Border Reivers - Thistle & Rose

[Koppi]

The old Vendel miniatures are meanwhile available via Thistle & Rose. Time to show some pics and write a short story about the Border Reivers. For english version please scroll down.

https://thrifles.blogspot.com/2021/04/border-reivers-thistle-rose.html

[Emir of Askaristan]

Nice figures ...off to read the report.

Colonel Bill's stock the D'Arlo range which is by the same sculptor and a perfect match.

https://colonelbills-store.co.uk/epages/4f27da57-42ee-48c0-9cb8-22c9dd921a68.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/4f27da57-42ee-48c0-9cb8-22c9dd921a68/Categories/105

[3Fingers2]

Nice figures ...off to read the report.

Colonel Bill's stock the D'Arlo range which is by the same sculptor and a perfect match.

https://colonelbills-store.co.uk/epages/4f27da57-42ee-48c0-9cb8-22c9dd921a68.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/4f27da57-42ee-48c0-9cb8-22c9dd921a68/Categories/105

Thankyou for the link , never heard of them and they look great 👍

[Sir_Theo]

Brilliant pics. I have Reiver ancestry in my blood apparently, so this is a period I'm always contemplating. Great to get some more figure options too.

[wjhupp]

Koppi,

Thanks for the report and pictures.  Excellent painting on the figures and nicely presented with the terrain and buildings.

Would you have any objection if I reposted them on out Thistle & Rose Facebook page?

I think you have accurately in your blog pointed out the real beauty of the figures - they are very usable for other wars and conflicts.  I am using our figures to build companies for Pikeman's lament to use to game the Nine Years War in Ireland, the 80YW in the Netherlands, and Indian conflicts in North America. 

As to gaming the Reiving activity itself, even with the unique aspects of the Hot Trod, it does seem like that is less of a wargame and more of a swashbuckling type game.  We really like the Frostgrave/Rangers RPG system by Osprey and we have been using these figures to build crews for Ghost Archipelago, essentially an age of expliration adventure game.  Later this year I hope to use the Ragners system in a Reiver setting.

Bill Hupp
T&R Miniatures

[SteveBurt]

Nice figures. I’d think either EnGarde (for small skirmishes) or Donnybrook (for larger ones) would work well for this period.

[Cat]

Nice figures!

Donnybrook is definitely a good game for reiving.

[v_lazy_dragon]

I use Donnybrook for my Elizabethan stuff, and can confirm it works well for the period

[James Morris]

Superb collection and photos. 

[Metternich]

En Garde works well.

[WillPhillips]

I've been interested in these figures for a while and I'm excited to be able to get my hands on them finally. thanks for giving us a heads up on the forum here.