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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Cyrus1 on October 03, 2022, 12:39:47 AM

Title: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: Cyrus1 on October 03, 2022, 12:39:47 AM
I finally made a start on my Hebrew army after years of neglect in the lead pile.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jsyZBXqiQMyDWV2oLNF-3vBFDpR24Q390B6ClkWIQ-ixfLDFdfeidjHIdlNFvCk4-u8HyUxlgOt36K3_Z5EEYzCUZ_mRHK2Cy_zm9HTx8NkoFhH5MXTKWwCyFZxSbIW7KaeR0AV-lA=w2400)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PR_OfMXjhmox0PjLp7jY_AH4U7BKJS84TuuFIo4IuCvGxAnOJgRcCHA-O53NnNFYyA9HxR9JQgKM8AiSiYqjiigz4ejWC4HzYmmN8SChJSe_FaxDOITwjvq6tF86j4gdkkUFB_NqZQ=w2400)

More pics if interested:

https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2022/09/ark-of-covenant-and-hebrew-chariots.html (https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2022/09/ark-of-covenant-and-hebrew-chariots.html)


 
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on October 03, 2022, 12:56:14 AM
Sweet....
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: has.been on October 03, 2022, 04:34:43 PM
Very nice. I will follow your progress with interest.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: tikitang on October 03, 2022, 04:37:43 PM
Nice work, Cyrus! I always love a good Biblical project.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Cyrus1 on October 03, 2022, 11:07:42 PM
 Thanks gents, my problem is I have too many projects  so progress is a bit stop, start.

Cheers

Cyrus
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: nervisfr on October 04, 2022, 09:34:49 AM
That's remind me that i have a David vs Goliath project sleeping somewhere  lol
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: tikitang on October 04, 2022, 10:01:21 AM
One thing to note, for the sake of Biblical accuracy: the Ark was never supposed to be carried "exposed" like that.

A blue cloth must be draped over it whenever it is carried by the priests.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IgMJc39zXbs/TXaj96dpEpI/AAAAAAAAAR8/srRA4Y4i0GA/s1600/ark_covenant_blue-skins.jpg)
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: has.been on October 04, 2022, 01:32:50 PM
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A blue cloth must be draped over it whenever it is carried by the priests.

Now that would be easier to scratch build than the Arc itself.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Codsticker on October 04, 2022, 04:22:00 PM
Necessary to keep people's faces from melting ('specially Nazis).
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: has.been on October 04, 2022, 07:24:17 PM
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Necessary to keep people's faces from melting ('specially Nazis).

I've checked my copy of DBA & 'Nazi' is not listed as an enemy of the Hebrew army. lol
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Codsticker on October 05, 2022, 09:45:33 PM
I've checked my copy of DBA & 'Nazi' is not listed as an enemy of the Hebrew army. lol
What!?!?!!? I question the historical accuracy of the list! :-[ lol
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: bluewillow on October 05, 2022, 11:55:51 PM
Lovely work Mick

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Cyrus1 on October 06, 2022, 03:28:34 AM
Thanks Matt.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: bluewillow on October 11, 2022, 08:27:44 AM
Have not played a biblical age battle for a long time was considering a Hittite army a few weeks back…..

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Tim Haslam on October 11, 2022, 06:35:46 PM
Good reading chaps!

Funnily enough we have a full biblical event at the end of the month up here in Manchester.
Visitors are very welcome to come and have a nose around.

We’ve got 20 players, or near enough.
Using WAB V2 rules and lists, in 28mm.

Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, early Indian, early Persian, Sea People, Hittite, etc.
It should be quite a spectacle.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: has.been on October 11, 2022, 07:13:07 PM
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Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, early Indian, early Persian, Sea People, Hittite, etc.
It should be quite a spectacle.

Be sure to take LOTS of lovely close up pictures, & post them here. :D
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Codsticker on October 12, 2022, 12:42:15 AM
Good reading chaps!

Funnily enough we have a full biblical event at the end of the month up here in Manchester.
Visitors are very welcome to come and have a nose around.

We’ve got 20 players, or near enough.
Using WAB V2 rules and lists, in 28mm.

Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, early Indian, early Persian, Sea People, Hittite, etc.
It should be quite a spectacle.
I am a little jelly as I am half a planet away but I expect some lovely photos to be taken. :)
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: MGH on October 13, 2022, 03:49:12 AM
Sounds cool, a 'third' here for hoping for lots of great pics!
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: Tim Haslam on October 13, 2022, 06:11:53 AM
I will hopefully remember!

 lol
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots Updated with Gibborim 2 November 2022
Post by: Cyrus1 on November 02, 2022, 03:37:41 AM
I've added some Gibborim 'mighty men' to my early Hebrew army:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/S7uj-Tv-Qf-VovhBAiRhXL_MIi5wKiHjSRxlkqWsfsrvgMLmUziQeqfUfjYLumtquR7BgqfsQEK013I1RwINwSOub1m1Pd-zauZu9jA0JIgUAIjY1nfA9i3sUxNeKh1OPEBO2Rl9Wg=w2400)

More pics if interested:

https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2022/11/hebrew-gibborim.html (https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2022/11/hebrew-gibborim.html)
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots Updated with Gibborim 2 November 2022
Post by: tikitang on November 02, 2022, 06:21:46 AM
Very nice!
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots Updated with Gibborim 2 November 2022
Post by: Tarnegol on November 02, 2022, 06:54:43 AM
Always nice to see Biblical stuff, particularly when it is so well done.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots Updated with Gibborim 2 November 2022
Post by: Cyrus1 on November 02, 2022, 08:48:11 PM
Thanks gents, I’m a big biblical fan, so many interesting armies. Getting them painted is the challenge…
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots Updated with Philistines 18/11/22
Post by: Cyrus1 on November 19, 2022, 11:33:46 PM
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEW_bSOVSB4dWOEI37UW6VNYS4Pfslf809ln6Px1QV6RLBY4ymKi_5G2efrSAgGKaH8WqF0a3yS1Emo7qqb3EmwY2Dsv8IQuSsG4Mo5nWgsO_JvTjo=w2400)






(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEW_bSOVSB4dWOEI37UW6VNYS4Pfslf809ln6Px1QV6RLBY4ymKi_5G2efrSAgGKaH8WqF0a3yS1Emo7qqb3EmwY2Dsv8IQuSsG4Mo5nWgsO_JvTjo=w2400)
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots Updated with Philistines 18/11/22
Post by: Cyrus1 on November 19, 2022, 11:36:21 PM
Sorry a few issues with formatting on the iPad! Philistines to fight my Hebrews.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/k8Dqp2FofOMQqePxW6R3Tqz9cBJ-KjG7v3F8xT3_u18wqAB3JMBwrihzb3AysB6RDiURbMBlERkgPzAjllKrdy9fX4XqkfUOq25lGuHSiINLTiWfEErgfw0wKHwuYkXe53mtIYHttw=w2400)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEW_bSOVSB4dWOEI37UW6VNYS4Pfslf809ln6Px1QV6RLBY4ymKi_5G2efr-SAgGKaH8WqF0a3yS1Emo7qqb3EmwY2Dsv8IQuSsG4Mo5nWgsO_JvTjo=w2400)

More pics, if interested:

https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2022/11/philistine-spearmen-and-archers.html (https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2022/11/philistine-spearmen-and-archers.html)

Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: FierceKitty on November 23, 2022, 10:47:14 AM
Good reading chaps!

Funnily enough we have a full biblical event at the end of the month up here in Manchester.
Visitors are very welcome to come and have a nose around.

We’ve got 20 players, or near enough.
Using WAB V2 rules and lists, in 28mm.

Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, early Indian, early Persian, Sea People, Hittite, etc.
It should be quite a spectacle.

I must revisit my Bible. Don't recall many of those.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant and Hebrew Chariots
Post by: tikitang on March 08, 2023, 09:50:03 AM
Wow, I missed this update back in November.


Philistines to fight my Hebrews.

I love your Philistines! Very inspirational.

Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, early Indian, early Persian, Sea People, Hittite, etc.
It should be quite a spectacle.

I must revisit my Bible. Don't recall many of those.

Unless I'm misunderstanding your meaning here, all of those armies are mentioned throughout the Old Testament, as the Israelites are frequently caught up in the politics and wars of those nations (mostly being ruled/oppressed by them!) The exception being the early Indians. The only time India comes into play in the Old Testament is when it is mentioned as being part of the Persian empire.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: Cyrus1 on March 30, 2023, 07:28:42 AM
Thanks tikitang, I've just finished some Blitzkrieg Miniatures' Midianite Camel Riders:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rOANKkIQXExAFZuvFhguY6GZ0CsqFYcGLawVvTOJcd9GXow6M_SY9XeMjIXOxnv2Ohi_MR2dOTTquQl54xP17LVS5_SLSHjPCkRWRmvnv1WGsjgS3f7nAXIuhMi1gdlSD2P_tTPK6w=w2400)

More pics, if interested:

https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2023/03/more-midianite-camel-riders.html (https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2023/03/more-midianite-camel-riders.html)
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: Codsticker on April 01, 2023, 03:24:30 AM
Great to see this project continuing.

