"Spanish bullfight." Topic

Maybe needed for a diorama or any other scenic, those are Spanish bullfight in plastic and metal.

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See much more here.
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And if you want to made a "Corrida de Toros" scenario.

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(If you need any help it would be my privilege to help you).

Hope you enjoy!.

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Armand

Not for me. I'll always stay clear from making the actual torture and killing of animals a show for rabid and ignorant minds.

Although I can understand others admiring it out of sheer ignorance about the suffering of the animal and the callousness and savagery of the torture inflicted upon the poor beast…

I'm with you dogged.
I post the figures only for a diorama possibility of a farm or similar.

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Armand

I saw a bullfight in Benidorm, Spain in the '80's. The closest sport to it as far as the humans involved is (US style) professional wrestling. A great deal of practice and physical fitness is required and a little danger involved but the outcome is pretty much predetermined.

For the bulls the outcome is both more certain and less pleasant.

My friend Murvihill the danger for the "torero" is great.
Even with the animal so diminished in their strength (that's the part I don't like) those beast weight more than 600 kgs and they are all agressive.
I see how a "torero" had been catch by one of the bulls and it was a very bloodthirsty task.

Also, one time I had the pleasure to see how people "save" a bull.

In Sevilla the bullfight is on horse only.
Much more beautifull.

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Armand

I am really not attacking or defending this ancient tradition but In Portugal we dont kill the bulls,they do not kill them,there are no death risks for the bulls,it is sometimes very dangerous for the men.

I am really not an expert but there are basically 3 ways to engage the bull : alone on horseback,alone with a big cloak, … and here-this is preformed only here in Portugal: straight on the bulls horns.

This 3rd one is really dangerous for the men of course, it's called a "Pega de caras"roughly translated face to face engagement,it derives from the ancient Greek and Minoic(Cretan) cultures on which the young men would be asked to engage the bull and jump over his head grabbing his horns and using the animals head impulse to be projected…the outcome of this was not always safe for the man as you can imagine.

Today in Portugal this tradition derived to a team of about 7 men (os forcados)is placed in front of the bull they call him and he charges for some 20 Meters hitting the 1st man straight on the stomach at full speed as the man grabs hold of the bulls head, the rest of the team (os ajudas) come and help him stay there (on the reunion/reunião)a sort of melee,and stop the bull for some seconds. Then when he is calm they release him fast and calmly the men retire back to their quarters, then a group of cows enters the arena so the bull will follow them out of the arena.

This performance is also very prone to accidents for the men and they can die in the arena from the brutal impact,the fall after being projected sometimes several Meters into the air,or injured from the horns, as you can imagine many did.

Very interesting Gothic Line Miniatures!.
Thanks for share.
I like those alone on horseback.
I also see some "corridas" on Mexico.
They do not kill the bull also, but the size of the bull are quite small in comparation with the spanish ones.

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Armand