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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Silent Invader on June 07, 2022, 06:57:02 PM
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P.1 Project plan
P.1 WIP minis: 12 Scots plus markers for cattle, sheep, goods, etc
P.2 Bonnet colour discussion (but see also p.17)
P.3 Finished minis: 12 Scots plus markers for cattle, sheep, goods, etc
P.4 Blackhouse with fold - WIP
P.7 Field
P.7 Log bridge
P.8 WIP minis: 12 more Scots conversions
P.9 Finished terrain
P.10 Finished minis: 12 more Scots
P.12 WIP minis : Galbraith Axes
P.12 WIP minis: 22 more Scots conversions
P.13 More cottages wip
P.14 Cottages ready for painting
P.14 Backdrop
P.15 Finished village
P.15 Village with backdrop
P.16 Bagpiper conversions
P.17 Finished minis: 24 more Scots
P.17 Bonnet colour (paints used)
P.18 More buildings, Scottish Village by Hudson & Allen
P.18 Game report
P.19 command & artillery conversions
P.20 village expansion WIP
P.20 more minis WIP
P.21 artillery & crews prepped for painting
P.21 many finished figures / units
P.22 TPL rule for Scots Lancers
P.22 More units prepped for painting
P.23 more buildings almost finished
P.23 Finished Crofts
P.24 More finished artillery plus dragoons & shotte
P.24 Forlorn Hope conversions wip
P.26 Tower House progress
P.27 Tower House roof window WIP
P.28 Tower House perimeter wall progress
P.28 TH wall fitted
P.28 Three more units finished (FH, pike, shotte)
P.29 Tower House WIP update including wall sculpting
P.29 Tower House WIP, adding grass banks, more stonework, etc
P.30 Tower house stonework wip
P.30 Tower house flagstones/logs
P.30 Tower House rocky plinth
P.31 Tower house plaster to ground surfaces
P.31 Tower House construction finished
P.32 Tower house primed
P.33 Tower House core painting
P.34 Tower House finished (20 images)
P.35 Tower House with village (15 images)
Another new project! Well, sort of
Bonnie Scotland
This one, set roughly 1640 to 1680, is an adjunct to my 'Not so Merry England' ECW project:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=116169.0 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=116169.0)
I'd pondered adding some Scots to my armies but also fancied smaller scale games centred on theft, blackmail, plunder, rustling, kidnap and plain-old murder. When I saw the Scottish conversions by Abku Iskander:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=136631.0 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=136631.0)
and then by Captain Blood:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=130330.375 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=130330.375)
.. I hived off some of the exquisite Bloody Miniatures for what will be a mid/late 17thC escapade of Scottish Lowland grudge settling.
Obvs I'm hoping that in due course there will be some official Bloody Miniatures Scots, but to be getting on I've converted 12. A few surplus Bicorne or Renegade minis have donated lower legs to facilitate the replacement of cavalry boots with shoes plus a few plastic feathers from Perry kits, but other than that they're made from BM parts.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622174018.jpeg)
The following were a lot of fun to make. Being so characterful to start with, it was especially important that the conversions didn't detract.
First Clan:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171641-556382416.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171642-556392289.jpeg)
Second Clan:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171642-556411662.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171642-556402228.jpeg)
As can be seen, each Clan - names yet to be decided - is starting off with 6 minis, comprised as follows:
1 x sword and dirk
2 x sword and pistol
3 x sword and musket
I have to wait until Fathers Day for the latest release, which I suspect will offer up more characters for inclusion (I'd quite like a couple of archers and axe men).
In addition to the men, I have a couple of Highland Cattle and 8 Soay Sheep by Warbases ?
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171505-556362267.jpeg)
?. plus loot worthy of being stolen...
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171505-55637429.jpeg)
With regard to terrain, obvs I can use much if not all of that from the English project plus features like rocky outcrops. To kick off the Scottish terrain I'll probably make a small farm like that in Rob Roy (the Liam Neeson movie), gradually adding to it with more cottages in the style of 'black houses' to accumulate a hamlet, etc (for which Elk101 and OSHIROmodelterrain have provided much useful advice).
The Rob Roy croft isn't original, it being built in Scotland for the movie:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171504-556341214.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171504-55627583.jpeg)
Another consideration is Leanach Cottage at the Culloden Battlefield, though the 'bump out'was a later addition:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171504-55635393.jpeg)
I'm perhaps playing a bit loose with time and place as Rob Roy is set in 1713 with Leanach Cottage believed to date from the early 18thC, and both are set in the Highlands rather than the Lowlands. That said, I've yet to read anything that will make them out of place.
It could be a couple of weeks before these first 12 minis are painted, as I have some units of Wookies to finish first. When I do paint them I'm going for a mixture of plaid blankets, plus a mixture of bonnet colours (though some will be blue in case the whole lot find themselves becoming a unit for an ECW game).
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This is wonderful :-* :-* :-*
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Fabulous project, will be watching this with interest.
May I suggest Clan Destine, Clan K and whatever the gaelic is for Cave Bear? :D
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Excellent conversions, looking forward to following this project (as with all your projects) :)
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Wonderful work with the green stuff, SI 👍.
Very much looking forward to seeing how your project develops.
If I might humbly suggest some reading then The Heather and the Gale by Ronald Williams gives a very atmospheric background to the Campbell / MacDonald background to Montrose’s campaign.
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Bold conversions Steve :)
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These look brilliant. Can't wait to see what you do with them!
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Cracking conversions!
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If it’s the Lowlands, you might consider a small herd of these:
https://www.eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_131&products_id=13590
And for your clans.
https://www.eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_731&products_id=9949
https://www.eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_731&products_id=9948
https://www.eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_731&products_id=9948
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Unfortunately those Eureka chaps are rather slight. Great range though,I did consider them for my own Montrose project, alas moved on to a mate.
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Many thanks for all the comments and the interest is always appreciated. :)
Hopefully my painting will be worthy of the figures (there are a lot of folds in the plaid, which might be a challenge).
@CM
Hmm I don't think I'll be going for Clan K! But I do really like the Eureka minis - a nice selection of clothing types and action poses - but as Guy observes I'm afraid they'll be too small as Bloody Miniatures are on the larger side. Such a shame (and likely the same with the animals). Eureka are nicely sculpted minis so if it wasn't for the size they'd be a perfect fit for the project. :'(
@FOGH
The book recommendation is appreciated, thank you. I've added it to the list. 8)
@CB
Ha Richard, I did feel some trepidation in taking the scalpel to your lovingly created masterpieces but the possibilities for such distinctive Scots are too much to resist. 8)
More soon, including on rules.
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Superb conversions, very much looking forward to seeing the plaid >:D lol
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talented folk on this forum - brilliant work in all respects.
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Thanks very much chaps
very much looking forward to seeing the plaid >:D lol
Me too. It's the painting before that I fear. :o
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Now this is a project worth following. :-* :-*
As for all of yours... :D lol
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Very impressive, look forward to seeing them painted as well as the archers/axemen you mention.
Cheers
Tony
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Very impressive, look forward to seeing them painted as well as the archers/axemen you mention.
Cheers
Tony
+1to the above and also: Following with interest!
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Now this is a project worth following. :-* :-*
As for all of yours... :D lol
Thanks Rui - and you're too kind!!
Very impressive, look forward to seeing them painted as well as the archers/axemen you mention.
+1to the above and also: Following with interest!
Thanks Tony and FF. I've now set aside another 12 of the figures for phase 2, which will include 2 x Bows and 2 x Lochaber Axes. Though as I flit between projects it could be a while before I convert them.
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Nice conversions and a great project. Scotland makes for a brilliant setting during the British Civil Wars 8)
Very much looking forward to seeing more.
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Cheers Darrell. Painting has now started.
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Cheers Darrell. Painting has now started.
Excellent, I'm looking forward to seeing the results 8)
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I’m still not finished reading your other ECW project, but I’m really impressed and very eager to watch this one grow. :-*
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Thanks. :)
It's kind of a dual-function project as I''ll be able to band all the Scot's together for bigger ECW games. I've also identified quite a few more candidates from the Bloody Miniatures range.
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Great work with the grenstuff. I'm watching and learning on that as I'm pretty inexperienced with the stuff. Inspiring.
Look forward to seeing what you do with these with some paint.
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Great work with the grenstuff. I'm watching and learning on that as I'm pretty inexperienced with the stuff. Inspiring.
Look forward to seeing what you do with these with some paint.
The plaid scares me a tad - I've been studying your excellent paint jobs :)
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The plaid scares me a tad
You are not alone in that.
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You are not alone in that.
Yep, plaid/tartan has always been very difficult to get right as I feel you have to almost be impressionistic with it.
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Bonnet colours: typically blue but I’ve also read of pale grey and seen images of rustic colours such as brown green.
As I'll likely use for the ECW as well, and likely on either side, should I just stick with blue or mix in some greys as well.
Btw, the minis from both sides are dressed in similar rustic colours while their plaid blankets aren't of a common pattern. Painted one side with blue bonnets and the other grey would differentiate them on the table but would that be too prescriptive?
Informed thoughts appreciated 8)
EDIT:
I've now started painting them and have gone for a mix within units of base colours:
Dark Prussian Blue
Flat Blue
Luftwaffe Uniform WW2
EDIT2:
All change! See later post ;)
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Hi SI,
On blue bonnets, I get the impression that ‘blue’ was pretty universal - it was the fashion for bonnets to be blue, irrespective of who you were fighting for. Which blue is the million dollar question :D ! Classic wargamer approach is to reach for the first blue you see on the paint rack and use Flat Blue, say. IMHO I think this colour would be difficult to produce, especially for the rank and file. I like to go for more natural shades. I suspect there was a variety of blues in reality as there would have been many, many producers, and each would have their own dye recipe. My personal choice is typically something between Vallejo Field Blue and Vallejo Dark Pale Blue. I think a RAF blue would also work. I might go Flat Blue for an officer type.
Hope this helps 👍
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Surely there has to be at least one in a red dominant tartan with a bright orange wig poking out beneath?
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On blue bonnets, I get the impression that ‘blue’ was pretty universal - it was the fashion for bonnets to be blue, irrespective of who you were fighting for. Which blue is the million dollar question :D ! Classic wargamer approach is to reach for the first blue you see on the paint rack and use Flat Blue, say. IMHO I think this colour would be difficult to produce, especially for the rank and file. I like to go for more natural shades. I suspect there was a variety of blues in reality as there would have been many, many producers, and each would have their own dye recipe. My personal choice is typically something between Vallejo Field Blue and Vallejo Dark Pale Blue. I think a RAF blue would also work. I might go Flat Blue for an officer type.
This is extremely helpful, thank you very much. I've used the colours you've suggested as a guide, as within each unit I want a mix of three shades of bonnet.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-050722101908.jpeg)
And what they look like under the lamp:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-050722102541.jpeg)
These are the block colours so they will darken off with a wash then lighten with a couple of highlights.
Again, thank you :)
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Hi SI
Glad the suggestion was useful. I love the colours you have used and that variety looks awesome. I think I will have to invest in some new blues :D
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Cracking information Friends of General Haig, and very interesting; my colour for bonnets is/was Luftwaffe uniform blue, because it has a faded grey tone, your colours seem to be pretty close to my minds eye :). Now I’ve derailed SI’s excellent thread …
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Glad the suggestion was useful. I love the colours you have used and that variety looks awesome. I think I will have to invest in some new blues :D
Thanks again FOGH! You really did help me out of a bind. The Flat Blue just didn't look right with the softer tones I'm using for the rest of the clothing - quite garish in comparison - and your recommendation of Field Blue positioned me in a much better starting point on the Vallejo colour chart. :)
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Cracking information Friends of General Haig, and very interesting; my colour for bonnets is/was Luftwaffe uniform blue, because it has a faded grey tone, your colours seem to be pretty close to my minds eye :). Now I’ve derailed SI’s excellent thread …
This is no derailment Guy! :D
If I had a fourth bonnet colour I'm sure it'd be Luftwaffe Uniform WWII. It's the only one of my original three colours that I'd still use.
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Very helpful. Those choices look right and my undercoated Scots just moved a step closer to the painting desk :)
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Very helpful. Those choices look right and my undercoated Scots just moved a step closer to the painting desk :)
It’s always good to see more Scots 8)
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The "blue" of the Blue Bonnets was, from surviving examples and contemporary paintings and portraits quite varied. Every shade and tint of blue, some more like grey, a few more earthy almost khaki. The richer clansmen, officers and gentlemen (and probably cavalrymen who could afford their own horse) the darker the blue.
So the rank and file would be every "blue" on your paint rack with, as already said, the greyish shades like RAF & Luftwaffe blues being most common with some more faded (to grey) and some darker. Officers and the richer clansmen might be distinguished by darker shades to midnight blue for the upper class.
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Thanks D, that's also very useful 8)
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It's taken a while but I've finished the first 12 Scots. It was quite the learning experience, with me finally settling on the lighter shades for the bonnets (there are actually three shades, derivatives of each of Luftwaffe World War II, Field Blue and French Mirage Blue, though it transpires they all look quite similar in the photos).
The following photos are somewhat of a compromise as they were taken with my phone, albeit they have been adjusted for exposure and brightness.
The 12 figures are nominally in 2 units of 6, though apart from an under base marking there's nothing to distinguish between the two 'sides'.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-130822090425-561261094.jpeg)
The plaid was an interesting first time exercise; after various more complex approaches I decided to simplify the patterns and tone back brightness so as not to overwhelm the minis.
The Bloody Miniatures are a joy to paint, and while these are all conversions that is no slight on the original sculpts/casts, as it is much more fun to customise a quality mini than a poor one.
Some closeups:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-130822090425-56124521.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-130822093529.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-130822090424-561181777.jpeg)
And lastly my favourites:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-130822090425-56123758.jpeg)
I've also completed the markers for livestock and goods (all worth stealing). There are actually 4 bases of sheep but one was so out of focus that I edited it out of the image.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-130822090505-561282448.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-130822090504-561271479.jpeg)
I also have a couple of simple handcarts to finish, probably to be loaded with turnips.
The next probably 12 minis will likely include a couple of archers though I will hold off on pole weapons until the relevant accessories park is available from Bloody Miniatures.
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Brilliant work. Each one being unique :-*
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Gorgeous work on those, very skilled conversions.
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Lovely :)
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Top job on those, lovely 👍
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Lovely work. :-* :-*
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Nice conversions Steve, and well painted :-*
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Excellent stuff Steve.
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Lovely figures!
The cattle were bred by the victorians to bring the brown/ginger colour to prominence. The original colour was more commonly black - like Aberdeen Angus.
Bit nivver mind 'at....'at's some bonnie beasts yiv got air in a' lol
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Thanks all :D
The cattle were bred by the victorians to bring the brown/ginger colour to prominence. The original colour was more commonly black - like Aberdeen Angus.
Fascinating*: I had no idea. The thing is, my wife loves the ginger beasties so even if I had known, ginger is what they'd still be ;D
*Bloody Victorians, interfering with Scottish history.
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Lovely work :-*
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Great looking Scots, SI 👍. I really like the colours you’ve used for the bonnets and the ‘hodden grey’.
Fascinating stuff about the Heilan Coos. :o Will have to paint my next lot black!
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Braw work!
Certain feathers worn by clansmen have meaning and are not just for decoration. These are the feathers of the golden eagle. A clan chief displays 3, a chieftain 2 and an armigerous clansman 1 so denoting their rank. The feathers are worn tucked and secured behind the clan or personal badge of the wearer. However, some argue this is a later invented tradition. Most clansmen might wear other feathers or field signs, possibly the most famous is the the White Cockade (rosette or knot of ribbon or cloth) of the Jacobites in the '45. Other signs used were "sprigs" - bunches of particular flowers, leaves or twigs denoted friend from foe. It is recorded that the dead at Culloden were identified by the sprigs. Clans fought on both sides.
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Excellent conversions and painting.
Cheers
Tony
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Thanks folks. :D
@D
Interesting info about the feathers, which was all new to me, thank you (I'd added them as decoration as I doubt I'll make a final decision on leaders until I've made many, many more).
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Better a feather or two in yer cap than a bee in yer bonnet. Fabulous work and interesting stuff about the eagle feathers and rank.
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Many thanks! :D
So I have figures, I have stuff to steal, now I just need somewhere to steal them from ..
I mentioned on page 1 that I planned a blackhouse and - based on the cottage in the Rob Roy movie but without chimney - I've started working up one with a turf roof and an attached fold.
Construction is from rough plaster blocks, into which I'll etch and carve for more variation.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-150822184550-561482324.jpeg)
With man and beast for scale:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-150822184550-56149249.jpeg)
Also planned is a small ploughed field (rigg and furrow).
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Posh!
Two rooms. People in one, beasts in the other. - the better to stay warm in winter (or in scotland summer too!)
If you google sheiling you'll get some good plans. And think of three or four of them strung out up a Glen and you're there. Glen Ey, near Inverey up the Dee from Braemar has a few and was the stomping ground of The Black Colonel, John Farquharson, a Jacobite, a cattle thief and a rogue every bit as interesting as Rob Roy. Worth a google !
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Thanks for your interest in the project :)
Yes indeed, in due course a few more buildings will be in order.
As it happens I've passed through Inverey quite a few times, including on foot in a blizzard as I retreated back to Braemar. I haven't explored south of there though, as my various trips took me north via the Linn.
I haven't been to Braemar Castle in a long, long time and Farquharson had completely slipped my mind, so the reminder is very much appreciated. 8)
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What a great project SI! :-*
What rules will you use/concoct?
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That's a very good question. ;D
I'm in the throes of writing-up "Rampantly Small Skirmish".
From the preamble;
These Rampantly Small Skirmish (RSS) rules are for RPG-lite wargames set around 1650; they are an adaptation of The Pikeman’s Lament (TPL) rules, which are from the Rampant stable of games by Daniel Mersey et al.
RSS is to be read in conjunction with the TPL rulebook, a copy of which will be required as its standard rules will apply unless varied herein or if common sense dictates otherwise. Page references are to the TPL rulebook.
The conceptual change is from a game of units to a game of single figures. In effect, each TPL unit is represented by one figure. Where TPL references "unit" for RSS this should generally be read and appropriately interpreted as "figure". Similarly, where TPL references "Officer" for RSS this should generally be read and appropriately interpreted as "Leader", a title more appropriate to the type of scenario expected to be played.
I've desk-topped the various revisions and additions but I've yet to test them. Hopefully soon.
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Great new project! The tartans were not "uniform" in the sense they are thought of today as clan patterns. So, feel free to mix and match and experiment with colors that look good.
Mike Demana
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The tartans were not "uniform" in the sense they are thought of today as clan patterns. So, feel free to mix and match and experiment with colors that look good.
Thanks.
As I mentioned earlier, the plaid was an interesting exercise. After experiments with brighter and more complex patterns I found that I prefer simpler patterns of duller colours. Also, although the 12 figures are in 2 units of 6, apart from an under base marking there's nothing to distinguish between the two 'sides': in a couple of cases opposing minis have the same plaid, so there isn't the uniformity associated with a clan tartan. Yes in a single unit there are a couple of plaids the same but I figure folks will have bought from the same weaver/trader but each unit of 6 actually has 4 different patterns/colours.
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I’ve desk-topped the various revisions and additions but I’ve yet to test them…. Hopefully soon.
Sounds great. i knew you'd have something up your sleeve. :)
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Sounds great. i knew you'd have something up your sleeve. :)
:D
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Great project, love the minis!
I’m interested in how you get the rough stone blocks for your Croft….are they a simple casting or shop bought like that please?
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Thanks
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I’m interested in how you get the rough stone blocks for your Croft….are they a simple casting or shop bought like that please?
They're a DIY thing ;)
I have a tub of pre-mixed repair plaster that is spread onto cling film laid over an old baking tray, indented with ‘snap’ lines, then sun-dried:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-160822110759-561571500.jpeg)
Once set, the slab is broken up into the smaller bricks/blocks:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-160822110759-561561367.jpeg)
As it's plaster, once roughly glued (I use exterior grade PVA) into the desired shape it can be carved, etched, filled, etc.
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That is very clever SI !
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Fantastic idea and great results! Thanks for that, must give it a try myself!
Very clever.
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Thanks chaps :)
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A bit more progress: stones tweaked, tops levelled, roof soleplate fitted, inside lined with PVA and kitchen paper:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-160822210353-56158632.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-160822210354-56159980.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-160822210354-561602259.jpeg)
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Looking great SI! That is going to be an awesome piece.
Interesting process to make those bricks. The indented "snap lines" are cut in after pouring or after it's cured?
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It's quite a rough firm plaster that is premixed. I just slap it onto the tray, indent the lines, then let it cure.
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I’ll be nicking that idea!
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Good to hear :D
The cottage build proceeds onwards and, quite literally, upwards.
After much thought, I decided - perhaps controversially - to add a chimney. Less controversially, I blocked in the side and rear windows, and added an extra window to the front.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-170822192044.jpeg)
Why the chimney? In due course I'd like a hamlet and every hamlet needs an elder, in this case the Tacksman who is landlord to the other residents. Obviously being a big man he needs a better house, so he gets a chimney. As the chimney is evidence of additional wealth, he's worth robbing.
Also, I mentioned previously that I planned a house based on that in the Rob Roy movie and this is closer to that, albeit smaller.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-070622171504-556341214.jpeg)
Btw, the gable wall is presently oversized as it will be cut back to meet the roof line.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-170822193236.jpeg)
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Wonderful, Steve. A lot of work and talent in it as always. Again an eye-candy. Hope to make some games on all these new (over three years) boards. Maybe you should do the BLAM alone in your local pub.
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Good progress. I do like the way you explain the thought process, it's really interesting.
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Good progress. I do like the way you explain the thought process, it's really interesting.
I just look at the pictures :D
Looking good Stevie ;D
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Wonderful, Steve. A lot of work and talent in it as always. Again an eye-candy. Hope to make some games on all these new (over three years) boards. Maybe you should do the BLAM alone in your local pub.
It's a nice thought Dirk but my local doesn't have a function room :D
The last 3 years have slipped by and I've been nowhere near as productive as I should have been. Though I think I am - finally - starting to focus on particular interests. Lol
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Good progress. I do like the way you explain the thought process, it's really interesting.
Thanks Steve. As someone who I ask a lot of questions of, you know this well ;)
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I just look at the pictures :D
Looking good Stevie ;D
Thanks Nick. Mostly I write the words for me. :D
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The window and door holes have been backfilled for their fittings and the structure of the roof is on.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-180822144322.jpeg)
When the glue holding the sand has gone off, I’ll trim the roof structure then add a thin layer of filler for the substance of the turves.
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And I'm done for today. I've got as far as laying the filler onto the roof as the basis for the turves.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-180822173057.jpeg)
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That’s looking excellent, the coo-beasties will feel right at home there :)
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That is gorgeous Steve,just bloody wonderful :-*
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That's looking very cool. What a great cottage. :-*
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What a piece of art!
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Thanks all for the feedback :D
It's no coincidence that the last couple of days I've been DIYing and as the tub of plaster was out .... ;D
the coo-beasties will feel right at home there :)
Well coo-beastie was a new one on me that I had to Google, which also turned up this phrase:
"Wee Hieland coo beastie"
Now that's imaginative expression! 8) :D
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Lovely stuff 8)
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Thank you :D
At the mo it's too hot for DIY but not too hot for hobby, so a little more progress ....this time from the back which I haven't shown for a while:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-190822105410.jpeg)
All that's left to be done:
1) More sand to base
2) Fit shutters, doors and gate
3) Add milliput lip to base
4) Paint
5) Foliage (including grass to roof)
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Top class work rewards all that patience laying individual stones 👍
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Looking great. :-* :-* :-*
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Indeed, that’s a rather handsome dwelling.
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Thanks all. :D
Last picture from me today*, showing the final layer of sand. Which is scattered onto dilute PVA then dabbed with dilute PVA to build up the undulations.
I've also started on a small veggie patch - I'm not completely sold on it so will see how it comes along. (I'll be adding a milliput edge so the finished item will be a more organic shape)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-190822171119.jpeg)
*as I will likely make more of these for a hamlet, the photo references are very useful
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Do they grow vegetables in Scotland? Does anyone eat them?
Keen to see how the turf roof comes out.
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Looks great! I like texturing with PVA and sand or even just fine flocking material. It adds a layer of "3D" to MDF buildings and makes scratch-built ones "pop," so to speak.
