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Title: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 26, 2019, 11:24:08 PM
Hi,

this time I'd like to present you my current project in 1/72 scale - early XVIIth century swashbucklers. I plan to use them in playtesting my fantasy Prague campaign as well as in Frostgrave.

First my own sculpt based on previously sculpted dolly.

(https://i.imgur.com/BDUyRTx.jpg)

Some of my conversions of Mars miniatures (w.i.p.):

(https://i.imgur.com/DAlscfT.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CkEngvY.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/PjtMzqp.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/3HDUCIu.jpg)

Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Captain Blood on April 27, 2019, 12:40:29 PM
Very nifty!  :-*
Positively Shakespearean  :)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Friends of General Haig on April 28, 2019, 10:02:45 AM
They look great!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: AWu on April 28, 2019, 11:04:51 AM
They are getting nicer and nicer!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on April 28, 2019, 11:05:53 AM
Marvellous
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 28, 2019, 12:49:30 PM
Thank you 😊. I'm trying to do my best 😊.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 28, 2019, 07:38:26 PM
More w.i.p., this time city guards/militia

(http://imgurl.pl/img/img201904282115025_5cc60049774e3.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 03, 2019, 12:37:35 AM
Small update

(https://i.ibb.co/9sM8htN/IMG-20190503-002458-7.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DivisMal on May 03, 2019, 06:25:11 AM
They look gorgeous! Absolutely amazed how good 1/72 can look.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 03, 2019, 08:09:44 PM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 05, 2019, 02:02:01 AM
W.i.p. of a swashbuckler based on the Witcher.

(https://i.ibb.co/prmLqnB/IMG-20190505-035257-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 15, 2019, 10:06:23 PM
Here's finished witcher in 17th c. attire.

(https://i.imgur.com/B8Pcptor.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/6rP3Oi2r.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 18, 2019, 01:01:58 AM
 This time I'd like to show you w.i.p of my arquebusers.

(https://i.imgur.com/NuBnFnJr.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Captain Blood on May 18, 2019, 10:27:00 AM
Some great little characters there  8)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Sunjester on May 19, 2019, 09:44:54 AM
Fantastic, I can't wait to see more.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Bloggard on May 19, 2019, 09:59:15 AM
remarkably well done.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 26, 2019, 12:11:27 PM
Thank you  very much Captain Blood. Sunjester and Bloggard :)

Here's a small update :)

(https://i.imgur.com/V3Ize1gr.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Captain Blood on May 26, 2019, 03:59:29 PM
These are really very nifty  :)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 15, 2019, 11:40:54 PM
Thank you :). Small update after a brief hiatus.

(https://i.postimg.cc/bwQvhjDZ/IMG-20190616-013421.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DivisMal on June 16, 2019, 06:51:40 AM
I’m still stunned when I look at your great sculpts. The „Witcher“ is a particularl favorite of mine. Takes the character into a new setting, but still keeps him believable and recognizable.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on June 16, 2019, 06:55:15 AM
You are doing an amazing job here!
I mark this thread to be watching your progress with great interest!
Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on June 16, 2019, 07:46:15 AM
Brilliantly well done. Out of interest, what type of plastic are Mars figures made from?
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 17, 2019, 09:14:35 AM
I’m still stunned when I look at your great sculpts. The „Witcher“ is a particularl favorite of mine. Takes the character into a new setting, but still keeps him believable and recognizable.

Thank you, I'm currently working on the not-Dandelion mini :)

You are doing an amazing job here!
I mark this thread to be watching your progress with great interest!
Cheers!

Thank you, I hope you'll enjoy upcoming stuff :).

Brilliantly well done. Out of interest, what type of plastic are Mars figures made from?

Thank you, I'm flattered :). The plastic that Mars is using is quite bendy but with a thin coat of elmer's glue as a primer will protect paint from chiping.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 22, 2019, 10:13:58 AM
Another update

When you take a closer look in to de Gheyn's engravings depicting arquebusers you'll see alot of small details like passemanterie details on power flasks or a bag containing balls and holding the larger power flask or different methods of fastening stockings to pludernhose. While those details are really fun to spot, sculpting them is a rather tedius work.

(https://i.postimg.cc/zzXrrDyD/IMG-20190622-115627.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 23, 2019, 03:04:11 PM
Here are my three musketeers minis from Ultima Ratio slightly converted (changed blades, repaired surfaces after cleaning mold lines etc.). Still they need a lot of work paint-wise.

(https://i.postimg.cc/W3HFCrQd/IMG-20190623-164416.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/wM4VW7k2/IMG-20190623-164652.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/fb6kvZXd/IMG-20190623-164623.jpg)

Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Friends of General Haig on June 24, 2019, 08:13:40 AM
Excellent - surely the ultimate bucklers of swash  ;)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Sunjester on June 24, 2019, 08:20:08 AM
These are looking really good!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 26, 2019, 10:58:17 PM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 06, 2019, 08:29:34 PM
I've finally finished my arquebusiers :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/445xqkvd/IMG-20190706-222328.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/wTCZk3ts/IMG-20190706-222304.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on July 06, 2019, 08:58:18 PM
They came out with style!
Eager to see them painted!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DivisMal on July 06, 2019, 08:59:52 PM
These are awesome! You should make a mould and cast a smal series. I would love to have such awesome minis in my collection!

