Romeo Sicilian Hoplite Colors?

[Glen]

Howdy all,

I'm working on Romeo's 54mm Sicilian Hoplite, one of my rare forays outside of medieval subjects. The box art is rather monochromatic - bronze and black with a bit of red. This is in contrast to the instructions which say the Greeks had a love of color and the tunic, helmet crest, and leather/linen fringes could be painted any color. Owing to the limits of the dyeing materials and technology at the time, what colors would be most appropriate?

I've done some looking around on the internet, but I've come up with only vague ideas. I did find some nice shield designs, though.

Any help?

Cheers,

Glen

 

[paulyrichard]

Hey Glen, I have this one on my 'to do' list. Its a beautiful figure. I was plannin' on usin' colours like a Dark or Dull Red, Dark or Dull Blue, Brown Orange, Black, Medium Blue, Yellow Ochre and Dark yellow. These were jus' some of the colours I was contemplatin' on usin'.

Hope this helps. Paul.

 

[Glen]

Thanks Paul. I had most of those colors in mind. I was hoping someone would be able to point out the most common colors, given the available dyes and technology of the time, for a regular hoplite. I've opted for a dull red.

Cheers,

Glen