Mycenaenan Heavy Infantryman

[PaulW]

Hi all,

Sorry for not posting for awhile. Well, here's my first completed offering. He has been an enjoyable figure to paint.
Any constructive criticism welcome.

 

[Malkie]

I think you have done a great job on your base work and his shield.

Malkie

 

[NigelR]

Fascinating figure and a very nice paint job.

 

[PaulW]

I think you have done a great job on your base work and his shield.

Malkie

Thank you. I was actually contemplating making one of the huge figure eight style of shield, but thought better of it and played around with this one.

 

[PaulW]

Fascinating figure and a very nice paint job.

Thank you. He is an unusual subject, plain yet interesting. It has spurred me on towards more ancients in the future.

 

[Briggsy]

Cracking figure Paul, great metal work. All that armour and bare feet though, what on earth were they thinking.

Simon

 

[PaulW]

Cracking figure Paul, great metal work. All that armour and bare feet though, what on earth were they thinking.

Simon

Cheers Simon, I had to fight to paint it Hollywood style and way over polished.
They must of had Hobbit feet. I wouldn't like to try walking on the sharp stoney ground.

 

[Richard Baxter]

Is this the Minormous/El Greco figure?

 

[damien]

I would not agree it is over polished. Armour was a massive expense and status symbol and classical and medieval texts constantly talk about polished/ burnished/ shinning armour. The effort in keeping it bright is minimal, especially if you have servants, and they are not campaigning in the same manner as modern era soldiers.

 

[PaulW]

Is this the Minormous/El Greco figure?

Yes it is.

 

[PaulW]

I would not agree it is over polished. Armour was a massive expense and status symbol and classical and medieval texts constantly talk about polished/ burnished/ shinning armour. The effort in keeping it bright is minimal, especially if you have servants, and they are not campaigning in the same manner as modern era soldiers.

This is one thing I looked into. Although slaves were employed to carry out simple camp duties, I could find no real evidence of their involvement with their masters armour apart from the shield. This is one reason why I went for the unpolished look. Apart from the leg greaves, they have more of a polished look.
If the figure had been of a medieval subject, then yes, it would be more highly burnished.

 

[phil_h]

Nice Job overall and the shield looks fantastic!

Regards,
-Phil

 

[PaulW]

Nice Job overall and the shield looks fantastic!

Regards,
-Phil

Thank you Phil.