In with the other Chariot era figures from Bill McHugh's collection, there were a few Assyrians.
These figures needed a bit more touch up on the fringes of their tunics and the horse furniture primarily.
The shields are a bit of an anachronism; Cavalry generally didn't carry shields at this time period. Horsemanship and horses themselves weren't really up to the task yet!
Regardless, they look pretty fearsome, even from behind!
The other 4 figures I based as Light Cavalry spearmen.
Same touch up items on these - mostly the fringes on the tunics and the horse furniture.
These cavalry will fit in just fine with my existing Assyrians.
I tried to come close to Bill's original basing technique.
Once again, the manufacturer is unknown. The 10 figure quantity suggests they could be Old Glory!
The horses look Old Glory-esque to me.
ReplyDeleteI would agree, especially the tails. But then again, maybe not!:-)
DeleteThe back ends were my main clue too.
DeleteWell, if we ever see any of the modern OG sculpts for the Assyrians, we might be able to confirm that!
DeleteHandsome cavalry Peter, well done!
ReplyDeleteMerci, Phil!
DeleteNicely animated and colourful......yet again
ReplyDeleteThank you, Garry. My Assyrians are happy for the reinforcements!
DeleteBeautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michal!
DeleteVery nicely done Peter
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them, Neil.
DeleteVery nice and the older sculpts have a real attraction to them IMHO.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and I would agree with you!@
DeleteThese are great looking figures whatever they are!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was just looking at your HH Scot's Greys - Lovely!
DeleteGood looking Assyrian cavalry!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you, Iain!
ReplyDeleteThey do look like Old Glory and great job.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Neil
http://toysoldiersanddiningroombattles.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Neil!
DeleteVery spirited lovely figures!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I like them too!
DeleteQuite colorful!
ReplyDeleteYes, likely they were more drab in real life. :-)
DeleteA lot of character in these. You have them looking marvellous Peter. The orange on the first unit is particularly lovely.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thank you, James. I've always like the blue/Orange color combination.
Delete(We can think of it as Aurore!).