I dont know anything about the Maasai, I just needed a black african spearman.
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Maasai.jpg
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Maasai.gif

Unit:http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Maasai.zip
Unti 32:http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/unit_32.pcx

great work!! :thumbsup:

love that victory jump :lol:

Good job Shiro. Looks great!

Excellent work, Shiro. That headpiece thing gives him a very distinctive look. Thank you!

Hey nice work! I like it a lot.

FYI: The Maasai are from Kenya. Largely nomadic herders. The jump you've got as the victory is entirely appropriate too, for they do this at a number of dances. You'll find that they usually wear red robes. They often paint their faces with red and white, and also go for scarification. Another characteristic decorative element of Maasai culture is their bead work. You'll find both men and women with huge collections of tiny, coloured bead chains around their necks. Again, often red or white in colour. You'd find them in place of the neck piece you have atm (which is still quite appropriate). I'll find some Maasai pics and put them in the spoiler for your further info.

EDIT: Here are the pics and it seems the Maasai live in parts of Tanzania also.


A group of young warriors on walkabout
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/7825/masai6af.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here's the jump!
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8707/masai15gv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Masai Warrior
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1363/masaiwarrior7nq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Some kids
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/7608/masaikids0ze.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Masai Lady
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8497/masailadyincostume7dq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Mamas
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2908/masaivillage6007sn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looking out over the Maasai Mara or Sarangeti plains most likely. They live in a beautiful land, largely made up of great tracks of game reserve.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/3066/masainrlekerruki22wh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looks great, Shiro. I like the victory jump too.:)

Ditto what everyone said. The jump is a super touch. :)

Shiro, why don't you put the Date in the name of your thread so we can keep track of such things?

Unit is great.. but it seems, that you haven't included units32 for this
?

Another great unit Shiro very nice details on the jump and head dress.

Great work. Very distinctive with superb animation. Love that jump.

Although this has been said several times....Love the distinctive look with the head dress and the jump adds a distinctive action as well. This captures more of the essence of the Maasai...nice touch :goodjob:

What everyone else said, basically. :)

Maybe me and Plotinus can fill the gaps in Africa unit line ^o^

I'm just following your lead, Shiro!

As I said before, the real gaps for Africa are in the early modern/industrial period, with muskets and so on. But the gaps are getting filled, slowly but surely...

Great unit! Two questions, though:

1. What the hang is that thing on his head? Reminds me of that little spitting dinosaur from Jurassic Park. Is it supposed to be like those collars those kids were wearing in Rambuchan's post?

2. The spear seems, I dunno, too European. Aren't the Masai spears more Zulu-esque, or at least more of the shaft being steel? (My dad's got a spear -- from Mali, though -- and the whole thing is steel...)

Regardless, I'm downloading this unit and putting it in my mod...because it still very good.

That dinosaur also did that little jump thingy IIRC :D

Nice unit, Shiro!

http://www.angelsandearthlythings.com/native/5773.jpg
I just copied that, I dont have any ideas of zulu spears.

http://therionarms.com/antiques/central_africa.shtml

Look here, this site is precious !!!!

Features (amongst many others):
Swazi battleaxe
Zulu sagila & nduku club
Zulu ikla stabbing spear
Swazi and Zulu war spears and bows, etc, etc, etc

http://www.angelsandearthlythings.com/native/5773.jpg
I just copied that, I dont have any ideas of zulu spears.Ah, now I see. It's all clear to me now!

http://therionarms.com/antiques/com310_model.jpg

Holy cow, look at Sheena givin' the "Iklwa" to Conan's gut!

Yes, uhm well the models they have on display aren't really the uhm most suitable ones *cough*- but I was mostly referring to the actual weapons :D

Granted, but it sure is funny!

BTW, I'm glad you pointed out that site. I'm asking for a "Viking Spearhead" for my birthday. Then I'll be off to find a nice hardwood staff, fix 'er up, and head out to the field to huck it around! Sweet! :crazyeye:

@Mithadan, look out for bears ;)

:lol: Funny you should mention that, I'm going hunting bear for the first time the Saturday before Father's day.

It's either "yum" or "be yummed"!!!! :D

Edit: speaking of spears, when I was at my firearms safety course (I'm a bit of a liability, see), the instructor was telling me that some guy wanted to hire him as a guide to hunt bears...with a spear! I guess the request was declined, because it was an uninsurable risk. Too frickin' funny!

Have fun, don`t get blood on your whites, it takes like 3 or 4 cycles to wash it away, or you have to scrubb it by hand. I`ll never go to a kindergarten to borrow some coins for a phone again..

You should get the Dick Cheney insurance policy ;)

Thanks for the laundry advice! :lol:

Methinks to get Dick Cheney's insurance policy I might have to be the Vice President, among other things... ;)

Cheney's Got a gun.. Be do dou! Gunna Shoot Every one.. Be do Dou!

Took me a while to figure out what "Be do dou" meant, but then I had a flashback to hanging out in the arcade during lunch hour in Grade 9 where the bangers controlled the jukebox...and then it all made sense!