tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90836832119120372632024-03-06T08:05:53.821+02:00Algu's World of Miniaturesalguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-81029271687053329732012-10-29T08:32:00.000+02:002013-02-24T02:50:27.004+02:00Viking Hersir 8-9th cen.This piece is my first 90 mm scale figure. Produced by Soldiers, it is an old figure from my stock. Painted with acrylics and oils.
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alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-85162769819317642112012-03-04T00:45:00.000+02:002012-03-04T01:01:55.176+02:00Francois L'Ollonais (1635-1668)The famous buccaneer Jean David Nau, known as Francois L'Ollonais was brought to life by Pegaso Models at 75mm scale. Sculpted by Maurizio Bruno.<br />
Francois L'Ollonais, Frenchman, known also as "flail of the Spaniards" was very famous with his naval actions on Caribbean. He was also very famous with his cruelty. He was an expert torturer, and he used his skills on Spaniards. On his last journey, trying to escape from the Spaniards, he was captured by Indians and some rumor goes that he was eaten by them.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3fbuJX3Wnhk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-90073407240292165692011-05-10T09:46:00.013+03:002011-06-12T09:40:27.158+03:00Peyk - Sultan's Messenger<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w9bkNKDThwg/Tcjk512VcDI/AAAAAAAAAnU/90sloD18l4g/s1600/peyk004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w9bkNKDThwg/Tcjk512VcDI/AAAAAAAAAnU/90sloD18l4g/s320/peyk004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604981418621235250" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; "><b>Peyk</b> means postman or courier in Persian language but in Ottoman military terminology, the term is used for the pedestrian messengers who carries the orders and letters of Ottoman Sultan to long distances bywalking and running. They were always preferable to equestrian messengers because they had advantages to horses. Unlike the horses, they could travel during night and could eat or drink when walking or running. An </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; ">experienced peyk could walk approximately 16 - 18 hours non-stop with a stabile speed of 7-8 km. per hour.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; ">Peyk candidates were chosen at the age of 5-6 and trained in a strict discipline. Besides the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; "> special diets and heavy exercises to increase their strenght and endurance to trave</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; ">l long distances, they were also trained to survive and fight with sword and axe.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; ">At the age of 17-18, all candidates were tested in various hard conditions and the successful ones were accepted to Ottoman Palace as Peyk with high salaries.</span></div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mT8ffwLYduw/Tcjgq41wV2I/AAAAAAAAAmo/O9zHVQlmec4/s320/peyk001.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604976763679561570" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; ">Having a Peyk in his service was a privilege in Ottomans. Only the Sultan and his governors commanding the outer states of the Empire could have Peyk.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; ">Those messengers had original headgear, clothing and weapons. The cloths were richly decorated but comfortable. The most characteristic part of the Peyk’s clothing was the small rings , rattles</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; "> or metal buttons in the front skirt of his jacket. When Peyk was walking or running, the rattles were ringing as a sign of his arrival. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; ">The people who hear this voice were opening him the road, giving him priority on his trip or supporting him by giving water or food. The rattles had another important function; their periodical ringing were helping him to concentrate and catch a rythm when running or walking. The typical weapon and also a symbol of Peyk was Teber, a double-sided spear-axe with half moon or crescent shaped blades. It was useful both as a weapon and a walking stick in his long trips.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; "><i>Text by my dear friend <b>Engin Kayral</b></i></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; "><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">This model kit comes from Pegaso Models at 75 mm scale. Sculpted by Maurizio Bruno. A fantastic sculpture indeed! Thanks Maurizio!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mOiJDsj4QUI/TcjhLtfjiUI/AAAAAAAAAm4/-EZakRAp-_w/s320/peyk005.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604977327569340738" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-loOEjEfvQWA/TcjhLYF8gWI/AAAAAAAAAmw/LBB5rLJnqis/s320/peyk006.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604977321824780642" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dPATbEU6KRg/Tcjgqr1v4XI/AAAAAAAAAmg/l1HNXoZ3z_A/s320/peyk002.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604976760189870450" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1Y0yF8W2g_J92aEehbS1UfeRW53JDfUXotLcpflXvrKhDBlp-q-IfTWIw_iTuR8UQsd3ZlG7YI5XOIaD1rqqxZFHJSY5ZzPKLkumMQdf7aqwbCcq3B4hFmLbt8sWrbTN4MJSgkEZG7E/s320/peyk003.