************ HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!! **********

.... Before a New Year (of painting minis!!!), I think it's time to do 

a quick reminder of this first year! 

(I saw that on another blog, don't remember which one!...)

Not a complete year! only two months, but nevertheless a conclusion of one year of learning! 

I have some more (old!!!) works to post here, so I have reserves for 2012!

I'm not a quick painter, and don't have many time for my hobby, but my "production" is quite regular. 

I want to thank you, bloggers, who follow my blog:
your nice comments and all the good ideas I find on your blogs and some forums like Benno's Forum give me the courage to continue ! 

So, for all of you:

Happy New Year!

I wish you Happiness in your life

and in your hobby!

 Bonne Année!!!!
Je vous souhaite du bonheur dans votre vie
et dans votre hobby!

 .... Avant une nouvelle année (de peinture de miniatures!!!), je pense qu'il est temps de faire un rappel rapide de cette première année! 

(J'ai vu ça sur un autre blog, je ne me souviens plus lequel !...)Pas une année complète! seulement deux mois, mais néanmoins une conclusion d'une année d'apprentissage!
J'ai un peu plus d' "anciens" travaux à poster ici, j'ai donc des réserves pour 2012! 

Je ne suis pas un peintre rapide, et n'ai pas beaucoup de  temps pour  mon hobby, 

mais ma «production» est assez régulière.
Je tiens à vous remercier les blogueurs, qui suivent mon blog: 

vos commentaires sympas et toutes les bonnes idées que je trouve sur vos blogs et certains forums comme Benno's Forum me donnent le courage de continuer!

To finish that (long!) discourse, some pictures of the past year:

 Pour terminer ce discours (long!), quelques photos de l'année écoulée:

 

Indian Warrior

Hi! I don't post anything since a long time!

This figure is only the 2nd one that I've painted in the past two weeks!

I'd time, but didn't have enough courage because my beloved father is at the hospital...

I'd begun some others projects, 

I hope that I'll can paint some more soon!

This figure comes from the WATERLOO 1815 "Sioux",  

a good set in my opinion!

(the horse is a little conversion of the falling one....
painted like an Appaloosa horse: not so easy in fact!)

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Trailer!

Wahouuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!! My precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look! 

It's absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!

It's my Christmas gift, my precious!

Hospitaler Knight

.... and again, a work with new photos in daylight!!!

I did this one for a small competition on Valdemar Forum .

But we are only 2 competitors!! 
Don't know if I won something, but no matter!

It was a long time ago that I wished to paint an Hospitaler and this beautiful figure + the horse from another set, seemed to be perfect for that project.

first the "original" picture:

and then the new ones: 

figures from Valdemar-Minatures

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Knight of The Christmas Order

I think it's time to wish you a 

Merry Christmas!! 

(I could also say "Pippin Christmas" or "Merry and Pippin Christmas" 

or even "Merry Christ-Sam", but I'm not sure that it would be good ideas!)

For information:

-The knight is a (little) conversion of a Valdemar figure.

-The Christmas Order is an order which is devoted to assure a good Christmas Night for all the humans (and Hobbits!) of the world.

-The Shield is not a shield: it's a sledge and on the pictures, we can see that he's waiting for his reindeer .

(unfortunately, he has a very lazy squire who sleeps the whole day !):

PRECISION: 

I forgot to mention that I found an inspiration with the first figure of    

a duel in Benno's Forum!

Thanks to the author !!!!

Pour plus d'informations:
-Le chevalier est une (petite!) conversion d'une figurine Valdemar.
L'Ordre de Noël est un ordre qui se consacre à assurer une bonne nuit de Noël à tous les humains (et Hobbits!) du monde.
-Le bouclier n'est pas un bouclier: c'est un traîneau et sur ​​les photos, on peut voir que le Chevalier attend son renne!
(Malheureusement, il a un écuyer très paresseux  qui dort toute la journée!)

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JOYEUX NOËL!  FROHE WEINACHTEN!
圣诞节快乐 !  С Рождеством ! BUON NATALE! 
 ¡FELIZ NAVIDAD! GOD JUL !  
Wesołych Świąt ! عيد ميلاد مجيد!  FELIZ NATAL ! 
 NOLEIG SHONA ! Crăciun ferici ! Prettig Kerstfeest!
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Who will die?

This little vignette was one I did for a Duel against Paul on Benno's Forum....

no comment about the result: it's clear enough!

but: "No fear to fight, no fear to loose: just want fun!"

Many thanks to my "old friend" Paul for this duel !

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I know that I was deserved by my bad pictures 

and maybe an inappropriate background:

I took some new pictures in daylight with a new background 

(I'd forgotten to put the cross!):

Figures from CAESAR (the Orc) and STRELETS (Anglo-Saxons)

A Knight, a Man and a Wolf....

I've painted this little vignette some time ago....

Recently, I've taken some new pictures in daylight and with another background.
For me it's better!

First one picture taken with a lamp like I always do :

 

....and the new ones:

 

 Figures: 
"The Lonerider" from Valdemar (I love this figure!!!!),
the Man from STRELETS (Norman Army on the March) 

and the Wolf  from PHERSU Miniatures.

STRELETS "Norman Army Before Battle"

 ... this one is a set I'd painted some time ago, with the project of painting ALL the STRELETS Normans sets, and perhaps the "Anglo-Saxons" too! Actually, I didn't finish, but.......

I painted also with this set, 2 "scouts": 
one is a quick conversion of a STRELETS crossbowman, 
the other comes from the set "Normans Before Battle".

Like always, I tried to paint each figure like a single one: 

colours and shields are all different. The chain-mails are not perfect, but actually, it's something I try to paint in the best way and I'm not really satisfied: I will search and re-search, try and re-try..

and the scouts:

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.... celui-ci est un set que j'ai peint il y a quelque temps, dans mon projet de peindre TOUTES les séries Strelets Normands, (et les «Anglo-Saxons» aussi!). En fait, je n'ai pas fini ce (gros! )projet , mais. ......

J'ai peint aussi avec ce set, deux «éclaireurs»: l'un est une conversion rapide d'un arbalétrier Strelets, l'autre vient de «Normands avant la bataille".

Comme toujours, j'ai essayé de peindre différemment chaque personnage comme un seul: les couleurs et les boucliers sont tous différents. Les cottes de maille ne sont pas parfaites, mais en réalité, c'est quelque chose que j'essaie de peindre de la meilleure façon possible et je ne suis pas encore vraiment satisfait: je vais rechercher et re-chercher, essayer et réessayer ...

some new painting!!!!!!!!!!

Hi! 

I'm very happy because last evening, I had some time to paint 

a little bit with my beloved daughter!!!!!!!!!!

 It's not exactly  the usual painting I do: 

she need some help (and some material!.... ) for a school work,

so for the first time I had the pleasure to paint ..... 

french fries in 1:1 scale !!!

While  we were both painting, she said:

"it would be nice to paint figures.... do you think that "Mangas ones" exist?"

I don't know, but perhaps some could be found....

(for the Mangas: yes she had a large collection!)

Hobbits 28mm (GW)

...waiting for some "better scale" ones, I'd decided to paint as training and fun 

the Games Workshop'ones that I had...

Here are the results:

.....and to finish, this one:

A repainted "Kinder Surprise" !!

It's a gift from Paul! Many Thanks, my friend!

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...en attendant des figurines à une "meilleure échelle»,  j'ai décidé de peindre pour m'entrainer et pour le "fun" celles de Games Workshop (28mm)  que j'ai ...