Brilliant!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on July 07, 2019, 07:11:57 AM
I'm afraid there would be IP issues over casting converted figures and selling them. The IP rights in the original figures would belong to Mars, and the converted figures would rely on these original figures.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DivisMal on July 07, 2019, 08:12:39 AM
I'm afraid there would be IP issues over casting converted figures and selling them. The IP rights in the original figures would belong to Mars, and the converted figures would rely on these original figures.

That’s understandable, but doesn’t lessen your effort in this wonderful work.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on July 07, 2019, 10:36:24 AM
I must say that this is completely different from my attempts to convert Airfix figures when I was a boy - putting the figures into boiling water, bending the limbs to the position I wanted and holding them in that position under a stream of cold water. These conversions are just marvellous.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 08, 2019, 12:50:51 PM
DintheDin
Thank you :).

DivisMal
I'm flattered :),

Unfortunately I can't cast them because the IP-thing :(.

Paul Richardson
Thank you :).

The whole legal thing from what I know is more complicated - you can use other producers' mini parts in your sculpts as long as they do not constitute more than 30% of the surface of your miniature. But it's a controversial thing which I won't do.

I've converted those minis just for playtesting a supplement for my game (which might turn into its own thing). If there will be interest in it I may sculpt minis for it (using only wire dollies and putty).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on July 08, 2019, 05:09:36 PM
From what you have shown us, you really have the talent to make your owns sculpts, you prove that you have both the historical knowledge and the skill to produce convincing minis of this so interesting period!
I will continue to be following this thread with great interest! Cheers! 
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on July 08, 2019, 06:49:26 PM
Am quite enjoying the progress on this thread.  You display real talent, and your figures certainly have the look and feel of the period.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 08, 2019, 09:03:29 PM
DintheDin, Metternich
Thank you for your kind words :). I'm always trying to keep my sculpts/conversion as close to the source material as possible, so your words are a cery special compliment for me :).

Here's next batch of finished conversion.

(https://i.postimg.cc/VLV8wdYs/IMG-20190708-224859.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Fsf6jG4m/IMG-20190708-225240.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/h4CF8fQ8/IMG-20190708-225102.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on July 09, 2019, 06:40:19 AM
Amazing. You should be so proud of these.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 09, 2019, 09:49:54 PM
Thank you :).

Here is my long term w. i. p. - zaporozhian cossacks. I've based them on some contemporary engravings depicting cossacks and peasants from the time of the Khmelnitsky's Rebellion as well as archeological findings found at the site of the battle of Beresteczko.

(https://i.postimg.cc/4ytmz46b/IMG-20190709-234118.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/3rpRfRG2/IMG-20190709-234250.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Friends of General Haig on July 09, 2019, 10:27:58 PM
Great work!  Really like the look of these.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 09, 2019, 10:57:43 PM
Thank you, I'm trying to do my best:).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: mweaver on July 09, 2019, 11:08:46 PM
Woah!  Those little dudes are just awesome!   Excellent conversions, every one.

-Michael
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Thaddeu on July 10, 2019, 03:14:21 AM
Love them! The westerners are neat, but your Cossacks are always a special treat.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on July 10, 2019, 08:38:05 AM
Conversions very well done and action poses! Eager to see them painted!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 15, 2019, 02:08:34 AM
Mweaver
Thank you :).

Thaddeu
Thank you :), the westerners are just a break after sculpting over 50 eastern minis for my hopefully commercial project. As for the Cossacks, those are just conversions - in a month or so I'll show my sculpts (cossacks as well) :).

DintheDin
Thank you :), unfortunately they are in a long painting queue :(.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 17, 2019, 12:25:41 AM
Here's another w.i.p. - this time of captain of city militia :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/RFvTJ1n3/IMG-20190717-021743.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on July 17, 2019, 08:41:40 AM
Imposing posture!  :-*
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 18, 2019, 11:34:08 PM
He will be holding a sword :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/fbzV2rZp/IMG-20190719-092827.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on July 19, 2019, 08:38:20 PM
That's a lovely figure.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 19, 2019, 09:10:01 PM
Thank you Metternich, I've changed my mind a bit - he'll be holding a  polearm and a sword or a pistol :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 21, 2019, 09:16:13 PM
Small update:

(https://i.postimg.cc/GbgxGcVN/IMG-20190721-221723.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on July 21, 2019, 09:18:36 PM
Coming out very nice!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 22, 2019, 08:00:49 AM
Thank you:), next in the pipeline are the Jewish Kabbalists :),  based on the most awesome contemporary iconography by Roelandt Savery and Paulus van Vianen :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DivisMal on July 22, 2019, 09:29:17 AM
Looks pretty good to me.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 22, 2019, 11:41:48 PM
Thanks DivisMal :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 25, 2019, 06:45:51 AM
Yet another small update :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/281Pff0n/IMG-20190725-031523.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/q74bgfxb/IMG-20190725-031410.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 25, 2019, 08:57:47 PM
W.i.p of my Prague table

(https://i.postimg.cc/DwhqwWWK/IMG-20190725-213834.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/26t6bt2Z/IMG-20190725-213852.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/pLSTGTwF/IMG-20190725-225422.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on July 26, 2019, 09:41:02 AM
Wow! You are preparing something really BIG!  :o
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 26, 2019, 08:45:19 PM
It's not that big considering that the board is roughly 50cmx80cm ;).

