It's been a while since I posted any painting projects , partly due to me not doing much painting and house renovations/decorating . However I've had these figures in store for quite awhile , they are to be my new army for 'Lion Rampant' - Islemen consisting of 2 Men at Arms groups , 2 Fierce Warbands and an Archer unit . First up is one of the Fierce Warbands representing the mercenary Gallowglas employed by the Lord of the Isles . They are a mixture of 28mm Perry Miniatures Irish and Antediluvian Miniatures .
Here's another view of the warband - I need to paint up another one in the future .
One of the two Men at Arms groups these are from Antediluvian Miniatures .
The second of the Men at Arms groups with the Lord of the Isles himself - again Antediluvian Miniatures . They have based these figures of the Lewis Chessmen - a set of chess pieces carved in ivory in the early 12th century .
I hope to get the remaining units done in the next week or so - real life permitting .
A beautiful job of painting Tony! Very well done! Quite interesting about the Lewis Chessmen. I recently purchased some Russian flat plastic figures based on the Bayeux Tapestry! Amazing that these ancient items can still inspire figures for us to enjoy all these years later!
ReplyDeleteThank you , been a bit since I painted any 28mm figures
DeleteVery nice work on these Islemen. I remember having a set of the Lewis Chessmen that you made with rubber molds and plaster of paris - when I was around ten or twelve years old IE early-mid 70's.
ReplyDeleteI do like how he has used them as a model for some of the figures .
DeleteGreat figures (especially the King) and fantastic painting Tony
ReplyDeleteThanks , yes I do like the King - full of character ! .
Delete's math a rinn thu!
ReplyDeleteYou don't want to be on the wrong side of this lot!
Hopefully they will perform so on the tabletop !
DeleteAntediluvian make splendid figures and you have certainly done them justice.
ReplyDeleteThey do a strange mix of figures , but all very nice .
DeleteGood looking fellas. I like the way you have made them 'uniform', but not.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Luckily there is not a lot of info on everyday military dress for this period - the Irish/Scots seem to have been keen on saffron/yellow tunics etc .
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