OK, here is the latest installment of my Kislevites - a 14 man unit of Streltsi.
These figures are, of course, from the Mordheim range, except that the pistol in the left hand of the commander is a plastic piece form the Empire Pistoliers/Outrider set.
The troops are painted largely the same way I painted the commander of the Pushki, Atldorf Blue coats washed with Drakenhof Nightshade (I'm out of the old Asurmen Blue). The pants and caps are Khorne Red, but I decided to brighten them with a layer of Khadof Red Base (a P3 paint), and them washed the area with Carrosburg Crimson. The fur is Ceramite White heavily washed with Nuln Oil. The gloves, which are a major feature on the Streltsi, are Dryad Bark and the feature at the end of the hilt of the commander's sword is painted in Retriibutor Gold from the new metalics ranger.
One interesting feature on the Mordheim Streltsi is that the right legs are wrapped in some sort of leather straps, presumably because the soldiers don't have a shoe. I painted this area in Baneblade Brown and washed it in Argax Earthshade.
As you can see, these fellows are lined up behind stakes, as infantry armed only with muzzle-loading firearms probably wouldn't have much hope on the open steppe given their slow rate of fire and inaccuracy. I'd say they give no cover against fire, but units attacking across them would suffer -1 to hit for attacking troops in cover. I re-purposed the stakes from a set I made for an historical miniatures wargame years ago.
The base is made from the WHFB basing kit, but the borders are plastruct pieces, just like I used for the Reiters (though these pieces are a little bigger).
For a bit more fluff and some historical background on the real Streltsi, check out my blog - thearmyoftheicequeen.blogspot.com
