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| Allied Arab Camel Riders |
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| Four Horse Four Crew Chariots |
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| Armoured cavalry - Qurubuti sha pithalli |
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| Sab Sharri screened by slingers |
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| Sab Sharri |
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| Guard heavy infantry screened by slingers |
I've been looking at my Neo-Assyrian army from the reign of Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC) with the Mortem et Gloriam army list, Later Sargonid Assyrian. I have enough painted figures to easily make up a Pacto (small) sized army of about 3500 points but need a few more command stands, one will be a four horse chariot and the other an armoured cavalry base of three figures. I'm planning a game with them against an all cavalry Kimmerian or Early Scythian army but have to finish painting the noble cavalry and more horse archers.
I'm tempted to get a 28mm Kushite army as opponents for the Neo-Assyrians, Eureka have some nice archers and javelinmen, as depicted in palace reliefs of Ashurbanipal and illustrated in the Stillman and Tallis WRG book Armies of the Ancient Near East (p.111):
https://www.eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=126_876_148&sort=3a
I already have quite a large unpainted Nubian army and many of these figures could be used, the cavalry and chariots are more tricky but conversions from spare New Kingdom Egyptian figures are an obvious possibility.
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| Guard heavy infantry |
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| Kisir Sharuti screened by slingers |
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| Kisir Sharuti |
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| Allied Kimmerians or Scythians |
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| Armoured cavalry |
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| Overview of army with four commands |
Superb army, love the gorgeous Kisir Sharuti...
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil, it's slow going painting them!
DeleteThese look terrific. Chariot wars are on my bucket list, but still haven't gotten around to them.
ReplyDeleteThanks fmb, chariot armies are a lot of fun, for 28mm you can't beat the Foundry ranges.
DeleteSplendid looking Assyrian army,love the chariots and guard!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, it's good when you finally have enough painted figures for a game.
DeleteFantastic looking army!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, it will be good to play a game with Assyrians.
DeleteThese look great, Mike! My buddy fields a Kushite army to oppose my Neo-Assyrians. The Foundry Assyrians are tops.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan, the Kushite and Saitic Egyptian armies are interesting for me. 15mm rather than 28mm might be the way to go as the 15mm ranges are more extensive. Foundry are still the best in 28mm.
DeleteVery nice painted units!
ReplyDeleteThanks Biblicrafts.
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