Scale75 Spartan
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gordy
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captnenglish
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You are producing some truly amazing figures!
Don Johnson
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For someone who knows very little about the armies of the Ancient World, is this figure a bit more historically "correct", as opposed to the treatment in the movie "300", for instance?
Joe Hudson
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I love the movement. Not a figure I would normally go out and just buy but with the movement it makes you reconsider.
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tonydawe
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This Spartan caught my eye immediately. It has such power and grace and the fluidity of the cape is amazing. My hat is off to both sculptor and painter. The fact that he's naked is also far more historically accurate than any of the "300" figures I've seen (and bought). Well done Scale75 and thanks Pedro. That's a five star figure for me.
Einion
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Lovely sculpt Pedro!
As for 300, it is based on a graphic novel obviously so it's not exactly the thing to use as a basis for comparison
Einion
The Greeks are shown as fighting naked as an artistic convention, not as an accurate representation Tony.tonydawe said:
As for 300, it is based on a graphic novel obviously so it's not exactly the thing to use as a basis for comparison
Einion
megroot
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Excellent work.
Marc
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rheath
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Hi Tony, lol - didn't know that the Ancients were historically naked ? Interesting, must have been painful and embarrassing at times, or were the ancients not that sensitive, considering they could run many k's with bare feet over all sorts of ground.
rheath
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This is a super figure I am generally not much into action figures but this warrants a look see and get.
tonydawe
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Naked or wearing a brown leather nappy, I reckon this is a cracking figure. If its not 100% historically accurate, I don't really care. For something this good, I'm willing to suspend my disbelief.
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Spartans and most ancients (Celts being an exception to the rule) did not fight naked. The image of Greeks fighting naked is probably somewhat based on the ancient Olympics, where they did compete naked, and the sculptures and statues from that period. They may have been barefoot, it seems thats one issue thats sometimes overlooked, though sandals may well have been worn. Considering the terrain, I would think so. One of the ADVANTAGES the Spartans and other Greeks had over their Persian enemy was their heavy bronze and leather armor, including helmet, body armor (cuirass), leg armor, shield, and skirt made of leather strips. Naked Greeks would have been at a disadvantage when facing Persians with even their light armor.
as the gentleman before said
nudity was an art ideal.and the vases an other things like statues do always give an artistsic ideal of the reality.
its like on the roman stonecarvings about roman soldiers.until the 1950 ties one thought those depictions would give an real impression.
only the last say 20 years did give an much more precise picture of roman weaponry and uniform.
this due to reenactment and so avid art historians like Dr.Marcus Junkelmann.
from the gear of the figure i would say is nothing not historic correct
its told that some cletic berzerks tore themselves the clothing off and went naked to battle but again no one of today was present.
i would think an man even if he was brave was aware of the weapon abilities of his foe and surely he was after to protect him as well as possible.
nudity was an art ideal.and the vases an other things like statues do always give an artistsic ideal of the reality.
its like on the roman stonecarvings about roman soldiers.until the 1950 ties one thought those depictions would give an real impression.
only the last say 20 years did give an much more precise picture of roman weaponry and uniform.
this due to reenactment and so avid art historians like Dr.Marcus Junkelmann.
from the gear of the figure i would say is nothing not historic correct
its told that some cletic berzerks tore themselves the clothing off and went naked to battle but again no one of today was present.
i would think an man even if he was brave was aware of the weapon abilities of his foe and surely he was after to protect him as well as possible.
Gellso
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Whoa boy!
Lets not get too worried about historical anomalies here. Let's enjoy the Spartan for what he is. I.E. a very striking and well sculpted figure. I personally love this guy even if he is wearing a slightly different colour tone of sandals than is historically accurate
Does scale 75 mean 75 mm figure or can anyone state what scale this magnificent fellow is?
Lets not get too worried about historical anomalies here. Let's enjoy the Spartan for what he is. I.E. a very striking and well sculpted figure. I personally love this guy even if he is wearing a slightly different colour tone of sandals than is historically accurate
Does scale 75 mean 75 mm figure or can anyone state what scale this magnificent fellow is?
BarrieHynd
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Saw this in the "flesh" so to speak and it is a superb figure as are the other two that were on display. They really are more better than in the photos. Patiently waiting for my Templar to arrive. Historicaly accurate or not ( the spartan) the figure has got loads of movement about it and just for that its on my "to buy list"
Barrie.
Barrie.
