"And his Chariots were gleaming in Purple and Gold"

With apologies to Lord Byron...

I needed some more 2 horse Assyrian chariots for the earlier years of the Empire.

These are from Old Glory, and fit the bill nicely!

Once again assembly issues arose. the triangular piece above the pole is clearly designed to go the other way around (pointing down), but it just didn't fit!

So, I just went with it as it did fit!

We saw the Purple, so here's the Gold!

I di glue on the extr quivers on the side of the cab. 

The reigns were once again made from painted dental tape. 

In To the Strongest terms, these would be more "Chariots" than Light Chariots or Heavy Chariots. 

I used epoxy to fix the crew into the cab - always a challenge!

Here's the third and last Chariot. 

If you are in the US, it's hard to beat the value of Old Glory!

Chariots are a pain, but they always look super on the tabletop!

Rebasing project for my 45 year old Minifigs Assyrian army underway; the chariots are staying on their original bases - way to difficult to re-do them! Also seen are some new Foundry Assyrians from Richard to add to the army; it seems unlikely that I will get to them until after Historicon!

Rebasing done - nothing fancy, green bases, green turf blend flocking. Have I mentioned that I hate rebasing? 

Sphinx hijinks!

I finished this sextuplet of Sphinxes that I obtained from Acheson Creations earlier this year. 

We are all familiar with the Great Sphinx at Giza, but they were common symbols through the history of Ancient Egypt; notably the 1.5 mile long road connecting Luxor and Karnak, "The Avenuie of the Sphinxes, estimated to have had over 900 of the staues!

The Sphinxes will be appearing on the table at my Egypt vs Sea Peoples game at Historicon. I am often amazed how few people now days are familiar with the famous "Riddle of the Sphinx"... even if that is more Greek in origin!

 

Renewed shall be the chariots that were broken...

Quite a number of years ago, my freind, Ken Baggaley gave me a bunch of old figures, mostly ancients. These became the bulk of my Canaanite Army. In with the assorted figures were a couple of rather battered chariots and a surplus of Sea Peoples crew figures. I have no idea of the manufacturer. 

With the Sea Peoples due back on the table for Hstoricon 2025, I decided to try to resurrect them for service. Unfortunately, when I epoxied the Pole to the cab, I put in on backwards. After I realized my error, I was loathe to risk cutting it of and reattaching it, so I just went with it (green). The second chariot had no remaining pole at all, so I fashioned one from soft wire and a spare  white metal piece from a different chariot set (orange).   

The cabs and horses pretty much needed a full repaint as well, and the crew were unpainted. 

As I have done with my other chariots, I made "reins" out of dental tape painted the appropriate color(s), and glued them in place.

With most chariot models fitting the crew into the cab can be challenging. These smallish figures made it easier than usual.

The chariots got my "desert" basing with fine sand, fine talus, and tufts.