Medieval Archer
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I'm intending to use a javelin unit as the ancient-age missile unit, and the bow as the early medieval missile unit (the crossbow being late medieval missile unit). Some pics:

http://www.soldiers-russia.com/new_soldiers/medieval_europe/ag23.jpghttp://www.soldiers-russia.com/new_soldiers/medieval_europe/ag23_b.jpg
http://www.histomin.com/lineuem/mpueab01.jpghttp://www.leeds.ac.uk/imi/images/archer.jpg
http://www.actsms.asn.au/gallery/figures/Medieval%20Archer%20Front_King.jpghttp://www.actsms.asn.au/gallery/figures/Medieval%20Archer%20Rear_King.jpg
http://www.hobbytyme.com/mdse/ver707.jpghttp://website.lineone.net/~ratkis/Brett_Archer.jpghttp://www.themedeventsuk.co.uk/pictures/archer.jpg
http://www.angela.essenhigh.ukgateway.net/images/Photos/Archer.gif

African Crossbow
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Gotta love those flavour units! Rather than civ-specific flavour units, I'm using culture-specific units. I have 8 cultures (as far as units go): African, Asian, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Meso American, Native American, Middle East. I think that this unit would make a great late-medieval missile unit for the African culture:

http://www.hobbytyme.com/mdse/ver1006.jpghttp://heroes.cdprojekt.com/galeria/creatures/crossbowman.jpg

Renaissance/Colonial Pirate
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Early marine infantry unit - the following image is actually from Daz3D, and they have a Pirate add-on for Michael, as well as the Buccaneers add-on for the pirate pak:

http://secure.daz3d.com/userdir//images/ps_tx485b_lg.jpg

WWI - Stormtrooper
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I intend to use this as the early industrial heavy (attack) infantry unit. This unit could perhaps throw a grenade as attack a and fire the pistol or rifle as attack b?

http://www.histomin.com/linefim/mpfiw105.jpghttp://www.histomin.com/linemoc/mpmc2011.jpg
http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andww1/mpan3f11.gif
http://www.packrat-toyz.com/images/Sideshow/4108%20German%20Trench.jpghttp://www.packrat-toyz.com/images/Sideshow/4108%20Trench%20Raider.jpg

WWI - Flatcap Infantry
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This unit would be the early industrial medium infantry unit. With a flat cap to differentiate it from Firaxis's Civ3 Infantry

http://www.histomin.com/linemet/metww1/mpmmgg11.jpg http://www.histomin.com/linemet/metww1/mpmmgg12.jpg http://www.histomin.com/linemet/metww1/mpmmgg13.jpg
http://www.packrat-toyz.com/images/Sideshow/WWI%20German%20Series%204.jpg

WWI - Horse-drawn Artillery
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Similar to the Napoleonic Horse Artillery that's already been made, but this would be used as the early industrial upgrade (the late industrial mobile artilelry is a self propelled howitzer). Sorry, these are the best pics that I could find.

http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.dales_soldiers/photos/alymer/ab-35.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.dales_soldiers/photos/alymer/ab-34.jpg

hey, those figurines are cool

I second the pirate. It's one unit thats sorely missing from Civ3.

I'd like to see all of them made. :)

Is it safe to say that some of them would make it into the Rise & Rule mod, then?

Cuirassier
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This would be a Renaissance heavy cavalry unit, filling the gap between Cavalier (late) Knight and Hussar.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=735845#post735845

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/napoleonic.jpg http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/mat_napoleonic.jpg

As you can see, I'm looking for something very much in the French Napoleonic style. I know that's not Renaissance, but I think that style looks best.

http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/11.jpg
http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/02.jpg http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/12.jpg

You'll notice that this Cuirassier carries a carabine: I plan on using this unit strictly in a close-quarters line breaker role, leaving ranged cavalry to a hit & run role - so I'd rather this cuirassier didn't have any kind of rifle or pistol.

http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/04.jpghttp://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/05.jpg
http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/06.jpghttp://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/07.jpg
http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/10.jpghttp://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/03.jpg

A couple of examples of the Cuirassier charging (attack 'a'? or run? - I'm not sure which would be best)

http://alain.cerri.free.fr/Historique%20du%2012e%20cuirassiers_fichiers/cuirassier.jpg
http://www.toysoldiers.com/products-soldiers/images/tradition/741.jpg
http://www.napoleon-art.com/images/xhp136_small.jpg http://www.napoleon-art.com/images/xhp137_small.jpg

A different example of what a possible run flc could look like, this time at a canter. Not the position of the sword-arm.

http://www.bicorne.co.uk/images/figures/FNC17b%20Cuirassier%20Front%20View.jpg http://www.bicorne.co.uk/images/figures/FNC17b%20Cuirassier%20Side%20View.jpg

