Pegaso & Romeo Models releases for September 2009

http://www.pegasomodels.com/

Cheers
Tommi

Decurio Equitum
Manufacturer Pegaso Models
Code 75-903
Height 75mm
Painter Franco Mocci
Sculptor Andrea Jula
Material White Metal





Viking Chief
Manufacturer Pegaso Models
Code 90-049
Height 90mm
Painter Diego Ruina
Sculptor Andrea Jula
Material White Metal





Roman Centurion
Manufacturer Pegaso Models
Code 200-023
Height 100mm
Painter Louis D'Orio
Sculptor Gianni La Rocca
Material Resin




Western Store
Manufacturer Pegaso Models
Code ASM-033
Height 54mm
Painter Lorenzo Bartolomei
Sculptor Fabio Mero
Material Resin





Calico Jack
Manufacturer Romeo Models
Code RM 75-005
Height 75mm
Painter Danilo Cartacci
Sculptor Maurizio Bruno
Material White Metal





Anne Bonny
Manufacturer Romeo Models
Code RM 75-006
Height 75mm
Painter Danilo Cartacci
Sculptor Maurizio Bruno
Material White Metal





Calico Jack & Anne Bonny
Manufacturer Romeo Models
Code RM SC 75-001
Height 75mm
Painter Danilo Cartacci
Sculptor Maurizio Bruno
Material White Metal

"Decurio Equitum" is now on my must have wish list!
It is so nice to see the 75mm scale growing with new
releases...my favorite scale to paint..
Thanks for posting Tommi

Hi Steve

I already have this kit, its a real beauty, I am in the process of photographing it for a pictorial review.

Cheers
Tommi

That Decurio Equitum and Viking Chief are high on the wishlist.
As far as my wallet go, i think the Viking Chief is first....saw this on Euro and it is stunning.

Marc

And my special thanks to Pegaso and Romeo for sending me no less than six, yes six emails regarding this release? Some with hours between them, some with just a few minutes between them?

I dont mind getting the notificatins but this was annoying.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

I second the Pegaso email list...I have even more...lol...

Tommi... looking forward to your review....

Gotta have the Viking Chief and Calico Jack.
John

Seems there was an issue with their mail server, I contacted Luca yesterday and he has now rectified the problem.

Cheers
Tommi

Thanks, Tommi!

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

The decurio equitum is fantastic and another must have for me, also the viking is super even if with that wings on the helmet , just a little bit fantasy ... but who know ?


Stefano

Where is my Timur?I can't waiting it for moment.

This is not officially released until later on this year

Tommi

In stock here: http://www.zinnfigur.com/All/E_Home_Set.asp?sprache=EN
search for timur EUR199

Straight a co-production for a new roman warrior! And me that I thought that the thematic one had been abandoned on the Romans and initiate the interesting seam of the native Americans.
Dear Administrator Tommi, would want to know if is me permitted to intervene in this thread, because in an Italian forum I have been banned to have effected interventions (with attached visual and literary documentation) non pleasant to administrators about some subjects of the firms in matter.
I would not want that this happens here also, but for what I have understood frequenting this site His management guarantees an exceptional liberty of expression (obviously in the limits of the education) to all the affiliate.
Regards Robert

I have a question about the Roman cavalry figure. Would it be a good representation of Equites Singulares Augusti?

Hello Robert
No issues posting here as long as you are not offensive and your comments are constructive and informative, critique is always welcome and helps us to develop our knowledge and skills.
Tommi

