New 28mm Mayan chief from Gringo40s

[gringo]

Gents
a preview of a new batch of conquistadors and Mayans first up

a well painted version of my Mayan chief care of Andrew Taylor..buried

in last posting..........

regards
Ged
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[Cecil Gaybody]

I love it,
Inspiration must be the great Danny La Rue.

Keep it up
Cecil

[gringo]

pics of the conquistadors when ready ..........

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Ged
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[orm1]

Any plans for a Not Jaguar Paw?

[cp models]

Fantastic figure and painting

[gringo]

thanks Chaps..."not" jaguar paw figure would make sense......

as hes quite distinctive............different tribe methinks ...

some forest indian tribe maybe some one can help here

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Ged
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[Elk101]

Jaguar Paw was a late 7th century ruler of Calakmul, which places him in the Southern Lowlands. He defeated Tikal along with his allies and vassal states. He was later defeated and sacrificed (apparently) by the son of the king of Tikal he executed.

Pre-conquest Maya history is great! Although the Gringo figures are for 16th C there's probably not too much of a difference between them and late Classic or Terminal Classic Maya. That's what I'd really like to use them for. I seem to recall reading something recently in my attempt to read more about the Colonial period of contemporary Spanish accounts (possibly de Landa) that the Maya of centuries previous would have dressed much the same as many 16th C Maya.

[gringo]

thanks Steve that settles that then............something else to muse on!

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Ged
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[Elk101]

I've checked and apparently there were also a number of other Jaguar Paws or versions of, such as Great Jaguar Paw in Early Classic Tikal. I hadn't realised (as I haven't seen it) that Jaguar Paw was a character in Apocalypto, so sorry for the hijack! 

[Elk101]

thanks Steve that settles that then............something else to muse on!

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Ged
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I think that a game just involving Maya from competing cities would be great in addition to the Conquest options. The Hauxtec make a lot of sense for Conquest games. Some Yucatec Maya would be tremendous though!

[gringo]

some good ideas there Steve.........hes a popular character name and the

guy from Apocalypto would be first on the sculpting menu

regards

Ged

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[gringo]

Gents

just to let you know i will be bringing a supply of the Mayan chief
on this posting to Partizan as he will be ready late Saturday afternoon
and i will have a supply with me.gbp2.00 each ........i may have some new
conquistadors as well depends on the delivery. do let me know before hand and i will save LAF members figures for personal delivery. hope some
of you go!!!!

regards
Ged
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[Elk101]

Oh you lucky people at Partizan! I can't wait to see more of these Ged. Any thoughts on attending  Smoggycon in Middlesborough in November? If you do I will vow now to buy every Maya figure you have available! (don't go too crazy on the release schedule just in case you do decide to go!). That will give me more time to read up on the Conquest too, my Maya knowledge stops at the Terminal Classic! Cheers, Steve.

[gringo]

Steve

i may well go to smoggycon dependent on the work front as Gringo40s
is at full strectch  at the moment. i sure you will enjoy the figures once
they are in your hands!!

regards
Ged
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and 28mm ranges