Just reading Dan Carlin's book, The End is Always Near, and the chapter on the bronze age collapse has me thinking about biblicals again.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: SJWi on April 01, 2023, 05:49:06 AM
Cyrus, a great thread. I too have Sea Peoples and Hittites, plus Assyrians.  Obviously the first two are contemporaneous but the latter dates to  400 years later. I really want a New Kingdom Egyptian army but baulked at the £300+ bill I worked up to buy from Foundry. I'm now tempted by the Red Copper Miniatures range sold by Blitzkrieg and Lancer Miniatures, especially as the latter sells the chariot for under £10 .Infuriatingly the range doesn't include any Egyptian spearman figures which I find quite bizarre. Does anyone know how the Red Copper Egyptians match size-wise with other manufacturers?
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: Cyrus1 on April 01, 2023, 07:49:31 AM
Thanks gents, it’s a fascinating period with lots of interesting, colourful armies. I think they’re all fairly compatible large 28mm ranges similar in size to Foundry. The Warlord NKE are very nice but a tad slighter and skinnier. Newline are good value too. Wargames Atlantic are supposed to have plastic NKE in the works. I have a lot of 28mm Bronze Age/Biblical armies but find a lot of these new resin ranges are available in 15mm as well which is a cheaper option.

Cheers

Cyrus
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: DivisMal on April 01, 2023, 08:44:33 AM
I’m so tempted to join this particular period. Nearly went all in when Museum Miniatures had their sale this January.
Yet, I’m very unsure whether going 15mm or 28mm. 15mm would allow really going for the mass look, but there are so many colorful heroes, like David, Samson, Ramses, Achill and the Greeks (if you allow thwhoöe Mediterranean to participate), Conan  lol, Hector, Paris…
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: has.been on April 01, 2023, 03:32:03 PM
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Yet, I’m very unsure whether going 15mm or 28mm

Solution Play Osprey's 'Of Gods & Mortals'
https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/word_document/305508293/original/432x574/f854b99a0f/1675322972?v=1

Ordinary mortals in 15mm, heroes (David, Samson et al) 28mm, Gods 40/54/75mm
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: Samson on April 01, 2023, 04:32:42 PM
Fantastic period. Great mix of figures and lovely basing and painting. Studio Miniatures in Greece are bringing out their own resin Hebrews and Philistines in near future. So many options now for biblical gaming.
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: DivisMal on April 01, 2023, 07:14:01 PM
Solution Play Osprey's 'Of Gods & Mortals'
https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/word_document/305508293/original/432x574/f854b99a0f/1675322972?v=1

Ordinary mortals in 15mm, heroes (David, Samson et al) 28mm, Gods 40/54/75mm

It’s one of my favorite rulesets! I use it in a simizway for battles in GW‘s Realms of Chaos. Never thought about the Bible, though. Anyone already statted Old Jove? :o ;)
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: Gibby on April 01, 2023, 07:52:48 PM
I’m so tempted to join this particular period. Nearly went all in when Museum Miniatures had their sale this January.
Yet, I’m very unsure whether going 15mm or 28mm. 15mm would allow really going for the mass look, but there are so many colorful heroes, like David, Samson, Ramses, Achill and the Greeks (if you allow thwhoöe Mediterranean to participate), Conan  lol, Hector, Paris…

15mm man! Think of the chariots! :D

Also, CP Models now have the Crom's Anvil range of scenery which will work wonders for the Bronze Age, and Blotz do a lovely set of Biblical Walls in 15mm. I resolved to resume my own 15mm project in this era, after considering selling it all.  ;)

That said, Cyrus' 28mm efforts are wonderful and very inspiring! If starting from scratch I would be torn as well!
Title: Re: Ark of the Covenant, Hebrew Chariots, Philistines Updated Midianites 30/03/23
Post by: DivisMal on April 01, 2023, 09:17:45 PM
15mm man! Think of the chariots! :D

Also, CP Models now have the Crom's Anvil range of scenery which will work wonders for the Bronze Age, and Blotz do a lovely set of Biblical Walls in 15mm. I resolved to resume my own 15mm project in this era, after considering selling it all.  ;)

That said, Cyrus' 28mm efforts are wonderful and very inspiring! If starting from scratch I would be torn as well!

I totally forgot about Crom’s Anvil…the possibilities!!!
Megiddo! Kadesh! Troy!
 lol