Shapur the Great by king derelict - Art Girona - 54 mm

[king derelict]

I had a plan for another ship model but after a morning spent replacing the taps on the kitchen sink I was looking for something more restful. So, off we go with the last of my “ancients”. Shapur, king of the Sassanids major nuisance to the Roman Empire. He took the empower Valerian prisoner at the battle of Edessa. Shapur supposedly made Valerian endure a humiliating captivity, using him as a mounting block when riding his horse and finally killing him by pouring molten gold into his mouth. There are suggestions that these are highly colored and biased reports but Valerian did remain in captivity until his death.

The kit looks very well cast, the pieces seem to fit nicely. The face is very nice and should be fun to paint.

I drilled and pinned the globe on his crown and the hand holding the wreath with brass rod to ensure a good joint. All the other bits so far have fitted well and been positively located so no pinning was necessary. I’m using BS Gold ca glue again and it is a lot tidier than playing with two part epoxy.

This is where I am at present.

 

Thanks for looking in. 
alan

[Jack12477]

I'm in !  

[Old Collingwood]

This guy looks very fine  - love his face details  - lots screaming out there to detail.

 

OC.

[Canute]

Interesting build, Alan. I'm in, too.

 

Were these the Parthians or a successor regime? Those Mideastern lands gave Imperial Rome quite the hard time; as bad as the Germanic tribes did in Europe.

[king derelict]

18 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

I'm in !  

Nice to have the experts along for the ride Jack.

Alan

[king derelict]

17 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

This guy looks very fine  - love his face details  - lots screaming out there to detail.

 

OC.

Thanks OC, this should be fun. You are of course one of the resident experts too.

alan

[king derelict]

7 hours ago, Canute said:

Interesting build, Alan. I'm in, too.

 

Were these the Parthians or a successor regime? Those Mideastern lands gave Imperial Rome quite the hard time; as bad as the Germanic tribes did in Europe.

Great to see you onboard Ken.

As I understand it the Sassanian were the direct successors to the Parthians and expanded their territories. They were a major problem for the Roman Empire which in the period 250 AD and onwards was badly fractured. 
The Ballista series of books (Warrior of Rome) features Shapur and the Sassanians and are generally not portrayed in an especially positive light, but the books are written from the Roman perspective. A great series of books, a lot of fascinating history and locations and less swashbuckling than a lot of Roman legion novels. The journeys across the steppes and to the Baltic are especially good.

alan

[king derelict]

I’ve completed building up the rest of the figure and it seems to have gone together without any cracks that need filling. The primer may reveal a different story 

I airbrushed a coat of AK black acrylic primer and he can dry overnight before adding the white zenithal paint.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and the comments.

As it turns out, I may have some ancients in the pipeline. I placed an order with The Michigan Toy Soldier online store about two months ago for a few Andrea Miniature figures to see what they are like. Apparently there have been issues with customs and I thought this was a lost cause but today I got a shipping notice so I may have some new things to play with next week 

alan

[Old Collingwood]

Some nice fine details came out with the primer  - looking  forward  to more Alan.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

Some nice fine details came out with the primer  - looking  forward  to more Alan.

 

OC.

Thanks OC,the face is very nicely sculpted 

alan

[GrandpaPhil]

 Very cool!  Looking forward to this one!

Edited Thursday at 11:46 PM by GrandpaPhil