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604977334564610914" /></span></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><a href="http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41130">This figure on PlanetFigure forum pages.</a></b></span></div><br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CL0tyDA8l8o?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CL0tyDA8l8o?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-69713264034706252012011-03-12T17:04:00.005+02:002011-03-27T23:33:08.057+03:00Kavas Bashi 1780-1820This fantastic piece was masterfuly sculpted by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Maurizio Bruno</span> for Pegaso Models at 75 mm scale.<br />I am glad that I had the opportunity to paint it. It was fun and a great experience for me.<div><br />The Kavas were the guards of the Ottoman vizier and their chief was known as <span style="font-style:italic;">Kavasbashi. </span><span>Every Kavasbahi had almost 100 kavas under their command. They were used also as armed guards at the foreign representations of the Ottoman Empire. </span><span>They served also as local police corps. They were arresting the thieves and the ones disturbing the community order, and leading them to the courts.</span><div><span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iNHpb_Z5dkg/TXuMhNmy5cI/AAAAAAAAAkk/A7FoUx_TygA/s1600/kavasbashi001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iNHpb_Z5dkg/TXuMhNmy5cI/AAAAAAAAAkk/A7FoUx_TygA/s320/kavasbashi001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583210665271813570" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pgasjzqazyQ/TXuMg2PU5JI/AAAAAAAAAkc/wYv6YUiotgk/s1600/kavasbashi002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pgasjzqazyQ/TXuMg2PU5JI/AAAAAAAAAkc/wYv6YUiotgk/s320/kavasbashi002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583210658999362706" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiqtk4cDHVY/TXuMgvM2yLI/AAAAAAAAAkU/kOdymdNRGe4/s1600/kavasbashi003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiqtk4cDHVY/TXuMgvM2yLI/AAAAAAAAAkU/kOdymdNRGe4/s320/kavasbashi003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583210657109952690" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6fyoKJgPyik/TXuMgeF1cgI/AAAAAAAAAkM/CNk2OXU_MqM/s1600/kavasbashi005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6fyoKJgPyik/TXuMgeF1cgI/AAAAAAAAAkM/CNk2OXU_MqM/s320/kavasbashi005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583210652517102082" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cfcfGSyKvUg/TXuMgMiql-I/AAAAAAAAAkE/JMeIThaqIVw/s1600/kavasbashi006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cfcfGSyKvUg/TXuMgMiql-I/AAAAAAAAAkE/JMeIThaqIVw/s320/kavasbashi006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583210647806187490" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e0hSI_MiGvU?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e0hSI_MiGvU?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-70963930760913103192010-12-10T23:48:00.005+02:002010-12-11T00:58:47.460+02:00MameluksI used two different figure kits for this vignette. Both are sculpted by Victor Konnov for Pegaso Models at 54 mm scale.<br />Painted with oils over acrylics. I painted the Mameluk with grey horse on April 2008 and presented it as a single figure. Then a collectioner came with the second figure kit and wanted both of them on a single base. I am not sure exactly which month, the vignette was created within the year 2009. <br />It was a nice project to work on. Napoleon formed his own Mameluk corps, the last known Mameluk force, in the early years of the 19th century, and used Mameluks in a number of his campaigns. Even his Imperial Guard had Mameluk soldiers (1798-1805). This vignette shows two of these Mameluk Guards. The one with the dead horse is an officer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlWNOsfbI/AAAAAAAAAjM/BCimz1cEIIE/s1600/mameluks001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlWNOsfbI/AAAAAAAAAjM/BCimz1cEIIE/s320/mameluks001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179491800874418" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlV6E9yLI/AAAAAAAAAjE/zeTCrC32doY/s1600/mameluks008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlV6E9yLI/AAAAAAAAAjE/zeTCrC32doY/s320/mameluks008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179486659791026" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlXBoSQjI/AAAAAAAAAjc/9l1NhyitqQE/s1600/mameluks003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlXBoSQjI/AAAAAAAAAjc/9l1NhyitqQE/s320/mameluks003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179505866850866" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlW1814tI/AAAAAAAAAjU/PRnp0qR_FJY/s1600/mameluks002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKlW1814tI/AAAAAAAAAjU/PRnp0qR_FJY/s320/mameluks002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179502731846354" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6EMzIgcRn7df9Q4vOu7b3iUZBCurQVojlydrbgMmlOc9UnuSDIuReFD5xQ_iIQNhDYroh6g4DfLnZOVP16APjhgx6jX_pRrrVLEXQOwutk7G5USULk6Ai979P-FiNZ-8flnaQyDDabc/s1600/mameluks004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6EMzIgcRn7df9Q4vOu7b3iUZBCurQVojlydrbgMmlOc9UnuSDIuReFD5xQ_iIQNhDYroh6g4DfLnZOVP16APjhgx6jX_pRrrVLEXQOwutk7G5USULk6Ai979P-FiNZ-8flnaQyDDabc/s320/mameluks004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179049916715282" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKk8KAwG-I/AAAAAAAAAi0/ZAiaZEGXQFE/s1600/mameluks005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKk8KAwG-I/AAAAAAAAAi0/ZAiaZEGXQFE/s320/mameluks005