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sábado, 21 de janeiro de 2017

Viva Saldanha, 1º Cônsul!

What if D. Pedro, 1st Emperor of Brazil - and then plainly presenting himself as "Duke of Braganza" - had lost the Civil War that opposed him to his brother D. Miguel?  Renouncing all rights to the Portuguese Crown, and going to exile, D. Pedro would have left orphans all the liberals who supported him and his daughter Dona Maria.
After some years of Absolutist rule by D. Miguel, and inspired by the 1848´s Spring of Nations, the Portuguese radical left wing and moderate liberals could have found a new ideal to gather around: the Republic.
Waiting for the leadership of General Saldanha - recalled from exile by the Republican Provisional Junta - here are the first recruits of my fictional "Volunteers of the Republic" Regiment:







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25 comentários:

  1. Welnin21 de janeiro de 2017 às 09:00

    Nice work and very interesting part of history !

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  2. Phil21 de janeiro de 2017 às 09:06

    Magnifique!!

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  3. Phil21 de janeiro de 2017 às 09:09

    ...et j'ai l'honneur d'être le premier abonné!

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    1. Rog21 de janeiro de 2017 às 09:18

      C´est a moi l´honneur - et le plaisir!! :D Bienvenue mon ami!!

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  4. Jonathan Freitag21 de janeiro de 2017 às 09:27

    Always enjoy your brushwork and impressionist photography!

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  5. Mallius Vane21 de janeiro de 2017 às 09:27

    Lovely figs and great background as always!

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  6. Michal DwarfCrypt21 de janeiro de 2017 às 10:14

    Goood morning!!!
    Fantastic minis like always!

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    1. Rog21 de janeiro de 2017 às 10:15

      Hello my friend!!! Thank you and welcome aboard!!! :D Cheers!

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  7. Rog21 de janeiro de 2017 às 13:57

    Thanks Rodger!! :D Cheers and welcome!!

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  8. DEZMOND22 de janeiro de 2017 às 04:26

    OMG, I was like - why does this guy have me in his blog list and then I realized you have a new blog :)) Great setting for the figurines as always!

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    1. Rog22 de janeiro de 2017 às 12:29

      LOL Thanks Dez for your always kind words! Glad you liked it!! :D Cheers!

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  9. Rod22 de janeiro de 2017 às 04:37

    Neat idea RM and nice work!

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    1. Rog22 de janeiro de 2017 às 12:30

      Thanks Rod and welcome! I have quite a few more minis on the assembly line ;) Cheers!

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  10. Tiago Vitorino23 de janeiro de 2017 às 19:10

    Novo blog é quase como que uma nova vida ahahah
    Adorei a ideia de "voluntários da República"!!!
    Diga-se, estão excelentes!
    Abraço

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    1. Rog24 de janeiro de 2017 às 02:19

      Obrigado Tiago pelo comentário e por te juntares ao blog :D Sim, acho que agora tenho dupla personalidade...! ehehehehe Abraço!

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  11. DeanM24 de janeiro de 2017 às 06:18

    You have certainly been busy, what with another blog and all. Impressive work as always.

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    1. Rog24 de janeiro de 2017 às 07:39

      Thanks Dean for your kind words :) I have always enjoyed dystopian books and movies, this is my chance to enact a 3D novel ;) Cheers!

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  12. Ian Dury25 de janeiro de 2017 às 13:00

    Great pictures as always - I am always envious of your figures and pictures! - and what a great idea for a 'what if' scenario...

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    1. Rog25 de janeiro de 2017 às 16:46

      Thank you so much for your kind words Ian :D Cheers!!

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  13. Paul Howes28 de janeiro de 2017 às 16:14

    Congratulations on this first post on your new Blog.The figures I like very much.BB

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    1. Rog29 de janeiro de 2017 às 06:21

      Thanks Beano, for your visit! :D I´m glad you enjoyed this little fantasy - more figs are on the way!! Cheers!

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