JezT - Dark Age Footsore Miniatures Welsh - 28mm (90 points)

Hi All 

I wonder how many challengers have ended up painting some figures from a range and been so impressed they expanded to create a new army! This is the situation I faced and really pleased to do this post and showcase some Footsore miniatures figures that allow me to field a new Welsh army option playing my preferred Basic Impetus games. 

These are the skirmish javelin figures pack that started it all off - I really liked these and immediately decided to paint them up as generic type skirmishers that I could use in Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Dane and Norman, well for any army really. 

Very action packed poses .....

I know these figures have already featured in a few posts already this challenge. I like these so much I started to think about a Welsh army but was initially put off as I did not want to paint so many basic light spearmen needed. However could not resist buying more and decided if I blend some Welsh characters in with my existing Saxon Fyrd Levy figures I would get the overall look and allow me to play an interesting Norman v Welsh battle.  

I ended up buying some Welsh Knifemen, and made some small conversions to change to javelin, spear and bow armed ....

Next a pack of Picts but thought would work well as Welsh ...

Showing how look on Impetus style bases - foot light spear and skirmish base

Also wanted a new Welsh mounted Commander .. these come in pack of two mounted.

One painted as Norman (loud booing)

Finally added in some spiritual help - this is one of the Footsore Anglo Saxon range character figures that thought would fit in well.

I can use the Priest to add into a spear block or use in a command base. There are two new disorder counter "dead" models as well (these are from Gripping Beast and counting as one figure 5 points).

 

Points wise that is 3 packs of 4 foot figures for 60 points, plus a pack of 2 Mounted for 20 points, and then the Character Priest - 5 points and disorder markers - 5 points so total of 90.

Looking forward to getting these into action shortly ..........

Cheers Jez 

Congrats Jez! I think you have been upgraded in your hobby status by starting a new army off of a great feeling from painting a model! Great work all around here, and hoping that the Priest can help conjure some good foes for you to tackle with this growing Welsh army!

90 pts for you
Kyle