One of these I had for decades and one I've had for years. There was a steep increase in price and I was unmotivated to do them up until now. They were fiddly.
Back in the 1980s or maybe early 1990s a guy at the Canberra Games Society had a very nice Seleucid army that he had built using Tin Soldier figures, but doing some extra value add with detail etc.
That was where the idea for the whips came from.
Here you see the model pre whip and pre reins.
Also you can see the bases I made for each horse so I could position them better.
Positioning the horses was the major bit of fiddliness.
I went with thick wire for the reins as it was in better keeping with the models.
The whips are cotton thread coated in PVA glue.
As can be seen the scythes on the wheels are not the best.
I was tempted to add bits but decided against it.
They look mean enough.
Next step is to get them on to the table top.
Very nice work on these - the end result looks to be worth the fiddliness.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I certainly think the addition of reins was worth the trouble. Luckily the first one was easy, the next few a bit tricky, but the last one was a bugger. Stuck to everything that it shouldn't!
DeleteGreat idea and great job.
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DeleteGreat job, yes fiddly things chariots, but they also look terrific! :)
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