Mike Demana
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Thanks chaps. :)
I'm also intrigued how the turf roof will turn out as I've not made one before. If it looks fine I'll probably make two bases each of two simpler houses (no chimneys!) to complete the hamlet.
On the meantime, here's the house and field finished to pre-paint stage:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-210822170055-56199372.jpeg)
Some close ups of the house (I've already re-flocked and over-sprayed the tree):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-210822170055-562002251.jpeg)
And given that the fancy stone bridge that's on my boards (it lifts off) won't do for the poorer parts of Scotland, I've started on a tree-trunk option. The image shows the finished stone bridge and the WIP wooden alternative:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-210822170054-561981040.jpeg)
I've also found some larch and spruce trees, which can be based up to go alongside the oak, birch and rowan I already have.
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Great progress :)
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That's looking really good.
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A Tacksman's house rather than that of a really poor humblie perhaps?
He's not so well off that a turn of the laird's fortunes won't send him tumbling back to down the social ladder. But he's responsible for keeping an eye on the folk in the Glen on behalf o his lordship and so befits a slightly better hoose.
Perhaps he charges a penny for those using the bridge.
In the veggie patch - Neeps and tatties of course!
But in any case.....a lovely piece of wargames scenery
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Thanks chaps - all very much appreciated
:D
A Tacksman's house rather than that of a really poor humblie perhaps?
He's not so well off that a turn of the laird's fortunes won't send him tumbling back to down the social ladder. But he's responsible for keeping an eye on the folk in the Glen on behalf o his lordship and so befits a slightly better hoose.
Perhaps he charges a penny for those using the bridge.
That's all very useable back story! 8)
Tbh before I started this small project I'd not heard of a Tacksman but it really is an interesting role including - from what I've read - the providing/leading of a contingent of fighting men.
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Log Bridge (which lifts out as an alternate to my stone version) is prepped for painting;
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-220822154832.jpeg)
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On a bit of a terrain splurge at the mo, so have made some progress with the cottage (shieling).
All that remains to be done is the turfing to roof and ground.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-061022125127.jpeg)
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I really like the stone work - I’m getting the impression of lichen and moss covered stone. 👍
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Looking excellent now :-*
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Looking grand!
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Nice. :-* :-*
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These look fantastic how did you paint the stone?
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I really like the stone work - I’m getting the impression of lichen and moss covered stone. 👍
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All the better for attracting moss troopers albeit the Highlands are a bit off their beaten path. :)
Nicely done.
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That’s looking splendid, the hamlet should be very impressive :-*
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That's fantastic work! It really looks the part.
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Thanks all. Comments very much appreciated. I'm not sure that I'll get round to turfing it today as presently have the GS out, converting another 12 Scots. This latest group will include boys with slings, ladies with farm implements, men with axes, men with bows, plus a couple more muskets and pistols.
Regarding the painting of the cottage stone, it's a simple approach. The following colours are all Vallejo though for the bulk of them I actually use matched pots from the local DIY shed.
Base coat - chocolate brown
Heavy dry brush - sky grey
Light dry brush - 75% off white 25% sky grey
Washes - various dilute greens from Yellow Green to darker ones such as Russian uniform WWII
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Lovely :-*
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Cheers Guy
Meanwhile, more minis have been converted.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-101022151833-56583501.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-101022151833-565841459.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-101022151833-565852129.jpeg)
The two slingers are from a Bicorne and a Renegade mini, both being examples that are significantly smaller and so work well as boys. I'm not sure that the Bicorne figure (formerly an artillery man with a bucket) was by Nick Collier but the other (formerly a pike man at port) certainly was, as the NRC initials were etched into the base.
Btw, I absolutely love the size differences worked into the Bloody Miniatures range: tall ones, short ones, slim ones, stout ones, etc.
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That's some very impressive conversion work there. You're going to have quite the collection by the end. Lovely stuff.
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Nice job on those 👍
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I agree- really impressive.
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Thanks all.
Obvs it's far easier to convert a great mini than it is to convert a mediocre one :)
I hope to have them painted before the end of the month.
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Lovely conversions. :-* :-*
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Fab conversions - I especially like the bowmen and slingers 👍.
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That's some very impressive conversion work there. You're going to have quite the collection by the end. Lovely stuff.
They are really, really impressive conversions. It's certainly going to be a spectacular collection! :-*
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Great continuation :)
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It's a pleasure to find one of your threads and read through it from start to somewhere in the middle :D, lovely stuff. :o
Cheers
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Apologies for missing these last couple of replies: my belated thanks for the comments.
In the meantime, I've finished the Croft (I think at this time more correctly called a Shieling) and and "run rig" field of planting (legumes or some such).
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-271022082048-56706209.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-271022082048-567071547.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-271022082048-567051212.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-271022082047-567041384.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-271022082047-567032096.jpeg)
The next terrain item for this project will probably be a pair of smaller houses on a shared base, with the aim in due course of maybe a 5 house hamlet.
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Excellent work there Steve. Reminds me of the crofts in the Rob Roy film.
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That's absolutely lovely, what a fantastic piece of terrain.
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Top notch work Steve. I love the turf roof. :-*
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wonderful modelling.
'run rig' - guess that's where the name of the Scottish band comes from.
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Thanks all. In the next few days I'll hopefully set up a board with the entirety of Scottish terrain elements. At some point I do need to add some levels to the table - sections of foam angled for slopes, so the table can represent a steepish valley side. In my head I have some lovely imagery of coming through an elevated narrow mountain pass in the Five Sisters of Kintail and seeing a remote, lush and wide valley spread out before me.
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Beautifully done, you crofty bugger. :D
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:D
Here are the mountain pass and valley I was referencing:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-271022102628-5671064.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-271022102628-567112381.jpeg)
The photos were taken by me 30+ years ago and while I know we were staying in Morvich, I can't quite pinpoint the actual glen that we walked to. The hike was 25/30 miles which for much of the time was on our lonesome (though in the valley a couple of Tornadoes did shriek over at extremely low level, somewhat disturbing the peace lol).
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Lovely scenery,both on the tabletop and in nature 8)
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Just found this, brilliant work.
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That house is fantastic.
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Great job. :-* :-* :-*
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Grand job there. Very nice.
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Thanks folks.
I've set the table up with the entirety (so far) of my Scottish terrain - in reality, most of it is generic pieces that suit a multitude of projects. This would have been for a game of rustling, robbing and revenging that I would have hosted today had the flu not intervened to wipe me out. :'(
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-281022084345-56712102.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-281022084345-56714525.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-281022084345-567151776.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-281022084345-567161988.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-281022084346-56717307.jpeg)
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That's a nice table too!
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Brilliant thread! Outstanding conversion work and that table is amazing!
It was interesting to learn about the significance of eagle feathers in denoting rank. 👍
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Looks great Steve. ;D
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Thanks all :)
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That's a beautiful table.
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Very nice :)
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Absolutely bloody lovely.
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Really love your table.
Thanks for sharing.
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Superb! :-*
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Gorgeous :-*
One day lol
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Fabulous looking terrain. 👍
Hope that you’re feeling better soon.
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Fine looking table!
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Thanks all :D
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The 12 Scots (11 conversions) are now finished, 10 by Bloody and the 2 slinger boys I believe by Bicorne.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-161122113502-56908112.jpeg)
After seeing the first batch of 12 minis on the table top, I decided to repaint 1/2 of the bonnets in mid-blue, so that they are more readily distinguishable from their opponents in grey-blue.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-161122113501-569071553.jpeg)
And group shots of both bands so far (24 in total):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/56/2031-161122113501-569061318.jpeg)
Very much looking forward to the release of the official Bloody Scots!
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Splendid :)
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Very nice indeed
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Outstanding :-*
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Look excellent, thanks for posting. The lady with the billhook is an impressive conversion to my eyes
Cheers
Tony
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They look grand 👍
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They look excellent, you should be very pleased with them.
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Thanks chaps - very much appreciated :)
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Wonderful collection of Scottish rabble. :D
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Great conversions and painting. :-* :-*
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Fabulous work on thise, SI 👍.
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Thanks all - they're very much a labour of love
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Splendid Steve.
I’m aiming to get the ‘official’ Bloody Scots onto the webstore by the end of today, so you’ll be able to increase your clans still further ;)
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I’m aiming to get the ‘official’ Bloody Scots onto the webstore by the end of today, so you’ll be able to increase your clans still further ;)
I'm not sure what the Scottish equivalent is but: Huzzah!!! :D
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I’m not sure what the Scottish equivalent is but…. Huzzah!!! :D
Mostly likely a call to procreation with a distinctly sectarian tone. ;)
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I’m aiming to get the ‘official’ Bloody Scots onto the webstore by the end of today, so you’ll be able to increase your clans still further ;)
My order has now arrived and they are awesome.
FWIW I've worked out that from the entire Bloody range (ie, including these new arrivals) of 80 miniatures I can reasonably make a good 60 into Scots. Result. The 20 left will find their way into my English Army.
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Not much progress for a while but I'm now putting together another 22 minis, which when painted will allow me to field two clans each comprising of:
2 leaders
6 melee troops with swords and pistols
6 shooters with muskets
6 pole weapons
I'd originally envisioned playing with a modified Pikemans Lament but I now think a suitably adapted NMBH would be even better, so am giving thought to that.
Here's the basic assembly of the new Galbraith Axe minis - though a few need some GS. The odd blanket, cap, sword belt, thumb, etc
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/59/2031-220823175037.jpeg)
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Splendid, Looking forward to seeing them coloured in... :)
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Thanks - a few more to make before I reach the painting stage but a game with them gets ever closer 8)
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That’s a nice sized skirmish force Steve.
I have 24 Bloody Scots of my own that can add to the numbers for a game, if desired.
I think PL might work better for such loose skirmish bands, whereas Billhooks leans towards more formed units, but very happy to try either.
:)
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Good job, I look forward to the rest. :)
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Some is better than none :)
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Thanks all
I have 24 Bloody Scots of my own that can add to the numbers for a game, if desired.
I think PL might work better for such loose skirmish bands, whereas Billhooks leans towards more formed units, but very happy to try either.
That'll be a lot of Bloody Miniatures Scots 8)
On reflection you are 100% right, PL would be much better for facings etc though I can't deny I'd quite like to try some revisions, such as 1 dice per figure (rather than the 12 or 6 process), 1" unit separation rather than 3", and the turn not ending on one unit's activation failure. lol
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Nice to see this progressing.
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Thanks Steve
This latest batch has 22 minis in it, many of which will need some greenstuff. Btw, when I started this project I decided that I wanted all my Scots to be wearing shoes, not boots, thus a fair few have had their lower legs replaced with amputations donated by other Nick Collier ECW minis.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/59/2031-250823184341.jpeg)
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Well it's taken me exactly a month to apply the greenstuff, but I'm finally there. To be fair to me, on the hobby front I've been distracted by lots more WOTR, finishing writing up The Clansmen Lament (which includes new unit types), and have even been dabbling in some Chinese martial artists.
My light and dark blue bonnets denote two different clans for small games, whereas all can be combined into one army for bigger affairs. By the by, no two minis in the project are the same, though I do match the weapon allocations between light blue and dark blue.
This batch comprises 22 minis, all bar one of which have been converted in some way. With the 24 already painted, these will give me 46, which will be enough for a game. That said, I already have another 38 casts that are allocated to units and so are ready to start, and in October the Bloody Cavalry will be released (and I plan to convert 12 of those) meaning that before the end of the year I'll probably have 46 finished and 50 WIP.
Herewith the GSed minis, which is a useful reference for me to know what came from where.
And describing them per my The Clansmen Lament unit types, Fierce Men:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-220923121306-601111288.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-220923121305-601091287.jpeg)
Gunnes with a couple of elite Laird’s Finest (leaders):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-220923121306-601121180.jpeg)
More of the Laird's Finest:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-220923121306-601131005.jpeg)
And here they are in amongst their respective clans, awaiting the paint brush:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-220923121643-601141028.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-220923121643-601141028.jpeg)
The old men, women and boys are the Clamjamfry, though I need to repaint the men for grey hair. I also need Bloody Miniatures to complete a few more releases before I can add units of Cuddie Riders and Braw Lads. ;) :D
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I’m going as fast as I can Steve lol
Some nice conversions in there :)
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I’m going as fast as I can Steve lol
Some nice conversions in there :)
Lol
And thanks :D
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Great job 8)
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Great conversions Steve. :-* :-* :-*
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lovely skilled work on those conversions / green-stuff additions.
