SaintRigger Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 This should get you started on who John Carter is as well - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carter_of_Mars Frazetta did covers for some of the Burroughs covers in the mid 60's or so. Here are some examples: http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/ima...fightingman.jpg http://www.aintitcool.com/images/frazetta1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsumoto Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 ehh!!...i recognize the art...okay, head has been cleared... Good ol' fashioned pulp fantasy...(begin basil podouruous 'conan' theme intro here) Robert Howard's Hawkmoon fits the bill as well.... You guys must have mentioned the imperial hero 1 on the miniature page... Zounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRigger Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Artizan just announced their Spartan line and I must say they look sweet :) http://www.artizandesigns.com/catalogue.asp?sub_range=22 You almost always see Spartan miniatues in a pylos helm - and I'm super excited to see them in a Corinthian helmet instead. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I'm glad they're not half naked avatars from 300. I prefer my greeks in armor.... And yes, the fact they are NOT in Pylos helmets is nice (not all illustrated are Corinthians, BTW... ) But....yawn. Wake me up when they come out with Athenians. The real movers and shakers of the pre-Hellenistic Greek world... Damon. PS: I think Artizan does the best Carolingians out right now. The helmets are a bit more toned down. I'm still trying to decide however, how likely those helmet styles would be. There was a great deal of continuity between Late Roman arms industries, and early medieval kit. The "Carolingian" style helmets don't seem to appear either before or after this period (and FWIW, MS illustrators were often NOT military men!), making me doubtful. However, the common wisdom I've come across is that the helmet style is a continuation of the Roman Ridged style helmet (echoes of which could be found at Hastings and Antioch later that century...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRigger Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 When it comes to Artizan - I'm in love with their WWII, Pulp and westerns (Including the 'Swiddgen!' pack) Their historicals are merely gravy ;) Sweet sweet gravy. Also - Prof. Walcot looks just like Sir. Patrick Moore. http://www.artizandesigns.com/images/plp042.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depmat Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Something you may want to take a look at if you liked the movie 300. Rebel Minis has a King Leonidas that I've picked up. I've not had a chance to start work on it, however, it looks good. Leonidas I'm hoping to start on this in the next couple of weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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