Next 10 or so buildings are waiting at my friend's home. Then probably some barricades and of to go for some Passauer kriegsvolk skirmish. Or maybe Pragueheim, or Praguegrave or something else that strikes our fancy ;).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Galloping Major on July 28, 2019, 02:13:23 PM
Splendid conversions  8)



Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 28, 2019, 03:45:04 PM
Splendid conversions  8)

Thank you :)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 31, 2019, 12:36:19 AM
I've finally finished my captain of city militia:).

(https://i.postimg.cc/C534gPMY/IMG-20190731-020001.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 03, 2019, 09:25:57 PM
Board ready for some terrain features

(https://i.postimg.cc/sxjg5T7p/IMG-20190731-231616.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/fyqDmDwN/IMG-20190731-223811.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 04, 2019, 09:18:35 AM
After some changes:

(https://i.postimg.cc/CMJZqxwW/IMG-20190804-111248.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 07, 2019, 12:06:20 AM
Some work done on my city guards :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/C1GGM36s/IMG-20190807-020122.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on August 07, 2019, 07:27:27 AM
Wow! They really look the part!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 07, 2019, 08:58:29 PM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 12, 2019, 09:36:25 AM
Finished city militiaman  :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/vTG5fddf/IMG-20190812-113130.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/hv47hb90/IMG-20190812-113106.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on August 12, 2019, 11:28:15 AM
These are just so good. Next you'll have to have a go at The Night Watch.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 12, 2019, 03:08:50 PM
Thank you:). You mean that one by Rembrandt?
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on August 12, 2019, 03:16:03 PM
Yes, indeed. And there are some life-sized statues in Amsterdam based upon the figures which appear in the painting.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 12, 2019, 03:35:10 PM
It's an awesome painting but painted in 1643, while my project aims at the first decade of the century :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Captain Harlock on August 12, 2019, 10:17:18 PM
Most people dont realise how difficult it is to sculpt 1/1 in this scale and manage to put so much detail and character. Great work!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 12, 2019, 11:19:54 PM
Thank you :), indeed it's quite hard, that's why I'm doing more heroic style proportions :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 31, 2019, 12:46:56 AM
The watch is almost finished:

(https://i.postimg.cc/mkLxL0r9/IMG-20190831-024250.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on August 31, 2019, 08:13:09 PM
Bravo.  A lovely group of figures.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on August 31, 2019, 08:38:27 PM
Good job! I like them!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on September 02, 2019, 09:59:48 PM
Thank you Metternich and DintheDin :), next are the Jews of Prague :) (including the famous Maharal - the creator of Golem)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on October 08, 2019, 03:24:12 AM
Wonderful - a little paint and they look ready to patrol the streets of Prague
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on October 10, 2019, 07:38:45 AM
Thank you Metternich :), they still need some work though (faces, "wings" on the doublets etc.), but having a newborn son makes things hobby-wise a tiny bit harder  ;).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on October 10, 2019, 08:52:03 AM
Thank you Metternich :), they still need some work though (faces, "wings" on the doublets etc.), but having a newborn son makes things hobby-wise a tiny bit harder  ;).

This is the most wonderful toy life could give you!
Best wishes to you and your family and all the best for the newborn son!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on October 10, 2019, 11:31:09 AM
having a newborn son makes things hobby-wise a tiny bit harder  ;).
Congratulations!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Swordisdrawn on October 10, 2019, 03:09:52 PM
Excellent
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on October 10, 2019, 09:16:38 PM
Congratulations on the family additioni !  I suppose you are building your own future gaming opponent !  To this day, my soon-to-be (tomorrow, in fact) 25 yrs-old son still paints figures and wargames.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 01, 2019, 05:07:01 PM
This is the most wonderful toy life could give you!
Best wishes to you and your family and all the best for the newborn son!

Thank you :).

Congratulations!

Thank you :)

Excellent

Thank you :).


Congratulations on the family additioni !  I suppose you are building your own future gaming opponent !  To this day, my soon-to-be (tomorrow, in fact) 25 yrs-old son still paints figures and wargames.

Thank you :), I hope so :) (I even bought some schleich dinosaurs to start some pulp gaming early on ;)).


I've  finally manged to finish my city watch.

(https://i.postimg.cc/NfdN28fr/IMG-20191101-122135.jpg)

I'm not satisfied with them, maybe later some paint will change it.

Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 02, 2019, 11:30:04 PM
W.i.p. of Hungarians and Jews, next will be Poles (with famous Sendigovius)
(https://i.postimg.cc/D239xLdW/IMG-20191103-002032.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 14, 2019, 12:26:36 AM
First Jewish townsman almost finished :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/tgG7RXyg/IMG-20191114-011459.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on November 14, 2019, 10:59:49 AM
Ooh! He looks the part! Bravo!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Patrice on November 14, 2019, 11:12:21 AM
 :o  Astonishing!

Congratulations.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 14, 2019, 06:27:06 PM
Thank you DintheDin :).

Thank you Patrice, games you host are one of my primary inspiration :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on November 17, 2019, 01:00:46 AM
Excellent work, full of character and true to the period costuming.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: cahrn on November 17, 2019, 06:04:25 PM
I only just saw this excellent thread and read through your progress until now. The city guards are great and full of character as others have already mentioned! I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how you continue to progress with this project.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 17, 2019, 06:36:45 PM
@Metternich
Thank you  :), it takes a lot of time to find enough period iconography for certain groups to know how to sculpt accurately period dress (in case of central european Jews it took me like 3 years and yet still there are few things, which I know for certain), but the research is a part od the fun as much as scultping. Now I'm researching spanish and italian fashion from the first quarter of the XVIIth century.