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Amazing work. ;)
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Thanks all - comments much appreciated
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I took advantage of the recent Fogou sale to buy 3 of his Rectangular Stone Blackhouse. These will accompany my own cottage and comprise secondary residences. They are excellent.
For variation, I'll probably add a window to one, two windows to the second and perhaps add two windows and a chimney to the third.
I also like the thatched effect and given I'm setting my game in the Tayside locality, I don't think it's out of place. I expect I'll remove the turf from my house and similarly thatch it using milliput.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-250923161511-601271628.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-250923161511-601302097.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-250923161511-60131862.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-250923161512-601321477.jpeg)
And here's the village mocked up with a backdrop I've ordered. The photo was taken by me a couple of years ago and is from the ascent of Ben Lawers, just north of Loch Tay.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-250923161512-601331316.png)
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You have been busy with those bothies! That's more cottaging than George Michael and Alan Jones put together!
Really nice builds, looking forward to seeing it all together.
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Thanks but I can't claim to have made the small cottages, they're by Fogou 8)
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I expect I’ll remove the turf from my house and similarly thatch it using milliput.
Just an opinion but i dont think you should do it. It gives some variety to your vilage and it looks great. A previously built house wich didnt changed the roof.
And if you are still not happy with it you can send it to Portugal and do another... ;) :D
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Agreed. Having a turfed example adds to the whole rather than detracts from it. The unifying factor is going to be the stonework anyway.
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All very good points, thank you both 8)
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A little update with basic work on the base:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-260923152304-60142634.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-260923152304-601431023.jpeg)
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Nice work.....and you're not even done yet!
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I am relieved to know I'm not the only one who buys MDF place mats by the score and then hacks them up as bases. At least I'm well beyond the stage where my wife asks 'what are those for?'
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The three cottages have had their windows drilled out and the structure added for chimneys. I'll probably GS the detail tomorrow.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-260923201143.jpeg)
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Lum's n windaes 'n a'?
Gye funcy!
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Lum's n windaes 'n a'?
Gye funcy!
I guess that translates a "they're a bit posh" ? :D
I know I'm undoubtedly over-doing it, but I can't help but be a little bit "movie set" :o
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Progress continues with the base having had a smoothing of plaster:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-270923120218-601492337.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-270923120217-601461508.jpeg)
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Posh yes, remember to model a key box on the front door for the Air BnB crowd lol lol
Lovely models ...I'm sure you'll do them proud. Look forward to seeing the results!
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I detest those key boxes - when a whole lane is fitted with them it's a sad sight to behold.
Anyways .. after great advice not to thatch my own build, I stripped off the flock and started thatching it ...
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-270923172721.jpeg)
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Buildings now kitted out and fitted to base.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-290923091108-60179490.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-290923091108-601801101.jpeg)
Next step will be to add more sand, more rocks, maybe a tree, and a ‘fringe’ of milliput to the base. The fringe will enable the two terrain bases to lock together.
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Next stop the paint shop!
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-290923164439-601912199.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-290923164439-601902280.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-290923164439-601892449.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-290923164439-601882235.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-290923164438-601872126.jpeg)
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They look terrific. ;D
Looking forward to seeing them coloured in :-*
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Nice. :-* :-*
And you made me ordering some stuff from Fogou. :D
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Thanks guys
Nice. :-* :-*
And you made me ordering some stuff from Fogou. :D
I hope you didn't miss their sale :)
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And sprayed Halfords Camo Brown to bring it all together.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-300923103404.jpeg)
Though I'll need to add a fine dusting of sand to a few of the smoother areas of milliput.
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I hope you didn’t miss their sale :)
I did unfortunatelly. :(
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Looking great already 8)
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Sorry to hear that Rui and thanks Richard
Another part of the project completed - the backdrop (measuring 100 cm x 50 cm)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-031023203026-6021147.jpeg)
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Very nice indeed.
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All looks great Steve 8)
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Marvellous ;D
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Indeed. Looking good. I am curious as to where a 100X50cm shortbread tin was obtained. :)
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Thanks chaps :D
I am curious as to where a 100X50cm shortbread tin was obtained. :)
lol
It's one of my photos I had printed as a poster, then glued and trimmed to a stretched canvas.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-051023084520-602122017.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-051023084520-602141869.jpeg)
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Always best to use your own photographs,looks excellent.
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Gorgeous photo! You sir are a polymath!
Should have known. Shortbread or toffee would always have a stag, a piper or an enormous fucking thistle in there somewhere.
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Thanks chaps :)
And I've now finished the addition to the village.
The two tiles, combined:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-081023164855-602321709.jpeg)
The re-roofed Big House:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-081023164856-602372077.jpeg)
And atmospheric shots:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-081023164856-6023898.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-081023164856-602391007.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-081023164856-60240268.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-081023164925-602421523.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-081023165241.jpeg)
In due course I might add a third tile of cottages but for now I need to get back on with the 22 minis that are half finished. Though in other exciting news (to me, anyway ;)), I've worked out how to turn two of the Bloody Miniatures into bagpipers, but more on that another time.
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They look terrific. :-*
But where’s the backdrop? :)
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Ah the backdrop. Good question. As these are just progress shots I left it out so as not to distract. Clearly a mistake. :D
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Brilliant...
....but we want the backdrop too! :D
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The village looks great. :-* :-*
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Lovely work! I've been enjoying perusing the posts and seeing the progress! Can't wait to see games getting played on it.
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Lovely! :-* :-*
There's only one road though. Shouldn't there be a high road and a low road?
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Most excellent!
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I'm sure I've visited that village...cracking work.
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Splendid ;)
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Thanks all - your comments are appreciated
:D
....but we want the backdrop too! :D
I'll see what I can do ;)
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So, a quick tableau.
The first 5 images are unedited, though some have been cropped to size
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-091023114208-602511761.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-091023114207-60243169.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-091023114207-60250597.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-091023114208-60252876.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-091023114208-602531676.jpeg)
This final picture, taken adjacent to the backdrop to show the general layout, has been edited to remove a radiator against one wall
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-091023114438.jpeg)
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They look terrific. :-*
What makes them really work is some of the grass colours in the backdrop match the colour of your flock, making it look very real. ;D
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bloomin' heck, fantastic. :-*
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Thanks chaps. I'm very pleased with the result.
What makes them really work is some of the grass colours in the backdrop match the colour of your flock, making it look very real. ;D
Am also very pleased with the suitability of the picture for the backdrop. Obvs I didn't take the photo with this use in mind so I was very fortunate to have it.
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But you aren't ruling out the possibility that you re-turfed a large-ish section of some Scottish glen with a view to matching your flock?
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But you aren't ruling out the possibility that you re-turfed a large-ish section of some Scottish glen with a view to matching your flock?
:D
No comment!
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A fine piece of real estate indeed.
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Thank you :)
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Blooming heck Steve that looks perfect. Hard to tell it's not a real shot.
I really like seeing your foam and hill shaping, you do such a great job on the underlying forms to make them roll like real ground. I liked your bore board too.
Cheers
Matt
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Thanks Matt, appreciated. :)
In the meantime, I've converted a couple more Bloody Miniatures into bagpipers.
The piper arms are from Anvil Industry. The legs below the knee are from the Bicorne and Renegade ranges, as I wanted shoes and the original minis were in boots.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-141023111812.jpeg)
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Great work.
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Really like what you’ve done with buildings, they could be used from Bannockburn, upto and beyond Culloden.
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Love the pipers. :)
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Grand job on the piper. Nice!
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Wow, really convincing sculpts! Well done!
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Thanks all. :)
The pipers are now in the painting queue
Really like what you’ve done with buildings, they could be used from Bannockburn, upto and beyond Culloden.
Yes the Fogou buildings are a great resource. I am very pleased with them.
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Absolutely stunning work
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Thank you Steve :)
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Well is taken almost exactly a year but I've now finished 24 more of the Scots, giving me 48 in total (though 6 of these are villagers).
These latest 24 are added to 18 of the previously painted minis, to make complete units (of 6 or 12 depending which rules and how deployed).
As before, there's an even mix of grey-blue bonnets and mid-blue bonnets, enabling me to play them as two warring clans, or I can just mix them all up for bigger units for the ECW or as TYW mercenaries.
From left to right, each comprises three more close combat troops, a bagpiper for the command unit, and two more gunners:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151338-604831758.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151339-60484729.jpeg)
Also finished are five more each with axe and additional commander with feather(s) in bonnet:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151339-604852138.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151339-604861490.jpeg)
Here's the lot together, including the 24 previously painted, as one combined force (not my favourite photo as there's still a bit of shine as given the weather the varnish has yet to fully go off):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151339-604872111.jpeg)
TBH I've lost track of how many are conversions and to what extent, but in case there's interest I've picked out the following to show the start and end of a few of the figures:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151408-6049231.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151408-60491914.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151408-604901411.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151408-604891229.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-291023151407-604881592.jpeg)
In terms of what comes next:
- I'm waiting on some additions to the village, which should expand it nicely
- I've decided to park painting my other projects (so many) and get the Scots production line into full swing; the next batch will comprise 12 cavalry, 12 more muskets, 12 more close combat and maybe 6 more command
- The aforementioned command present a problem as they'll include a couple of bannermen and I want something that is clan-oriented rather than National or Regimental; suggestions would be appreciated as I'm struggling to find appropriate flags (I'm not using real clan names, so I'm looking for inspiration rather than something to replicate)
- Play a test game of ECW/TYW Pikeman's Lament or a test game of my own derivation for clan war, The Clansmen Lament
Thanks for looking
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Those are remarkable transformations. I think I will have to get some of those spare heads...
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Great conversion on those minis 😎
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Truly spectacular ;D :-*
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Cracking stuff 8)
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It’s quite a project Steve. They’ve turned out well :)
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Excellent in all ways!
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What a great project. As one of them, I heartily approve.
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Wow!! :-* :-* :-*
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Fabulous work!
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Thanks all for your comments. All greatly appreciated. :)
As one of them, I heartily approve.
This pleases me very much :D
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Those really are jolly spiffing! Can I ask what colour(s) you used for the grey-blue bonnets as I rather suspect that is probably a lot closer to the actual thing than any of the "brighter" blues I've seen fellow gamers use over the years? (Apologies if the recipe is hidden somewhere in the thread - I can go and hunt for it, if necessary!)
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Hi and thanks :D
Bonnet colours have been discussed but in a number of places and in a number of ways so it?s a good idea to crystallise the colours once and for all!
The process I use is to paint the bonnet in the base colour, cover with a dark brown wash, then repaint in the base colour but leaving shadows, before highlighting by mixing increasing amounts of Vallejo Game Colour Off White with the base colour. With this process in mind, the two Vallejo Model Colours I use for the base colour are:
Field Blue or Flat Blue
Hope that helps.
Edit : as of March 2025 I decided to change all the darker blue bonnets to the faded blue
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The latest aquisition for the project, the three pieces by Hudson & Allen (from Vatican Enterprises) that comprise their Scottish Village:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-311023223101-605262002.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-311023223102-605302012.jpeg)
These will be based up like the other pieces, and I shall probably rework the roofs with milliput so that all of the buildings match.
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Awesome! Can I ask, did you get them direct from Vatican Enterprises recently?
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Awesome! Can I ask, did you get them direct from Vatican Enterprises recently?
I did :)
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Awesome, good to know he is still in business and they are still available - his website doesn't inspire confidence!
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Quite the settlement you’re building. ;D
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Awesome, good to know he is still in business and they are still available - his website doesn't inspire confidence!
Drop him an email and if he has what you want it might work out. I found him very reasonable and reliable to deal with. My package was sent via the postal system, being delivered here by Royal Mail. Postage cost was about 30% of the order but I very much wanted the buildings. I also expected to incur import charges on delivery but it didn't happen.
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Quite the settlement you’re building. ;D
It's an estate agents dream :D
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Soon it will be a town... ;) :D
Its looking great.
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lol and thank you Rui
I?ve now seen the Any Scale version. It?s not as finessed but with a modified roof and perhaps accompanied on a tile by another of the Fogou models, they'd add an interesting 8th and 9th houses to the village :D
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-021123090444.jpeg)
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It’s an estate agents dream :D
Most definitely, it looks like a sought after location with delightful rural views. ;) :D
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It's certainly a step up from Clune Park or Easterhouse. lol
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Just caught up on your progress so far and thoroughly enjoyed the discussion and thought process.