Endured a thanks to Staff for… the hospitality on this Forum, I repeat, of very high level.
As they have made the colleagues Spike and Ubbi (that thank lively) in the thread “Berserker”, also I would want to put on hand of who I wish my acquaintances to them on the roman world.
My contribution will not be for who wants to realize the subjects tout-court like proposals from the firms, but for that they wish to obtain a reliable and historically truthful subject modifying the models in commerce.
This because the greater part of the ancient subjects often “is personalized” from who produces them for having a greater visual impact on who acquires them, to loss of the truthfulness of the subject.
It is obvious that many little figures are masterpieces of sculpture and painting but about uniforms, dress and armour, they have obvious errors (modifications) brings in order to obtain more spectacular subjects to you just (like the panoplies of the film “the Gladiator”, more scenographic but fanciful!).
I only hope that, with difference of the other forum, when I write something on this or that subject of whichever firm, it does not accused to pontificate or to denigrate the other people's job, destroying it; this is happened when I made present that, attached visual and literary sources, various subjects had been proposals with obvious errors in uniform, dress and armour or modifications (interpretations) of fantasy.
Precise that the reasonings from me introduced, even if object of cruel attacks, never have not been demolished from a few; I have these articles, and I will be very happy from send on-line (or private) to who me you make some demanded.
I conclude that I shall speak only and always of ancient preroman and roman age, and never of medieval, Napoleonic or today arguments because I have little knowledges.
In attended of having some elements in more from firms (monarchic, republican or imperial age? Light or heavy unit, geographic identification of the unit, sources for the work) - the title “Decurio Equitum” is very poor! - I send back my participation soon.
A big greeting to my friend Fabio/Odysseus
Robert

Hi Robert ( secutor ), what are you thinking about the decurio equitum of Pegaso ? Is for you historically correct ?

cheers

stefano

Probably the staff of the two companies it does not have time to answer, but we try to begin the speech.
Like often pointed out, the more important phase in the realization of figures is the search, phase that I carry out therefore: initially I think and study the subject to carry out, I look for primary sources (reliefs, statues, mosaics, archaeological reports, ancient writings, etc.) and alone after I have clear ideas about the figure I want achieve I start my work!
I don’t know the primary source of this subject (maybe an ancient roman coin of an Italian numismatic or a tombstone?) but the figure it is sure resumption from two designs of Mattesini (pages 200 and 212 of “the helmets of the roman legions” Editor Archeos). From the photo introduced from Tommi (rather small) the helmet is not looked at well that, in the design of page 200, there is an little central eagle on the top replaced with the crest of horsehair resumed from page 212 (this is one of those “personalization” of which I spoke, the miscellanea of elements; if a subject, primary source or reconstruction, is introduced in a way, I do not see because to invent something that not is! (it is explanatory the helmet of the “Candidatus” of one of the two companies extrapolated from one figure of the Sarcofago Ludovisi: the cheekguards they have been carved to flakes when they are simple you hang us of leather: (“personalization” with big work of sculpture but big error!)
On purpose of helmets, the explanation of page 200 say that the figure wears helmet conventionally so-called type Heddernheim “H”, but one studious a lot considered on an Italian forum says that helmets of this typology they do not exist! Anyone has new documentations is very accepts.
We return to the design of the Mattesini; the helmet of the subject of page 212 are supplied of a mask make them hinged the top, but they figure not extension this accessory: helmets with protections make were used them is in combat that in “Hyppika Gymnasia”, ability performance in which the knights exhibited themselves.
If Tommi - or who for he - could supply some other photo we could understand if said helmets he is bringed again to a very precise typology or is, like I suppose, one miscellanea of elements taken (crest) and not taken (mask) here and here.
The subject, a decurio of cavalry (as the Mattesini of “Wing Petriana” writes - I repeat, I do not know from where comes its reconstruction), wears one sash (zone militaris) to the waist; it seems but that said accessory (derived from the hellenistic panoplies) was worn from legacies, tribunes, etc, (Ara of Domitius Aenobarbus) like identification sign of high rank, and therefore not reasonable if wears by a decurio of Wing maybe auxiliary corps.
The shield, not visible in photo, sure will be copied from page 212, like the bracelet.
The leggings could come from the reports of Straubing (Germany) but also in this case the photo does not help.
This with regard to the reconstruction of the subject; with regard to the realization, from the photo and I repeat from the little photo, seems that the horse is small and stocky, with somewhat strange the posterior limbs; the right foot of the knight who perhaps looks at in photo (and also the left) - without support of stirrups - does not have to remain therefore rigid but to hang more.

I think does be not ill-bred and excused me for possible errors of translation and my bad English!!!
“Tal” Robert