Egyptians!

Hi,
  The International Plastic Modeler's Association convention was interesting.  I got to go as part of a family vacation, and it was worth stopping by.  More information about the IPMA can be found at their website, ipmsusa.org  In their vendors room, I was able to snag a small army of ancient Greeks for $8.00, more on those later.

  I have made only limited progress in painting lately.  Soon, I'm probably going to paint an historical army.  My friend PL wants to play the widespread historical wargame, De Bellis Antiquitatis.  I've been wanting to paint up an ancient Egyptian army since I was six years old, when I saw the (now highly collectible) Atlantic brand Egyptians at a flea market.  My mother (correctly) thought that 1/72nd scale historicals were beyond the ability of a 6 year old so I did not acquire any Egyptians that day.  I never forgot it however, and in recent years I found out that those very same plastics are being reproduced by Nexus.  I'm the first to admit that the quality of these is not altogether up to modern standards.  I am painting them out of nostalgia, however, and using the De Bellis rules as an excuse.  With one of these boxes of infantry, and a box of chariots (not pictured) you can make a list legal army with plenty of leftovers, for about $25.00 if you pay full retail.  Not bad.  The figures are weird, with bits of costume and equipment that defy nailing them down to one particular time period.  However, they do have a nifty overall appearance.  At any rate, they could be the least historically accurate things to ever grace a wargame: I've been questing after them for 20 odd years, so they look good to me!  Besides, I went to Egypt this year and want to do a related project while it's still at the surface of my mind. 

  All of this is academic.  I must be firm and not start any new projects until my Imperial Guard for Warhammer 40,000 is painted to 2k points.