Armored camels. Pour that into a mental snifter and swirl it around in your mind for a moment. Camel Cataphracts. Awesome.
These are the last models from Baccus' Parthian line I had left to paint. I approached them with some relish based on the simple absurdity they represent to me. A camel is an absurd creature, gangly, temperamental... kind of a desert moose. Riding one lacks the sense of majesty one derives from horseback. But they are resilient, useful creatures, and I admire the adventurous spirit that cried. "Screw it, lets slap some armor on these bad boys and get our war on...."
My musings on armored desert moose aside, I finally finished the rest of the my Celtic Casualties, so here is what you get in a pack:
A camel as a "desert moose" - I love it! For those familiar with moose of the NW, that is a very insightful analogy.
ReplyDeleteYou need to come down and see the Behemoth bull that just decided to occupy the field out back.
DeleteWell, you gotta have a few Camels in your ancient collection just for the uniqueness of them, along with War Elephants. Then, of courser, there is the Dreaded Smell Factor!
ReplyDeleteI kinda wonder if "Camelphracts" actually had armor on the beast as well as the men, but whatever! :-)
Lovely done with these camel units, original and very nice!
ReplyDeletePhil.