11-10-2009, 02:03 AM
Nicic hello
The arm guard you used i'm afraid it is actually...leg guard. It's a greave. It would be better to use other examples of real arm guards. I think there is one in olympia. There are two or three others for the upper arm. These also give a fair impression of the actual size and musculature of the individual,as they had to fit perfectly.
Also,there is plenty of evidence that bronze was shiny back then and that soldiers tried hard to keep it like that,especially "professional" ones. Xenophon reports that the spartans were polishing their bronze faced shields.
Khaire
Giannis
PS. Do you have a photo of the real helmet used in the hoplite with the muscle cuirass?
The arm guard you used i'm afraid it is actually...leg guard. It's a greave. It would be better to use other examples of real arm guards. I think there is one in olympia. There are two or three others for the upper arm. These also give a fair impression of the actual size and musculature of the individual,as they had to fit perfectly.
Also,there is plenty of evidence that bronze was shiny back then and that soldiers tried hard to keep it like that,especially "professional" ones. Xenophon reports that the spartans were polishing their bronze faced shields.
Khaire
Giannis
PS. Do you have a photo of the real helmet used in the hoplite with the muscle cuirass?
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax