Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Dux Bellorum 5 Pictish skirmishers

Here are some Pict archers for Dux Bellorum ,again almost finished at the end of the challenge, finally done now.  They're a skirmish option in Dux Bellorum, so they'll be in units of four,I  need to come up with a couple more figures, well three more as a spare Pict leader has snucked in as he was finished, he might well get press ganged into a Welsh army in the future.
The figures are primarily Black tree design with additional unknown Ebay types to make up the numbers.




14 x figures not quite enough for four units of four,plus one is going to go off and start another army but I intend to insert some additional Celtic archers from a somewhat later period and hope no one notices ( they'll be in the background, out of focus, it'll be fine!)
I've got some more Dux Bellorum lined up together with various other periods and I really need to get some Romans done! Next up probably wont be hairy psychopaths from the Celtic fringe,probably!
All the best Iain 
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  1. Ed M15 April 2020 at 14:40

    Very Dark Age: worthy of Bran Mak Morn--even if there might be a few celtic types among them here and there.

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 18:16

      Thanks Ed! Had to look him up, looks interesting!
      Best Iain

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  2. Norm15 April 2020 at 14:51

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    1. Norm15 April 2020 at 21:36

      Nice and useful across a number of armies. (in my above post I thought the guy en the left had lost his hand in photo 2 ... but photo 4 reveals all :-) )

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    2. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 18:19

      Thanks Norm! Oh and I've checked and in Dux Bellorum the table size for 28mm figures is down as 1200mm x 900mm, although that was for 60mm bases and mine are 120mm, we played on about 1200mm x 1200mm or 4' x 4' in old money!
      Best Iain

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  3. Jonathan Freitag15 April 2020 at 15:51

    Good work! "In the background, out of focus" will come in handy for some of my projects too. Very funny!

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:22

      Thanks Jonathan! I'm sure we all have some useful figures that fall into this category!
      Best Iain

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  4. Michael Awdry15 April 2020 at 18:34

    Splendid work Iain.

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  5. Phil15 April 2020 at 19:33

    Lovely skirmishers, well done!

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  6. Michal DwarfCrypt15 April 2020 at 20:18

    Fantastic work!

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  7. Cyrus15 April 2020 at 22:55

    Nice skirmishers!

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  8. Suber15 April 2020 at 23:07

    I really like the way these came out :)

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  9. DeanM15 April 2020 at 23:09

    Nice additions to your Picts, Iain.

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  10. Lawrence H16 April 2020 at 01:08

    Very nice work again on these Iain. A Welsh army, now there's an idea.

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:26

      Thanks Lawrence! Yes I've decided to do all of the early period armies, Pagan English, Romano British, Late Roman, Picts, Irish and Welsh, should be fun!
      Best Iain

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  11. Fitz-Badger16 April 2020 at 01:20

    Nice work!
    And fairly generic figures that could work in many "dark ages"/"ancients" armies, methinks.

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:27

      Thanks Fitz! I'm with you on that!
      Best Iain

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  12. Matt Crump16 April 2020 at 08:30

    Nice work Iain have played Dux B a few times but found it a bit static perhaps I should have another look ?

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:28

      Thanks Matt! Only had one go, I think it could do with the odd house rule but there are definitely bits I like, you might find something useful you can bolt onto existing rules?
      Best Iain

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  13. Dmitry Svidlo16 April 2020 at 15:48

    Good work on bowmen, Iain. Real rascals :)

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:29

      Thanks Dmitry! Rascals are a good way of describing them!
      Best Iain

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  14. Dai16 April 2020 at 23:46

    Annoying stinging flies of any force. Good stuff mate!

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  15. rross17 April 2020 at 00:19

    Great work again Iain...hope to see all these new troops in action on the tabletop very soon!

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:31

      Thanks Keith! Now it would be wouldn't it?
      Best Iain

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  16. Stew17 April 2020 at 03:18

    Every army needs some disposable fodder I mean skirmishers. Nicely done. 😀

    One dark age warrior looks like the next one, so I’m sure it’ll be fine.

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:32

      Thanks Stew! Exactly, could be a monkey playing a trumpet, no one will ever notice!
      Best Iain

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    2. Stew24 April 2020 at 02:36

      You crack me up. 😀

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  17. Gonsalvo18 April 2020 at 03:05

    A few Pict men... good job!

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  18. Ronin18 April 2020 at 13:20

    Run over them with arrows and overwhelm them with an impetuous charge!
    Nice job lain.

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  19. Aly Morrison18 April 2020 at 15:01

    Very nice Iain...
    I am currently reading through Dux Bellorum... I’m finding it quite tempting.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:34

      Thanks Aly! Go on give in, its only yet another period, it will make nice change!
      Best Iain

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  20. 'Lee.19 April 2020 at 09:04

    Nicely done as usual Iain.

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  21. Zabadak19 April 2020 at 13:39

    Being a couple of figures short is a pain but these do look good and once more very useful across many eras.

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    1. caveadsum147119 April 2020 at 20:35

      Thanks Joe! Yes not massively period specific, in a good way!
      Best Iain

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  22. Dave Stone20 April 2020 at 12:01

    Great looking models Iain, I think only button counters will notice the difference in time periods, so you'll be safe with me !

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    1. caveadsum147124 April 2020 at 10:49

      Thanks Dave! I think I'll get away with it!
      Best Iain

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