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?
Oh...my ... eyes... they are garish! Just right! But rebasing news in this same article. Certainly a sign of the apocalypse. Or Historicon is nearly here.
ReplyDeleteHopefully the later...
DeleteThey will look snappy on the table, Peter. Could not help the remarks about the colors. They'd all be covered in dust on the battlefield, anyway.
DeleteLOL, that's true re: dust! :-)
DeleteAlways nice to see an old army resurrected. Looking forward to the Army Review when it's finished :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rob. I'm not sure there will be an army review; these troops were featured on the blog many years ago.
DeleteVery nice chariots Peter...even overseas, OG are great value if you have the Army Card; postage, however, has become an issue in recent years, unfortunately....
ReplyDeleteInternational postage has become very expensive, and then there is the evolving bidirectional tariff question
DeleteCracking looking chariots, lovely colourful additions to your army. Roll on the full parade when they are all finished.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donnie!
DeleteEnemy certainly wont have any problem seeing these chaps, last place in cammo class :-)
ReplyDeleteSurely "shock and awe" was half the idea of chariotry!
DeleteGreat work there, but the purple and blue is not my favourite colour combo!
ReplyDeletePurple is a difficult color to contrast - I rather like the Azure blue with it. Then again, maybe they were celebrating Pride month...
DeleteThousands of molluscs would have given their lives for that colour scheme. Lovely work Peter. Rebasing is annoying enough the first tome around without having to redo it.
ReplyDeleteWell that's the point of conspicuous consumption... to show that you are so powerful and wealthy that you can do outrageously expensive things! :-) Blue was a tough color to do as well until Prussian Blue in the 1700's.
DeleteGreat, stand out chariots. The final muster will look amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Richard. The final additions won't be made until after Historicon!
DeleteExcellent work with impressive colors!
ReplyDeleteMerci, Phil!
DeleteQuite the Assyrian army there, congrats on accomplishing that project!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mark. My Assyrians are a favorite army, and one of the first Ancient armies I did. The Minifigs from that range, one of the last of their "new" ranges, were among their best, and have stood the test of time well.
DeleteThey are standouts Peter, in all senses! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thank you, James; glad you like them!
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