Well I have worked a small window in to my free time to complete some figures I had been on my workbench and I also found time to start work on some more additions to the Elizabethan Collections...
So the bulk of the figures completed this week are actually reworks of old models I purchased from Steve Cast many years ago, you saw some of these previously and you may remember that they were originally part of my Wars of the Rose collection.
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| More reworks of Steve's old figures |
Anyway, these have now been rebased and repainted, converting them from consolidated bases of five figures into individual figures on 20mm disk bases.
I have additionally ensured that the base colours on the figures all tie into the rest of my Elizabethan Irish collection - in essence the yellowing cloth colour is being standardised to the old Citadel 'Bubonic Brown' tone.
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| Two right hand figures have had highlights to their coloured tunics, all have had their base colour standardised |
I've mixed in varied hair colours and added some detail to some of the tunics that the little fellas are wearing as illustrations I have seen show they were highlighted in white.
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| Individual bases and more variation to hair colours, two figures to the left are Gallowglass |
One of the figures is a standard bearer and I have to make up a flag for him. Another of the players is a mounted leader.
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| Mounted Irish Leader |
So, along with the original figures sourced from Steve are another two Wargames Atlantic plastic Irishmen, these have been made pretty much out of the box. One armed with a shield and Shillelagh (wooden club) whilst the other has a shield, sword, spear and helmet. the helmet is from the Gripping Beast Saxons Box - he's obviously a wealthier warrior!
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| Wargames Atlantic plastic figures |
Finally is a preview of the next batch of figures I'll be working on, 50/50 Wargames Foundry and Dixons.
The Wargames foundry figures are from their Elizabethan and Sea Dog ranges, previously discussed here - nice characterful, chunky figures.
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| The Foundry figures purchased from eBay |
The Dixons figures are from their '28mm Flodden' range, very nice figures indeed, however, I suspect these are a re-branding of their old 28mm range and as such are smaller than most others in the collection.
They are more comparable with the Perry's figures I have for the Irish than the Wargames Foundry figures.
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| Dixons figures, Pikemen, Billhooks and a Highlander, fabulously detailed and proportioned figures but 25mm, not 28mm in my opinion. |
That said as there are only a few they may well fit in OK when fully painted.
The figures are Scots Infantry from Flodden, plus a gun and crew. Every Reiver family should have have a 'Little Friend' to say hello to, a la Al Pachino in Scarface!
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| Say Hello Boys! |
