THE SWAN GUARD

HELEN OF SPARTA'S SWAN GUARD

I MADE UP HELEN OF SPARTA'S BODYGUARD, THESE MEN LEAD BY THEIR HEROIC LEADER SELEUCUS,  PROTECTED HER SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD. EVENTUALLY LEAD BY MENELAUS THEY WOULD FIGHT AGAINST HER WHEN SHE BECAME HELEN OF TROY

 SELEUCUS AND BELOW THE FOUNDRY FIGURE I PAINTED TO BE HIM

 HIS MAD STARING EYES WHEN HE'S READY TO FIGHT

 EARLY STAGES OF PAINTING THE GUARD

 JUST BEFORE AND AFTER THE SWAN GOES ON THE SHIELD

THEY GET THEIR RED SPEARS AND I'VE DONE THE SHADING AND BASING 

 READY TO DEFEND OR ATTACK 

 KING MENELAUS JOINS THEIR RANKS

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APHRODITE THE GODDESS OF LOVE

APHRODITE

APHRODITE THE GODDESS OF LOVE,BEAUTY,DESIRE AND PLEASURE

 I WANTED THE FIGURE TO LOOK LIKE SHE HAD JUST APPEARED IN CLOUD OF PINK SMOKE

 SHE IS HOLDING THE LOVE POTION, WHICH SHE GIVES TO PEOPLE NOT ALWAYS SO  IT'S SOMEONE OR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO LOVE. WORSHIP HER AND SHE WILL BE KIND WITH THIS GIFT, FAIL TO WORSHIP HER AND SHE COULD CAUSE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE.AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUT .

 THOUGHT THIS MATERIAL WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND WAS USING WOULD CREATE A MAGICAL BACKGROUND

HERAKLES

HERAKLES

I DECIDED TO USE A HASSLEFREE  MINIATURE TO DO HERAKLES, THE FOUNDRY MINIATURE DIDN'T LOOK AS MEAN AND MOODY OR AS MUSCULAR AS THIS FIGURE.I SILL HAVE A CHARACTER FOR THE FOUNDRY FIGURE THAT WILL BE UP ON A LATER POST

HECTOR! HECTOR ! HECTOR !

HECTOR

HECTOR, PARIS' BROTHER AND FUTURE KING OF TROY. IF HE CAN SURVIVE THAT IS WITH THE MIGHT OF ALL GREECE ARRIVING ON HIS DOORSTEP, THANKS TO PARIS STEALING MENELAUS' WIFE HELEN. I CHOSE THIS FOUNDRY FIGURE BECAUSE THE ARMOUR LOOKS EXPENSIVE. I TRIED TO PAINT HIM TO LOOK REGAL AN EXPERIENCED FIGHTER AND READY TO DEFEND NO MATTER WHAT.

 I ALSO TRIED TO MAKE HIS SHIELD LOOK WELL USED

 NO ONE SHALL GET PAST HECTOR

AGAMEMNON'S BROTHER MENELAUS

MENELAUS

MENELAUS  USED BY HIS BROTHER AS AN EXCUSE TO ATTACK THE POWERFUL CITY OF TROY BECAUSE HELEN HAD RUNAWAY WITH THE YOUNG PRINCE PARIS.THE FOUNDRY FIGURE I CHOSE HAD THE LOOK OF A SOLDIER TIRED OF FIGHTING JUST WISHING HE COULD GO HOME WHICH IS WHAT MENELAUS WANTED WITH HELEN OR WITH HER AND PARIS DEAD A MAN WITH MANY TROUBLES

 I TRIED TO MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE A SPARTAN WITH A A CRIMSON CLOAK AND SPARTAN SHIELD DESIGN

 WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME HELEN?