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179044260486114" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKk7wn6YaI/AAAAAAAAAis/ZPsSkOufcjs/s1600/mameluks006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKk7wn6YaI/AAAAAAAAAis/ZPsSkOufcjs/s320/mameluks006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179037445415330" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKk7lOABrI/AAAAAAAAAik/_cM-mUAb-rA/s1600/mameluks007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKk7lOABrI/AAAAAAAAAik/_cM-mUAb-rA/s320/mameluks007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179034383943346" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORrkzmAylfxknt0co7JrOoZLcMtmx7N_cYlK5MCq3FZoOjzTneRi5vlR1Upj5Lo0Rnqu8CZOjEfx6uHfZBAsJJsAD28DIoGtCkqqsSuBq_K6JZXJalmCagSOsZLhSeI3C3LiqfmgtX7A/s1600/mameluks009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORrkzmAylfxknt0co7JrOoZLcMtmx7N_cYlK5MCq3FZoOjzTneRi5vlR1Upj5Lo0Rnqu8CZOjEfx6uHfZBAsJJsAD28DIoGtCkqqsSuBq_K6JZXJalmCagSOsZLhSeI3C3LiqfmgtX7A/s320/mameluks009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549179030836694146" /></a><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u3C1bYXhxBE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u3C1bYXhxBE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-77599095146829474812010-12-10T23:27:00.006+02:002010-12-10T23:48:22.235+02:00MamelukI've used this kit for my Mameluks vignette. It is masterfuly sculpted by Victor Konnov for Pegaso Models at 54 mm scale.<br />Here are some pictures taken on May-April 2008 while working on it.<br />The horse and the figure are painted with oil paints over acrylics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKbvauDnwI/AAAAAAAAAhc/MYtuKTjs_9M/s1600/mamlukSBS001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKbvauDnwI/AAAAAAAAAhc/MYtuKTjs_9M/s320/mamlukSBS001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549168929802526466" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKcXCzqymI/AAAAAAAAAhk/rZ6KutHWb7A/s1600/mamlukSBS002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKcXCzqymI/AAAAAAAAAhk/rZ6KutHWb7A/s320/mamlukSBS002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549169610578381410" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdmFttQEI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/yJA75kYE-tk/s1600/mamlukSBS003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdmFttQEI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/yJA75kYE-tk/s320/mamlukSBS003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549170968568348738" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdl2v0_rI/AAAAAAAAAiI/j8HglWQczOU/s1600/mamlukSBS004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdl2v0_rI/AAAAAAAAAiI/j8HglWQczOU/s320/mamlukSBS004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549170964550713010" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheizXOtZJlsBWa9jwQ059i-ROgZKLpFWvuJPdxA5jil6rMxaiCDUyI4NZ6j7Bh93SnYzPlEbYbpknIXiTNU1gxWys-oE3BKhx5INIo1AT-62GJbpKKhaqhscqsWGQcRmOJekkDdYz8O9I/s1600/mamlukSBS005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheizXOtZJlsBWa9jwQ059i-ROgZKLpFWvuJPdxA5jil6rMxaiCDUyI4NZ6j7Bh93SnYzPlEbYbpknIXiTNU1gxWys-oE3BKhx5INIo1AT-62GJbpKKhaqhscqsWGQcRmOJekkDdYz8O9I/s320/mamlukSBS005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549170960703207746" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdlVVOqwI/AAAAAAAAAh4/Lh9B0e3wAOc/s1600/mamlukSBS006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdlVVOqwI/AAAAAAAAAh4/Lh9B0e3wAOc/s320/mamlukSBS006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549170955580779266" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdlX6UPeI/AAAAAAAAAhw/C8_FNiuhFYI/s1600/mamlukSBS007.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQKdlX6UPeI/AAAAAAAAAhw/C8_FNiuhFYI/s320/mamlukSBS007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549170956273204706" /></a></div>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-48136168870671278912010-12-09T14:34:00.005+02:002010-12-09T14:43:12.603+02:00CrusadesFor this 54 mm scale vignette I used figures from Pegaso, Romeo and M-Models.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQDNm8c4tMI/AAAAAAAAAbY/J5VILhgWeV8/s1600/crusades001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQDNa88dJqI/AAAAAAAAAaw/xUxfCCbHlmc/s320/crusades008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548660603840439970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQDNaNSZWFI/AAAAAAAAAao/atRNCaJFj-Y/s1600/crusades009.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQDNaNSZWFI/AAAAAAAAAao/atRNCaJFj-Y/s320/crusades009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548660591047563346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyQQMOgu42zd6M0PzFk_2Chf5ZrrUml1r3bNV0RsmBPZsxYJ3stAQoF_nNHxnhiFLsvBGpE6MqOq9fwF_r1SBxl7jH3LE6ftggxpBon0CmSLBamSftOdu3RmcNz9c18gbH_fxRQJmDkg/s1600/crusades010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyQQMOgu42zd6M0PzFk_2Chf5ZrrUml1r3bNV0RsmBPZsxYJ3stAQoF_nNHxnhiFLsvBGpE6MqOq9fwF_r1SBxl7jH3LE6ftggxpBon0CmSLBamSftOdu3RmcNz9c18gbH_fxRQJmDkg/s320/crusades010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548660584771519554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFIeDbEmFgJaBc9Q69DIAy_0L0vGnNne4OHs1kttYNG1f5iNfD7j14v18h4TI6DyNxfvUzJ4emoT5ygJPZEz-UkkyFSv5DpWnhfjGqp4guBPO-HX1PtB3Lu_1f0NUYwhYB6rn49MQoJY/s1600/crusades011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFIeDbEmFgJaBc9Q69DIAy_0L0vGnNne4OHs1kttYNG1f5iNfD7j14v18h4TI6DyNxfvUzJ4emoT5ygJPZEz-UkkyFSv5DpWnhfjGqp4guBPO-HX1PtB3Lu_1f0NUYwhYB6rn49MQoJY/s320/crusades011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548660585144853794" /></a><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3iNk7g-LLbA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3iNk7g-LLbA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-24885897121697375172010-12-06T12:16:00.002+02:002010-12-06T12:19:05.635+02:00TruckThe truck has a dump body.