BunnyPuncher Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I'm working on building up a Tomb Kings army and I'm using Reaper's supercool Colossal Skeletal Warrior... http://www.reapermini.com/store/customer/p...?productid=2540 as my army centerpiece. I've squeezed him onto a 50mm base (that was fun!) and I'm preparing to egyptian him up a bit more. I'm wondering if anyone else has done this and am looking for pics / advice. I have lots of khemri bits from 2 units of skellies and the battallion box. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Do a google image search for Egyptian Art. You should come up with many examples of Egyptian clothing styles. Also look at The British Museum and The Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Both of these places will have the most comprehensive collection of ancient Egyptian art and studies out there. In general, the male foot soldier would wear a pleated skirt, maybe with a front tabard hanging from the belt of heavy leather, with a small shield and either a short spear, a khophesh sword, a mace, or even a bow. Those closer to royal status might wear a leopard skin around one shoulder (like a toga) with the head of the leopard at the chest, looking down. Footwear consisted mainly of papyrus or reed sandals that laced up the leg. Wrist braces and shin braces can also be found, as well as some decorative arm bands. IIRC (and this is all off the top of my head) in the later dynasties there were some breast plates, but these were chest only, no shoulder or arm protection, often made of stiffened leather with some bronze plating attached. This only afforded minimal protection. Helmets can be found, but only the pharoah wore the Blue War Crown. The Red and White crown was never worn into battle. Leather caps were more common. Mind, all of the above is merely from my measley research into Ancient Egypt and should not be taken as fact, especially since I'm at work and my personal library is not close at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Chariot warriors may have worn bronze scale armor, too. I saw a fairly spectacular set once, some time ago, with alternating scales in natural bronze and blue enamel. Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixminis Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Chariot warriors may have worn bronze scale armor, too. I saw a fairly spectacular set once, some time ago, with alternating scales in natural bronze and blue enamel. Damon. I'll need to dig up one of my sources, but IIRC it was someone other than egyptians that wore that armor. At the same time, since it's Nefsokar we're talking about: any historical desert based kingdom would be feasible to use for color choices... Egyptians, Hittites, Babylonians, Sea Peoples.... Yah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Heh, I just pulled out Chariot Wars for Warhammer Ancient Battles, and some of the Perry's plates depict Egyptian charioteers in scale (or possibly lamellar) armor, mutlicolored in red and blue. Sure, a wargaming supplement, but Nigel Stillman has written more "respectable" work, and...well...it's the Perry bros! I also looked in Drew's End of the Bronze Age which was really unhelpful for Egyptians specifically. So I think the question is still up in the air... Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I'll see if I can delve into my books tonight. Thomas has had a stomach virus and hasn't been feeling too well (read as "I want mommy to hold me constantly and nothing else will suffice"). I suggested the Egyptian artwork and tomb paintings because that is going to give you the best idea of what, historically, they wore. A lot also depends on what dynasty you're looking at emulating. Having New Kingdom warriors mixed with First Dynasty would just be wrong (by about 1500 years). Chariots weren't introduced until the Second Intermediate Period (1579-1539 BC - between the Middle and New Kingdoms) by the Hyksos and the armor of charioteers would reflect that culture. Remember that the Egyptian reign covers around 3000 years, and a lot of technology changed during those years in arms and armor. Giving me an idea of what pharoah you're looking to emulate (in terms of arms and armor) would help. Most of the known pharoahs (Tutankhamun, Ramses II, Seti I, Thutmosis, Hatshepsut, the Ptolemy's) were all New Kingdom which is rife with influences from other cultures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyPuncher Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 Thanks for the advice and links gents. I may swing by Chapters (The Canadian Big Box Bookstore) tonight and see if I cannot find one of those huge $19.99 Egyptian history coffee table books with lots of glossy pictures. Since it is for WHFB I am not as concerned about historical accuracy as I would be for a "real" egyptian army. But I will do a bit of research and figure out a theme and then come back and ask more questions :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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