@Cahrn
Thank you for your kind words :) , this is just first part of the project (fantasy part is the other one).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 29, 2019, 11:41:21 PM
Small update on my Hungarians and Jews :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/tX9rqcmx/IMG-20191230-003247.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/cJjYf676/IMG-20191230-003715.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Codsticker on December 30, 2019, 04:46:13 PM
Really wonderful to see such attention paid to an under represented segment of figures.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on December 30, 2019, 06:21:52 PM
Really wonderful to see such attention paid to an under represented segment of figures.

I fully agree! And you do a well-studied job! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 01, 2020, 08:51:21 PM
Thank you :). I think those minis are the last humans I'm converting for this project. Now I will focus on reworking my buildings in PCV. Then I'll proceed to the fantasy part of the project.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 04, 2020, 10:40:43 PM
Hungarian magnate is ready :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/5t3dvMYB/IMG-20200104-233643.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 05, 2020, 08:40:56 AM
Imposing posture and one of your best works, I think!
Eager to see your collection painted! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 05, 2020, 10:59:28 AM
Thank you :), I think I'll Star painting them in June. I've based my sculpt on the portrait of Kekes Istvan.

(https://i.postimg.cc/j2ywSqvb/kakas-istvan.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 05, 2020, 11:02:27 AM
Very well done! Good luck to the continuation of your project!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 15, 2020, 11:06:59 AM
Thank you :).

The Hungarians are ready for painting :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/JzKtgVgV/IMG-20200115-110314.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 15, 2020, 11:13:39 AM
You made nice characterful figures! Eager to see them painted! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 15, 2020, 01:31:08 PM
Thank you :), now I need to finish the Jews for the Kabbalah warband :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 29, 2020, 07:50:58 PM
First of the Jewish Kabbalists is ready :). Sorry for the poor quality pic, I'll try to take a better one tomorrow.

(https://i.postimg.cc/zD6j63sL/received-220551055646209-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 30, 2020, 08:04:22 AM
One more nice job of yours! He looks the part! Keep them coming!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 31, 2020, 01:31:04 PM
Thank you :), three more left to convert :)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 13, 2020, 12:25:29 AM
Short break between converting - windows and doors which later I'll cast and glue onto my buildings :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/0yxvgW8q/IMG-20200313-011653.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on March 13, 2020, 06:02:08 AM
They look good, I like the wood grain!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 13, 2020, 09:52:53 PM
Thanks :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Codsticker on March 14, 2020, 03:40:32 AM
Really smart idea Mr.P; very handy when you start banging out buildings.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 28, 2020, 10:45:18 AM
Thank you Codsticker - I'll be using them for city buildings.

In the meanwhile I've bought nice lasercut village.


(https://i.postimg.cc/ncGVdKJS/IMG-20200328-015718.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on March 28, 2020, 02:44:19 PM
Nice looking village, looking forward to seeing how this develops.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on March 28, 2020, 06:19:26 PM
Nice looking village, looking forward to seeing how this develops.

+1 ! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 29, 2020, 12:11:34 AM
Thank you:), doing central european stuff is very refreshing after more than 7 years of doing exclusively stuff for my eastern european project.

The village is nów fully assembler. I even found  minis, which I'll convert to look like Xviith century Czech peasants and farmstock.

(https://i.postimg.cc/XnS95n7H/IMG-20200329-003421.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 03, 2020, 07:17:17 PM
Some progress in converting my Jewish Warband :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/csfRwgRf/IMG-20200403-210647.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on April 04, 2020, 09:31:05 AM
Lovely work, but for a warband they don't look particularly warlike  :D
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 04, 2020, 06:37:45 PM
Thank you  :). Well, they don't look partucularily warlike, but who need to, when they are powerful Kabbalists with the Golem at their side ;).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on April 04, 2020, 06:48:43 PM
They look the part for Jewish and this is what I like! Very successful conversions! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 04, 2020, 07:58:29 PM
Thank you :), they are based on contemporary sletches by Savery ca. - 1606.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 05, 2020, 12:20:39 PM
Working now on some Czech peasants - doing a project in 1/72 makes it a lot easier when it comes to making civilian minis  - there is such an abundance of them. Still need to sculpt some historically accurate clothes on them.

(https://i.postimg.cc/9QRxqZRy/IMG-20200405-125059.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 13, 2020, 11:35:52 PM
Another Jewish kabbalist is ready :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/tC779ncG/IMG-20200414-012556.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on April 14, 2020, 03:01:26 PM
One more nice conversion! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 15, 2020, 01:04:20 AM
Thank you, now I'm finishing the last one :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 15, 2020, 09:26:15 PM
I've finally finished my kabbalist warband :)

They are all based on contemporary sketches of the Jews from Prague by Roelandt Savery ca. 1606. The one next to the Golem is based on a sketch, which according to historians depicts the great Maharal - rabbi Loewe the chief rabbi of the bohemian crown, and according to the legend - creator of the Golem.

