A figure a day keeps the shrink away!

No, I'm not posting / painting a figure each day... but this one was painted in one day.

Strelets 1/72 - a Streltsy (Russian version of musketeers, I understood), 17th century.
I like these figures (it's the second I painted), they look very good, unlike many Strelets figures!

Not the best pictures though...

Some archers from Strelets

During the last two weeks I've been working on these guys (and some other stuff, but mostly these). From Strelets' Norman Archers, they will be used as christian troops of the Portuguese Reconquista or/and wargaming, as my Tempos Medievais army needs firepower! 

These are from Zvezda's Medieval Peasant army. Those arms... :(   Not sure what will be of them...

More Guards for Hougoumont

Well, these are the last two companies of Guards that were at Hougoumont farm just before the inicial shots.  These aren't the usual poses of firing or marching, but I think they fit well for that close combat that the Guards had to fight when the French made through. The uniform of that officer seems to represent an ADC... Close enough to Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell? Hope so! This group may be "requested" to close the gate!

Strelets Muslim Archers

They are supposed to represent this kind of troops on the East, but I will use some for my dio.
It's only a sprue (well, almost, as I've already used one figure for the "Russian" army.

Started in December, side by side with other things, but now it's done.

Progressos

Um post apenas para registo de... progressos.
A ideia original para o mar foi seguida, apesar dos bons conselhos entretanto recebidos. Usei algodão para aumentar o efeito das ondas.

Just a post to keep record of the progress of the Cutty Sark and a other stuff.
My original idea to do the sea was followed, despite some good advice received. I used cotton to add to the waves effect.

E aqui mais um detalhe para terminar (será desta?) os Foot Guards.
And here are just another final (?) detail to the Foot Guards.

E o processo para fazer as bases das figuras medievais começadas já há tanto tempo! (primeiro passo - areia)
And the basing process for the medieval figures I started a few months ago! (step 1 - sand)

Medieval figures

Strelets Roman Transport (8), Strelets Medieval Levy 2 (2), HaT El Cid Spanish Light Cavalry (1) and Nexus Ancient Life (1) make this group, and there's another cavalryman missing, from Italeri Templar Knights.
I'm not the first to convert the Roman Transport figures into medieval ones. After looking at the photos, there are a few that are not "as finished" as I wanted...

Os conjuntos de figuras indicados acima são os que estão presentes na imagem. Não sou o primeiro a converter as figuras romanas em medievais, veremos se o conjunto funciona... Ia dar as figuras por completas mas depois de ver as fotos ainda tenho de dar uns retoques em algumas.

Russian Noble Cavalry

5 Figuras da caixa da Zvezda - Russian Noble Cavalry e um "infiltrado" da Strelets Carolingian Cavalry.

My russian(ish) army - Infantry

These are the last figures for now.
The Strelets and Mars's figures for the levy:

Últimas figuras para já.
Figuras da Strelets e da Mars:

(I decided to have heraldy related with my family names, thus a red lion banner held by a "former" Teutonic Knight.)

(Decidi usar alguma heráldica relacionada com os nomes cá de casa, daí o leão vermelho no estandarte que o "ex-Cavaleiro Teutónico" carrega.)

Zvezda Russians:
Russos da Zvezda:

The full group, ready for this weekend's games:
O bando todo, pronto para os jogos deste fim-de-semana:

The medieval levy

Generic figures that could be used with any medieval european army... levy.
And they are from Strelets's Medieval Levy sets... and Mars's Crusaders. And the archers are from different sets.
As with the russians, there are a few waiting on the workbench.

Mais umas figuras que poderiam ser usadas em qualquer exército na Europa medieval, estão equipadas com armas diversas. Fariam parte dos camponeses recrutados em caso de necessidade.