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Show here your Greek warrior impression
I just finished my latest spolas (for the upcoming Greek Food Festival this September). I am very pleased with the comfort and fit (even though it weighs close to 20 pounds). I had a little Photoshop fun with the images to keep them from being the ordinary, boring pictures of me in my bedroom, dressed as a Greek Hoplite. Yes, those are Alexander movie prop greaves I'm wearing - they are very comfortable, but as soon as Dioskouri gets around to making my bronze greaves, I will replace them with real ones. BTW: I was asked how much a spolas like mine would cost, and I told them the price for a comparable unit would be about $3,500 (USD). Hope you all enjoy the pictures! :grin:


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Bill
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Wow it look great!
Patrick D.
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I see you have used the Alexander movie Greeves Smile Very nice outfit !

Here is my panoplia, for now with a home made not too good shield because real ones are too xpensive for me at the moment Smile

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The linothorax is a prop from the Alexander movie which I repainted (work in progress)
Need a new helmet too later on as well as greeves.

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For how I made the shield see :

http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat.html?fu...&id=319288

M.VIB.M.
Bushido wa watashi no shuukyou de gozaru.

Katte Kabuto no O wo shimeyo!

H.J.Vrielink.
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I was sceptical at first Henk, but it looks ok from this side!
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
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Looks awesome. Is that your real hair or a wig?
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Is there a difference? :wink:
Bill
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Now that I can open the pictures, you kit looks fantastic, Katsika!
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
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Charlie's Delphians!!!
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From Horrible Histories series 5


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Looks like a Texas A&M toga party! HA!!! :lol:
Bill
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Mike (from Dioskouri) was in town this past weekend for the three day long Dallas Greek Food Festival. This was the first year the festival had hired any "ancients" to be in attendance and I think everyone was pleased with the hoplites' presentation. This was also the public debut of the "Dendaskouri" helmet. For better close-ups of this helmet, see the new thread. :grin:


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Bill
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Wow!

I think this is the best looking hoplite impression I have seen!
Virilis / Jyrki Halme
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Haven't seen a Hoplite with a Boeotian Helmet before! looks good
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The Boeotian helmet pictures is my Thessalian Cavalry look. Not an often reenacted character.
Michael
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Bloody iPhone....
Anyway, great impressions!
The linothorax are fantastic!
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
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Correction: "Spolas" (Made completely of leathers, skins, bronze, hemp, ivory and sinew - contains no linen).

But thanks anyway - truly appreciate the comments!!! :wink:
Bill
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