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPy4YRi0TMI/AAAAAAAAAaM/LOG_ctgv_ec/s1600/DSCN8649.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPy4YRi0TMI/AAAAAAAAAaM/LOG_ctgv_ec/s200/DSCN8649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547511568179416258" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxzt6Rj4lb23VS7dzkOUygyfHRZCu8b8_WRDt2M8G1iLbjW85FSDNspiCdhTIAbCGM-Lm9eBUkL0lbFxdRQiGrw7luPWp9KaWdDkBFgMfh2klQNcDDOuFZ0u2bGlW-0a0Z6UIDKyeNkM/s1600/DSCN8650.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxzt6Rj4lb23VS7dzkOUygyfHRZCu8b8_WRDt2M8G1iLbjW85FSDNspiCdhTIAbCGM-Lm9eBUkL0lbFxdRQiGrw7luPWp9KaWdDkBFgMfh2klQNcDDOuFZ0u2bGlW-0a0Z6UIDKyeNkM/s200/DSCN8650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547511567530235826" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-69120403666132817642010-12-06T12:06:00.001+02:002010-12-06T12:08:14.455+02:00LimoEfe's favorite color is orange :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPy19lXMIbI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/ShUTEcbD6gc/s1600/DSCN8695.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPy19lXMIbI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/ShUTEcbD6gc/s200/DSCN8695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547508910619632050" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-49373372566031750332010-12-06T01:48:00.003+02:002010-12-06T01:51:34.520+02:00BigFootIt really looks like a bigfoot!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUaB4xwkyrx_LOFGhSZ0d6W9WKzx-VdQGrP5OHmw_MTpg3oR0S_4Vz2W5dvlRQ1fMPl8j4t4ccu6NMt6Ys-NK4-xzfoELtupjMhHjB4v13IPO4UZz3aQqQF6vI7cRqJf8a_F96cPGXSQ/s1600/DSCN8610.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUaB4xwkyrx_LOFGhSZ0d6W9WKzx-VdQGrP5OHmw_MTpg3oR0S_4Vz2W5dvlRQ1fMPl8j4t4ccu6NMt6Ys-NK4-xzfoELtupjMhHjB4v13IPO4UZz3aQqQF6vI7cRqJf8a_F96cPGXSQ/s200/DSCN8610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547349831477869618" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-68737255197021350882010-12-06T01:43:00.003+02:002010-12-06T12:10:18.686+02:00Car carrierEverything is possible with a fistful of Lego pieces!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwjsC4kg5I/AAAAAAAAAZg/yToMSZAZNrM/s1600/DSCN8438.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwjsC4kg5I/AAAAAAAAAZg/yToMSZAZNrM/s200/DSCN8438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547348080608969618" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-4495781225112670852010-12-06T01:33:00.002+02:002010-12-06T01:38:07.863+02:00Land, air and space vehicleThis one was created by Efe while he was at his grandfather's home for the summer holiday. I don't know how many days of planning and working he put for this project. The pix were taken by my wife. When asked he answered that this is a space vehicle which can trip on land and air on the earth, too :) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwiN_Ain7I/AAAAAAAAAZU/0Zu_kymbX3U/s1600/DSCN8219.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwiN_Ain7I/AAAAAAAAAZU/0Zu_kymbX3U/s200/DSCN8219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547346464660955058" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwiNlUsCBI/AAAAAAAAAZM/K4a2HB45Y0Y/s1600/DSCN8223.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwiNlUsCBI/AAAAAAAAAZM/K4a2HB45Y0Y/s200/DSCN8223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547346457766135826" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-14201527269360817882010-12-06T01:29:00.001+02:002010-12-06T01:31:33.317+02:00Racing carsThese ones have some interesting spoilers, so I've named them racing cars :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwgvUOQWZI/AAAAAAAAAZA/0HMtoiFrd-k/s1600/DSCN7999.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwgvUOQWZI/AAAAAAAAAZA/0HMtoiFrd-k/s200/DSCN7999.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547344838268049810" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-6115155936351322232010-12-06T01:05:00.005+02:002010-12-06T01:29:23.116+02:00Police vehicleMy son Efe was 4 years old when he began to create his own Lego models.<div>Usualy we buy him Lego kits, not bulk pieces. He builds these kits once or twice according to their plans and then makes them again pieces. All the pieces are in a huge plastic box and used according to his needs while creating something new of his imagination.</div><div><br /></div><div>This police vehicle is not the first one but it is the first which I have photographed.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwgAgxbO-I/AAAAAAAAAYw/_AXnVzdYlAQ/s1600/DSCN7807.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TPwgAgxbO-I/AAAAAAAAAYw/_AXnVzdYlAQ/s200/DSCN7807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547344034182937570" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7dksmbMZoz7uOEGG8qiKD8Jx7QMYXavKI1tXyAoQpc3zNcw3O4EmjWDV9ARBoSZWyKzvc1bl66ASW2myDgIx0iD1a_UIPmo5ZbnnNpTN_YHUGEusOEWu3kKgqQATvlVxe9oQya-rqxQ/s1600/DSCN7809.