Off the Workbench: 28mm Marian Wars

Completed group of eight fighters

Its been a while since I last did some figures for my Marian Wars collection but with a number of boxes of Conquistadors & Landschneckts sitting under my workbench - I feel the urge to get moving on these.

For those not aware the Marian Wars ran from 1568 to 1573 and was a period of conflict which followed the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her escape from Lochleven Castle in May 1568. Those who ruled in the name of her infant son James VI fought against the supporters of the Queen, who was exiled in England. Edinburgh Castle, which was garrisoned in her name, became the focus of the conflict and surrendered only after an English intervention in May 1573. 

Two Musketeers

Most of these figures are Wargames Atlantic Conquistadors, who come with a wide range of alternative weapons options, including pikes / spears, muskets, crossbows and swords & bucklers. Two figures are mash-ups of Warlord Games ECW and Wargames Atlantic Conquistadors.

Another view of the musketeers, the one on the right is a Warlord Games ECW figure with head,
arms & weapons replaced by Wargames Atlantic options,
this figure also needs to have a sword added to it to finish it off correctly!

The remaining six figures are five pike / spear men and a sword and buckler man. All figures were undercoated in white and then painted with a mixture of speed and regular paints with suitable ink washes added prior to a matt varnish.

Pikemen and Swordsman! Figure front right is a Warlord Games armoured ECW figure with head, arms and weapon swapped out for Wargames Atlantic alternatives

Hopefully more to come next week, if I get around to doing these. Also on the workbench are some Warlord Games Epic TYW Swedes, currently just waiting to be based!

Same again but with the rear rank moved forwards.