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Sergey Savenkov

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Good morning everyone!
I present the news of Tartar Miniatures
1. Greek hoplite, the second half of the sixth century. BC
54mm
resin kit
sculpted by: Dmitriy Pozdnyakov
painted by: Ruslan Vorobyov

D `forward is a greek hoplite-aristocrat. Noble warriors because of their status and to maintain its reputation had to fight in the front row of the phalanx on the right side of his honorable.
Greek has a set of bronze armor of the expensive frills. On his head the helmet of Corinthian type with relief decorations (see copy of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, illus. 1).

Torso is protected with the armor in the shape of a bell (2 nd half. VI BC, illus. 4).

The same period are leggings and armor to protect the arms ( illus. 2).

The emblem of a shield reproduces the real discovery of Olympia ( illus. 3).

Warrior armed with a short sword thrust.
He wears a short tunic. Tunica could be red, blue, brown, white, ornamented on the board.
Warrior shod in leather sandals.
The entire sculpture is based on the graphic reconstruction of Peter Connolly ( illus. 7),

on real images, and archaeological finds of the second half of the sixth century. BC.
( illus. 1-6).
We thank Anton Dedyulkin for historical research.

P.S.
For information and purchases please contact us
tartar.miniatures @ libero.it
[email protected]
 

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It's certainly a refreshing new take on a Greek "hoplite" figure, and looks like a huge challenge in painting metallics!

Which book does the Peter Connolly illustration come from?
 

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