Bonnets appear to be wool, dyed originally with woad and laterly indigo. This gives some lovely shade variations on a central colour although I couldn't see any significant colour difference between the 2 dyes. Presumably Indigo is either cheaper and easier to obtain and work or it's more colourfast.
Your black houses look superb, the painted purchased ones match your original build closely although I think I prefer your thatch detail better. I liked the original turf roof as well but can see why you'd want them all to be a similar style.
Back drop is brilliant, makes a huge difference to the overall pictures of the table, full marks for that, I use wings or side pieces as well as a back piece which is useful for ingame pictures but won't suit a multiplayer game because it's more fiddly to play with.
As Lon said, excellent in all sorts of ways.
Cheers
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OOh those Vatican pieces with built in terrain basses are going to look amazing once you've gone over them Steve! 8)
Cheers
Matt
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Thanks chaps for your comments (and with apologies to Carlos and Vagabond, for my tardiness: I'm sorry that I missed your replies).
I also prefer my thatch Vagabond, simply because the other 3 being conversions of the same model are so 'samey'. I'll also be thatching the Vatican buildings to bring them together. I agree that backdrops aren't at all practical for gaming, though without it there's a glazed door behind, the presence of which tends to sully images. It's also a nice picture to have on the gamesroom wall and I'm sure I'll make a similar lowland English scene at some point.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-281123113656.jpeg)
And yes Matt, I'm very excited to have got hold of the Vatican pieces. :D Have had my eye on them for years.
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Gosh, a year since I last updated.
Since then, not a lot has happened though I did manage to play a game against Captain Blood, in which he managed to steal cattle from under me while wiping me out (we used Pikeman's Lament with alterations for stealing stuff)
More recently, I'm turning my bands of lowlanders into a Covenanter Army with which to play Never Mind The Muskets. I have much to do and will update this thread with progress.
In the meantime, photos of that aforementioned game:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124193858-643241775.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124193858-643281244.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124193858-643291394.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124193859-643302384.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124193859-64331506.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194611-64332704.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194612-643331826.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194612-643341210.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194613-643351776.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194613-643361253.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194949-64337789.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194950-643381771.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194950-64339508.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194950-643401493.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-241124194951-643411129.jpeg)
We also played a more conventional game of PL, using the Clansmen rule for a bit of unpredictable excitement, though I have few photos and can't remember who won!
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Nice looking game. :-*
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Wonderful to see that village in play!
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Thanks chaps - very much appreciated :)
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We are grateful you could be bothy-ed to show us. :D
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We are grateful you could be bothy-ed to show us. :D
:D
Well, after a little while off I've finally stumbled back into what was my hobby mojo and it's pleasantly surprising to be reminded of photos like this ….
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/60/2031-091023114208-602511761.jpeg)
….. I was thinking the next terrain mini project would be more English Medieval Houses but it might now be the rest of the Scottish village. 🏴
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I have about 30 minis on the go, most of which are fairly simple conversions requiring hats &/or helmets to be replaced with bonnets. Here are a couple more advanced conversions:
First up is the Command Group. The General is a Bicorne trooper with added sash and feathers. The 3 foot figures are all Bloody Miniatures though the preacher is unchanged. The 3 figure movement tray is by OSHIROmodels and will be textured in due course.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150029-64342414.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150029-64343949.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150030-64344805.jpeg)
Next up is a small artillery piece: a Bicorne Frame Gun. The two crew are each Bloody conversions, one of a grenade thrower and the other of a looter with barrel. Both had riding boot legs which have been swapped out for shoes and a change of posture, plus added tools. The gun is fixed to the OSHIROmodels tray though the crew are removable should they become casualties.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150030-64345389.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150030-643462113.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150101-64347850.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150101-643482227.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150101-643492070.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150101-643502061.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124150102-643512286.jpeg)
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Jolly nice work :-*
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Brill :)
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This is a tremendous thread. I love your conversions and your buildings. Do you plan to have any Scots in kilts?
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Thanks chaps
Do you plan to have any Scots in kilts?
It depends if Bloody Miniatures make them :D lol
More seriously, I'm not too worried about having kilted Highlanders. I've got more than enough figures to be getting on with for the time being. The Bicorne Highlanders are nice but just a bit too samey for what I want in this project.
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Lovely conversions. :-* :-*
More seriously, I’m not too worried about having kilted Highlanders. I’ve got more than enough figures to be getting on with for the time being. The Bicorne Highlanders are nice but just a bit too samey for what I want in this project.
If you want to order 2 or 3 packs and split them i wouldnt mind. :)
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If you want to order 2 or 3 packs and split them i wouldnt mind. :)
Thanks for the suggestion but they're not a priority. Sorry :)
A few different angles of the General's aide:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-261124190517.jpeg)
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Well done! The transformations are very successful. ;)
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Very nice conversions!
Of course Richard of Bloody Miniatures must have caught wind of your plans and decided to release his artillery crew out of pure spite. lol
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Thanks both :)
lol No, Richard very much came first: I'm just anticipating his releases. One of his guns and crew will defo be joining the project.
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If you do want highlanders in kilts, and if Richard doesn't oblige, you could always take a look at the Flags of War 1745 range, which was sculpted by Nick Collier. Nick believes that some of the highlanders would be suitable for an earlier period - presumably those armed with swords etc. The problem is that the figures are, apparently, a bit smaller - more TAG size - although you might be able to get over that by giving them thicker bases.
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Thanks Paul - I'd somehow missed your reply. It's definitely worth a thought, thanks 8)
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A bit of progress with the two additional village tiles.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-051224131718-643811707.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-051224131719-643851894.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-051224131719-643861040.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-051224131720-643871291.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-051224131720-64388571.jpeg)
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lovely all round
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They are superduper :-*
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Really superb, well done! ;)
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More goodies. :-*
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That new thatching looks as if it's tied in the new additions perfectly. Lovely work.
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Thanks all!
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Great additions to your board. :-*
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Thanks Gary!
Following on from the conversions on page 19, a few more Bloody Miniatures to fill out the remaining slots in the two battalia:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010125213901-64556351.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010125213902-645572440.jpeg)
The two Battalia commanders:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010125213902-64559195.jpeg)
And 4 more to finish off the group of 24 Scottish villagers/clubmen:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010125213902-645581248.jpeg)
Yet to be started on are:
Cuirassiers mounted
Dragoons mounted
Dragoons foot
Artillery group
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Wow, so many conversions :o Top work as always. :)
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Wow, so many conversions :o Top work as always. :)
Wot he sed, :-* :-* :-*
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These conversions of your figurines are really very successful. ;)
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Very smooth and "realistic" putty work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Well they look like they were madevthat way, nice fabric folds Steve 8)
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Great work on the conversions. :-* :-*
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Are the mods to TPL available? Asking for a friend who may have had a Montrose in his ancestry.
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Thanks all with apologies for the late reply.
With the release of the awesome Bloody Artillery, I can't help but be excited by what will be the tripling of my artillery park. The guns really are very good - left and right of Bicorne gun - with their tableau (with removable gunners) being WIP.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-240125200406-648311366.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-240125200406-648301399.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-240125200406-648261424.jpeg)
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Nicely done 👍
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:) Thanks
I should add that the 3 figure trays are by OshiroModel Terrain.
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:) Thanks
I should add that the 3 figure trays are by OshiroModel Terrain.
Those are very nice - perfect for those small guns and crew.
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Very nice indeed. :-*
And the movement trays look very good.
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Nice work!
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Thanks chaps.
With GS applied and clean-up done the artillery is now ready for painting.
I've also added an Artillery Captain as a standalone figure: for NMTM he's not required and as such is purely decorative but he's also a useful character for DA and thus worth doing.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010225155624-648851440.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010225155624-64902522.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010225155624-6490382.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010225155625-6490482.jpeg)
And the Captain with his gunners (all are Bloody Miniatures or derivations therefrom, except the kneeling man who is Bicorne):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010225155625-649051578.jpeg)
Hope to start painting this week.
In terms of the wider project, this is where the artillery fit:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-010225161030.jpeg)
EDIT: As I'm switching back to a TPL-based structure, the above army organisation no longer applies.
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Outstanding work. ;D
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Nae bad laddie 8)
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And finally, they're painted. Lots of images to follow.
Though this is a Covenanter Army there's not a lot of uniform grey. I just wanted more interesting colouration. Almost all of the figures are by Blood Miniatures.
These are only just finished so please excuse poor light and stray flock.
A couple of command:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105728-653662177.jpeg)
Some civilians to add to the clubmen:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105728-65367346.jpeg)
Various artillery crew:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105728-65368583.jpeg)
I don?t quite have enough crew, of which more in a moment.
The three light guns. The two by Bloody Miniatures are especially gorgeous.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105729-65369546.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105729-6537042.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105849-65371479.jpeg)
And finally the 'finished so far' units for TPL, comprising of 24 points and 60 figures:
Command - aggresive forlorn hope:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105849-65374302.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105935-65379312.jpeg)
Veteran pike (with Galbraith Axes):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105935-653771182.jpeg)
Shot:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105935-65376923.jpeg)
Clansmen:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105935-65378497.jpeg)
Clubmen (village folk):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105850-65375711.jpeg)
And finally, one gun. In TPL this is a 6 point unit and like others I think 6 crew look too busy. I'll be making mine 4 crew, with the missing two mins represented by Reduced Model Unit points markers comprising of sacks and barrels. I have them prepped but unpainted, and when they're done the other two guns will join the finished units pool.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105849-6537263.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-120325105849-65373670.jpeg)
Next up will be:
- The artillery RMU markers to deploy all 3 guns
- Pike
- Shot
- Veteran Commanded Shot
- Dragoons, dismounted
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Lovely work
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Thanks Mark :)
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Outstanding work. :-*
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Love 'em 8)
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Thanks all. The next tranche of minis will add pike, more shot, another commanded shot, and dragoons plus rounding off the artillery crews. Some 40 figures into total, though fortunately not many in plaid!
Edit: Presently on 58 minis and 24 points, the next tranche will take it to 102 minis and 50 points.
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Those are splendid. Very nicely done.
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Great job Steve. This is turning into a sizeable collection! :)
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Those figures are very nice. :-* :-*
I must try to paint tartan.
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Lovely! Always great to see the more underrepresented groups of the WoTK getting their due :)
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Thanks all.
This is my all-time favourite project, mostly - and despite the fact that they're almost all converted even if only to change hat or helmet for bonnet - the Bloody Miniatures range is a delight to work with. To my mind, a Scots army should be full of character and the raw figures have facilitated that.
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What a fantastic collection you're putting together.
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They certainly look unique. :-*
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Thanks chaps :)
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This thread is really great, your work is superb.
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:) Thank you
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TPL house rules for Scottish Horse.
From what I've read, my generalisation is that the Scottish cavalry with their lesser quality nags couldn?t match their opponents, so to compensate they loaded themselves with firepower. I?m thinking that in general Scottish cavalry will always be Raw Trotters. Rating them raw merely changes stamina from 3 to 2, leaving other attributes unaffected: lower stamina equates to coming off a bit worse in a fight, which seems about right.
That said, the lancers fared very well, but there isn?t a suitable TPL unit type. I?ve looked for others mods but while I?ve seen lancers played, I can?t find anything that shows how they were played. As such, I?m minded to structure Scots Lancers as:
Lancers, only available to Scottish Covenanters
Move 5+/10" Attack 5+
Attack Value 3+ Defend Value 5+
Stamina 3 Morale 4+
Unit points 4 Unit size 6
No Special Rules
In comparison, standard Gallopers are:
Move 5+/10" Attack 5+
Attack Value 4+ Defend Value 5+
Stamina 3 Morale 3+
Unit points 4 Unit size 6
Special Rule: Counter Charge
And standard Trotters:
Move 5+/8" Attack 6+
Attack Value 5+ Defend Value 4+
Shoot 6+ Shoot Value 5+/6"
Stamina 3 Morale 4+
Unit points 4 Unit size 6
Special Rule: Caracole
Any thoughts?
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Next units have been prepped ready for painting. As before, figures are almost exclusively Bloody Miniatures.
First up, a couple of Skirmisher-type units.
Dragoons (there's one Bicorne in the group, far right as viewed):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162116-654301074.jpeg)
Commanded Shot:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162116-65429640.jpeg)
For core units there's one each of Pike and Shot.
The armoured pike figures have been cut back to wearing coats, though I've left a few in helmets:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162115-65427658.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162115-654282310.jpeg)
The shot only required no more than the addition of bonnets:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162116-654312311.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162152-654322200.jpeg)
And finally, the extra trays for each of the three gun crews to take their figure counts from two each to six each (actually 4 each plus 2 barrel &/or sack markers):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162152-65433844.jpeg)
The old guy with the bad back scooping powder was a BM casualty while the young chap giving a thumbs up was a BM sword fighting toff (now with Bicorne lower legs):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162152-654352460.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162152-654341436.jpeg)
The following ensemble aren't Bloody Miniatures. The chap kneeling with the cannonballs is a Bircorne while the standing guy was a Renegade pikeman (with chest plate removed and a coat created):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-170325162152-65436850.jpeg)
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Good God.
I can actually see a couple of unadulterated Bloody Miniatures in amongst that lot lol
You?re going to have a LOT of painting to do Steve :o
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Ha ha. There are actually quite a few in the collection, obviously from your Scottish sets, but this is the first time I've kept helmets. :D
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Another great group of miniatures converted.
And the mix of bonnets and helmets looks great.
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Thanks Rui :D
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Have nearly finished painting 16 of the above miniatures but am also working on more black houses/crofts/shielings. These buildings are heading towards being finished with just wood, washes and grass to do.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-010425112400-656371920.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-010425112359-656341570.jpeg)
A reprise of what I'm aiming for:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/64/2031-051224131719-643851894.jpeg)
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Excellent!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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really nice, I love how they are decent size blocks but still modular...
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Tres bon. :-*
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Loving the crofts…very dour in appearance which sets the mood perfectly.
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Great work on those crofts. They really look the part. :-* :-*
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Thanks all :)
I've now finished the additional crofts, all by Vatican Enterprises, with very little modification (apart from the thatch, which I changed with milliput to my own version of heather to match my existing buildings).
First up with some figures as the villagers take umbrage at early morning bagpipes and preaching .....
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425192711-657051629.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425192712-657072097.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425192712-657081318.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425192712-65709156.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425192713-657101374.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193135-65711618.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193136-65712665.jpeg)
And some shots of each of the two new tiles:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193136-65713238.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193136-65714480.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193136-65715351.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193443-657162361.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193444-65717557.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193444-657181986.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425193444-657191869.jpeg)
Overhead of the two new tiles:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425194006-657221134.jpeg)
And how all 4 tiles might be laid out for a small village:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-070425194006-657212107.jpeg)
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They are looking rather splendid
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Beautiful photos of a great set of buildings.
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Brilliant! :-*
Yeah! Shoot that bloody piper! LOL
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Great set of buildings but I especially like the groundwork which looks very realistic mix of tufts and heather exactly like the highlands. Wonderful stuff. :-* :-*
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lovely work :-*
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Thanks all
Yeah! Shoot that bloody piper! LOL
lol
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The crofts are marvellous. Next you'll have to paint some English civilians occupying them as holiday homes.
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Lovely. :-* :-*
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Thanks all
The crofts are marvellous. Next you'll have to paint some English civilians occupying them as holiday homes.
That'd be me :o
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The crofts are marvellous. Next you'll have to paint some English civilians occupying them as holiday homes.
Indeed why choose one time frame when you can have bothy. :D
Beautiful work those crofts looks wonderfully organic to their setting.
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A belated thanks, Carlos :D
In the meantime, I've finished 16 more figures, plus tokens/markers/counters and trays. All descriptions are as for Pikeman's Lament. All are Bloody Miniatures, converted to wearing bonnets, unless otherwise described.
NB: Photos were all taken in poor light and so have been brightened, hopefully not too much
First up, 6 x Commanded Shot, using what had been a 10 slot tray:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201025-658011338.jpeg)
Of which my favourite mini is this modest conversion from the Bloody Miniatures casualties:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201025-658021164.jpeg)
Six dragoons, also on what had been a 10 slot tray, with a dismounted horse for flavour:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201025-658031986.jpeg)
The kneeling figure, second from left as viewed, is I think a Bicorne.
Next are 4 more artillerymen to complete the crews, together with tokens to represent extra notional gunners as these will be Reduced Model Units, simply because 6 crew for such small guns would look silly.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201025-658042460.jpeg)
There's a few more involved conversions in this group. The thumbs up chap was a BM swordfighter/duellist, the gruff chap with hand on hip was a Renegade pikeman, the kneeling man sorting the cannon balls is a Bicorne with added bonnet, and my favourite of the lot, the older guy leaning on the barrels shovelling powder was the BM prostrate casualty.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201025-658052012.jpeg)
And the additional artillerymen and RMU counters added to their guns:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201049-658062465.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201049-65808848.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425201049-658071798.jpeg)
This brings my growing Scottish force to 78 minis for 45 points:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-140425203325.jpeg)
Next in line are additional units of 1 each of pike and shot plus Veteran Forlorn Hope, so 30 more minis in the next batch.
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Ingenious conversions Steve. The guns and crews are particularly good 8)
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Ingenious conversions Steve. The guns and crews are particularly good 8)
Thanks Richard. The beauty is in the guns and my world would be complete with just a single bigger one ..... :D
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Beautifully done :-*
As always!
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Brilliant, this is fast becoming a wonderful, completely unique collection :-*
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Brilliant, this is fast becoming a wonderful, completely unique collection :-*
I agree. A wonderful collection of figures and terrain.
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the thumb guy's nose is magnificent... positively Brodyesque...
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Thanks all, I really appreciate the feedback!
Lots more still to come and I really need to get them into another game
the thumb guy's nose is magnificent... positively Brodyesque...
Definitely :D !
I like to think of him as a reasonably well-to-do but somewhat naive second son of a merchant who's found himself caught up in this warfare malarkey and has discovered he quite likes working with gunnes.
He's converted from this figure:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-150425214517.jpeg)
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And moving on at pace ....
Next in the painting queue are pike, shotte and forlorn hope. I've previously shared the converted pike and shotte, but not the FH, so here goes.
My FH will fill the role of hard-as-nails assault troops, so need to be well equipped. But how to make them look distinctly Scottish, rather than just like say New Model Army troopers? An absence of helmets in favour of just bonnets would have been silly and so credit to OSHIROmodelterrain, who suggested a mix of helmets, bonnets and bare head.
So here they are:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-160425181747-658181594.jpeg)
The figures with bonnets merely had head swaps (the originals being helmeted) with the bareheaded officer chap having both a head swap and a helmet attached to his belt.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-160425181748-658201311.jpeg)
The officer was originally helmeted and from the BM All the King's Men pack, with the replacement head coming from the BM conversion sprue, while the helmet attached to his belt was taken from a figure in the BM Militant Tendency pack
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-160425181747-65817640.jpeg)
The other three figures are helmeted and so have added sashes to indicate their Scottishness.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-160425181748-658191758.jpeg)
The central figure was from the BM Pistoleers pack and was originally without carbine, carbine strap and powder flask, which have all been added using BM conversion parts to match the style of the rest of the group.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/65/2031-160425183749.jpeg)
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Very nicely done. The changes are subtle yet fit in with the vibe of the figure very well.
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Brilliant. ;D
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noice
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Well done! For these new figurines that you have transformed. ;)
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Thanks all..... when I have these, the pike and the shotte painted I'll feel like I have a playable force :D
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Lovely work S I :-*
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Hey Guy! Good to see you back 8)
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Great conversions.
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A belated thank you Gary :)
I'm still painting that big bunch of minis but in the meantime have acquired what will be the most imposing building it my Scottish village..... a small tower house.
It's a 3D print of very nice quality from CNC Universe on EBay.
The house will be elevated on a cork bluff and have a perimeter wall (I need to find a product with matching stonework) - as well as the house there'll be some outbuildings including stables within the walls.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-090625002932-663601527.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-090625002932-663612302.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-090625002933-663621283.jpeg)
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nice, what does the stonework look like?
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Nice looking hoose!
How tall do you want the walls to be? These might do the trick, off the shelf, if you can find 'em:
https://www.kingkit.co.uk/product/pegasus-hobbies-military--5203-stone-walls-block-28mm.
On the other hand if you want taller items that match you might look at doing them in foam with a texture roller. For example:
https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/modelling-textured-rolling-pins/134-rolling-pin-hobby-roller-bricks.html
That said, there's a Wills ragstone sheet set that looks a decent match.
https://peco-uk.com/collections/lineside-scenic/products/coarse-stone-2?variant=7435696930850
The only draw back is those sheets are quite thick and can be a bugger to cut and trim. You also need to back them and cap them.
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Thanks both
@AEG
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-090625095114.jpeg)
The print lines are invisible to the naked eye - though dry brushing might reveal them
@Carlos
Lots of good tips there but I especially like the Wills Sheet. I've used a ton of it before so no idea why I overlooked it. You couldn't see the house's stone layout in the earlier photos but their Random works even better than Coarse Stone
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-090625095815-66363827.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-090625095815-663651653.jpeg)
Thanks again!
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if it's a bit more linear on the keep, that wallpaper I found for cobbles might do. Folks on that thread said they'd used it for walls.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/1462-010525190557.jpeg)
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:-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
This is a heck of a project and one that has turned out to be full of fab conversions, fab painting. You have let your imagination fire up, let it loose and it has produced "the goods" 8)
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Many thanks :)
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Steve, the Printable Scenery range, of which I think your house is a part, includes a full range of both high and low wall sections, gates and returns, in the same stonework. If CNC Universe don’t carry / print those particular items from within the Printable Scenery range, there are plenty of other print houses that do :)
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Steve, the Printable Scenery range, of which I think your house is a part, includes a full range of both high and low wall sections, gates and returns, in the same stonework. If CNC Universe don’t carry / print those particular items from within the Printable Scenery range, there are plenty of other print houses that do :)
Thank you! I shall seek them out :-)
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And seek them out I did, thank you Captain Blood!
I have ordered 8 of 40mm tall by 160mm long wall sections, with the same stone pattern as the building. I'll probably raise these walls by another 10mm. I need to make a suitably impressive gate arch.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220625205822.jpeg)
The board has been trimmed to shape and the foam cores glued into position, using PVA with cocktail sticks to pin everything together:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220625205113-664482314.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220625205112-66447969.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220625205112-66446919.jpeg)
The courtyard will have a couple of thatched lean-to stables plus lots of logs stacked against various walls, on which minis will be able to stand to shoot over. The thatch will match the cottages in the village, so will be made from milliput.
Once the walls and the base section of the house are glued into position, I shall start nibbling away at the foam to insert a cork rock face beneath the walls.
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Whars tha hosses gon tay sleep?
Even the most tight fisted Scottish laird is going to need a garage for his 17thC Beamer.
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Whars tha hosses gon tay sleep?
The lean-to stables will be placeholders for stables etc. I tried a lay out with a stone barn within the perimeter wall but it detracted from the house and reduced the playable area of the courtyard. In the end, I went for a representational compromise.
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Cool! It's going to be a very impressive centrepiece when finished.
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That’s going to be an imposing pile 8)
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To garret or not to garret? Or perhaps more correctly, to dormer or not to dormer, of which more in a mo.
Between painting minis and waiting for perimeter walls I've been tweaking the tower house.
As I don't need it to open, the door has been glued in place (I wrapped the edges with paper strips to fill the gaps against the frame).
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625145007-665042083.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625145007-665031223.jpeg)
Though I'm fixing the door into position, I will have a playable interior.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625145007-665051027.jpeg)
I've also added an imposing fireplace to the upstairs accommodation. The resin cast came from Germany a long time ago (pre Brexit!) but I don't recall who made it. Obvs this additional fireplace sits above the one on the ground floor, sharing the same chimney.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625145008-665062434.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625145008-66507639.jpeg)
A little bit of GS is required to tidy up the fixed door and the new fireplace.
The tower house has quite a grand chimney plus flank windows suggestive of renovations. For the purpose of my project, I'm imagining that the house was originally constructed in the 1550s before modest renovations in the 1650s to create a more comfortable home.
