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15mm Early Medieval or Norse-Irish commission

 After finishing the Spartans, Phil (no, the other one) asked me to do some medieval Irish for him from the Donnington Ancient & Modern range.Always up for a challenge, I agreed.

They arrived and rather fun figures they were too. I painted them under the principle of the posher, the better the clothing

Phil will do his own basing later.
Starting off with the lowest of the low, the slingers.


Back view


Chaps with big choppers


Back view. You can see I started adding plaid/tartan on this batch.


Mixed weapon batch


Back view


Side on


Slightly better clothed again


Three at the back were figures that fell off their painting sticks!


Getting into tartan now



Go lads


Nobility


Tried not to make their plaid too regimented


Attitude


Seriously posh blokes


Flags by kind permission of Mark Carmichael


Nobility or strongmen?


Back view


They must be getting richer, they've got trim on their outfits.


Kings and things


Brightest and cleanest of the lot


Positively regal


Mounted kings and nobility, plus a representative from Craggy Island?


Oldest and most sacred banner


Definitely the poshest


The posh half of the batch


Top view


Not posh view

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