Update on New Kingdom Egyptians

Comments

Colin Knight - January 12, 2022

These are truly exciting. Been waiting and hoping for plastic Egyptians for years. They are so characterful which makes figures look great. The heroic look is wonderful. Small skinny figures are out for me these days.
I imagine chariots are planned and will be awesome. Sea Peoples and Cannanites can use same bodies in many cases. Looks like the start of a very exciting range. For me this is the most exciting news since Perry biblicals.

Brian R. Van De Walker - January 12, 2022

Good, this will look nice, and I think they look fine as long as it isn’t Herioc.

GM Moles - January 11, 2022

Looking good. I’d not put that rope detail on the bows…? I would lengthen the cloth headdress a bit the weapon shafts a tad thicker and plainer spears, the arrow points much smaller. I do like the muscle details and the padded linen armour they fit well with the dynamic looking poses. Great work.

Carlos - January 11, 2022

A good start. I can only re-iterate what previous posters have said, the models are too strongly muscled, the quiver position is impractical/unhistorical, and the loin piece is too big/prominent and should be more sparsely used across the set.

In terms of head and weapons options, I don’t think you can make everybody happy. However, I do like the approach Oathmark have taken allowing the user to build all models with sword and shield, spear and shield, or with bows. Separate quivers, like in the Oathmark kits, would alleviate the quiver-placement issue as well, leaving it up to the individual if they prefer the more Hollywood-style placement on the back or the more realistic olacement on the hip/lower back.

Andy - January 11, 2022

The bodies are too muscular but otherwise very nice miniatures

Nick - January 11, 2022

Looking awesome!

Super excited to see the first empires range ring fleshed out.

You know you have to make a seperate sprue combing these weapons, shield with skeleton arms for your classic fantasy range…

It’s to good of an opportunity to miss

Joe - January 11, 2022

Agreed on the “buff” look. Just doesn’t look right at all.

And the suggestion to make the linen front piece modular is terrific. Really expands the usefulness of the figures.

That said, I’m grateful for the willingness to produce them.

Model Hunter - January 10, 2022

Just perfect. Lets get them to production ASAP.

Great work again WA!

Red - January 10, 2022

The look a bit too ripped, looking like Space Marine recruits.

Also IMO, the close-up spearman and swordsman have awkwardly wide stances.

Daniel - January 10, 2022

One other thing, these are very New Kingdom era, if you wanted to make the kit just a bit more modular and useful for Middle Kingdom you could make that crotch armor a separate item to be attached for NKE or not for MKE. That piece is like a wearable shield made out of padded and stiffened linen and just like the torso armor was not universally used in the later period and not used at all during earlier periods. Perhaps just as common was a plain kilt with the ends tied off and hanging down between the legs.

BTW, i’ve seen tons of good comments on other social media, Several people have mentioned zombie or skeletal kitbashing and you might offer a separate zombie/skeleton sprue for conversion. I have a feeling these sets are going to be a great hit.