Early XVIIth century swashbucklers

[DivisMal]

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!

[Paul Richardson]

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.

[DivisMal]

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.

[Paul Richardson]

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.

[M.P.]

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).

[DintheDin]

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! 

[Metternich]

Am quite enjoying the progress on this thread.  You display real talent, and your figures certainly have the look and feel of the period.

[M.P.]

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.

[Paul Richardson]

Amazing. You should be so proud of these.

[M.P.]

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.

[Friends of General Haig]

Great work!  Really like the look of these.

[M.P.]

Thank you, I'm trying to do my best:).

[mweaver]

Woah!  Those little dudes are just awesome!   Excellent conversions, every one.

-Michael

[Thaddeu]

Love them! The westerners are neat, but your Cossacks are always a special treat.

[DintheDin]

Conversions very well done and action poses! Eager to see them painted!