12-19-2010, 05:57 AM
Polinik wrote"
Easy one, as anyone who has had to polish ornate military badges ( like the famous Australian rising sun badge) can tell you!! :wink:
You work up the crevices with a toothbrush and soft brush, such as a clean shoe-polishing brush.......
Here is a photo from Peter Connolly's "Greece and Rome at War" of an ORIGINAL late 6 C BC (c.500 BC)Corinthian helmet from Sicily which was found with equally 'yellow' greaves......
I am a little surprised to see this debate, since I thought most people knew that whilst ancient bronzes varied, they were closer to modern 'yellowish' brass in appearance than modern 'reddish' bronze.....
Quote:How do you high polish this much detail,and in those dimensions?
Easy one, as anyone who has had to polish ornate military badges ( like the famous Australian rising sun badge) can tell you!! :wink:
You work up the crevices with a toothbrush and soft brush, such as a clean shoe-polishing brush.......
Here is a photo from Peter Connolly's "Greece and Rome at War" of an ORIGINAL late 6 C BC (c.500 BC)Corinthian helmet from Sicily which was found with equally 'yellow' greaves......
I am a little surprised to see this debate, since I thought most people knew that whilst ancient bronzes varied, they were closer to modern 'yellowish' brass in appearance than modern 'reddish' bronze.....
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
