Just wondering if there's any opinions or suggestions on this mock up:



Obviously the bottle won't be in the picture, and the two figs leaning against each other (over on the left) won't be, but I just wanted to get a general idea on whether this layout looks ok...balanced.....height variations....etc. ?? Thanks.

I might suggest putting the guy hit with the arrows, and the one with arrows in his shield facing the same way, unless you are really trying to stress the Spartans being attacked from all sides. Other than that, no suggestions on balance. Any particular historical battle being depicted?

They are too "neat". See how you have 3 pairs of 2?

I'd have the arrow guys in the front ranks.
Have the guy who has been hit on the right at the front as the most dramatic and work the figures backwards and from the middle. This should cause the eyes to naturally roam over the whole dio - Shep Paine has a good section in his book on this.

Cheers

Hi
I'm in the process of painting a 90mm Hoplite figure.
I was interested in what figure's are they & what scale.
Shall be watching this with interest.

It looks good, just remember to put enough arrows stuck to the ground (according to those in shields, there must be some on the ground also).

I am also interested, from which manufacturer are these and what scale? 1:35?

Is there 2 figures behind the bottle (total 7 figures) or just one? If it's just one, is he thrown throught with a spear or hes throwing one? Hard to see from this angle. Also is that bright red color of the plastic (horrible) or is it primer?

Tuomas

Cool
I really like hoplites it looks pretty good
What scale are these manufactured or scratch built if nanufactured by whom and where are they available I have a Greek battle scene of my own to get done. in 54 mm using some pegasso figures but I am looking for good hoplites in 1/72 scale if I can find really good ones.
Cheers
Brian

I'll try to answer all the questions...

Any particular battle I'm going for: not really, maybe the battle of marathon?

Scale and Company: These are 1/32 scale, and they are produced by conte collectibles. They sell both metal and plastic spartans. The figs are "posable" meaning some of the joints will swivel. Surprisingly, even with the "posable joints" the quality is pretty good, obviously not pegaso or anything, but not bad for posable plastic figs. They also come pre-assembled.

Number of figs in pic: There are seven total, so there's two behind the bottle. The red is the color they come in, but they also have gold and silver I believe. They will of course be primed.

I plan to fix a few fits and gaps on the joints, then prime them in white before painting. I will fiddle some more with the layout and see if I can get something better.

You can put them near to each other to show them like in their last stand at Thermopylae for example.