(https://i.postimg.cc/XjvK6L3C/IMG-20200415-231638.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on April 16, 2020, 05:34:56 PM
These I think are the best and most historically accurate conversions you have made!  :-*
Keep up the good job! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 17, 2020, 10:10:53 AM
Thank you :), now I'm researching bohemian peasant dress to accurately convert my minis :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DragonWyrm on April 17, 2020, 12:26:53 PM
This is wonderful. The conversion really feels special, and the research you did is just icing on the cake.
Can't wait to see more of your work.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 17, 2020, 11:49:19 PM
Thank you :), I hope I'll be able to show something new by thursday :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 16, 2020, 06:34:08 PM
I'd like to show you a wip of a bohemian peasant :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/HxdGywWv/IMG-20200516-155424.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on May 16, 2020, 08:38:11 PM
Great sculpt.  Will that be a cudgel in his upraised right hand ?
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 16, 2020, 09:52:57 PM
Thank you :).

I've based this conversion on an image of bohemian peasant from ca. 1620 map

(https://scontent.fwaw3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/38071680_260752101390530_615521220707745792_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=WNXXBWWrOxEAX_XQY6c&_nc_ht=scontent.fwaw3-2.fna&_nc_tp=7&oh=449be05629b80c3ab84750dc68d5420a&oe=5EE62944)

His right hand will hold the so called "nasiekaniec", which is a cudgel sort of made of a young oak spiked with flint shards.

(https://scontent.fwaw3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37994138_260709704728103_4684984553071181824_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=2zd635FOS-IAX9XiYfF&_nc_ht=scontent.fwaw3-2.fna&oh=0ad714c6325003d43657f5c8a3d71c71&oe=5EE789FB)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 16, 2020, 10:00:02 PM
Oh and my Jewish warband is based on those:


(https://scontent.fwaw3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/38085760_260839088048498_258001760667303936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=s3HUeqTLCy8AX9lVHjO&_nc_ht=scontent.fwaw3-1.fna&oh=f09497e2295bd3ddb25d63241887e67f&oe=5EE6D67A)

(https://scontent.fwaw3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/53506271_390330308432708_3092817653635481600_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=0be424&_nc_ohc=_MDNDl2-JRwAX_lgbfx&_nc_ht=scontent.fwaw3-1.fna&oh=358be4e7259d91bc18ab2d1a8020559b&oe=5EE6F80C)

(https://scontent.fwaw3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/38118948_260840954714978_3559398393589530624_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=VOvEDj6LLqgAX8n-UE6&_nc_ht=scontent.fwaw3-2.fna&oh=c4afbaaff63265ec6b2a2852c9e58c19&oe=5EE7121F)

They are all from the first decade of the XVIIth century - the first and the last one are by Roelandt Savery (court painter of emperor Rudolph II), the middle one by Paulus van Vianen (court jeweler and engraver of emperor Rudolf II).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on May 17, 2020, 11:22:54 AM
I stands in awe for your deep historical research!
And your figures I see are better and better! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 19, 2020, 08:52:01 PM
Thank you :), I simply love researching such stuff :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 20, 2020, 01:23:12 AM
My peasants are slowly taking shape :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/pPqFqBbC/IMG-20200520-031206.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 25, 2020, 10:44:45 PM
The peasant women is ready and the rest still needs some work. Unfortunately scultping "nasiekaniec" was beyond my skill so I'm scultping a simple hatchet as in the image few post ago.

(https://i.postimg.cc/ydw4DB1F/IMG-20200526-003817.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 26, 2020, 10:23:23 AM
The czech peasant women is based on this:

(https://scontent.fwaw3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/38016494_260752468057160_5379622503050117120_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=e007fa&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=fFVQJW0V4sEAX9TIo-8&_nc_ht=scontent.fwaw3-2.fna&_nc_tp=14&oh=2ca170f98da2a01b5afb0f2b1fa1373f&oe=5EF281CE)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on May 31, 2020, 07:25:31 PM
I admire your research! Very convincing conversion!!!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 01, 2020, 10:15:56 AM
Thank you for your kind words :).

My next peasant is slowly taking shape :).
(https://i.postimg.cc/fLS3bTS9/IMG-20200601-
121025.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 08, 2020, 12:15:23 AM
Another update :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Pqx3Qn3Q/IMG-20200608-015736.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/D28P66f6/IMG-20200608-020323.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on June 10, 2020, 06:25:05 PM
Very good  :-*
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 15, 2020, 11:36:38 PM
Thank you :). I've finally finished something.

(https://i.postimg.cc/JhW7mczc/IMG-20200616-012411.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/L5h2vxxR/IMG-20200616-012530.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 17, 2020, 11:41:49 PM
Another  update :), I hope to finish them all before the end of this month.

(https://i.postimg.cc/nL1hS2Yd/IMG-20200618-013524.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/nc6rXCh1/IMG-20200618-013627.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 22, 2020, 11:50:25 PM
Finally I've finished minis for this project, time to paint :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/GhTVXqCH/IMG-20200623-014622.jpg)


Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on June 23, 2020, 01:51:41 PM
Time to paint, yeah! Eager to see them painted! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 24, 2020, 07:19:15 PM
I've primed them with diluted elmer's glue and white paint. I'm also working on some terrain features.

(https://i.postimg.cc/fRWJXHsk/IMG-20200622-152209.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on June 25, 2020, 11:30:08 PM
More forest stuff.

(https://i.postimg.cc/vB1wKQDx/IMG-20200626-012536.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on October 26, 2020, 11:43:57 PM
Wip of my upcoming ottoman-egyptians :-).