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7dksmbMZoz7uOEGG8qiKD8Jx7QMYXavKI1tXyAoQpc3zNcw3O4EmjWDV9ARBoSZWyKzvc1bl66ASW2myDgIx0iD1a_UIPmo5ZbnnNpTN_YHUGEusOEWu3kKgqQATvlVxe9oQya-rqxQ/s200/DSCN7809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547344037184882626" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-63588032560455052392010-06-14T10:56:00.006+03:002010-09-07T11:34:13.511+03:00Crusades vignette on workbenchI am working on a 54 mm vignette project with figures from M-Model, Romeo and Pegaso Models.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25697/DSCN7969.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25697/DSCN7969.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Assembly processes usually take some precious time but must be made carrefuly for a good result. Assembly of the resin kits are always messy. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25697/DSCN79711.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25697/DSCN79711.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The first two kits assembled and primed with Vallejo white spray primer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25697/DSCN7997.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25697/DSCN7997.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-80604429314437428432010-05-02T22:04:00.004+03:002010-05-02T22:17:52.186+03:001st Regt. Lanciers de la Garde 1809-15I used products of three different producer at this 54 mm scale vignette project.<br />The mounted lancer is produced by Pegaso Models, and it is sculpted by Viktor Konnov. The standing lancer is from FM Beneito, and the horse at the background is from Thunderbird Miniatures.<br />The red horse came without the harness so I sculpted it.<br /><br />The lancers are Polish and they served as guards of Napoleon between the years 1809-1815.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers010.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25605/Polish_Lancers007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k13XGhp3afw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k13XGhp3afw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-58037622160391136522010-04-03T17:33:00.006+03:002010-04-04T21:00:20.208+03:00Daimyo on the workbench (Nov. 2006)The Last Daimyo is manufactured by Andrea Miniatures at 54 mm scale. I received this figure from a great friend as a gift. He just wanted to push me to the dark side (of the figures) and he did it! Thanks a lot Ragıp OY (aka zwan) for pushing me to the dark side, for your friendship, and ofcourse for the figure, too. :)<br />Daimyo is one of the unforgetable projects for me. The subject of the figure is impressive, the pose and sculpture are masterfuly done. I painted this figure with lots of fun and would paint it again.<br /><br />Here are some pictures taken while I was working on Daimyo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 280px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/002.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Preparing the pieces for assembling, assembling the figure and finally priming it, are always the first steps. These steps are boring in general and I wish to begin the figures immediately. But without a perfect assembly process I know that I can't have the optimum results.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 271px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/003.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I generally begin with painting the head. For lots of beginner figure painters the eyes are a nightmare. So was for me, too. With lots of practice you get used with materials and gain skills. You can not imagine how easily you begin to paint those little details then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Another important point is that I always use high quality brushes and paints.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 446px; height: 185px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/009.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 205px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I used oils over acrylics here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 219px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/010.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 188px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/012.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Adding details such as blood and decorative dressing motives is essential for a realistic and good looking figure. I learned to pay attention on not using blood very much. The figure may become a repulsive looking piece. The motives used on dressing or accesories must look real, too. For this I do not hesitate to loose time on documenting about the figure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/039.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 421px; height: 286px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/039.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Finishing a figure is always a great sentiment. Like at this case, when I can get involved deeply with the project, after finishing it, I also feel a disappointment because of the separation. Decamping is quite hard. Hopefuly I have lots of figures awaiting to be painted. I just grab another one from the stock. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/019.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/18041/019.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://algusminiatures.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Last%20Daimyo">More pictures here!