So I am all excited about this historical game called Border Wars: Under a Reiver Moon. One because I am fourth generation Scottish (yep I am one of those people), and second because who wouldn't want to go full gangsta during the Elizabethan period.
Flags of War came out with this a short time ago as a kickstarter, but know you can order directly from them. They plan on adding to the current line, and they just added some Irish recently. I am totally waiting on getting some of those border hounds.
They are 28mm metal models, and right now they have cattle, sheep, etc. (very important for this as that's what a lot of this was all about, cattle rustling). They have a typical Border family, some envoys, and of course foot soldiers as well as mounted. The figures are beautifully sculpted and cast. Very little flash, and the cursed mold lines.
While I waited to get my order all the way from Scotland, I busied myself with Wargames Atlantic's box set of Conquistadors. They fit the period costume and weapon wise, and they are roughly the same size so will mix in well together.
I just got my order a couple of days ago, but I had already finished five foot figures from the plastic box set. Of course before I went to spray a protective coating on them, my hand brushed up against the one holding the sword up at shoulder height and it snapped in half. I wasn't about to cut the arm off and place another and repaint it all over again, so I just took a piece of wire and made a splint and glued it back together again. People won't notice unless I point it out, and I am not trying to win any painting contests, I just want to bloody game.
In the meantime I have a friend (you know who you are) that is making some blue foam terrain buildings for me. I am super geeked.
Here are the five figures I have done.....
Nice work Kevin! I bought Border Wars too but got the metal Border Reivers and Irish figures but haven’t played a game yet. These plastics look like the Wargames Atlantic Conquistadors?
ReplyDeleteYes sir they are. I’m now working on the metals from Flags of War. The Wargames Atlantic plastics, as I mentioned, fit nicely with the metals. I am using those to have a little bit of variety until Flags of War release more.
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Kevin
Ooooo, I like these! And plastics too. Pretty.
ReplyDeleteI would never have noticed the repair.
I do hate the parts that extend well past the point of what would be considered robust enough to take a minor hit!
You and me both. I usually replace plastic spears with metal ones. I have less trouble with swords and stuff, but still, grrrr, when it happens. Thanks and I'll let you know how it plays when I get my cool stuff from Anton.
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