Review King Mithridates (Part 3) from the team at RP Models - 120mm

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Hi to all​

In a previous review I looked at Part 1 of the King Mithridates releases...see here
https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/king-mithridates-from-the-team-at-rp-models-120mm.344372/

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RP have made available another 2 sets , I am going to look at the single Roman figure in this review

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As you see it depicts a centurion kneeling and in the process of drawing his sword, fighting alongside his soldiers urging them on

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You might find the following of interest , all great details and information

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Sculpting is 3D

Casting by YS Casting

Reference number RP-120:-12=0008

Light gray resin

No of pieces 10

Scale 120mm


Also included is the information leaflet which is signed and numbered by the man himself HUGO PEREIRA

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Parts consist of Torso, head with helmet , helmet crest, 1 arm , 2 legs , 2 weapons , shield, base and a base

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I will cover any prep when we look at the resin ....note there is the 2nd arm sculpted on the shield

Continued in next post

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Advance to the resin

Torso

After sanding away a slight casting line on the rear of the torso (not vital as the area is covered by the hanging cloak ) and a quick dry fit for the limbs there is nothing else to do

Dryfitting showed a really good overall and accurate fit

The torso is flat at the rear with the front being highly detailed which includes chainmail , groin protector, a small bag for money or perhaps a small charm, on the front we have a total of 7 military awards and 2 torcs in Celtic style .....our centurion has certainly see a lot of fighting, casting in all area's is sharp and well defined

The shoulders are formed to take the separate cloak with accuracy

Under his clothing he wears a form of underwear , nice touch in the research

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Arm/Legs

Prep consists of sanding away casting plugs from the front upper thighs and carefully removing fine casting lines from the rear of lower legs
On the review items there were tiny black spots ...they are just blemishes in the resin colour not air holes

Both legs have good muscle structure , the left has the knee raised the armoured greave facing forward...these are worked with a scrolling design , perhaps a little over thick IMO in places , held in place around the legs by cording pulling into the calves

The right leg is bent at the knee with the lower leg positioned underneath the thigh , the greave is the same as the left one

On both feet he wears sandals , the strapping detailed nicely , pleased to note the sole has been given the studs which show up well .

For the legs we have 2 excellent fitment points which you will see in the pictures

Fit of the legs is very good once prep completed

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There is one separate arm this being his right hand one , prep is just a fine run around the edging of the casting to remove flashing and then fit

The arm is muscular with the hand gripping the sword handle nicely in the process of drawing the sword from the scabbard ...a small amount of the blade is shown , there is a little bit of decoration on the handle and the scabbard with a wrist bracelet being worn

Fit is simple and again accurate

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Head/Helmet Crest

Prep will consist of dealing with a uneven rear surface just sanding away the fine casting line that runs at the rear of the helmet, this in itself is a very good shape the edging is very cleanly worked the cheek guards are tight to the head, both these and the helmet show decoration with the guards tied under the chin
The face itself is well sculpted of a shouting man ...mouth wide open exposing teeth and tongue

Fit is again accurate with no major need of a filler

The crest has a small casting post on the top once removed some use of filler will be needed to recreate the textures

Fit is again easy by using the good fitment point in the helmet , matching well to the actual crest support

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Small Dagger

This is sculpted still in the scabbard and fits good onto the right hand side , you might need to slightly reduce the fitment post , the scabbard has a couple of area's of designs on it ...careful painting and a optivisor will bring this out

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Continued in final post

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On now to the remaining pieces

Shield

Prep will involve sanding around the edging , the actual frontage has no cast on design which is good giving the modeller painting options....a good central boss well shaped with the surfaces showing slight battle damage including torn area's and the remnants of a arrow shaft

A good idea was to cast the arm in place ..and this is really well done on this , the finger work looks good , again the arm is muscular and fit to the torso is simple ....obviously I would suggest fitting this last to allow access to the main figure and to painting the arm/shield

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Cloak

Prep will consist of sanding away a casting excess , and fitting in position onto the shoulders , matching the well cast area's very well , the cloak shows really good folds with the additional positive of a really good fitment point on the lower edge for the base cutout ...this gives this figure a total of 3 securing points

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Base

A good substantial piece of groundwork with a textured surface , this could be included withing the other 2 groups of figures of as a individual piece, there are 3 well formed cutouts to take the points that are cast onto the figure/cloak

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Final thoughts

A good figure , thought out well and with a variety of uses both with and without the other sets , it can be purchased on its own as can the other sets, casting continues to be a challenge for YS and they meet expectations on the RP pieces as they are often complicated . The figure has good detail work and will paint up well

RECOMMENDED:)

For more pictures of the completed full diorama look here https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/mithridates-king.338198/

Thanks to RP for the review piece


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