Please don't feel I'm trying to divert you from the tabletops, but can I shamelessly suggest a certain mod for MTW It covers late bronze to early iron age, 1280BC to 700BC, on a modified whole-Europe map, now with two added campaigns for Punic Wars and the conquests of Alexander. Follow the links in the sig if it takes your fancy I have to admit, a lot of the DBA/DBM websites have come in very handy for research and ideas for the mod...

I was never really disciplined enough for tabletop games with my hordes of Airfix figures as a youngster, but I recall certainly half the amusement to be had was in the painting of them. I had all sorts - Napoleonic (real fun to paint...), WW1, WW2, ancient Britons, even 7th cavalry. I'm sure the appeal remains for 8yr olds today as it did back then