</a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-88762092232296410282010-04-03T10:23:00.006+03:002010-04-03T12:55:28.836+03:00Roman Legionary in Lorica SegmentataThe figure comes from Pegaso Models at 75 mm scale. It is sculpted by a master sculptor, Yury Serebryakov. One of the best Roman Legionary figures I've ever seen on the market. Painted with oils over acrylics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25390/roman_legionary002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25390/roman_legionary002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25390/roman_legionary004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25390/roman_legionary004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VXIXdVGP29o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_detailpage&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VXIXdVGP29o&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_detailpage&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-42021729753401978552010-04-02T20:40:00.004+03:002010-04-02T20:56:09.186+03:00Cacciatore a Cavallo, 1812The figure comes from Masterclass at 54 mm scale. It is masterfuly sculpted by Stefano Cannone.<br />It was a challenging figure with lots of nice details. I painted it using only acrylics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore003.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/25365/cacciatore002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/USqaXYEHzqU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/USqaXYEHzqU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-12693570445535398252010-03-26T17:14:00.003+02:002010-03-26T17:25:03.013+02:00Siege of Akka 1189Producer: M Models<br />Scale: 54 mm<br />Material: resin<br /><br />I had fun working on this vignette kit. Sculpted and cast very well. The only disadvantage was the time consuming assembly process because of the lots of pieces. However, I think the result worths the time spent on working it.<br />Painted with oils over acrylics.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23771/akka001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23771/akka001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />*More pictures at <br /><a href="http://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=2669"><em>Historicus Forma</em></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-80701034186644772892010-03-21T11:46:00.004+02:002010-04-03T10:05:25.323+03:00Camerone, 30 Aprile 1863Producer: Pegaso Models<br />Scale: 54 mm<br />Material: white metal<br />Sculptor: Stefano Cannone<br /><br />This vignette is based on the saga of the legionnaires at Camerone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">CAMERONE, 30 April 1863<br />"Nous avons des cartouches et ne nous rendrons pas"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00161.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00161.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The Mexican civil war had lasted three years, and the country was devastated to the extent that payment of its debts with foreign countries had been suspended.<br />France, Great Britain and Spain had agreed to make a military intervention, but President Juarez was determined to fight to free his country from European interference.<br />The Union of the Northern American states was too busy fighting the Confederation to be able to help Mexico.By April 1862 the Spanish and English no longer agreed on the operation, and decided to withdraw and leave the French alone.<br />The Régiment Etranger landed at Vera Cruz on late March 1863. The unknown insects' assault, spicy beans, tortillas, tequila and at last extremely serious dysentary attacked the leggionaires in the first days of their arrival.<br />On April 29 the headquarters of the Legion was informed that a large caravan of supplies and gold nuggets had been sent from La Soledad for the troops involved in the siege on Puebla. The Third Company of the first battalion received the order to march ahead of the caravan, to avoid the possibility of the enemy's intercepting the supplies and the gold. That day because of the yellow fever the Third Company, could send up only 62 capable men. Captain Danjou had been charged as their commander and two more officers had been charged to help him on this journey.<br />The 65 legionnaires and numerous mules loaded with boxes of ammunition began marching on the early cool morning hours before the sun began pounding as they learned in the African desert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00171.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00171.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />After five hours of marching the sun of the Tierra caliente began to affect the legionnaires. They decided to stop and take a break for coffee. They gathered some dry sticks from the ruins of a nearby farm.<br />Before their water for the coffee boiled, they heard a horse whinny. Captain Danjou looked at Second Lieutenant Maudet, his adjunct, who in turn looked in surprised at Lieutenant Vilain. They began barking orders while everyone saw a cloud of dust approaching with loud voices shouting in Spanish, "Adelante! Fuego contra los francesos hijos de puta!". The first bullets shot without aim by the Mexicans whistled over the legionnaires.<br />Captain Danjou ordered the men to square up with fifteen men on a side with the mules in center. At a second order they pulled out their bayonets and lined up one after another with their guns aimed and ready to response the attack. The Mexicans came on, yelling, with their raised sabres. The legionnaires carefully aimed fires, as they were trained for this, upset many Mexicans and their horses.