Don's Border Reivers in 40mm

[Metternich]

Just amazing how many different characters you have created in 40mm.  You have sufficient for some good raiding and cattle theft !

[DonVoss]

So, the first playtest for the Border Reivers happend last week on sunday.
And probably bigger then on the Do or Dice convention in the end of April....

We played with some heavily houseruled Disposable Heroes rules... with the card activation inspired by Donnybrooke.
Each player got a gang with 6-7 minis. The minis had to be grouped around a central flag marker. Each Border Reivers in the Gang could do his own thing: grab a sheep, fire a crossbow and so...
And for every succesful action you got victory points.

So I had to gamemaster there are not too many pics, sorry....

Here is were the game started..



And with a little bit more light.



First turns. The 3 scotts starat moving to the central Bastle House wich was manned by one of the english players.



Its quite on the grave yard...



At some point the scot players found the two ladders I had placed on the battlefield.



In the Bastelhouse fierce hand to hand fights break out.



So. Thats it for now with the Border Reivers. Perhaps I will add a few things in the upcoming days....

When you are around in Northern Germany in the end of April you have the cahnce to game this at the "Do or Dice" Convention in Rendsburg...

Cheers,
Don

[Rogerc]

Loving watching this take shape, I ahve my own 28mm Reiver collection but ths makes me wish I had hung onto the 40mm I bought then sold as there were not enough varients. Well done.

[DintheDin]

Very nice table setup! So beautiful landscape and buildings! 
Must have been a very exciting game! Cheers!

[MiniPigs]

Okay...here are some more reivers....

Converted two Perry-models in new poses and other weapons....big swords.





And with some paint.




Third from the right is a Foundry figure.

Cheers,
Don

Wait...Foundry's Sea Dogs range mixes in with the Perry Border Reivers?

[NurgleHH]

Wonderful table, had a look in Rendsburg. So much details, self-sculpted animals. A pleasure to watch. Rendsburg is always a pleasure, because Don is presenting his treasures. The rest is also great.

[Friends of General Haig]

A fabulous collection.  Looks so good in 40mm. Fabulous modelling.

[Captain Blood]

Wait...Foundry's Sea Dogs range mixes in with the Perry Border Reivers?

In bulk / stature, yes. In height, not quite. If you read the thread from the beginning, you will see that Don has inserted extra length into the legs with cunning conversions, to raise the 28mm figures up to the same height as the 40mm Perry figures.

That said, I’m always surprised when I see 40mm figures in the hand, that they’re really not THAT much bigger than 28mm figures. Particularly when many 28mm figures, including some of the larger ‘character’ figures Mike Owen sculpted for Foundry’s Sea Dogs range, are actually a lot more like 32mm - 35mm in reality 

[gamer Mac]

Missed this the first time round and I thought it deserved a fresh outing
Stunning work all round