I asked an online AI what a paper model Sea Peoples ship would look like, after showing it representations from the Mefu Habinet reliefs and modern reconstructions, such as the Cypriot museum versions.
And so yes that's what it would look like. After loads of planning, and masuring, I constructed my templates.
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| And actually I had to print it on two separate A4 sheets to get all of the parts. |
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And it went together almost perfectly, thanks to a bit of last minute MS Paint fudging.
Quite pleased with the result.
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| I used an elderly paint brush handle as the mast. Didn't want it too tall. And I kept the sail smaller to enable access to miniatures on the deck. |
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| The steering oar was a bit of a nice touch. I hand measured the fire and aft castles to fit. |
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| The complete model |
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| It occurs to me that I could use this as a Barbary Xebec. Give it a lateen sail and pretend that's what it was intended for all along. |
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| The miniatures are Foundry. They fit pretty well. |
Just three more to build.
More representational than Christopher Nolan's Bronze age ships I think.
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