A quick batch of 11 x 28mm Elizabethan Border Ruffians, I found these lurking in the 'to do' pile and after doing the Irish last week it seemed a natural progression to get these guys completed as well.
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| Finished group of figures |
I believe that these figures are from the Reiver 'Flodden' range, so arguably a little early for the core Border Reiver period, however I'll use them as low status garrison troops or town guards etc.
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| Halberds at the ready |
All of them are in leather jacks, with various degrees of chain mail and helmets present to give additional protection. All are in some kind of 'hose' rather than trousers - which seems to be the give away regarding exact period that they are from, however a number are also in riding boots and a couple are in bonnets that give them the Border Ruffian look and feel.
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| Some grim agricultural tools in use |
As ever, I undercoated these in white and then allied various layers of paint to build up the base colours before using ink washes to highlight and shade as needed.
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| Guys with Bills |
The weapons that they carry look pretty grim, a number of Halberds / Bills plus some pretty fierce looking agricultural tools converted to military use!
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| Two more of the little guys |
All sealed with matt varnish and a fine sand and electrostatic grass finish to the bases
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| More agricultural weapons and a spear |
