On the Workbench

First up the Perry Miniature Highlanders from their Sudan Range which I am painting as the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders:

 

And it was only a matter of time before I traveled to Dark Age Britain since I received for Christmas a copy of the excellent rules Dux Bellorum!  Miniatures are Aelle and Standard bearer from Musketeer Miniatures which are available from Gripping Beast. 

 

 

Finished Highland Clansmen Unit

I can't believe I forgot to post the first unit of finished Highland clansmen from Warlord Games!  Bases are wood 60mm x 60mm from Litko and mounted for the game Victory Without Quarter.

Architects of War

I have to give a big shout out the the hobby store site Architects of War.  Wow . . . talk about great service.

I ordered the miniatures Sunday night online, free shipping in the USA for orders over $50 and bam - they were here Wednesday!

 

Taunting Highland Clansman

An exclusive bonus figure comes with the Warlord Games Highland Clansmen boxed set - the "Taunting Highlander"!  Since Victory without Quarter uses markers, I thought this would be an excellent +1 morale for Scottish units or a -1 for other units.

"Good Lord man!  Now that is permanently seared into my memory!"

Little did Angus know, but the local Church of Scotland representative was going to smack his hindquarters with his sword.

More Highlander Clansmen!

While painting units for my English Civil War project, I've been painting 3 to 5 Highlander Clansmen at the same time.  I am mounting them for Victory Without Quarter and decided that 5 to a stand with 3 stands per unit would give the "right" feel for my rowdy ancestors.  Stands are 60mm x 60mm plywood from Litko.

The figures are from Warlord Games and are cleanly cast and a pleasure to paint.  Each figure has an "unique" personality and are nicely animated.

An excellent source for kilt tartan patterns (and a bunch of other cool stuff) is the excellent blog Project Auldearn 1645.  The flag that is carried came from the site.

I didn't notice until I looked at the above picture that I accidentally swiped some dark brown on the sock of the bagpiper when I was painting the sand on the base.  Well, it's hardly noticeable and I will not be trying to fix it!

Only 5 figures to go and the unit will be complete.  Instead of starting another unit while I paint them, I'm just going to finish up these 5.  I'm planning on having 2 Clansmen units so another 15 after that!