(https://i.postimg.cc/hPHJWxvn/123046391-1774755482674091-6637568806507158548-n.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on October 27, 2020, 01:57:05 PM
I admire your sculpting skills! Keep them coming!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on October 28, 2020, 09:18:39 PM
Thank you  :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 08, 2020, 02:25:59 AM
So first  two minis for my ottoman-egyptian warband are ready  8).

(https://i.postimg.cc/QNkqNV0m/IMG-20201108-030951.jpg?fbclid=IwAR1dc8lTa4lanI1J19lD9bnaaoLTqlOivBzBbqD4nNHzUnuRbSPE-zs90Hs)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 16, 2020, 10:33:45 PM
This time an Afro-Spanish gentleman  :). Inspired by the painting by IRC Diego Velazquez.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MKq0krZx/IMG-20201116-225838.jpg?fbclid=IwAR3F9hK4wjwqfVAEA_aOJf8wtZ7tyIg0epBvQ0LPpYv75LvUYKJzq277LzM)

(https://i.postimg.cc/KcNkTcFS/IMG-20201116-225924.jpg?fbclid=IwAR33By7GiFC-jqpd4guiN_deR2h4TF3HYH3rIgZEvMrKo44bLAv8L7QQjDc)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on November 17, 2020, 02:31:59 PM
More very good jobs! Congrats!!!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 18, 2020, 09:59:07 PM
Thank you  :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Captain Blood on November 19, 2020, 10:00:55 PM
A splendid little character  :)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 20, 2020, 06:27:57 PM
Thank you Captain :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 23, 2020, 10:20:46 AM
This time I'd like to show you a sipahi from Cairo, based on the image from Claes Ralamb's collection of ottoman fashion (https://i.postimg.cc/jj1rMJ4n/IMG-20201123-104552.jpg).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 05, 2020, 10:47:49 AM
This time janissary aga  :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/XNGJ3jMq/IMG-20201205-112129.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Totleben on December 05, 2020, 11:47:44 AM
Fantastic  :-* :-* and I have only seen the last two pages so far  :o
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 05, 2020, 03:44:10 PM
Thank you :). Now I'm working on Egyptian janissaries and Mameluke warband.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on December 05, 2020, 05:19:50 PM
Your sculpting skill is enviable! Eager to see your new creations! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 05, 2020, 08:09:34 PM
Thank you :), apart from the janissaries I'm working on some movie characters but in XVIIth century dress (Djinn Djardin is in my other thread) - here's Henry Jones a treasure hunter from England ;p

(https://i.postimg.cc/hv5qrZDD/129070959-997303260758264-220916415366884819-n.jpg)

He's dress is based on the engraving by Villamena ca. 1608.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on December 06, 2020, 08:56:43 AM
Tremendous work.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 06, 2020, 12:58:47 PM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on December 06, 2020, 11:39:59 PM
You capture such period attitude in your little sculptures.  Bravo.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 07, 2020, 05:24:24 PM
Thank you  :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 07, 2020, 06:53:27 PM
Oh and here is the aformentioned engraving:

(https://i.postimg.cc/qqrTGNs5/933030697030491cdbed39d9336f5f56.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on December 08, 2020, 07:58:53 AM
You have a keen eye for detail! Congrats!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 09, 2020, 08:02:59 PM
Thank you :), my baroque Indiana Jones is taking shape:

(https://i.postimg.cc/2jhwyXNv/indiana-jones-baroque.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on December 10, 2020, 01:57:30 PM
He's great!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 10, 2020, 02:50:17 PM
Thank you :), my Mandalorian in 17th century attire/armour is taking shape as well :

(https://i.postimg.cc/13p7q65z/mandalorianin-kolejny-wip.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 14, 2020, 01:35:39 PM
W.I.P. of my egyptian janissaries warband:

(https://i.postimg.cc/hcpqBPK2/egyptian-janissaries.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on December 14, 2020, 02:25:11 PM
Wow! You start creating an army! Nice they are!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 14, 2020, 02:49:22 PM
Thank you :). No, not an army just this band for some skirmishing in Cairo :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/Df4X1y7F/46508309-2726577984047712-2149142699377164288-o.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/L6zg0Cqb/ralamb-69-janissary-of-egypt.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 14, 2020, 09:47:24 PM
I've finally fonished my renaissance Indiana Jones :-)

(https://i.postimg.cc/vm2r6dC4/IMG-20201214-224340.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 19, 2020, 12:19:30 PM
Another finished warband :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/vMrDYSD3/egipscy-janczarzy.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 22, 2020, 11:45:38 PM
Here's my Mameluke emir based on Melhior Lorck's engraving.

