paulyrichard
A Fixture
I've decided to have a go at scratchin' a Persian shield belongin' to a slain persian warrior, to use on the groundwork of my Hoplite.
This is the info i've uncovered in reference to the shields:
'Shields – As with most armies in the ancient world, the Persian troops fielded shields, but unlike other soldiers Persian troops were far more reliant on their shields for protection than others. Since armor and helmets were fairly rare, shields were usually the only piece of defensive equipment that a Persian soldier would possess. Unfortunately traditional Persian shields were rarely up to the task, being made of whicker and leather.
Spara
These were large rectangular shields made of reed or whicker, covered with leather and were often elaborately painted. In battle a row of infantry known as sparabara would advance in front of missile troops such as javelin throwers or archers. They would lock the roughly 5-foot spara together, forming a wall behind which the archers could fire safe from enemy cavalry and heavy infantry, while the sparabara engaged the enemy with spears. Spara disappeared from the ranks in the early 4th century BC'.
Gerron:
Spara:
I've cut out a piece of styrene sheet, about 30mm X 20mm. The sheet is 1mm thick.
I'm jus' testin' myself whether I can pull off somethin' like this. I guess its like slowly peerin' over into a hole and if it looks promisin', i'll end up fallin' in!
Please give me your thoughts on what i've done, they'll be appreciated. Thanks.
This has now been sanded back with some very coarse sandpaper. As a result my marks have been rubbed out, but i'll find the centre and redo them.
I've got the sides cut out, but I think I may need to go deeper and wider.
This is the info i've uncovered in reference to the shields:
'Shields – As with most armies in the ancient world, the Persian troops fielded shields, but unlike other soldiers Persian troops were far more reliant on their shields for protection than others. Since armor and helmets were fairly rare, shields were usually the only piece of defensive equipment that a Persian soldier would possess. Unfortunately traditional Persian shields were rarely up to the task, being made of whicker and leather.
Spara
These were large rectangular shields made of reed or whicker, covered with leather and were often elaborately painted. In battle a row of infantry known as sparabara would advance in front of missile troops such as javelin throwers or archers. They would lock the roughly 5-foot spara together, forming a wall behind which the archers could fire safe from enemy cavalry and heavy infantry, while the sparabara engaged the enemy with spears. Spara disappeared from the ranks in the early 4th century BC'.
Gerron:
Spara:
I've cut out a piece of styrene sheet, about 30mm X 20mm. The sheet is 1mm thick.
I'm jus' testin' myself whether I can pull off somethin' like this. I guess its like slowly peerin' over into a hole and if it looks promisin', i'll end up fallin' in!
Please give me your thoughts on what i've done, they'll be appreciated. Thanks.
This has now been sanded back with some very coarse sandpaper. As a result my marks have been rubbed out, but i'll find the centre and redo them.
I've got the sides cut out, but I think I may need to go deeper and wider.
