Thursday, 22 March 2018

Welsh Archers for Bannockburn

Ever since Strelets released the English Longbowmen set I´ve had it in mind to add another stand of archers to the Bannockburn Project. I´d already made up two stands of welsh archers (HERE and HERE ) and one of english  (HERE) but another stand helps bring up the numbers.
It´s reckoned there was around 14,000-15,000 english infantry at Bannockburn, a large number of those being archers.
The new archer stand brings the foot up to 106 bods, 48 infantry + 58 archers/crossbows,  so at my Chosen Ratio of 50-1 that makes 5300. Still pitifully low than the total needed, I´d have to paint another 150 - 180 bods, but getting closer.
The entire "English Army" Ranged weapons section
I´m working on  another stand of crossbows using bods from other Strelets sets, not just the Medieval Crossbowmen set. At the Ratio of 50:1, It would be over the assumed numbers of crossbowmen present at the actual battle but it will make an even 6 stands.
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16 comments:

  1. Phil22 March 2018 at 06:10

    A wonderful - and effective - group, well done Paul...And my thoughts to my poor ancestors ...

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  2. Michal DwarfCrypt22 March 2018 at 07:24

    Excellent work Paul!

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  3. X_BriX22 March 2018 at 08:33

    You started group basing Paul?

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    1. Paul´s Bods22 March 2018 at 08:42

      I´ve done quite a bit of Group basing. The bannockburn Project, my Burgundian army, medieval baggage Train, a lot of the kandibah bods...er..??...!!...the Airfix napoleonics but mostly I like single basing so I can endlessly re.arrange the set ups.

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    2. Paul´s Bods22 March 2018 at 08:44

      ...and I forgot virtually every ancient army I own- Romans, Celts, egyptians, macedonians...

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  4. Maudlin Jack Tar22 March 2018 at 09:19

    Fine collection of archers Paul

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  5. Welnin22 March 2018 at 11:09

    Very nice collection of archers Paul !

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  6. Michael Awdry22 March 2018 at 14:42

    Cracking work Paul, I never grow tired of your stringed bows, they always look so impressive.

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  7. Alan M22 March 2018 at 18:24

    There's just something about massed ranks of archers, and these look great. Have you really added bowstrings to these?! Nice work!

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    1. Paul´s Bods23 March 2018 at 08:21

      Thanks Alan.
      Insane as it seems, I have added the bowstrings to every archer :-) TBH,I wish I hadn´t started doing it. It´s fiddly but now I have to add them, they don´t look right without them.

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  8. Silver Whistle23 March 2018 at 02:38

    That is a very impressive amount of bowmen both in your collection and historically at the battle. Wouldn't want to be caught under that arrow storm.

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  9. Hightower24 March 2018 at 07:09

    Very nice looking archers.

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  10. Michael24 March 2018 at 11:57

    Great stuff Paul

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  11. Minis For War25 March 2018 at 14:22

    Well done! As always :))

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  12. Philotep26 March 2018 at 06:10

    Very nice unit, I like the color scheme a lot, very effective!

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  13. Stew30 March 2018 at 12:01

    those look splendid! Can't believe you added bow strings... : )

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