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Offline Big Martin Back

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2019, 09:04:44 AM »
Interesting to see the comments on "By The Sword Divided". I can be spotted (uniquely, I believe) fighting on both sides in the siege scenes if you actually freeze the action at the right points.
Tutenes, Atque Cujus Exercitus?

Offline Paul Richardson

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2019, 10:31:23 AM »
Funny, but I was growing up in Newcastle at the time The Borderers must have been first aired, and I've never heard of it. I'll have to look it up.

Offline mweaver

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2019, 01:35:20 AM »
Big Martin Back: "Interesting to see the comments on "By The Sword Divided". I can be spotted (uniquely, I believe) fighting on both sides in the siege scenes if you actually freeze the action at the right points."

I have always heard the old story of families sending sons off to fight on both sides of a civil war so either way, the family has some protection.  You seem to have taken that concept to a new height!

Never heard of this show - I'll have to look into it.  Thanks for mentioning it.

-Michael

Offline tuco74

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2019, 08:57:58 AM »
Can anybody recommend a 28mm range for Border Reivers? My interest has been piqued!

Offline Sandinista

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2019, 09:04:35 AM »
Reiver Castings are quite nice, on sale here https://www.paintinghistory.co.uk/border-reiver

Offline tuco74

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2019, 09:05:42 AM »

Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2019, 09:07:15 AM »
Can anybody recommend a 28mm range for Border Reivers? My interest has been piqued!

Thistle & rose have the old Vendel line, but are being sold by email only
Timeline do the old Monolith Reviers (big and chunky, but characterful)
TAG have a few sets in their Tudor range
D'Arlo (selling through Colonel Bills) do some
Reiver miniatures did some (small and thin compared to the others)
Wargames Foundry Swashbucklers are also handy.

Foundry, Vendel & D'Arlo should all mix well. Monolith are bigger, but I've seen a fair few folks mix with Foundry (might need to cut Monolith figures off their puddle bases). TAG are a little shorter, but should mix ok if using thin booster bases. Or just as slightly shorter folks
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Offline tuco74

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2019, 09:29:28 AM »
Thistle & rose have the old Vendel line, but are being sold by email only
Timeline do the old Monolith Reviers (big and chunky, but characterful)
TAG have a few sets in their Tudor range
D'Arlo (selling through Colonel Bills) do some
Reiver miniatures did some (small and thin compared to the others)
Wargames Foundry Swashbucklers are also handy.

Foundry, Vendel & D'Arlo should all mix well. Monolith are bigger, but I've seen a fair few folks mix with Foundry (might need to cut Monolith figures off their puddle bases). TAG are a little shorter, but should mix ok if using thin booster bases. Or just as slightly shorter folks

Very useful, thanks. Not heard the phrase 'puddle bases' before but it's very apt!

Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2019, 10:09:16 AM »
I stole it from someone else lol - I'll try to sort you out a size comparison photo later...

Offline Cat

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2019, 04:37:37 PM »
Reiver Castings are quite nice, on sale here https://www.paintinghistory.co.uk/border-reiver

Ahh, that's where the old Outpost range went.  I may want to get more of those.  Got a batch ages ago and they are great.

Offline Will Bailie

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2019, 05:19:43 PM »
Can anybody recommend a 28mm range for Border Reivers? My interest has been piqued!

If you are interested in slightly bigger figures, Perry has a range o 40mm Reivers:

https://www.perry-miniatures.com/index.php?cPath=23_42_44&osCsid=54klfu7vdan5vv7r3j2ssmu9m0

Offline tuco74

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2019, 09:09:33 AM »
If you are interested in slightly bigger figures, Perry has a range o 40mm Reivers:

https://www.perry-miniatures.com/index.php?cPath=23_42_44&osCsid=54klfu7vdan5vv7r3j2ssmu9m0

They're very nice actually, thanks.

Offline Atheling

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2019, 10:33:27 AM »
They're very nice actually, thanks.

One of the oft overlooked yet beautifully sculpted Perry ranges IMHO.

Offline NickNascati

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2019, 12:24:08 PM »
tuco,

         I'm using the ex-Vendel range from Thistle and Rose.  Nice, slightly old school figures.

Offline Metternich

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Re: "The Borderers", tv series
« Reply #29 on: November 26, 2019, 10:31:39 PM »
You could consider adding in a few of the Eureka Portuguese conquistadors too, especially their sword and buckler set and the officer.  Full of character, and the somewhat ragged appearance of some of them could do well for Broken Men or less prosperous tennants.  Also potentially useful are some of their Spanish conquistador cavalry (but avoid the barded horses).  Eureka's figures mix well size-wise with Wargames Foundry Swashbucklers.

https://eurekaminusa.com/collections/conquistadores-28mm-portuguese/products/100por08

https://eurekaminusa.com/collections/conquistadores-28mm-portuguese/products/100por03

https://eurekaminusa.com/collections/conquistadores-28mm-spanish