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.

Russian Warriors

I've been wanting to paint some of these figures for a while now. The box art of the Zvezda sets did the work!
These are only part of just one sprue of Zvezda's Russian Foot Warriors (except the standard bearer, which is the bonus figure from Strelets' Allied Chiefs of Staff). 5 more to come in a few days.

Já há algum tempo que queria pintar estas figuras. As ilustrações das caixas da Zvezda para os Russos medievais tiveram esse efeito! Estes, excepto o porta-estandarte que é da Strelets, são parte de um sprue dos Russian Foot Warriors da Zvezda. Há mais 5 "a sair".

a portuguese knight, end of XIV century - 28mm metal figures

Not complete yet.

Trabalhos de Verão

Mais uma participação nos duelos do Benno's Figures. Armas (regras) escolhidas: máximo de 5 figuras e pré Primeira Guerra Mundial.
Eu apostei num cena civil e medieval. Já estava com esta ideia há algum tempo e foi a desculpa para o concretizar.
Pintar as figuras (http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1599) é relativamente fácil (mais fácil que as montar - os braços de algumas vêm em separado), pelo menos para este resultado, o resto foi todo feito de raiz. A árvore, com o material que mostrei há umas boas semanas atrás, o pequeno celeiro/palheiro, a eira (quando é que terão iniciado a construção de eiras assim?), o carro... O que não ficou como eu desejava foi a ceara, que eu queria quase toda por cortar e não consegui. Assim tive de a "cortar" toda mas fica com muito volume...

Another duel at Benno's. Max 5 figures, pre-WWI were the rules.



I already had this scene in my mind and took the oportunity to do it. The wheat (I wanted to be wheat) crop was supposed to be up and only partially cut but I couldn't do it
The tree was made by me (see this: http://marshalat1dot72.blogspot.com/2011/12/natural-resources-first-results.html) and... Zvezda figures - I had to keep some for civilian duties, right? (and I guessed that that would give me some votes ) - but I'm starting to dislike this method of them of keeping the arms separated - it's harder to fit (for me) and still gives no options: arm 1 is for figure x, arm 2 is for figure y, etc.!


Ah, o resultado do duelo? Mais uma derrota, contra 3 excelentes granadeiros russos das guerras napoleónicas!
Result? Another loss, against Cole's excelent Russian grenadiers! Amazing painting!

(I liked this effect, can't explain why)

Cinema and WWII - Der Untergang (Downfall) bunker scene

I had a few setbacks with the easiest part of the work: the room! It's not as I would like nor it helps at the time to take pictures. I had to take them from above, so the dramatic element is lost.

Well, it's done.