The 2019 publication of findings about an ancient city in Iraqi Kurdistan, believed to be the capital of the Lullubi people, has changed my perception of this army. They appear to have been literate in several languages, involved in regional trade, built with fitted stone,and had extensive agricultu...

My son and I played two battles last week. He took the Nomadic Amurru and I took the Early Sumerians. The Nomadic Amurru have five Light Foot, three Archers, and the rest are Rabble, Skirmishers, and Bow Levy. The Early Sumerians have a Raider, supported by six Skirmishers, some Rabble, and mobs of ...

I like the paint jobs; the archers in particular look nice. Also the horses look great!

If you are looking for dark ages or medieval type figures, I would take a look at the "Feudal Castings" line. They have some Scots infantry with spears and no shields. They could work for many periods - shaggy hair, beards, tunic, trousers. Plus they are nice castings. They were sold for a while as ...

Sargon the Great, starting from humble beginnings and with a single city-state (most likely located in what is now Baghdad) at his command, built an empire that spanned Mesopotamia and is referred to as the first empire in the ancient Near East. His instrument of conquest was the Akkadian army. It i...

Those look great; did you use the new contrast paints?

This 15mm camp was inspired by the “Victory Stele of Naram-Sin”, an Akkadian carving from about 2250 B.C. currently at the Louvre. The Louvre describes it as “ major work illustrating the imperial art of the Akkadian Dynasty, this victory stele celebrates the triumph of King Naram-Sin over a mountai...

Here is my third and final Sumerian camp - an armory in the woods next to a road. Some soldiers are helping repair a broken-down straddle car. https://i.postimg.cc/yYKzbk4p/IMG-2022.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cCRGJNYc/IMG-2023.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/y6cHj05S/IMG-2024.jpg The building is from Crom's ...

Thanks for the positive feedback. And welcome to the Forum, Brummbar! Gregorius, this is the original camp, which I cut down to a more manageable size with a hobby saw. It was about 15 minutes worth of work. Then I made a new base and added the figures. On a related note, I made a second Sumerian ca...

My "walls of Ur" camp seemed to be lacking something, so I made some modifications. Here is Sumerian Camp 2.0. https://i.postimg.cc/NjvFWSx0/Sumer-Camp-2-0.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/2SdymGH7/Sumer-Camp-2-0-Front.jpg List of changes: 1. The walls are shorter. Now the camp fits in the box with the troo...