<br />After this surprise and very efficient counter attack, the legionnaires pulled back to the ruins of the nearby farm with the order of their commander.<br />The Mexicans became furious after loosing numerous comrades with the fire of a fistful men, and charged again. This time several legionnaires fell but, their precise fire made Mexicans to take their wounded, and pull back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00021.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The legionnaires kept firing without stopping, alternating between one line and another, following their officers' orders. Nobody said a word, and everybody followed the orders mechanically, shhoting, cleaning the gunbarrels with the ramrod, setting the cock, inserting a new cartridge, lifting the barrel, aiming, shooting again, all with a methodical progression that made the standard-bearer, Maudet, think of an industrial machine.<br />About fifteen legionnaires had fallen, some of them were still alive. The Mexicans had greater loss. Meanwhile the legionnaires reached the ruined farm. It was an half standing hacienda. These kind of buildings called Camaron but the French pronunciated it Camerone, so the name of that legendary place was passed as such.<br />They entrenched there in order to slow down the Mexicans' attack, thus keeping the enemy busy and protecting the supply caravan. They had no food nor water, since their mules with vittles remained far away.<br />A Mexican officer came alone to ask them to surrender because they had no chance if they would fight with 800 Mexican cavalrymen. Corporal Luis Favas, a Spaniard, translated into French the Mexican's request. Captain Danjou answered ''Nous avons des cartouches et ne nous rendrons pas!". Lifting his fist Danjou swore, that he would fight to the death. All of the legionnaires swore in front of their commander that they would never surrender.<br />The 800 Mexicans took positions and prepared for the battle. Their attack was effective this time. The legionnaires caused great loss on Mexicans' lines with their well aimed shots, but they began to loose their fire power.<br />Everybody hoped reinforcements would arrive, but the only reinforcements arrived for Mexicans, 1200 foot soldiers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00101.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00101.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Mexicans' next attack was upset again by the legionnaires, knocking down tens upon tens of foot soldiers. Some of them stopped in surprise, and others shot confused blanks. Captain Danjou was hit in the breast and the legionnaires' spirits sank. It was about 1 pm and they were fighting for about 3 hours, since their jurament. They were fewer and fewer able riflemen left, in spite of the fact that the Mexicans' new attack was pushed back, and this time their loss was bigger.<br />At 2 pm another attack was fatal to Lieutenant Vilain. Standard -bearer Maudet was the only officer left alive. In the boiling afternoon heat the Mexicans could set fire to the wooden beams of the roof from the ruins. The legionnaires were able to put out the fire, but at 5:30 pm only Maudet and eleven other men were still able to fight. A Mexican officer asked them again to surrender. Maudet's answer was so harsh that the Mexican turned back to his lines, shaking his head.<br />On their next attack, the Mexicans could wipe out the half of the surviving twelve legionnaires. The left five legionnaires, remained with their guns empty after the last shots, heard Maudet's order Bayonets!". They threw themselves into the attack under the bullet rain of the Mexicans. Maudet and two other legionnaire fell wounded to death. The other three legionnaires, Corporal Maine and riflemen Wenzel and Leonard went on unhurt, ready to be cut to pieces, when a Mexican officer with his sabre in hand appeared in front of the three brave soldiers, asking them per favor to surrender. With their bayonets touching on the breast of the Mexican officer, and with the rifles aimed by Mexicans towards them, Corporal Maine answered "We will surrender if you promise to help our wounded, and if you leave us the honor of keeping our arms."<br />It was six o'clock in the afternoon, the 65 legionnaires had held out for eleven hours against 2000 men, killing 300 and wounding as many. Only three legionnaires remained unhurt at Camerone. Second Lieutenant Maudet and other eight soldiers who were seriously wounded were to die within a few hours. Nineteen more legionnaires died later in prison, and only twelve men survived to be set free.<br />The heroic stand of the Foreign Legion ensured the French supply convoy made it safely to Puebla. The Mexicans failed to relieve the siege and the city fell on May 17.<br />After hearing of the battle, French Emperor Napoleon III had the name Camerone embroidered onto the flag of the Foreign Legion.<br /><br />Today April 30th is celebrated as Camerone Day by the Foreign Legion, and is the most cherished battle in the history of the Legion. The word Cameroneis inscribed in gold on the walls of Les Invalides in Paris. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00071.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/21626/camerone00071.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />*<span style="font-style:italic;">This article has been published on <a href="http://www.hfmodeling.