(https://i.postimg.cc/63ZgJ6s6/IMG-20201223-004156.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on January 02, 2021, 09:11:31 PM
Marvelous little figures !  The very "spirit of the Age." (or, given the Janissaries, is that spirit of the Agha ! ?)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DivisMal on January 02, 2021, 10:15:57 PM
There’s so much diligence and love in this ongoing project that it’s a real joy o read about your progress.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 04, 2021, 10:24:02 PM
Thank you  :). This entire project set in the early XVIIth century is a great joy to work on I must say. Now I'm finishing a noble from Cairo based on Sloan's costumebook from 1620s and theb I'll return to researching XVIIth century urban architecture ;p.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 07, 2021, 11:22:35 PM
My Ottoman-Egyptian warband is ready for painting :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/V1X6yCFb/IMG-20210108-001737.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 08, 2021, 11:10:09 AM
They look really great! Nicely sculpted figures, full of character! Congrats!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 08, 2021, 03:20:18 PM
Thank you :). I've found information about bohemian burghers' dress from early XVIIth century - they wore hungarian dress, so I'll sculpt or convert a few;p. But I'll need to do a bit more research.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on January 08, 2021, 04:10:26 PM
What you're doing is really tremendous, and, I imagine, totally unique.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 09, 2021, 10:38:49 AM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 13, 2021, 12:30:04 AM
W.i.p of my Venetians based on Giacomo Franco's engravings :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/s3V2wvww/IMG-20210113-012406.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 13, 2021, 10:10:31 AM
Well done! Congrats!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 13, 2021, 11:20:03 AM
Thank you :), I think (hope) that this is my last warband for the Prague project, still have to finish Dalmatian mercenary for them as well as work on the burghers in hungarian attire.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 13, 2021, 11:37:26 AM
You need extra congratulations for the rare historical information you are gathering and for your efforts to sculpt figures as accurate as possible!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 13, 2021, 03:35:23 PM
Thank you :), I'm lucky that during XVIth-XVIIth century was the period of extensive publishing of costume books, so those informations are not as rare as they seem :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 14, 2021, 01:45:53 PM
Here's the aformentioned Franco's engraving ca. 1605
(https://i.postimg.cc/zfPxwj0Y/dae-11238466.jpg)


And another by anonymous from late XVIth century
(https://i.postimg.cc/CKKvftC4/5d4e0e82d2f46674f8850f767b058bd8.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 16, 2021, 01:36:05 AM
My Venetian warband is ready  :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/8z8VrLXn/IMG-20210116-023140.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: WillPhillips on January 16, 2021, 02:36:11 AM
I am just blown away by your sculpting, Mr. P!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 16, 2021, 02:59:40 PM
I am just blown away by your sculpting, Mr. P!


Thank you :). Most of the minis from this project will be used in playtesting your game :), I just need a few more monks for my Prague Uprising of 1611.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 24, 2021, 12:59:42 AM
Beggars

(https://i.postimg.cc/xjJCLn0t/IMG-20210124-015414.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 24, 2021, 11:13:02 AM
Very good job on them! Congrats!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 24, 2021, 09:38:24 PM
Thank you :), they are based on Jacques Callot's engravings :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 26, 2021, 10:02:10 PM
Next batch of swashbucklers :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/m45s6Ctm/IMG-20210126-225737.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: WillPhillips on January 27, 2021, 03:01:13 AM
Next batch of swashbucklers :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/m45s6Ctm/IMG-20210126-225737.jpg)

Looking good!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 28, 2021, 04:38:31 PM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on January 28, 2021, 09:12:56 PM
You go from strength to strength.  Your Prague even has beggars !
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 29, 2021, 05:03:13 PM
Thank you :), more civilians to come (including burghers, sex workers and priests).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on January 29, 2021, 06:35:21 PM
I'm always following with extreme interest!
With your sculpts you shed light on a somehow unknown period and I congratulate you as you try hard your works here to be historical and well-documented!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on January 31, 2021, 11:30:39 PM
Thank you :), I'm flattered :).

Burghers are ready :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/8zvkf1NW/IMG-20210201-002258.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on February 05, 2021, 03:20:06 PM
You get so much character on such a small "canvas."  Love the burghers' faces.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: swiftnick on February 10, 2021, 09:10:26 PM
Simply wonderful!
Would happily buy all of those if released as a range.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on February 11, 2021, 01:58:12 PM
You get so much character on such a small "canvas."  Love the burghers' faces.

Thank you :), I've sculpted face of the one on the right, on the left I've just added pointed beard :).

Simply wonderful!
Would happily buy all of those if released as a range.

Thank you :), these are mostly just very extensive conversions, so I can't sell them. But I'm working on eastern European minis (mostly civilians), which I'll hope to mould in a year or so.


Here're another swashbucklers

(https://i.postimg.cc/B6cgzLjy/kolejni.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on February 11, 2021, 04:36:55 PM
This time Švejk from "The Good Soldier Švejk" by Jaroslav Hašek in early XVIIth century attire. Montero cap might be a bit of a strech for my project's period, which is set in the first decade of the XVIIth century, while proofs for monteros are from late 1620s, but It suits Svejk well :).


(https://i.postimg.cc/Q83zrP5p/szwejk.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on February 12, 2021, 06:26:27 AM
Your sculpting quality is upgrading gear! Congrats!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on February 12, 2021, 04:02:05 PM
Thank you :), next will be Franz Kafka :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Thaddeu on February 12, 2021, 04:18:06 PM
next will be Franz Kafka :).

Well that's a twist I didn't see coming. Your work never ceases to impress!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on February 12, 2021, 06:19:52 PM
It will be a cockroach with a head of Franz (like in the Metamorphosis) ;p.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Szary on February 13, 2021, 01:39:58 AM
If you go with a headless cockroach, you will cross out Kafka's "The Trial" with the very same miniature.  ;)

Also, splendid miniatures as always.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on February 13, 2021, 06:57:18 PM
Thank you :). Well, that's a good idea :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on February 27, 2021, 04:31:38 PM
Some reinforcements for my army of passau

(https://i.postimg.cc/fwQhsZCJ/arkebuzerzy.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on February 28, 2021, 08:02:14 AM
 :o :-* ;D
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 08, 2021, 06:10:10 PM
Here's almost ready army for 15XX game and my swashbuckling skirmish.