Cuirassier fighting infantry (for reference, and scale)

http://www.goodrichtoysoldiers.com/17257.jpg

Some more miscellaneous pics of cuirassiers:

http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/figures_kits_folder/HM_andrea_folder/90mm_white_metal_folder/and_S8-F34.jpg
http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/images/54mm_French_Napoleonic_Cuirassier.gif
http://www.lilliputmodel.com/galeria/rey/rey8_1.jpg http://www.lastsquare.com/PrintCatalog/KeithRoccoPix/Krcuirassierofficer.jpg
http://www.3rdcuirassiers.org/cavalry/images/cuirassier_by~vernet.jpg

Originally posted by zulu9812
Is it safe to say that some of them would make it into the Rise & Rule mod, then? But of course. :)

Boer War/WWI - Lancer
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When the early tanks appear in civ I still want there to be some cavalry around and ideally I'd like those to be chargers, not mounted rifleman. I'd originally planned for C3C Hussar to be the Colonial heavy cavalry unit, which would then skip the early industrial upgrade stage and upgrade to Smoking mirror's motorised infantry later on. That way, you still get a mobile attack unit, but the unit's poor stats (compared to to the WWI-proper units, like Trench Soldier and Tank) make it obvious to the player that cavalry is on it's way out and he needs to invest in tanks. That's still the plan, but I think the unit could do with an image update for the 19th/20th century, even if the stats remain the same. Anyway, here are some pics:

http://www.granddadshobbyshop.com/Lancer.jpg
http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/redoubt/images/lancer.jpg
http://www.zinnfiguren-vomwingert.de/images/Hauff/French%20light%20horse%20lancer%20-%20Almond.jpeghttp://hometown.aol.com/cassavant/lancer.jpg

You'll no doubt notice that these figurines have different hats. However, I would prefer it if the Lancer unit had the hat with the square top.

http://www.uniformology.com/NewFiles/Polish-Lancer-2sp.jpghttp://www.ausmil.com/~samra/images/photographs/Lancer.gif
http://www.uniformology.com/NewFiles/Polish-Lancer-1sp.jpghttp://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/figures_kits_folder/HM_hist_min_folder/1812-Napoleonic-lancer.jpg
http://www.hz-forum.de/images/Lane/17th%20Lancer%201890%20cur%20l.jpg
http://www.hz-forum.de/images/Lane/17th%20Lancer%201890%20cur%20fr.jpg

I bet I'm not the only one who would like to see a late victorian cavalry unit...

http://www.mb-miniatures.com/images/Marion2/Polish%20Lancer%20Marion%20Andrea.jpghttp://www.laminiaturists.org/Figures/SCAHMS/DiFranco%20-%20Red%20Lancer%20M.jpg
http://www.upnaway.com/~obees/soldiers/lancer.jpg

Something a little different: these look more like mounted infantry than true lancers, but whichever the unit creator prefers!

http://www.sarumsoldiers.com/images/Figurines-Images/BC/BC10-WWI%20Lancer.JPG
http://204.83.160.230/archive/b/images/Belgian_AEROPLANE.jpg
http://www.paulwhitman.net/images/WWI/cavalry1.jpg

http://www.actsms.asn.au/gallery/figures/Medieval%20Archer%20Rear_King.jpg


As far as I know, this way of wearing the quiver on the back was only used by native americans. Euro-asian quivers would hang from the archer's belt or from the saddle of a horse.

This may be irrelevant, since you're requesting an african unit, but almost all the pictures show european archers. :)

I know that we already have the Iroqouis Horse Warrior, but if that's their UU then we ned something else. Something like this:

http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan8f03.jpghttp://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f03.jpg
http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f01.jpg http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f05.jpg
http://www.histomin.com/lineemi/emiamericas/mpemm029.jpghttp://www.histomin.com/lineemi/emiamericas/mpemt021.jpg

And whilst I'm here, here's another Lancer picture:

http://www.histomin.com/lineevd/mpev1f19.jpg

They are great, but the problem is: who would make them? :(

Well, let's consider who the known cavalry makers are:

Kindred77
utahjazz7
embryodead
Kinboat
Kryten
BeBro
Dom Pedro II

Any takers?

Here are some more native american horseman pics

http://www.histomin.com/linepil/mpppfa05.jpghttp://www.thelongridersguild.com/brave2.JPG
http://www.wtv-zone.com/Cruise_2000/gifs3/native_horseman.gifhttp://www.veltd.net/valmin/imgvalmin_10/images/9893.jpg

I know that we already have utahjazz7's Indian Rifleman, but in my mod I will have Arquebusier, Fusilier and Rifleman - so I basically need two more gunpowder-era native american shooters. And I'm sure lots of other people would like to see some more native american flavour units!

http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f24.jpg http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f18.jpg http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f21.jpg

http://www.histomin.com/lineemi/emiamericas/mpemt012.jpg http://www.histomin.com/linepeg/mppg5052.jpg http://www.histomin.com/linepil/mpppfa10.jpg

and whilst I'm here, here's another pic of a native american horseman. This would be for a later era than the other pics I've posted.

http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f04.jpg

some more Native American musketeer pics:

http://www.histomin.com/linepil/mpppfa08.jpghttp://www.histomin.com/linesdr/mpsdsd06.jpg

http://www.histomin.com/linepil/mpppfa09.jpghttp://www.histomin.com/lineuem/mpuerl01.jpg

http://www.histomin.com/linever/veramericas/mpve1161.jpg

That's a LOT of pictures, of course you did say so in the thread title but still..... that's a lot of pictures!