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=2052&page=1">Historicus Forma</a>.</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/blB33kH6AvY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/blB33kH6AvY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-66605981327842351832010-03-21T11:25:00.004+02:002010-03-21T11:36:43.090+02:00Lokros HopliteProducer: Romeo Models<br />Scale: 54 mm<br />Material: white metal<br />Sculptor: Maurizio Bruno<br /><br />I painted this figure with great pleasure. It's nicely sculpted and came with Romeo Models' quality. The history of Thermopylae made this project even more interesting.<br />The decorative motives on the Hoplon (shield) are a continuous spiral (symbol of fire) the right oriented swastika (symbol of the unconquered), and the four radial spoke wheel (symbol of the chariot of the God of War).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6570.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6570.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6563.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6563.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6560.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6560.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6566.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6566.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6557.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6557.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6558.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23286/DSCN6558.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-43281807192584791002010-03-21T10:53:00.004+02:002010-03-27T00:28:03.078+02:00Janissary, 16. cen.Producer: Seil Models<br />Sculptor: Yury Serebryakov<br />Scale: 54 mm<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23267/janis08.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23267/janis08.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23267/janis02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/23267/janis02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ki2DYu-TfY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ki2DYu-TfY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-27704302722699330472008-08-11T15:22:00.004+03:002010-04-03T13:01:14.897+03:00Thraex vs SecutorPegaso Models 54 mm white metal. Both figures are sculpted by Andrea Jula.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/22586/DSCN6338.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/22586/DSCN6338.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/22586/DSCN6348.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/22586/DSCN6348.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/22586/DSCN6344.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/22586/DSCN6344.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083683211912037263.post-5147093579405313402008-07-15T16:51:00.002+03:002010-12-10T11:06:06.915+02:00Roman OptioSeil Models 54 mm white metal, sculpted by Yuri Serebryakov<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3haJGoiSJ-WC5oG3Vaqr2hQ5WzcPXq81EJ0ghHm1H7HyyVHaRckQftEVz7C1uSdF82km61nm_KCQVNR2MjXBNb8haPuX5E9L_4sAhQfZT9q-F2Da5sA2Kyghyphenhyphen0BAIqGyAZYNib0bFUC4/s1600/DSCN6262.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3haJGoiSJ-WC5oG3Vaqr2hQ5WzcPXq81EJ0ghHm1H7HyyVHaRckQftEVz7C1uSdF82km61nm_KCQVNR2MjXBNb8haPuX5E9L_4sAhQfZT9q-F2Da5sA2Kyghyphenhyphen0BAIqGyAZYNib0bFUC4/s320/DSCN6262.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548977205558212770" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQHtXnOkZ4I/AAAAAAAAAfo/1EHOwuMUrIQ/s1600/DSCN6263.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQHtXnOkZ4I/AAAAAAAAAfo/1EHOwuMUrIQ/s320/DSCN6263.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548977205820024706" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVh-d2_EFZ9WLhIKMdn11SLWFYxvDTJ6WEItiErDzpJdHWBdSACTabE1wTHWezrSYEjPyoU_9ux1gimIhTCyg97pf9NCp7Dd5W8In6ySxQ3p_rG2SS7oThUqIxAvJ5cM8BSW7p0iCRek/s1600/DSCN6267.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVh-d2_EFZ9WLhIKMdn11SLWFYxvDTJ6WEItiErDzpJdHWBdSACTabE1wTHWezrSYEjPyoU_9ux1gimIhTCyg97pf9NCp7Dd5W8In6ySxQ3p_rG2SS7oThUqIxAvJ5cM8BSW7p0iCRek/s320/DSCN6267.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548977122446380770" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08qAlphsBVo0QkB9FEuZHNyk87EZjb9ss-UU0DgHafAiHioLubGgDcXwd5pVXhrGQimFwUSWvim3watg5nqlhnT9FlQzsX59OHwfyOzDyiMhoH0KJJSFbYlTVNRMvZM_tB40FlWU0EwU/s1600/DSCN6268.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08qAlphsBVo0QkB9FEuZHNyk87EZjb9ss-UU0DgHafAiHioLubGgDcXwd5pVXhrGQimFwUSWvim3watg5nqlhnT9FlQzsX59OHwfyOzDyiMhoH0KJJSFbYlTVNRMvZM_tB40FlWU0EwU/s320/DSCN6268.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548977120024704546" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQHtSXB9xLI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/EVpdu79LS8s/s1600/DSCN6271.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQHtSXB9xLI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/EVpdu79LS8s/s320/DSCN6271.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548977115572847794" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQHtSIB4HOI/AAAAAAAAAfI/JO1PivYG2yk/s1600/DSCN6273.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rgHoAp7jRvM/TQHtSIB4HOI/AAAAAAAAAfI/JO1PivYG2yk/s320/DSCN6273.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548977111545945314" /></a>alguhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05640158514501142644noreply@blogger.com0