(https://i.postimg.cc/Pdcp4TyY/passau-arke.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 16, 2021, 12:31:17 AM
Small update on my targeteer :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/bzM55vyP/IMG-20210316-012531.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 16, 2021, 03:12:16 PM
Pikeman ready for casting. When I'll get them casted I'll sculpt different helmets (cabasets, morions maybe burgonets).

(https://i.postimg.cc/wqJX04Dw/pikinier.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: WillPhillips on March 16, 2021, 05:40:51 PM
This time Švejk from "The Good Soldier Švejk" by Jaroslav Hašek in early XVIIth century attire. Montero cap might be a bit of a strech for my project's period, which is set in the first decade of the XVIIth century, while proofs for monteros are from late 1620s, but It suits Svejk well :).


(https://i.postimg.cc/Q83zrP5p/szwejk.jpg)

This may be your best sculpt yet! The face is so expressive!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 18, 2021, 09:03:10 AM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on March 31, 2021, 08:39:10 AM
This time I'd like to show you a dolly, which I've just sent to the caster. As soon as I'll get them back I'll start making musketeers and dragoons.

(https://i.postimg.cc/xnqy5mFp/musketeer-dragoon.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on April 01, 2021, 05:21:38 PM
The Good Soldier Sveik figure is a hoot !  Looks just like a 17th century transformed figure of the WW 1 illustrations from the book !  Bravo !
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on April 06, 2021, 02:54:25 PM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 04, 2021, 06:04:48 PM
This one is for my future units of arquebusers, cuirassiers and schwarze reiterei.

(https://i.postimg.cc/TfHYt0Nc/180197693-909155729883494-3450845234458107510-n.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Bloggard on May 06, 2021, 06:24:47 PM
amazing work and ideas throughout the thread  :-*
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: swiftnick on May 08, 2021, 03:24:42 AM
Beautiful work!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 08, 2021, 04:02:35 PM
Thank you :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on May 08, 2021, 09:01:14 PM
Very good sculpt! Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 14, 2021, 05:23:39 PM
Thank you :).


Here's command for the Bishop's of Passau army that took part in the Passauer Kriegsvolk. All based on the contemporary engravings :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/BvcbJ1T9/command.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on May 15, 2021, 04:35:18 PM
You are making a prolific work, very original sculpts and it is worth of every respect that they are done after historical research!
Cheers!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 21, 2021, 05:59:40 AM
Thank you  :-* - next: some more beggars and probably nuns.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on May 22, 2021, 06:52:42 PM
You put so much period detail into your tiny sculpts.  Wonderful
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on May 26, 2021, 05:27:58 PM
Thank you :). Now I'm waiting for the casts of my pikeman, musketeer, rider and horse dollies. Next - more beggars :).
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: swiftnick on July 16, 2021, 11:05:59 AM
I hope we see more updates here soon.
I also wish you would update your blog. It is great to see your painted figures.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 16, 2021, 06:20:31 PM
Yes :), I'm finishing beggar and still waiting for the casts. In the meanwhile I'm finishing more fantasy stuff for this project.

As for the blog - I think I will make a new one just for wargaming in 1/72 scale.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: swiftnick on July 16, 2021, 09:25:28 PM
Great looking forward to seeing it.
I have always fancied the Red box cossacks. Makes me wonder about doing some vampire hunting but further East.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 17, 2021, 07:15:08 AM
Great idea :-*, you 've got vampires in the Orion's Vlad the Impaler set.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: swiftnick on July 17, 2021, 09:04:46 PM
Oh will look out for that!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on July 19, 2021, 03:57:18 PM
Very nifty!  :-*
Positively Shakespearean  :)

OO/HO Shakespearean, no less!
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on July 27, 2021, 09:07:13 AM
My Army of Passau (and possibly Prague Militia) is expanding.


(https://i.postimg.cc/z8QqKhLm/passau-army.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 05, 2021, 05:32:56 PM
Arquebusers ready for some paint :)

(https://i.postimg.cc/RhJG9JJm/226252860-224878932867018-3371383417567595274-n.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on August 07, 2021, 07:32:10 AM
Staying tuned  :)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on August 11, 2021, 02:14:55 PM
:)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 12, 2021, 09:37:15 PM
After a long break here's another beggar for my Prague project :).

(https://i.postimg.cc/8cgMhGMr/254159030-1032154507583615-5347806230003824557-n.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on November 13, 2021, 08:12:13 AM
He's marvellous. So much character.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 13, 2021, 02:15:07 PM
Thank you :). Next - sex workers.
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on November 13, 2021, 02:57:44 PM
Enough of your private life.  lol
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on November 13, 2021, 07:39:26 PM
 lol lol lol
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: M.P. on December 05, 2021, 11:25:30 AM
Group shot of my beggars with additional new one.

(https://i.postimg.cc/2rMC32Nk/zebracy.jpg)
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Cacique Caribe on December 05, 2021, 11:39:42 AM
Wow, impressive progress!

Dan
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Paul Richardson on December 05, 2021, 12:38:32 PM
Great work
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: Metternich on December 08, 2021, 08:40:06 PM
The beggars are a wonderful period addition
Title: Re: Early XVIIth century swashbucklers
Post by: DintheDin on December 10, 2021, 12:34:19 PM
Very characterful! Congrats!