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.
Starting off with the lowest of the low, the slingers.
(https://i.imgur.com/0PYQGk3.jpg)
Back view
(https://i.imgur.com/oDb9CuU.jpg)
Chaps with big choppers
(https://i.imgur.com/5QEutFq.jpg)
Back view. You can see I started adding plaid/tartan on this batch.
(https://i.imgur.com/4qc0HP5.jpg)
Mixed weapon batch
(https://i.imgur.com/kBnUg2o.jpg)
Back view
(https://i.imgur.com/UuCPDPW.jpg)
Side on
(https://i.imgur.com/KSsgpMx.jpg)
Slightly better clothed again
(https://i.imgur.com/2xAst7X.jpg)
Three at the back were figures that fell off their painting sticks!
(https://i.imgur.com/BByXiFz.jpg)
Getting into tartan now
(https://i.imgur.com/uiKP1Rw.jpg)
Go lads
(https://i.imgur.com/mv3Pzdj.jpg)
Nobility
(https://i.imgur.com/scr0N6d.jpg)
Tried not to make their plaid too regimented
(https://i.imgur.com/ynGpxHs.jpg)
Attitude
(https://i.imgur.com/jsDwrYS.jpg)
Seriously posh blokes
(https://i.imgur.com/HhqmwBr.jpg)
Flags by kind permission of Mark Carmichael
(https://i.imgur.com/6yTFcsy.jpg)
Nobility or strongmen?
(https://i.imgur.com/UXnKhDu.jpg)
Back view
(https://i.imgur.com/gJZSY1V.jpg)
They must be getting richer, they've got trim on their outfits.
(https://i.imgur.com/PFO10E9.jpg)
Kings and things
(https://i.imgur.com/EMRHNG9.jpg)
Brightest and cleanest of the lot
(https://i.imgur.com/7qt9zul.jpg)
Positively regal
(https://i.imgur.com/jXZPc5X.jpg)
Mounted kings and nobility, plus a representative from Craggy Island?
(https://i.imgur.com/b8yTSGF.jpg)
Oldest and most sacred banner
(https://i.imgur.com/3Rmp7kc.jpg)
Definitely the poshest
(https://i.imgur.com/j310RZA.jpg)
The posh half of the batch
(https://i.imgur.com/8jTEpVb.jpg)
Top view
(https://i.imgur.com/DTKDd6Z.jpg)
Not posh view
(https://i.imgur.com/bGYug7x.jpg)