As part of the renos, I'm contemplating adding a garret, by affixing a couple of simple dormers to the roof. These have been borrowed from my unfinished English Manor House, which is one of many presently neglected projects.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625150638-66508874.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625150638-665091590.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625150638-665102493.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625150638-66511396.jpeg)
A flank photo showing renos including bigger windows, fancy chimney and garret dormer:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625154712.jpeg)
I can't find many images of tower houses with dormers that rise up from within the roof area. There are many atop the brick wall. The dormers that do exist tend to have flat sloping roofs rather than angled, though Castle Stalker does have angled. Many of the properties with dormers are referred to as having been renovated in the 17thC. Here's an example of the sloping dormer...
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625150639-66512161.jpeg)
So my conundrum is whether or not to go with dormers and if so, with the angled roofs that I have mocked up. Btw an advantage of the angled roofs is that the difference in tiling is less noticeable.
Any thoughts? Thanks :)
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Certainly not my specialist subject but the dormers on Craigcaffie look like much more recent additions... probably post the removal of the window tax in 1851...
unless this photo was taken before then... ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/6mDoDnz.jpeg)
More interesting photos & floorplans on the following link
https://www.trove.scot/place/60749
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Ah thanks. I have googled hundreds of images and didn't find that one. lol
There are a lot of examples that Victorian photos evidence as having been added in the 19thC or 20thC. Thst said, many of the garret windows are clearly original, most certainly the ones that rise out of the wall (rather than being embedded into the roof).
Castle Stalkers appear to be original but I can't seem to confirm it.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625160801.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-250625160811.jpeg)
It has to be said that there's an element of 'movie' about my project, for example the troops aren't all in uniform grey. So I am prepared to compromise.
I do quite like the look with dormer. :D
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I do quite like the look with dormer. :D
Which to be fair is all that counts - go for it mate 8)
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That's a terrific looking building. Its going to look splendid. :-*
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Agreed, it's a terrific looking building. For what it's worth, i think the dormers / garrets look too modern and I wouldn't go with them.
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Inclined to agree. Dormers do smack of much later renovations. Claypotts is said to be one of the better preserved examples of a 16th C Scots baronial style structure and whist it has windows set into the gable ends has only one 'dormer type window' which is pretty obviously a later edition. Similarly aged buildings like Broughty Castle lack dormer windows completely.
Eilean Donan, a fairly iconic Higland pile and a few pegs up the rung from your building, lacks dormers either on the main tower or the secondary buildings. That was renovated in the early/mid 20th C so I suspect more fidelity was applied in the renovations/rebuild.
If you were to add them, I'd suggest a symmetrical arrangement, two on one side or both rather than one at each end on both sides.
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Ah thanks. I have googled hundreds of images and didn't find that one. lol
There are a lot of examples that Victorian photos evidence as having been added in the 19thC or 20thC. Thst said, many of the garret windows are clearly original, most certainly the ones that rise out of the wall (rather than being embedded into the roof).
Castle Stalkers appear to be original but I can't seem to confirm it.
It has to be said that there's an element of 'movie' about my project, for example the troops aren't all in uniform grey. So I am prepared to compromise.
I do quite like the look with dormer. :D
If my memory serves me well - the "dormers" on Castle Stalker are the doors that access the rampart.
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I think they add another dash of character and visual interest, so if it was me, I’d add them. They’re part of the storytelling, as the residents of the manor spy the approaching enemy clan from a garret window high in the roof… ;)
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I think they add another dash of character and visual interest, so if it was me, I’d add them. They’re part of the storytelling, as the residents of the manor spy the approaching enemy clan from a garret window high in the roof… ;)
Seconded. its all about the narrative as Richard says. Just do it! :D
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Thanks chaps ... I very much get the sentiment. In part it's the absence of much in the way of windows to the front that bothers me.... as how would you see who was approaching the gate/door?!
But also, to quote Wikipedia (yes I know!):
Scotland has many fine examples of medieval tower houses [snip] and in the unstable Scottish Marches along the border between England and Scotland the peel tower was the typical residence of the wealthy [snip]. In 17th century Scotland these castles became the pleasure retreats of the upper classes. While able to adopt a military nature, they were furnished for comfort and social interaction.
Pleasure retreats?! Well the raw model with its fancy flank windows and ornate chimney, much at odds with the more robust construction of the rest of the building, is consistent with wanting more comfort or suggesting more wealth.
Rather than a dormer astride the roof, an alternative is the much more period common window that rises from the structure of the wall. I have no idea what this is more properly called, and a picture provides a better explanation.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270625094457-665561101.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270625094457-66557731.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270625094457-66558683.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270625094457-665592284.jpeg)
It'd be a harder conversion to do but if it works .....
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Imho that could look more authentic.
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Thanks Paul.
I'm somewhat reassured that I've actually found an example with such a window structure. Aikwood Castle, near Selkirk. It was restored in the early 1990s having been abandoned in the 18thC. Fortuitously it appears in a landscape painting from 1914, and though the building is only in silhouette, the lines of the window roof can be seen.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270625235158-665652475.jpeg)
I'll probably sculpt the stonework and tiles onto a balsa block that will be glued to the 3D printed roof. Which means that if it doesn't look right it can just be discarded.
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That should look splendidly characterful :)
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Thank you!
Suitably motivated, from a lump of timber I hacked out the requisite shape, which has been screwed to to the roof. The wood has also been washed with superglue, which will provide a surface the GS can stick to.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-290625163244-665682438.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-290625163245-665692304.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-290625163503-665741431.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-290625163245-6657011.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-290625164336.jpeg)
I'll do the GS work after the perimeter wall is in place and while I'm converting the next batch of minis.
For the perimeter wall I have to make a gate arch, the profile of which will complement the roof extension.
Thanks to all who have contributed to getting it this far !!! :D
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That really looks the part 8)
Not sure i'd have been brave enough to screw it onto the model... but then i would have probably stuck it to my hand with superglue, so good work.
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Not sure i'd have been brave enough to screw it onto the model... but then i would have probably stuck it to my hand with superglue, so good work.
Before screwing it to the model, I stuck it to my hand with superglue, several times lol
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Before screwing it to the model, I stuck it to my hand with superglue, several times lol
{PHEW} Not just me then lol
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That will really look the part. Excellent work.
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That will really look the part. Excellent work.
Teamwork got me going in the right direction. :)
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That's a nice job on that so far. Well done!
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Thank you. Not much progress in recent days as just finishing painting a few more units.
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That looks great!
Before screwing it to the model, I stuck it to my hand with superglue, several times
Whew, at least you didn't proceed to screw it to your hand after that.
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Whew, at least you didn't proceed to screw it to your hand after that.
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This is true lol
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Looks good and can double as a garderobe. :D
It's good that most wargamers (me included) rarely require the use of potentially lethal tools like awls, adzes and the more high powered varieties of cutting or welding equipment . I suspect there would be a lot less of us if there was such a need. :)
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Or perhaps the same number but with rather fewer fingers :D
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The Printable Scenery high walls have arrived, printed to the same quality as the house by CNC on eBay.
I will be raising the walls by 1cm, with the wooden battens I'm using being hidden by cork rock or stacks of firewood.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-040725171404-665841184.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-040725171404-66597717.jpeg)
I'd glued paper to the foam using a resin-like waterproof PVA, so I was able to use UHU solvent glue to stick the battens without melting the foam.
With the wall pieces to hand, I wall able to set their proposed positions with a little less regularity, losing the perfect square. The excess foam will be cut away with cork added in to denote the rocky mound .
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-040725171701-666021767.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-040725171819.jpeg)
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As someone who works in cork masonry regularly, I am very interested in your efforts.
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The mound won't be built up in masonry form. I'll be adding torn fragments of cork to the sides of the elevations to suggest rock, much like on my other terrain pieces like this:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/55/2031-160622083210-556771023.jpeg)
What I usually do is use a couple of pairs of pliers to rip apart bottle corks. If doesn't take too long but does require some grip strength!!!
Plaster and sand are worked in amongst the cork fragments but I can't seem to find a WIP picture of what that looks like.
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Looking good. :-*
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Re the cork....found a WIP example
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725001037.jpeg)
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Its going to look awesomesauce. :-*
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Thank you.
More progress. Firstly, trimming of the foam stack and MDF base.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725132642-666032032.jpeg)
Then it was just a case of trimming the walls and supergluing them into position. Gaps and the detail to the gate arch will be added with GS. The interior stone wall is for a stable. Next step with be to add the cork followed by GS work.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725132642-666062174.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725132642-66607457.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725132642-666081836.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725132643-66609277.jpeg)
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This is going to be marvellous. Well done.
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Thanks Paul.
I've now finished painting three (or is two?) more units, which I'd finished converting in April. Most of the painting has been done in the last 10 days or so.
First up a combo of pike and shotte. I'm using TPL but I have come up with a rules mod that allows the shotte to withdraw to shelter behind the pike... hopefully I'll get to test it soon. With these pike and shotte finished, I feel like I now have a playable force.
With apologies for washed out photos - poor light this evening.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725192904-6661087.jpeg)
The shotte:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725192905-66613884.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725192937-666151159.jpeg)
The pike:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725192904-666112419.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725192904-66612241.jpeg)
And my favourite unit so far, the Veteran Forlorn Hope:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725201332-666191428.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725201333-666212202.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725201332-666202041.jpeg)
Completing these latest 30 troops, brings the army up to 108 figures and 62 points:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-050725193138-666181959.jpeg)
The next units on the workbench are cavalry, commanded shotte and more forlorn hope.
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Thanks SI! Now I have another use for wine corks. Here is one example of my cork masonry.
(http://i.imgur.com/fNb2Hyt.jpg) (https://imgur.com/fNb2Hyt)
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Great stuff Steve 8)
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crikey, it's all fantastic, but that peel tower is just incredible :-*
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So good this thread needs to renamed 'The Peel Sessions'. :)
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Thanks guys (and MG, I now know what you mean by cork masonry 8))
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that is looking very splendid indeed... the wobble in the line of the wall is a nice touch to the prints.
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I can be partial to a wobble 8)
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It can be difficult to see what's new versus what's old, as I've used white milliput for the added stonework:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114118-666901477.jpeg)
The milliput is curing and when set will be tied by gently scraping with a scalpel. Finer detail, like the roof tiles to the garret window, will be done with GS:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725120747-66714164.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725120747-667151281.jpeg)
The chimney was printed smooth so lacked something of the organic irregularity of the stones, which also revealed very fine print lines; I worked in some milliput to create imperfections:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725120729-66713643.jpeg)
The wall arch and the pigsty wall were worked on when detached from the building. The pig sty wall (in the background) is just an end section of printed wall with the rest made from wood pieces that are sculpted over (of which more in a mo). The pigs are by Warbases and the horse is one of my own sculpts/casts (shown here being modified by removal of the saddle).
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114240-66699736.jpeg)
The basics of the arch before being blended into the wall stonework, which might require some adjustment to proportions alongside adding the stone pillars that will be sculpted over the pieces of wood:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114118-66696486.jpeg)
An interior view of the stable showing how the wooden internals sit on the printed wall:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725120728-667121628.jpeg)
And the exterior view showing where I have started to blend the stable addition into the printed wall:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114241-667021149.jpeg)
The pigsty wall:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114241-667001186.jpeg)
In due course the pig sty will have a flat, planked roof, allowing troops to stand atop to shoot over the wall:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114325-66704942.jpeg)
And the relative locations of the pig sty and the stable (the areas marked log stack will be filled with logs, on which troops will also be able to stand for shooting, etc):
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725120728-6670972.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725120728-667111409.jpeg)
To aesthetically connect the raised building to the courtyard and its perimeter wall, a small section of the entrance stair landing is reinforced with stone wall, which idc will be blended into the rocks:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114326-667061185.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725120728-667102156.jpeg)
The stairway gives an idea of how the basics of the rocky outcrop will be built, and it just so happens that the outcrop is the height of a bottle cork:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725114327-667082089.jpeg)
Thanks for looking; hope it's interesting and/or useful.
While working on this I'm also dipping in and out of three more units.
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Lovely progress
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Cracking work!
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8)
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That is certainly going to be the centre piece of the battlefield when it is done.
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This is going to be just so good.
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:) Thanks all - much appreciated
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I ended up doing a little more today, the front of house rocks and the structure that the steps will be sculpted onto:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725213648-667162135.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-110725213649-667171016.jpeg)
2 or 3 x 25mm circular bases will fit on the upper landing and 1 on each of the middle and lower.
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Its details like those that give life to a piece of terrain. :-* :-*
Very well done.
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This is going to be your best yet. It’s an effing triumph :-*
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Thanks chaps.
