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Title: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Musketeer on July 30, 2015, 01:05:57 PM
Wotcha!

Happy to say that the new Brian Boru and Ulf the Quarrelsome figures are now available on the Footsore Miniatures website :)

http://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/28mm-dark-ages-irish

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/spiraluk/Brian%20Boru_zpsupai6ts4.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/spiraluk/media/Brian%20Boru_zpsupai6ts4.jpg.html)

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/spiraluk/Ulf%203_zpspefegmoi.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/spiraluk/media/Ulf%203_zpspefegmoi.jpg.html)
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Atheling on July 30, 2015, 01:21:16 PM
Beauties as always Bill  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

How far are the Saxon/Anglo Danes away from release mate?

Oh, and will there be unit deals available like the Caliphate/Late Roman stuff?

Darrell.
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: tancrede on July 31, 2015, 10:14:10 AM
So I've just sent my order for those news !
Hope to have them before I leave for holidays (as I will bring some paints and minis with me...)
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Dr. Zombie on July 31, 2015, 10:19:10 AM
I know very little of Irish history. So bear with me.

But was it a thing that the Irish always walked around in bare feet?

The bare feet has always troubled me with Irish minis.
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Elgis on July 31, 2015, 04:13:33 PM
Nice! I particularly like the bodyguard and king
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: cram on August 01, 2015, 08:59:43 AM
Quote from: Dr. Zombie on July 31, 2015, 10:19:10 AM
I know very little of Irish history. So bear with me.

But was it a thing that the Irish always walked around in bare feet?

The bare feet has always troubled me with Irish minis.
Its thought that they probably went bare foot to allow them better grip on the often difficult and slippery terrain, also Ireland is quite boggy so shoes would get sodden and sometimes sucked off and lost in the boggy ground. Many Scots and Welsh also appear to have gone bare foot and probably did so for the same reason, because terrain in those countries is often difficult as in Ireland. Where some chose to go bare foot others however did wear shoes. (archaeology has unearthed early and late medieval shoes in all three countries)

As to whether those who went bare foot 'always' did so, I have no idea, maybe it was mostly a warfare thing and day to day life if they were on better ground then maybe they wore shoes.  
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Musketeer on August 01, 2015, 06:11:08 PM
Quote from: cram on August 01, 2015, 08:59:43 AM
Its thought that they probably went bare foot to allow them better grip on the often difficult and slippery terrain, also Ireland is quite boggy so shoes would get sodden and sometimes sucked off and lost in the boggy ground. Many Scots and Welsh also appear to have gone bare foot and probably did so for the same reason, because terrain in those countries is often difficult as in Ireland. Where some chose to go bare foot others however did wear shoes. (archaeology has unearthed early and late medieval shoes in all three countries)

As to whether those who went bare foot 'always' did so, I have no idea, maybe it was mostly a warfare thing and day to day life if they were on better ground then maybe they wore shoes.  

Spot on!
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: tancrede on August 29, 2015, 04:41:42 PM
My own version of those wonderful minis :

- the old king Brian Boru and his guards (all from Footsore, shield from Gripping Beast, decal and banner from Little Big Men) :
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/485957DSC04628.jpg)

- and the warlord of my Irish for SAGA (dog from Crusader Miniatures, shield from Gripping Beast, decal from Little Big Men) :
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/593515DSC04631.jpg)
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Atheling on August 29, 2015, 04:52:16 PM
Nice work Tancrede  8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Darrell.
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: cram on August 29, 2015, 08:24:53 PM
Cool!  :-* :-*
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Musketeer on September 04, 2015, 06:42:47 PM
Quote from: tancrede on August 29, 2015, 04:41:42 PM
My own version of those wonderful minis :

- the old king Brian Boru and his guards (all from Footsore, shield from Gripping Beast, decal and banner from Little Big Men) :
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/485957DSC04628.jpg)

- and the warlord of my Irish for SAGA (dog from Crusader Miniatures, shield from Gripping Beast, decal from Little Big Men) :
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/593515DSC04631.jpg)

Awesome paint job!!!! :)
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: WillieB on September 07, 2015, 09:52:38 PM
Another great set of figures. Crisis list is growing each day...
Now all I need is the Irish slingers to be ready early November :)
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: Musketeer on September 09, 2015, 02:51:54 PM
Quote from: WillieB on September 07, 2015, 09:52:38 PM
Another great set of figures. Crisis list is growing each day...
Now all I need is the Irish slingers to be ready early November :)
Out in 2 weeks time Willie ;)
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: mikeygees on September 14, 2015, 08:04:30 PM
Those are awesome!
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: PanzerKaput on September 16, 2015, 11:09:55 PM
Great news about the slingers bill as I have been waiting for them. Time it right for me to start building my Irish
Title: Re: New Footsore Dark Age Irish
Post by: nervisfr on September 24, 2015, 07:37:32 PM
Quote from: Musketeer on September 09, 2015, 02:51:54 PM
Out in 2 weeks time Willie ;)



Great news !

Crisis is coming, but which dealers bring them to my favorite show ?

Willie do you have some info ?


Cheers
Éric from the nerviens club