A New Take on the Argonauts

 Im like many who have enjoyed Jason and the Argonauts over the years. The club actually refought the "Hydra's Teeth" battle  earlier this month, but I wanted to upgrade a bit. So this time Heracles stays with the Argo, and the King of Chalkis deploys his army to retake the stolen Golden Fleece. 

So here is the battlefield. I don't have an Argo model, so I placed an Arab Dhow on the beach instead, seen at the top-left. The Chalkis King is seen in the lower right, along with his priest of Astartes. He has begun calling up his Army of Skeletons. The King's soldiers soldiers are seen in the upper left, trying to cut off the Argonauts on their way to the Argo. Heracles and some Argonauts are located just below the Argo, while Jason is to the right...

Some of the Argonauts fighting off numerous Skeleton warriors...

Chalkis warriors closing in on Heracles (bad idea!), center of photo with his famous club, and his Argonauts...

Jason and Heracles are holding off their enemies while the Argonauts reach the Argo...

Unfortunately my camera's battery ran low, so that ends the visual. But it was fun.

 

Ancient Kemet

 One of my favorite historical periods, and my incredible fortunate opportunity to partake in a Fulbright Travel Program to visit and study for three weeks has led to this. My take on the Temple Complex at Karnak. While my model is not an exact duplicate, it does I believe, capture the majesty of this massive religious site.

Ignoring the clutter on my gaming/work table, this is the view eastward from the Nile towards the Hidden One's Mansion. At the center is the Great Hypostle Hall of Ramesses II, while at the far end is Thutmose III's Festival Hall. The stand alone temple to the right is made fro kits from Hirts Arts (as are all the models),

The next view is taken from the north. The Shrine of Rameses III is right center fronted by the two massive statues of the Pharaoh (one hidden by the Kisok of Tahraqa)...

A closeup view from the south into the second courtyard and its gilded obelisk..

An update to the complex, Painted decorations added to the first Pylon and with the Docking Basin and two barges tied up...

The view changes to the eastern end of the complex with interior shots of the Festival Hall of Thumose III as seen from the south...

Next we are looking at the same Hall, this time from the east. The small chapel which is actually on the exterior of the Hall, is the Shrine of the Hearing Ear. It was here that average Egyptians would be allowed to leave their prayers for the gods!..

Final view of the Hall is from the north...

More to come as the project continues...