The Lord of Sipan

Not a bronze age warrior, but it is also a historical period i do love. Mexoamericans and southamericans before the spanish conquest.

Probably not many have heard about this peruvian pre incan known as the "Señor de Sipan" a governor that ruled circa III century a.c. and possibly linked to the Mochican culture.

His grave was discovered in 1987 with all its treasure and clothes. http://agutie.homestead.com/files/Sipan.htm

http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/lordofsipan.html

This is my personal interpretation in 1/72

This figure comes from Caesar Elfs (!) and has just a little conversion : ear rings, mace, and helmet from a spare metal persian shield.

 

His warrior companions also inspired from the remains of the tomb are also Caesar Elfs with some conversion. 

 

I would like to build up a small army with pre peruvian and mochica warriors.

A perfect descendant of the Atlantis world.

 

 

These bowmen are also Caesar Elfs...

To be honest. After i bought the box i did not know what to do with them...

 

Although weapons are not well known, maces and axes have been found in the tombs.

Some of these have been borrowed from egyptian cousins from the spare box.

Myceanean

Some more units added to the myceanean for the Troy war.

 

This eight shaped shields are the heavy infantry in combined formation with some bowmen behind. Miniatures are from Newline Design

 

These slingers are really a multipurpose unit capable to represent almost any ancient light unit within a period of two thousand years.

 

Another light infantry unit with javelins and spears.

Tartessos

Among the different warriors depicted in the South and South East "estelas" there are quite a few depicting horned helmet warriors and a feminine crested companion:

It is difficult to imagine how the warrior and the lady would look, but this could be a guess:

 

A noble couple belonging to the King Argantonio Court .

Tartessos

Late bronze age in Spain is widely covered by the so called estelas which depicts several warriors and their chariots:

The 1/72 representation is more a guess than anything

 

Armour and helmets are covered in the estelas:

 

And these shields patterns are repreented in many of them (more than 120 "estelas have been found)

 

 

 

 

 And for a very interesting web page with different chariot, weapons and shields drawings and patterns see:

http://www.estelasdecoradas.co.cc/estelas_ext/index.htm

 

 

 

Arab camels

The arabian mounted either alone or in pairs fighting against assyrians and often as mercenaries or allies

Penthesilea at Troy

Penthesilea arrives with a dozen of amazons at Troy after Hector's death

The figures are from Caesar (egyptian female, female elves and a metal figure of unknown source) Horses are Atlantic, Caesar and others)

Can't understand how these girls lost the war

The Rapihu campaign 721 BC

This morning we had a game. The egyptian army attacked the Assyrians of Sargon II on the Palestine plains.

The result was not decisive although the assyrians kept a light advantage

The Assyrians had a good amount of infantry

Including Auxiliary troops Sab Sharri

And a section of heavy chariots

And cavalry

The egyptians had four large secion of chariots and cavalry units

The clash of chariots

a partial view of the club and our favourite flag