The blame for this project must be laid squarely at the door of 'Vauban and Shandy' blog Vauban and Shandy - Flanders Garden Wargaming (shandyandvauban.blogspot.com) for getting my juices flowing for large scale ECW wargaming .
The figures are 54mm by 'A Call to Arms', here being cleaned up and glued temporarily to card for undercoating and painting . Pleasingly they are in suitable restrained postures (well with a couple of exceptions ) suitable for gaming .
I was lucky enough to get a deal from an 'on line' Model shop and got one of each of their boxes , they do a Command , Pikemen , Artillery crew , Field Gun , 2 boxes of Musketeers and 2 Cavalry . I've also ordered some more odds and sods from Ebay to bolster my forces .
The next question was - which rules !? , I have decided on 'The Pikeman's Lament' it is designed for small actions/skirmishes which will be the main tabletop games portrayed in Borsetshire . It is based on the successful 'Lion Rampant' system which I have played a lot and like , they also have 10 scenarios which is very useful .
I also have a few Irregular 54mm which match very well with the plastics and I will probably use as personalities - here we see Sir Brianne Aldridge talking to his game keeper Thomas Forreste . I hope to get a couple of small forces sorted out and try the rules out soon .
Oddly I have a box with the remaining unpainted recruits from an abandoned 16thC Irish venture. Pay the postage and they're yours!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the offer , however I think as mercenaries their cost would outweigh their use : )
DeleteGreat figures and loads of fun ahead!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to painting them up .
DeleteOooh... are these going to be shiny toy soldiers, or gritty grubby fellows? The guy charging waving his sword was always my least favourite...but chopped about he makes a good casualty figure.
ReplyDeleteToy Soldier glossy finish for these , Yes that chap and the drinking pikeman are a bit duff but the rest are okay .
DeleteThose do look nice - God save the King!
ReplyDeleteYes for large scale plastics they are very good indeed .
DeleteThe Irregular figures really do match well with the ACTA pieces. They will make excellent personality figures. Gloss is the right choice, I look forward to seeing them finished!
ReplyDeleteYes I think the larger scale figures look best high gloss toy soldier look .
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