Crew For Greek Biremes Or Triremes, 500Bc

These characters are the first in a series of crew members for a greek warship from the times of the Persian, Peloponnesian and Macedonian wars in 1:72 scale.  Each pose comes as both left and right hand figures.

Until now I have only done oarsmen for my viking longships, but I soon became fascinated with the fact that the ships plying the mediterranean more than a thousand years earlier had two or three times as many oarsmen on board as the largest viking longship.  Two additional characters will be added to this set shortly, and there will be a second, matching set with a slightly different (but equally simple) dress code.  Note that these men are not galley slaves and that some do carry knives. 

Many thanks go to David Peltzer for his encouragement as well as help with the concept.