being thrown in when they could.

There are a couple of photos of them in action more recently:
https://ancientwargaming.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/from-carthage-to-sumatra/

[Aetius-last-of-the-Romans]

Mine were from Outpost, but don't think they are trading anymore.

I agree that the Outpost figures are very nice. Sadly, the proprietor died last year and the range is currently OOP.
However, I understand that the molds and masters have been sold to somebody in the UK (London) who plans to continue to make and market them. Which is great news as the Khmer, Chola and various Chinese ranges are also worthy of attention.

The army is an interesting one - the 'blow-pipe' figures are novel, plus they make an interesting allied contingent to a Yuan Chinese/Mongol force (although I think it should probably be the other way around historically).
 

[nikgaukroger]

Outpost figures are currently available on eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/mrfootballer