Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Irish/Flodden Highlanders 2

So continuing on from the Analogue challenge I have 21 Irish or Highlanders for Flodden.  They are a mix of Perry ,Old Glory( which I got off of ebay the seller kindly included extra ones he'd chopped the heads off of I have replaced these with spare Perry plastic Ansar heads)and some old re purposed Ral Partha Vikings. They seemed nearly done on the last day of the challenge but clearly I was well off!
To be fair even though I'm no longer working I've had less painting time than when I do work as I'm seemingly repainting lots of the house before digging for victory in the garden!






There will be some more for this project to add to the ones done in the challenge. 
So not Romans but maybe soon after various other bits and bobs.
The flag carrier is waiting for all this quarantine stuff to blow over and then I will resize and print a flag from Ray's extensive Flodden flag collection over on his excellent Don't throw a 1 ! Blog.
I'm currently working on converting plastic Ansars to kerns and plastic gripping beast plastic Vikings and Perry medieval French infantry to gallowglass, bashed together you get a nice axe, chainmail/padded look with the right helmet.
Until then probably more Picts!

All the best
Iain
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  1. Zabadak8 April 2020 at 12:15

    Another very useful looking group of 'peasant' types and even with the few equipped with helmets, they should be very versatile.
    I do like the scruffy look you managed , without detracting from the fiugre or losing their detail. Swopped heads are a good idea too and I can't spot them !

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 20:24

      Thanks Joe! Yes they can cover a nice range of periods!
      Best Iain

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  2. Norm8 April 2020 at 12:31

    Another bunch which are also very characterful. The ‘useful’ tub of spare perry / warlord heads / weapons are a rich source of easy conversion.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:04

      Thanks Norm! Yes all those plastic spares come in useful!
      Best Iain

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  3. Oli8 April 2020 at 12:33

    A great mix of figures Iain and I like the fact you have stuck to saffron for the léine, these look excellent!

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:05

      Thanks Oli! The saffron seems to work pretty well!
      Best Iain

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  4. Jonathan Freitag8 April 2020 at 13:25

    A scruffy lot enhanced by a mix of manufacturers. Good to see you remain well getting in some full scale house painting.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:06

      Thanks Jonathan! The mix of manufactures does seem to work and I've certainly kept busy around the house!
      Best Iain

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  5. Michael Awdry8 April 2020 at 13:55

    Cracking job Iain, although I am sorry to hear that progress has been slow on the hobby front. I know what you mean about there being an endless stream of jobs to get done before painting.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:07

      Thanks Michael! Yes the days seem full!
      Best Iain

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  6. Pat Smith Silver Whistle Blog.8 April 2020 at 13:55

    Wonderful collection of figures Iain and a great idea with the Ansars for conversion work.
    Watch your back with all that digging.
    Pat.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:08

      Thanks Pat! Your not wrong I've been off the tools for some years now, I dug three holes and had to have a day to recover!
      Best Iain

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  7. Dave Stone8 April 2020 at 14:20

    Excellent additions Iain, sorry to hear about the lack of hobby time, hopefully this will increase for you

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:09

      Thanks Dave! It's not so bad,it's just it seems everyone else has more time!
      Best Iain

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  8. DeanM8 April 2020 at 17:34

    Great looking warriors, Iain. I do like Gallowglass guys.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:10

      Thanks Dean! Very characterful aren't they?
      Best Iain

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  9. nundanket8 April 2020 at 18:46

    Nice hairy bunch of hooligans. The Sassenachs should see them off though.

    Good to know you’re putting patriotic duty first Iain and growing your own. I’m doing my bit my encouraging the live in gardener to plant more salad.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:11

      Thanks a lot! Well done you, I hope she's listening?
      Best Iain

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  10. Cyrus8 April 2020 at 23:37

    Excellent troops they look suitably wild and hairy!

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  11. Lawrence H9 April 2020 at 01:05

    Lovely work Iain. You definitely are on a wild and woolly theme. I know what you mean about less time for painting, as I got far more done when everyone else was occupied with work and weekend pursuits.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:12

      Thanks Lawrence! It's the promise of more time that doesn't materialise that gets you!
      Best Iain

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  12. Paul Scrivens-Smith9 April 2020 at 01:24

    Nice work Iain

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  13. Fitz-Badger9 April 2020 at 03:48

    Great bunch of Highlanders! I always think they're good to have in one's forces whenever possible, and the bagpiper is a must! Nice work!

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:13

      Thanks Fitz! Always good to have a piper!
      Best Iain

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  14. Stew9 April 2020 at 05:28

    It’s crazy how house projects seem to spring up suddenly when supposedly you have more free time...
    Still, 21 well painted miniatures is a great haul. Nice job! 😀
    Hard to believe you just had a bunch of spare heads just lying around....

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:15

      Thanks Stew! All those plastic sets tend to have spare heads and arms, always good to have a bits box!
      Best Iain

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  15. Ronin9 April 2020 at 09:28

    beautiful figures. I also took them from the Perry range. I can't wait to paint them

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:32

      Thanks Ronin! I look forward to seeing them!
      Best Iain

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  16. Dmitry Svidlo9 April 2020 at 16:44

    Very nice reinforcement Iain!

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  17. Gonsalvo9 April 2020 at 22:13

    Nice variety of figures, none of which I'd want to meet in a dark alley!

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  18. Suber9 April 2020 at 23:30

    They are nice, you are making some noticeable progress on this kind of units, I love how they look.

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    1. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:34

      Thanks Suber! Celtic psychopaths a speciality!
      Best Iain

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  19. rross10 April 2020 at 12:47

    A great bunch full of character and variety Iain.

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  20. caveadsum147112 April 2020 at 21:13

    Thanks Michal!
    Best Iain

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  21. Dai16 April 2020 at 21:39

    Loads of cool detail and character in these! 21 is an impressive tally too!

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