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Author Topic: Montrose: First Blood(s) [Jan '23 update]  (Read 15774 times)

Offline has.been

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [15 June update]
« Reply #45 on: June 16, 2022, 04:26:04 AM »
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I've assembled them into crew that will serve as my Forlorn Hope for the Covenanters.

They look great, though I always preferred the French term (for Forlorn Hope)
i.e. L'Enfant Perdu (Lost Children). Apologies if my French is incorrect. :)

Offline Silent Invader

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [15 June update]
« Reply #46 on: June 16, 2022, 08:09:04 AM »
Great work - inspiring 8)
My LAF Gallery is HERE
Minis (foot & mounted) finished in 2024 = 0
(2023 = 151; 2022 = 204; 2021 = 123; 2020 = ???)

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [15 June update]
« Reply #47 on: June 16, 2022, 08:09:55 AM »
Lovely painting!

Offline abu iskander

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [9 June update]
« Reply #48 on: June 16, 2022, 03:24:25 PM »
Many thanks, gentlemen.

Curassier - In an effort to give this project a certain grand manner atmosphere, I've gone with 4 stands (~4x3) with 2 similar bases of pike as the basis for my foote elements. (I should note that all these figures were painted for me by my friend Rex)

Some in-progress Irish



And some Covenanter militia.



My horse squadrons are 8 stands of 3 figures like these Gordons in progress:




Gorgeous work. love the groupings/command bases.
Could we see a glimpse of how you are organising your full units ?
Thanks
JM

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [15 June update]
« Reply #49 on: June 16, 2022, 05:13:05 PM »
The all look fabulous, Abu👍. Top painting by your mate, and I especially like the Warlord Montrose Irish.

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [15 June update]
« Reply #50 on: June 18, 2022, 04:51:20 PM »
Great collection.  :-* :-*

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #51 on: June 23, 2022, 12:39:41 AM »
Many thanks to you both!

Began to make some progress with les infants perdus for the Montrose side.  The duelists, of course, from Captain Blood and a highland type from elsewhere (face was a bit iffy on an otherwise nice casting).



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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #52 on: June 23, 2022, 03:46:13 AM »
That plaid is a thing of beauty

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #53 on: June 23, 2022, 07:37:47 AM »
They’re lovely, Abu 👍. I agree that the plaid is particularly fine.

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #54 on: June 23, 2022, 08:40:10 AM »
Brilliant colour choices on the two Bloody gentlemen, Ben, and great work on the plaid  :-*

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #55 on: June 23, 2022, 08:52:01 AM »
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face was a bit iffy
I see what you mean. How about a Greenstuff/milliput tash?
and yes the plaid is wonderful.

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #56 on: June 23, 2022, 10:07:41 AM »
Great painting specially the plaid. :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #57 on: June 25, 2022, 08:25:27 AM »
Marvellous work!

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #58 on: June 25, 2022, 08:54:58 PM »
that plaid is superb and might get stolen for my Footsore medieval Welsh army!
Did you use a source or just make it up?
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Offline abu iskander

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Re: Montrose: First Blood(s) [22 June update]
« Reply #59 on: June 26, 2022, 03:02:25 PM »
Thank you all most kindly, gentlemen.

Here's my next batch of les infants perdus for the Montrose side. And a shot of the crew so far. Five more to go...  Kerry - I've loosely sourced most or all of the tartans depicted. I've been reading Buchan's bio of Montrose and have used as references the place names where stopped after his initial landing with Black Pate on their recruiting drive. Or have internet searched "MacDonald 17th century tartan" or something similar. The big belted plaid is one of those, or close as I could paint it anyway...





that plaid is superb and might get stolen for my Footsore medieval Welsh army!
Did you use a source or just make it up?

 

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