Hej hej all,
Thank you all for the kind comments on my previous post. Having been languishing in the doldrums for this Challenge I resolved to at least have a go at attacking my points target in the final week and a bit.
Thanks to some long work meetings and a kind wife who indulged a few later nights of me painting. I think, if my maths is correct, that I've made it, and a little over. Be that as it may I'm slightly sad I wasn't on this kind of form for more of the challenge! The dent into the 28mm lead/plastic pile is noticeable, but there are still nearly 5x really useful boxes full to go! 😀
But, enough waffle. I concentrated on first getting my basic English Saga force painted and then branched out to the Scots, via some mercenary troops. I managed the English and a fair number of Scots (32 remaining for the full schilitron!)
First up on the photos is Sir Thomas Grey, English Captain and all around sold soldiery chap (with a nice and simple heraldry, and a flag from Flags of War!). The Grey family had a handy run of about 4 generations of solid soldiers, fighting in all the wars versus Scots and Frenchmen in the period. They eventually made it to the ranks of the Earls under Henry V, with a large number of French estates, but seem to have lost it all in the 1450s and 60s.
Supported by his tried and true men-at-arms, and household knights.
And supporting him are his band of merry Archers. All of whom are wearing an unnatural uniform coat...but give me a chance, I painted them all in about 6hrs!
His opponent from over the Wall, a place they call Scotland... is a deer stalking highlander with a mixture of close combat clansmen and pike armed yeomen. All energised into a combat frenzy by the sweet melody of the pipes!
And then supporting whomever has just promised the larger pay packet, a bunch of axe happy Irish mercenaries. They began the challenge being painted yellow, but I lost the will to continue after base coating them. Coming back to them a few months later I went to recover the paint job and "start" with a black undercoat. I liked the under coat much more than the original paint scheme, so they became black coated Irish, rather than the "traditional" mustard yellow that is shown in the pictures of Irish of the period.
A final addition were finished at lunchtime today. I found these chaps, undercoated from a previous Challenge, in a misc minis box and felt inspired having painted their 28mm Irish cousins. I belive they are Essex minis of a generic axemen/halbardier type.
All of this effort equals points...at least that's the hope!
English = 42 x 28mm foot = 42 x 5pts = 210pts
Scottish = 22 x 28mm foot = 22 x 5pts = 110pts
Irish = 8 x 28mm foot = 8 x 5pts = 40pts
15mm axemen = 8 x 15mm foot = 8 x 2pts = 16pts
Total = 376pts
Grand total = 74 + 376 = 450pts!! Phew!
So long all and thanks for all the fish! Looking forward to seeing you all next year!
Best,
Ed 😀
What a paint bomb Edward, loving this. Lord Grey is wonderful and I live his huge retinue of archers in their red livery. It may not be strictly historical but it works and gives unit cohesion. But most of all I love those Scots with their wild Irish merch. Well done all around.
PeterD
