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Flat Figures Painters Forum => Gallery => Topic started by: Hannibal on December 17, 2014, 05:55:28 PM

Title: Conquistador soldiers 1520
Post by: Hannibal on December 17, 2014, 05:55:28 PM

Here are five soldiers acquired on internet, on painting. They are nicely engraved by Ludwig Frank et edited by Maier.
The first two are "Rodeleros" (shield bearers), for the name of their 50-60cm shield called "Rodelos", but also called "Espadachines" (swordsmen) , colloquially known as "Sword and Bluckeer men".
(http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/ms21-210.jpg) (http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/ms21-210.jpg)
 
The third one is a crossbow man:
(http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/dsc00517.jpg) (http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/dsc00517.jpg)
 
The last two are arquebusiers, only one is painted now, bearing an arquebuse and a fork rest (fourquier).
(http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/f049_w11.jpg) (http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/f049_w11.jpg)

The fifth one will be painted in the coming weeks...
 (http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/dsc01712.jpg) (http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/17/41/09/92/dsc01712.jpg)
 
 

Title: Re: Conquistador soldiers 1520
Post by: marko on December 17, 2014, 07:01:19 PM

Very colorful!  Particularly nice job on the armor. 


Thanks for sharing.


mark  8)

Title: Re: Conquistador soldiers 1520
Post by: Glen on December 17, 2014, 10:29:13 PM

That's it! A BFFS painting project of - wait for it - Conquistadors and Aztecs!


And I had to laugh at the unpainted piece at the bottom. It looks like he's bottomless and wearing ruffled hose. Cheeky...  :o


Glen
(mental gears a-turnin')

Title: Re: Conquistador soldiers 1520
Post by: Hannibal on December 18, 2014, 03:09:03 AM

mmmmmmmmm !!
painted over 4 months (last was last night)  and in two countries .... I will adjust the ground of the set to one colour mode !!...
 
to Glenn: may be he was indeed !!  should I paint him so? ...  with some swimsuit marks

Title: Re: Conquistador soldiers 1520
Post by: Nicholas Ball on December 18, 2014, 08:39:56 AM

These are very nice little figures indeed :)