ACI Accessories with TBLeague Figurines

JohnByng wrote:An interesting thing about hoplites is that the name is often said to derive from an ancient Greek word for shield. Others say that it means "arms" as in man at arms, but one article said that it is a generic word for equipment and as the hoplite is a warrior, in that context it means military equipment.

shazzdan wrote:I made the aspis and spolas myself. The tutorial section was looking a little sparse so I added one for the shield. Hope it helps.

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t1198-hoplite-shield#15763

GubernatorFan wrote:TheVanBeard, welcome.

This might not be exactly what you're aiming at, but TBLeague bodies work well enough with the ACI "historical" Greek armor (and presumably with any fantasy variation you might create; they might have gone that way, considering that the Gorgon's head decorating the cuirass has been reinterpreted as a male head in their rendition). This is actually one of the main reasons I began to collect these bodies. I had one of the hoplite 2.0 sets lying around and used it on the M33 body and a newly converted head (Mark, this one is for you, too ). Here are some photos and comments.















The cuirass works very well (unless you go for the muscle armor with its damn pins). The helmet works well, provided you find a head suitable for it (and the one I used wasn't the smallest, either). The greaves, shield, scabbard, and sword work without issues. The tunic is a very tight fit and I wouldn't be surprised if you see some of the stitches going. I would also worry about staining, though the black one I used did not stain the figure in the half hour or so that I kept it on for the photos. The set comes with a slightly modified set of Roman caligae; I did not attempt to use them, because they are not quite accurate (and hoplites generally fought barefoot), and also because TBLeague feet tend to be a tad big for the footwear in this scale. If they don't fit and you want to use footwear for your figures, I recommend borrowing some WorldBox feet for that purpose (ACI work too, but they will probably not match in color).

Hope this helps. For a more fantsy-oriented look, check out the photos in my Spartan Goddess of War review (HERE), although her companions are Hot Toys and part-TBLeague/part-Star Ace.

Kynaithos wrote:
This looks great! My black hoplite (I am thinking of bleaching the tunic a little bit or swapping it as the ancient Greeks didn't really have a black for clothes but darker browns and blues) has the body they used for the Steve Reeves. Not sure if this is the same one? It has made him shorter than the actual ACI figure that came with the armour but it all fits well, apart from the fact that the khiton is tight on the shoulders... but I might actually modify it to make it look less like an oversized t-shirt with those short sleeves as in reality they were not actually like that, and the khiton just sometimes looked like a short sleeved tunic due to the effect of the pining, broaching or the style of the armour.

Ephiane wrote:Welcome to the Herd, Kynaithos and van Beard ! Nice Thread