A bit more progress, which is the addition of what will be grass banks amidst the rocks. Now that I've mastered replicating the stonework, the house is also getting a self-contained basement* door with adjacent vent window, as the house wall will in places now drop down to courtyard level. The courtyard area at the back of the house has been raised to provide an elevated position for shooting, which also happens to be a continuation of the grass bank that fronts the perimeter wall. In places, the exterior of the perimeter wall stonework will also drop below courtyard level, to suggest the rise and fall of the rocky outcrop and where it has been back-filled and levelled.
*A stereotypical feature of a Borders bastle house, with which the tower house has much in common
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725120903-667742306.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725120146-667701511.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725120147-66771348.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725120147-667722217.jpeg)
The secure basement details:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725122623.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725120904-667761671.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725120904-66777203.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725120147-667731925.jpeg)
I'm in two minds as to if I should drill out a small slit window in the flank wall (the other side has one). I think it'd look more functional and better balanced but I might just be getting carried away. Thoughts?
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-160725125515.jpeg)
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You get carried away? Never! ;) lol
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If I may suggest: I'd go for the slit window.
Great build by the way!
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Brilliant build. I'd probably go for the slit window too.
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Thanks all - I added a window, though more a vent than a slit.
I've now done the bulk of the stonework, with just the wall joins/corners and a section of courtyard flagstones to add. There are some sections of stonework that I want to tweak a little, but this should just be a job for a scalpel and some gentle scraping.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-170725203317.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-170725201502-66781452.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-170725201502-667821330.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-170725201830-66786590.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-170725201831-667872128.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-170725201831-667881174.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-170725201831-667891824.jpeg)
Order of works is now:
1) final stonework
2) add rocks to exterior
3) make stable and pig sty roofs
4) GS to fill gaps and sculpt stable and sty roof tiles
5) filler smeared over ground terrain as necessary
7) log stacks
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It's really coming together, I can't wait to see it painted up.
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It’s going to be quite something :-*
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Most excellent.
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Henceforth the stacking of polystyrene tiles in terrain modelling shall be known as the 'laird effect'. :D
Very nice work. :-* :-*
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I love the details on this piece.
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Fantastic work, Steve
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Thanks all - more has been done today, with the flagstones having been started (I'm quite fortunate to be able to move quite quickly with this project, as at the moment I have some time on my hands).
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-180725201104.jpeg)
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very nice stuff... is the cellar interior accessible?
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very nice stuff... is the cellar interior accessible?
Fraid not, AEG. But it's a sealed unit (the floor between the cellar and the first floor living quarters would be constructed from stone to prevent a fire in the basement burning through) so is easily replicated/played off table, as anyone in there isn't going anywhere.
I've now finished adding the flagstones and log stacks:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725093044.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725093106.jpeg)
Next up = rocks
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Flagstonetastic ;D
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Ta!
I've now fitted the rocky outcrops. Next step will be to work some filler between them, and spread filler over what will be the earth/grass areas, to which will be applied some sand.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725180339-66879451.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725180528.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725180340-66881252.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725180340-668821516.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725180340-668832241.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725180402-668842143.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-220725180402-668851617.jpeg)
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looking great
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Love the way you have blended the putty stone work with the resin model.
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It's still getting better and better. Amazing!
Btw: What do you use for putty?
Cheers!
GS
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Looks fantastic so far. I can’t wait to see how it looks when it’s finished.
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Thanks all :)
Btw: What's do you use for putty
Thus far, for the stonework and flagstones, I've used either white milliput or standard milliput. White was used in a few places but mostly for around the garret window, as the white is finer (more delicate) and I was creating smaller blocks.
The latest addition is less refined. Basically, pre-mixed DIY repair plaster (the grey and white are different products, simply because they're what I had to hand). This adds the soil layer to the rocks, etc, which as a next step will be sprinkled with sand.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-230725170920-66886570.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-230725170920-66888282.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-230725171052.jpeg)
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Thanks all :)
Thus far, for the stonework and flagstones, I've used either white milliput or standard milliput. White was used in a few places but mostly for around the garret window, as the white is finer (more delicate) and I was creating smaller blocks.
The latest addition is less refined. Basically, pre-mixed DIY repair plaster (the grey and white are different products, simply because they're what I had to hand). This adds the soil layer to the rocks, etc, which as a next step will be sprinkled with sand.
Thx!
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finished at the weekend at this rate... ;)
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Cor' moving at a rate of knots with this,looks great 8)
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This really looks fantastic.
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Thanks all. I have a lot of time on my hands at the moment as I'm waylaid from my main hobby. Busy sculpting roof tiles today. And creating the fittings for removable front gates.
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The construction phase is now finished.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005341-669031844.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005341-66927900.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005341-669282360.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005341-66929822.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005342-669301709.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005526-6693148.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005526-669322394.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005906-669363.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005907-669371641.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005907-66938905.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005907-66939528.jpeg)
The gate slides out:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725005907-66940194.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010313-669412294.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010313-669422220.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010313-66944556.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010313-66943760.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010541-66948792.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010540-66946431.jpeg)
The interior gaming spaces:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010313-669451973.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010638.jpeg)
Including the stable:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/66/2031-270725010541-66947156.jpeg)
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Lovely
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Fabulous! :-* :-*
Worth putting a divider for stalls in the stables and somewhere to hang horse tack?
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Keeps getting better, & each time it does I get more jealous. :)
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Thanks all
Worth putting a divider for stalls in the stables and somewhere to hang horse tack?
Yes, something that speaks to purpose would help tell the story. I'd ruled out stalls as I need to be able to get based minis in there but I've definitely been on the lookout for something to hold hay. Tack is also a very good idea that I'd probably have to sculpt separately then stick to the wall. Deffo be adding something like that to the list. Thanks
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Wow* ....its really come together into a "lived in" piece of terrain - can't wait to see it with some paint splashed on
:)
* Didn't mean it to sound like a complete shock...I mean you've got previous form for some fantastic builds... had missed an update or two - the putty work and the outbuilding have really knitted it all together.
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Top job 8)
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Lovely work. :-* :-*
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That looks fantastic. So much attention to detail. But that's what you do. lol lol
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Magnificent :-*
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Thanks all - it's coming together :)
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This is looking magnificent so far!
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Fantastic work.
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That's fantastic looking!
Mike Demana
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Thanks folks.
After a hectic couple of weeks activity, I put the house aside for a week to let everything dry/cure (and also to assemble my French Atmy for SP2!).
Anyways it's now been primed, which pulls all the component parts together. This was after I added an edge of smeared milliput, which will help blend the piece into the table.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-080825020959-67072855.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-080825021119.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-080825021000-670751717.jpeg)
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That really is excellent work mate, top notch :-*
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Wonderful Steve 8)
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Coming along swimmingly.
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Absolutely fantastic.
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superb work
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Yep, that's really nice! You cannot underestimate the impact of terrain pieces like this on the atmosphere of a game!
Please keep uns informed and inspired!
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Told you it would look terrific when you primed it. :D
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Thanks all
Told you it would look terrific when you primed it. :D
Correct as ever!! :D
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That is a treat! :-* :-*
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Thanks all.
After spraying with grey primer I over sprayed with textured brown. This proved quite tricky as the acetone in the spray softened the PLA print and made it sticky. After a somewhat anxious wait, it all cured hard.
Since then, I've painted the core colours, to which I will need to add washes and vegetation. I always like to photo a project before the washes, so I can record the core colours before I dirty them up. So herewith the build before it gets mucky!
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-240825212624-672331815.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-240825212936.jpeg)
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Continued great work.
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That looks wonderful! :-* :-*
If there was a category for best painted fireplace, you'd have your name on that by a country mile.
Looking forward to the final result.
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Thanks chaps.
Not long until the finish
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Supoib! :-*
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Brilliant.
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It looks grand. :-* :-*
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Thanks all. Washes now done. Hay rack added to stable. Just the vegetation to come so might be finished in 48 hours
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Good luck mate. :)
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I think it's fair to say that this is a terrain masterpiece.
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Thanks chaps, it's much appreciated.
No tsunami of images this time. Just the one showing the effect of the washes (in effect a multitude of stains).
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-260825213159.jpeg)
Edit:
I haven't stained the inside as I imagine that to be dry, cosy and warm.
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-260825220757.jpeg)
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lovely, but don't underestimate the crap soldiers will tread in when they come from outside... and those gun slit windows... the entrance hall should have a little grime...
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lovely, but don't underestimate the crap soldiers will tread in when they come from outside... and those gun slit windows... the entrance hall should have a little grime...
8)
It has a little. There's been a bit more titivation since the last post. Not too much though as I want to keep it suitable maybe for 19thC gothic horror as well.
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splendid
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And it's finished. In the next few days I'll do a photoshoot with it in terrain, including with village, and maybe I might just get a game in too.
So, final photos to log stage completion will follow in this post but first I just want to list what's coming next:
Celtic cross (I have found a rather nice one)
More figures including mounted
Chapel
Stone circle (possibly including dancing maidens)
A terrain board that drops down to the beach of a loch with an expanse of water.
An English army to fight them???????
Anyways, images with the laird for scaling :
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-290825130032-67254666.jpeg)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-290825130032-672551480.jpeg)
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absolutely brilliant... how do the gates attach?
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Lovely bit of terrain. I have this sudden urge to watch the 1971 Kidnapped film. Wrong timeline but fits the scenery.
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That's outstanding. Well done.
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That's outstanding. Well done.
Yep! 👍
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Beautifully done. :)
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You have finished that wonderfully!
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Stunning
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Thanks all, I appreciate that you've taken time to look :)
Timeline wise, though its primary use is this project, such a big piece has to have multiple uses so I'm even considering Gothic Horror. What it isn't really suitable for is 16thC border wars, as its 17thC upgrades have made it just too fancy and cosy!!!
how do the gates attach?
Over the years I've tried all sorts of things: eg hinges fashioned from wire or cloth. But nothing has ever looked quite right, either the scale looks off or when opened the doors don't sit properly.
My last recourse, which I've used here, is a simple slide in and slide out. Sure it means no gates present in open door scenarios, but opened gates often get in the way of figure bases.
You can see the U shaped sliding channels in this photo:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-290825172700-67274446.jpeg)
Obvs I could have bought injected styrene or whatever but these are simply cut from the box that my razor blades were sold in:
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-290825172700-672752317.jpeg)
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Lovely bit of terrain. I have this sudden urge to watch the 1971 Kidnapped film.
"Nae candles...!" lol
What an incredible building! :-* It would indeed be the perfect centerpiece for a game of Devilry Afoot!
Mike Demana
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Nicely dirtied up! I am sure that the Mad Lord is anxiously awaiting transmittal lol lol
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Outstanding work. :-* :-* :-*
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You can see the U shaped sliding channels in this photo:
they are very subtle, honestly couldn't see how you'd done it.
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Superb Steve. A labour of love. Hope we get to play a game on it!
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Marvelous build SI.
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Thanks all - much appreciated
I'm still toying with which matte varnish to seal it with, especially given the PLA 'self destruct' issues highlighted in this thread
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=150457.15 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=150457.15)
Superb Steve. A labour of love. Hope we get to play a game on it!
Thanks and yes .... I have something of a plan ....
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WOW! :-*
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Marvellous work!
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Thanks all
I've now laid out with the village and other terrain items for a very busy table suitable for a skirmish game (perhaps a kidnap the laird's daughter scenario - she might be anywhere!) rather than a massed battle.
The backdrop wasn't big enough to accommodate all the photos ;)
(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/67/2031-020925161826-672761395.jpeg)
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Superscotchtastic :-*
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That is tremendous Steve, an absolute triumph.
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Superscotchtastic :-*
Which one is the "shakes head" emoji?
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Which one is the "shakes head" emoji?
Try this one ;D
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That is one fantastic collection of scenery! Perfect setting for so many games... :-*
Mike Demana
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All your projects are wonderful but I think you have outdone yourself with this one. Beautiful. :o :o
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Oh, a hot trod is in order! :-* :-*
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Thanks all - contemplating the first game that will include it, which will be a search oriented skirmish
Also have the second in mind that will be more of a set piece battle in front of the tower, requiring a less busy table!
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Once again, well done mate. :) :-* :-* :-*
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Thank you HB - I appreciate the support :)
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Just lovely. :-* :-* :-*
A very well done Tower and Village.
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absolutely splendid...
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Outstanding,what a great setting for gaming 8)