Zulu also wants Modern Cavalry :D

Horseman flavour unit for China/Japan/Korea

http://www.histomin.com/linever/verasn/mpve1256.jpghttp://www.eastofindia.com/images/cavalry/SCC505s.jpg
http://www.histomin.com/linepos/mppmms01.jpghttp://www.histomin.com/linepos/mppmms02.jpg
http://www.eastofindia.com/images/cavalry/SCC503s.jpghttp://www.eastofindia.com/images/cavalry/SCC504s.jpg

As you can see, I'm looking for something armed with spear not bow, as I intend to use this for the Asian Ancient Age (or possibly early Medieval) heavy cavalry

http://www.eastofindia.com/images/cavalry/II%20Cavalry%20Small.jpg

Some more pics:

http://www.armoury.co.uk/sam1/sambigpics/cl6big.gif http://www.armoury.co.uk/sam1/sambigpics/cl4big.gif

I just finished making a Poser limber and caisson to go along with Jim Burtons beautiful Poser Napoleon gun, but if any of the Poser guru's is willing to try zulu's request for the WW1 artillery, let me know. I can modify the limber and make the cannon for them to use if they want em.

AWW MAN! Riptide! THATS BEAUTIFUL! We really need a Napoleanic Era Bronze Connon.

Yes! Please, someone get in touch with Rip and work with him on the WWI horse artillery!

As you know (if you'd read previous posts in this thread) I intend for the Ancient Age Light Infantry (missile) unit to be be a javelin-thrower, not an archer. Now, Kryten has already made a Greek Peltast unit, and I do intend to use that. However, it does look a pretty greek-specific, and some flavour units certainly wouldn't go amiss.

First, some artist impressions:

http://www.xlegio.ru/voco/peltast.jpg
http://darkness.diabloii.net/mythos/background/peltast01.jpg
http://www.nasamw.org/Peltast.GIF
http://www.slitherine.co.uk/spartan/images/Greek%20Peltast%20Sketch.jpg
http://www.herowars.com/new/images/DoblianDogeater.jpg

And now, some figurines:

http://www.navigatorminiatures.com/images/G_10.jpg
http://www.elisena.com/images/A%20piedi/ICO/GrecoeTracio2xZ.jpghttp://newlinedesigns.co.uk/gallery/studio/25mm-thracians/TH4.jpghttp://newlinedesigns.co.uk/gallery/studio/25mm-thracians/TH5.jpghttp://www.romandomain.120host.net/peltast.jpg
http://ehost.users.btopenworld.com/HCH/images/ag17fron.jpg

I like those 2 Cherokee/Creek miniatures wearing the British coats. I wish those could be made.

I've decided to pool the best pictures from the previous posts for the units I really, really want made (excluding the Asian Horseman, since utahjazz7's already taken that onboard).

Renaissance/Colonial Marine
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A much needed unit, I'm sure you'll agree.

http://secure.daz3d.com/userdir//images/ps_tx485b_lg.jpg

WWI Infantry
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Again, fills a gaping hole in the tech tree

http://www.packrat-toyz.com/images/Sideshow/WWI%20German%20Series%204.jpg

WWI Mobile Artillery
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I defintely need this to bridge the gap between the Napoleonic Horse Artillery and Kinboat's Sturmtiger

http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.dales_soldiers/photos/alymer/ab-35.jpg

Cuirassier
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At the moment, I'm using the Cossacks English Rider for this, but I think a unit based on this picture would be a great improvement

http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/eng/moreinfo/images/s8-f34/11.jpg

Boer War/WWI Lancer
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This unit is a definite must, I simply can't fill the gap with anything else. Rifle-armed cavalry are being used as Light Cavalry, which upgrade to Armoured Car in WWI, and I need a WWI Heavy Cavalry unit to show that there was still cavalry around at the time. I simply can't finish the mod until I have this unit :(

http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/figures_kits_folder/HM_hist_min_folder/1812-Napoleonic-lancer.jpg

Native American Ancient Cavalry
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I know that horse weren't in American until the Europeans brought them, but I simply can't think of a good alternative for the Americas. I just can't believe in a fast-running foot soldier. Maybe tactically, but not strategically. This image would be perfect for that unit. How about taking Kinboat's Native American Spearman and putting him on a horse?

http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan8f03.jpg

Native American Musketman
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I plan on using utahjazz7's excellent Indian Rifleman as the Native American Arqeubusier (first gunpowder unit), but after that I need Musketman and then Rifleman. Here's a pic for the desired Musketman.

http://www.histomin.com/lineand/andamericas/mpan4f21.jpg

Native American Rifleman
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Flavour unit for the Rifleman, counterpart to utahjazz7's Villista

http://www.histomin.com/linepil/mpppfa08.jpg