Another favorite miniature

Here's the 17th century marksman from Warlord games, currently only available in a bundle with the master gunner. I just adore the subdued pose and characterful details of this little sculpt. He could be handy for skirmish gaming (although his pose might be unfair for system that uses true LoS) or he could be fit into a unit of ranked musketeers as a sort of unit filler.

Wizards and Command

Two officers and two musicians, except that one of each has been converted into a wizard. Hope you like them.

I've been hearing good things about Frostgrave...

...so maybe someday I'll buy the rules and try them out with my historical collection, as an alternative to Mordheim.

Apparently the distinguishing feature of Frostgrave is that each warband is build around a wizard and an apprentice. So I've started converting leftover miniatures into 17th-century spellcasters.

The generic duo is entirely Warlord Games plastics, except for the greenstuff and red beads. The Scotsmen are also Warlord-based, but with Gripping Beast spear arms and I think one Perry Zouave arm. The Cossack apprentice is a Zouave with a GB spear arm, and the older Cossack is a Fireforge Mongol with Warlord pike arms and a cut-down GW spearhead.

Beyoncé

I don't often get direct inspiration from pop culture, but the Formation music video from a week ago (the day before the Super Bowl) was pretty amazing, so I tried to replicate my favorite Beyoncé look in miniature form.

The head is from Wargames Factory Soviet infantry, the body is from the same company's WSS artillery crew, and the arms are from a Warlord Games Celt, all with plenty of greenstuff on top (some of which needs to be filed better). I guess she's some sort of monster hunter.

fun fact: necromancers hate hot sauce

Diorama Extras (infantry command)

I'm slowly getting through the cold-weather conversions for the diorama characters, but I did just finish painting some of the other guys. Goblet Guy and Telescope Guy could both be characterful pirate captains for this era. Halberd Guy is just one more infantry sergeant.

Sorry about the moldline, I'm fixing it now.

Konrad von Carstein

A model I've been meaning to paint since getting back into Mordheim. This figure is completely unconverted, and one of my favorite GW models ever. He should provide a difficult challenge for any witch-hunters or treasure-seeking mercenaries that dare cross him...

an anachronistic gentleman

Here's a dude with no particular purpose. Maybe he could be a character in a loosely historical RPG? The legs are Fireforge steppe infantry, the torso (including the sash) is Wargames Factory WSS, the hat and arms are from the Warlord firelocks, and the head is from Gripping Beast's dark age warriors.