A plastic kit of one figure of a peltast, a light Greek infantryman of the Greco-Persian Wars period, in 1:32 scale.
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Peltasts were the light infantry of the Greek world. They got their name from the pelta, a light shield of wicker covered with hide, which they carried instead of the heavy hoplite shield. They did not fight in the close ranks of a phalanx but loosely: they came close to the enemy, threw their javelins and withdrew out of his reach again. In the battles of the Greco-Persian Wars they covered the flanks of a formation, pursued a retreating enemy and were of use in broken terrain, where heavy infantry moved only with difficulty.
The package carries injection-molded plastic parts for assembling one figure in 1:32 scale. The figure of an adult man works out at roughly 55 mm in this scale. The figure is divided into several parts and is joined with cement for polystyrene; the equipment and the weapons are part of the moldings.
Before gluing it pays to clean up the parting lines and the flash, to fill the seams on the torso and the arms and to sand them down. Painting goes more easily if the figure is left divided into sub-assemblies and the head is fitted only once the face is painted. On skin and on cloth alike, working from the base tone toward highlights and shadows proves best, whether with acrylics or with oils. The cloth parts take thin glazes that bring out the folds, and the metal fittings come out after light drybrushing.
The kit aims at modelers who enjoy figures and ancient subjects, and it also serves to bring a diorama to life. Paints, glue and a base are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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