Mycenaean Chariot
I set myself the small target of painting one chariot for Sunday night, partly because I was bored, and partly because I want to start somewhere on my Mycenaean DBA army.
The miniatures are from Museum Miniatures, and are generally well-moulded. The charioteer included in the pack was, for some unfathomable reason, holding a figure-of-eight shield and a spear, in such a manner than he couldn't fit into the chariot along with the driver. I replaced him with another figure that meant to be a dendra-armoured noble on foot, but whose posture made him perfect for a "lance"-using charioteer.
I've always been fascinated by the Dendra panoply that the Mycenaeans wore: people have described the overall effect as a walking bronze dustbin ( here's a link to a modern reconstruction of the Dendra armour that demonstrates exactly what this looks like), and I have to agree that it can look a bit funny, but it's also very cool precisely because it does not concord with our idea of what armour ought to look like. For a charioteer, who need only worry about exposing his torso and arms, the panoply works fine, and has that certain perfunctory beauty that comes with practical, functional things.
The miniatures are from Museum Miniatures, and are generally well-moulded. The charioteer included in the pack was, for some unfathomable reason, holding a figure-of-eight shield and a spear, in such a manner than he couldn't fit into the chariot along with the driver. I replaced him with another figure that meant to be a dendra-armoured noble on foot, but whose posture made him perfect for a "lance"-using charioteer.
I've always been fascinated by the Dendra panoply that the Mycenaeans wore: people have described the overall effect as a walking bronze dustbin ( here's a link to a modern reconstruction of the Dendra armour that demonstrates exactly what this looks like), and I have to agree that it can look a bit funny, but it's also very cool precisely because it does not concord with our idea of what armour ought to look like. For a charioteer, who need only worry about exposing his torso and arms, the panoply works fine, and has that certain perfunctory beauty that comes with practical, functional things.
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