"Honest Al my friend. What can I do for you?"
"Feisal my compatriot and fellow trader I have a small problem to deal with."
"Always happy to help...at the right price of course."
"A regular customer has ordered yet another chariot...that I can easily supply...but he also wants some camels!"
"Most unusual...and how many are we talking about?"
"Around 20. Including 2 fast ones."
"Not really my speciality but I may know someone."
"Of course there would be a commission!"
"Such is commerce my friend, such is commerce."
I had been sorting through my 20mm 'Biblicals' and found a box marked 'Bedouins/Hebrews'.. There were precious few of the latter as most had gone to make 7Hd elements. So was I going to pick them apart, re-paint and re-base? Not likely! The army lists are pretty poor so they are safe where they are.
The Bedouins are another matter. Only 1 x Lch 2h, 2c required (I'm 'in the groove' with these at the moment). The infantry I can manage although there is little variety in the available figures. So what's the stumbling block? In order to complete the Midianite/Amalekite list I need 17 camels.
Consulting PSR I came up with:
Caesar H023 - Bedouin (2)
Italieri ITA 6010 - Saracens (5 in 2 poses)
Italieri ITA 6124 - Mongol cavalry (3)
Italieri ITA 6126 - Arab Warriors (3)
Linear-A 036 - Persians at Cunaxa (2)
Clearly the best options are from Italieri but these are hard to source. The Linear-A models are full of character but are only 2 per box.
Riders:
Caesar H023 - Bedouin (4 - bow armed)
Zvezda 8031 - Carthaginian Numidian Cavalry (7 - jav no sh)
So, after much work, here are my 20mm Bedouins - all 23 elements.
If you are wondering about the pink backgrounds - well that's another story. Stay tuned!
Next blog entry - Sea Peoples.
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