In the hope of keeping some semblance of order in my painting I decided to get as much of the Scottish army completed before I got fed up painting grey. It also helped that my local model shop (D Hewins Models in Grimsby) had a fair stock of boxes and, surprisingly, my wife seemed to if not exactly encourage a bulk purchase did not put up any obstacles either (I was happy to buy one box but walked away with five!).
First, I've completed two units of foot. Forty figures each with sixteen pike and officers along with twenty four muskets.
The boxes are Warlord games and come with four metal figures - two officers, a piper and an ensign - along with alternative metal head wear for converting the pike and shot into Scots.
I also purchased and have completed a small unit of firelocks, again from Warlord games. Plenty of movement in these figures compared to the foote although I'm not sure about the drummer who looks like he's about to take a tumble a over t.
All the foot units so far have been based on 40mm square mdf bases from Warbases (www.warbases.co.uk) who have an excellent service and provide a good product. These are then modelled with black tile grout dipped into fine sand. Washed with burnt umber and then dry brushed with various browns and creams before having static grass added. As a final touch I also put on some Highland tufts to give a Scottish feel.
And now I'm two thirds of the way through my first unit of horse. Eight figures completed from twelve. Again from Warlord games and this time they come with three metal riders to provide some alternative to the standard horse figure. I've not started these alternatives yet - tomorrow for that treat - but they come festooned with looted baggage. Also in the box are extra pistols to be stuffed down boots or into coats, belts and anywhere else you can put a twelve inch barrel! 
So that leaves three more boxes of horse and two more of foot in the big blue box. And of course it's "The Other Partizan" next week!!
