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Started by Phobos, 08 January 2013, 06:16:19 PM

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Phobos

08 January 2013, 06:16:19 PM Last Edit: 04 February 2013, 11:48:08 PM by Leon
Hi there,

Just working on it for earning skills, needs lots of improvement (specially in the torso) but let me know your musings about it.




Steve J

Not bad from what I can see. Certainly better than naything I could attempt!

Phobos

Tomorrow I´ll try to get some better pics (have been enhanced) and to the Pyrrhus of Epeirus that I´m working on for a friend.

FierceKitty

Looks good; may it earn you plenty! But the lance needs to be a bit longer, doesn't it?
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Phobos

Quote from: FierceKitty on 08 January 2013, 11:29:10 PM
Looks good; may it earn you plenty! But the lance needs to be a bit longer, doesn't it?

I´m glad to hear that! In fact, originally they are longer, but then I take a look to the lenght of the real Xyston, 3,6m, converted that to 1:144 and obtained that it must be 2,5, like in the image. Maybe it looks shorter due to its width.

FierceKitty

That's about the length I was thinking of. I must have misjudged the model.
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Phobos

Quote from: FierceKitty on 08 January 2013, 11:56:20 PM
That's about the length I was thinking of. I must have misjudged the model.


Just measured again! 2,3 cm. Now I remember that I made it identical to the parthian kontos of Steve Barber models.

Techno

Quote from: Phobos on 08 January 2013, 11:54:04 PM
I´m glad to hear that! In fact, originally they are longer, but then I take a look to the lenght of the real Xyston, 3,6m, converted that to 1:144 and obtained that it must be 2,5, like in the image. Maybe it looks shorter due to its width.

You'll often have to 'cheat' a fraction with weapons Phobos.
All you can do is make it look as 'right as possible' within the limitations of the casting process.
Cheers - Phil.



Phobos

Anyway, they look far longer than the average cavalry pendraken spear, so It´s ok IMHO.

Techno

As a figure....It looks 'right' to me Phobos....But I'm nothing like an historical expert.
So please don't take my word for it ! ;)
Cheers - Phil

Phobos

One of the hetairoi and a conversion of the Carthaginian general into hellenistic general.




nikharwood


Phobos

Really? I´m little... obsessive with it, and could redone a helmet 10 or more times. Indeed, Im wondering if redo the face of the companion...

Leon

Just a quick point, the neck on the General looks quite thin, which can cause potentially cause casting problems.  The moulding process thins the model, so after a master mould, and then a production mould, it can sometimes be too thin to cast, or the head becomes very fragile.

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Are these for general release or for private consumption? Looking great btw!
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