Saturday, 3 January 2026

From JP - Wot, already a plateful of spurs?! (40 points)

Wot, already a plateful of spurs?! 

As ever, I moan about lessons learned the hard way, even at my age... I turned my brush back to my Border Reivers. Last year I painted a batch of foot figures and realised some days ago that I hadn't painted the mounted versions yet. So, out they came.

Problem is, remembering the colours I used on the dismounted versions so I could use it again on the mounted. This is almost as bad as my lesson to myself about painting kilts (avoid them...).

So, here are 4 Border Reiver raiders on horse (and the foot versions from last year). As I prepare to post these, I notice I left some flock residues on one horseman... less haste more care, sigh!





With their dismounted versions:


Side and rear:





Four 28mm cavalry x 10 points = 40 points.

I am dolefully looking at the Irish opponents for these fellows as I extend the skirmish to Ireland, hope I can figure out how to do good yellow colours for the Kern...


Thanks for looking!

JP


JP, these reivers look really good and I think you succeeded in getting the colours quite close to last years dismounted versions as far as I am concerned. I also like your basing a lot, they are really reminiscind of the highlands or Ireland. 

Go on do get yourself some of those Irishmen to combat these reivers. We would l9ve to s3e those too!

Cheers Sander 

10 comments:

  1. Really nice work on these cavalry. They match their infantry counterparts well.

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  2. They match up fine , good job

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  3. Great work. All look matching so no worries.

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  4. Love these, JP. I've been wanting to try Border Rievers for years and this nudges me every closer.

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  5. Goregeous work! I thought they must be 54mm until I saw the scoring.

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  6. Great to see some Border Rievers - very atmospheric.

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  7. Those horses are very nicely painted - would be interested to know the method? Presumably acrylic and layered? The figure colours have nicely subdued feel - very nice

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  8. Excellent figures JP, and well colour matched too. I do like the chap with the torch.

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