ancient Greek soldiers

[GaiusIulius]

Hello everybody,

here are my latest customized soldiers, they are ancient Greek soldiers:

1 flag bearer
10 Hoplites
6 light armed soldiers
2 archers who dont have bows yet  :oops:

Enjoy the pix:

on the march:


defending:



light armed soldiers:

[cheng]

thanks for finally showing us your Greeks, GaiusIulius!
i really like your hand-painted shields....and their legs!!

youre a brave man...painting their moustage...nice.... and all ...the chain on thier white tunic...their beautifully clean shaven legs (you seems to have mixed two different shades of skin color...was that intentional or your just did that at 2 separate attempts?)

(your romans in the back ground caught my eye...you must be also eagerly looking forward to the PM Romans next year! and expand your Greek army with them!)

[Richard]

Beautiful customized Greeks, GaiusIulius!

Very impressive ... ... ...

[GaiusIulius]

@cheng: I didnt realize that I have two different skin colors, I used once the 'norma' Revel skin color and once the new water based skin color from Revel. I had a closer look and saw that u r right   What Romans did u see in the backround?   Those r 1:32 knights which I painted years ago.

@Richard: thank u buddy  

[cheng]

@cheng: ....I used once the 'norma' Revel skin color and once the new water based skin color from Revel. I had a closer look and saw that u r right  
...

have you tried other brands?
the 'pinkish' one is too pink for me  
the newer water-based one is too dull  
but judging from your pictures the pinkish one looks closer to the kliky's face color...

have you tried other brands?
i still forbid myself to paint skin tones...maybe until i find a really close match...without have to mix colors myself  :cry:

thanks for sharing and happy new year to all!

[Handzumgrus]

Hello,

Very beautiful Greeks!!!  

Thanks for showing.

Greetings

Lars

[GaiusIulius]

 i still forbid myself to paint skin tones...maybe until i find a really close match...without have to mix colors myself  :cry:

thanks for sharing and happy new year to all!

Im just too lazy to mix colors  :oops: and within 410 soldiers it doesnt matter wether I have a few soldiers with shaved legs  

[cheng]

how about showing us your
2 archers? (when are their short bows arriving?   )

ah...2 more questions about your 6 light armed soldiers
...
1)did you make their sleeves? if not which original kliky's arms did you use?

2)are their small round shields original PMs?

410 soldiers!!! thats quite a sizable collection....i havent bothered to count mine...(may be around 250....too many already...out of shelve space    )

[GaiusIulius]

1) am I right in saying that u mean the swords of them?  :lol: If this is so I used the standart roman swords of the Roman Centurion 4632  available in ur local toy store  

2) yep they r, some old ones which i polished and put them to a better use than lying in a box  :wink:

I just saw ur other post...u r right its a pity that playmobil takes so much place to play with it therefor Im happy to still live with my parents and not in a small chamber at Aachen where I would have no place for my loved figures  

[cheng]

1) am I right in saying that u mean the swords of them?.......

2) yep they r, some old ones which i polished and put them to a better use than lying in a box  :wink:

..

Halo GaiusIulius!
ummmmm(don't translate this   ).....
i mean....

1)did you use putty to make and then paint his white (shoulder) short sleeve? which plymobil man did you use?

2)which set did the small old shields come from?

you lucky gai.....if you run out of rooms for your playmobils....maybe you can ask your parents to move out  :lol:

[GaiusIulius]

@cheng u want to know all very exactly  

1) I just painted a Roman soldier white (nothing special  :lol: ) and I used Roman Centurion 4632  :arrow: have a look here

2) I dont know anymore...

and I will talk to them  

[cheng]

hey GaiusIulius!

1)haha....why didnt i think that it was just a roman kliky....silly me  :oops:

2)i was looking at my shelves last night...then i saw it....you used those small red indian shields!! hmmmmm...thats a big sacrisfice!  :wink:

[Handzumgrus]

Hello,

The shields could be the 30 63 8780 from the set 3017 Treasure Cave.

You can use Revell Airbrush Cleaner to remove the picture on it without destroying the plastic.

Greetings

Lars

[Flash]

they look great gaius!!!  

[cheng]

Hello,

The shields could be the 30 63 8780 from the set 3017 Treasure Cave.

You can use Revell Airbrush Cleaner to remove the picture on it without destroying the plastic.

Greetings

Lars

thanks Lars!
i never noticed this treasure cave shield....looks great for a greek/troy shield WITHOUT removing the mythical drawing...but i'm no expert on art of that era...what is your opinion?