ECW Scots Lancers

ECW Scots Lancers

I've completed the second regiment of cavalry for the Montrose scots army. This unit is more heavily armed than the first and features scots lancers.



ECW Scots Lancers

Figures are Warlord Games plastic with minor weapon conversions. The spears are from Wargames Factory plastic Numidians - you gets lots with each pack, especially if you do several units of archers are I did.



ECW Montrose Horse

This is a view of the completed cavalry brigade - two full regiments and a commander. Quite pretty but I'm realistic about their effectiveness in the field



ECW Montrose Horse

Second batch of arabs for Lion Rampant

My second unit completed, this time its some spearmen. Plastics from Gripping Beast. I tried a different technique on the shields by making text bands using the printer and sticking that to the shield. Its something I copied from club-mate Mike who did some Greek shields this way.




Arab spearmen

Arab spears and bows

Arabs for Lion Rampant

A future game we're planning are some medieval skirmishes using lion Rampant. To be different I've decided to try Arabs. the first batch are archers. Gripping Beasts figures



Arab archers

Montrose Irish brigade - part 1

Fresh from the table is the first of the Irish Brigade. The photo has come out a little shinny as I'm without my resident photographer this week. Figures are Warlord Games with some of their metal caps. Flags were found for free on the Internet and then edited for size



Montrose Irish Brigade



Montrose Irish Brigade

Montrose Scottish Horse

One result of my summer holiday painting is the first unit of Scottish horse for the Montrose campaign. These are intended to be used as Gordon's horse. Figures are Warlord games with some minor conversions so all are armed with firearms.

 

The whole regiment plus officer

The first squadron with standard



The second squadron

The officer

Dark Ages Campaign Results

After three complete rounds we have the final results

Roy - 66% win ratio
Stuart - 66% win ratio
Stu - 66% win ratio
John -  50% win ratio (4 rounds, would be 33% after 3 rounds)

The most successful of the German armies were the Vandals (all warriors) who won all of their battles with the Chatti (mostly warbands) being nearly as successful. The mounted armies suffered with a single win between them.

So very pretty and good fun having the variety of armies rather than a shieldwall grind every week.

Montrose Scottish ECW foot

Latest painting project

I've now completed my first two units of foot for the Montrose ECW army. I wanted some troops to be the levy / Gordon's foot brigade for my Montrose army. These are nt quite right for Gordon's foot as they should ideally be regular highlanders but they are close enough for our purposes.

Figures are 28mm Warlord plastics with free flags for the inter-web.

First battalion with the Royal Standard

Second battalion with a Gordon Standard

 



The full brigade