Pegaso March releases

[Figure Mad]

Here you go guys Pegaso March releases

Dave

 

[Einion]

That Maya is a lovely piece of sculpting by Jula... but looks wrong as to build. Another European-proportioned figure with an ethnic face?

Gotta wonder if he's about 75mm tall too, to compound the problem.

Einion

 

[magister militum]

That Maya is a lovely piece of sculpting by Jula... but looks wrong as to build. Another European-proportioned figure with an ethnic face?

I agree, Maya were normally short stocky types, rarely taller than 5' 6". However with the lack of Maya/Aztec figures out there I can't complain. I hope Pegaso expands on these types of subjects.

 

[davidmitchell]

More excellent releases from Pegaso, the Gladiator bust is my favourite.

David

 

[Sambaman]

That Maya is a lovely piece of sculpting by Jula... but looks wrong as to build. Another European-proportioned figure with an ethnic face?

Gotta wonder if he's about 75mm tall too, to compound the problem.

Einion

This is a perfect example of what we were discussing over in the new Young thread. This figure is "inspired" from a movie character as well. And from what I know of the movie (Apocalypto, I own it and happen to like it quite a bit) the guy who played this character was an above average sized guy, certainly for the ethnicity and time period he was representing in the movie. Not typical for the actual time I'm sure, but as represented here, fashioned after a movie character, it is spot on!

Oh, and I like the bust quite a bit as well!

Jay H.
Okc

 

[Ernest]

My personal opinion is that Mayas in that period of time didn't look so big and strong... but who knows...
BTW Great news from Pegaso!

 

[Kirtles]

Great stuff.
I'll be getting these beauties in as soon as I can.

Steve
www.skminiatures.co.uk

 

[lbfactory]

Those are very good but the 1/35 figure looks like my 1/16 spz abt 503 I sculpted years ago
http://lbminiatures.blogspot.com/search/label/spzabt503
best laurent

 

[MattS]

This is a perfect example of what we were discussing over in the new Young thread. This figure is "inspired" from a movie character as well. And from what I know of the movie (Apocalypto, I own it and happen to like it quite a bit) the guy who played this character was an above average sized guy, certainly for the ethnicity and time period he was representing in the movie. Not typical for the actual time I'm sure, but as represented here, fashioned after a movie character, it is spot on!

Oh, and I like the bust quite a bit as well!

Jay H.
Okc

I quite agree, Jay. The figure is inspired directly from the film and looks spot on to me. Seems like one could find fault with any figure if one tried hard enough. I doubt it will inhibit many from enjoying this fine figure.

 

[Einion]

This is a perfect example of what we were discussing over in the new Young thread. This figure is "inspired" from a movie character as well.

Aha, I suspected it might be (haven't seen Apocalypto yet).

Do you know the character's name?

My personal opinion is that Mayas in that period of time didn't look so big and strong... but who knows...

We do - that's what archaeology is for

Typical heights for Mayan men was around 5'0" to 5'2".

Seems like one could find fault with any figure if one tried hard enough.

Finding fault where there is fault should not even rate a comment.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with critique where it's appropriate - quite the reverse in fact, if a figure of Goering doesn't look like the man and nobody mentions it it just becomes the elephant in the room!

As many have said before, the hobby would benefit in numerous ways from developing a more discerning culture.

Einion

 

[Einion]

I notice nobody even wants to touch on the issue of copyright infringement, where we tend to have an interesting double standard - Chinese recaster, bad, unauthorised film-based model, good

Einion

 

[Bad91Fellow]

Those are very good but the 1/35 figure looks like my 1/16 spz abt 503 I sculpted years ago
http://lbminiatures.blogspot.com/search/label/spzabt503
best laurent

Yeah thats true! the pose is the same!

 

[MattS]

Finding fault where there is fault should not even rate a comment.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with critique where it's appropriate - quite the reverse in fact, if a figure of Goering doesn't look like the man and nobody mentions it it just becomes the elephant in the room!

As many have said before, the hobby would benefit in numerous ways from developing a more discerning culture.

Einion

Not sure if you realize this, Enion, but you come off in your reply to me just then as a little condescending. Fault in art as you define it is not fact. It is opinion. A more discerning culture of what? Like-minded individuals, perhaps?

 

[Einion]

Not sure if you realize this, Enion, but you come off in your reply to me just then as a little condescending.

I could say the same Matt Given I'm sure that's not how you intended it I think we can both see how condescension is often found in the reading and not in the writing.

So anyway, back to the figure - I think we can agree that it's a good representation of a modern-day movie recreation of the subject. But I'd prefer if it looked more like the real thing, given that's how it's identified.

Einion

 

[Sonia]

I like the bust best too but it's a bit too big for me.. I ain't that good painting the bigger stuff.. I do love a lot of what Pegaso comes up with though...