Before my
brush with an RSI to my right hand I'd one more unit of figures painted ready to be based before showing them to you, a second base of mercenary Scots spearmen. It's been a bit of a struggle as I'm sure you appreciate to get them ready to reveal, but finally here they are as my first new unit/base post of 2026 ~
This view from above hopefully provides a different perspective on how I try to arrange my figures to suggest a whole unit on one base as an alternative way of representing armies using fewer figures than has traditionally been the case ~
I've used this system now in several collections where its seemed appropriate: Punic Wars, Late Romans, 1066 & All That, Italian Wars, and now the Wars of the Roses. All Ancients or Medieval armies you'll no doubt have noticed. Would it translate to
Black Powder period armies? I'm not so sure myself, with formations becoming more complex, but in my ECW armies a sort of hybrid basing system evolved which lead me eventually down this route. I don't have plans for wholesale rebasing though, so don't panic on my behalf! It's more a case of mulling over what might be possible...
Back to the figures in question now: all
Perry Miniatures from Aly's most recent gift parcels: from the Agincourt, European Armies, and the Wars of the Roses ranges. Their flags are from
Flags of War, although from a slightly later period of history. The base is from
Warbases, as noone surely needs telling by now! Even now though those six mounted MAA are glaring at me, daring me if you will to pick up the Brush of Doom once more...
