"Best figures for Scots from Falkirk and Bannockburn" Topic

I'm looking for them in 28mm, both infantry and Cavalry.

Try Ebob Miniatures:

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Claymore Castings?

claymorecastings.co.uk

scheltrum.co.uk

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The more recent Ebob 'Scots pike' figures are great; the 'Braveheart' ones are no use at all unless you want to play a fantasy game based on the movie – and why not? Lots of us have Orcs/Goblins etc.
The Claymore range is marketed for Otterburn, but they're just fine for the Wars of Independence if you're not too fussy about the padded jacks possibly being a little bit on the short side. Any early HYW figures are what you need for men-at-arms and there's loads to choose from but you may struggle (we certainly did) to find suitable dismounted men-at-arms that can be equipped with a long spear --- but no problem if you are handy at drilling out hands on 28mm figures…which I'm not.
There was no difference at all between English, Scottish, Low Countries and French soldiers in the 13/14th century so your spearmen/archers/men-at-arms can come from Foundry, Old Glory, Claymore and so on. Whatever else don't encumber yourself with rafts of unarmoured chappies carrying scythes and rakes etc; they are dear to hearts of wargame designers but like hens teeth when you look for them in record or narrative evidence.
FWIW, the Essex early HYW mounted knights are great for men-at-arms on both sides and you'll want plenty of that sort of thing. Most of the general conduct of the wars comprised actions between fairly modest forces of armoured cavalry. Big battles were few and far between and not necessarily of any great importance; neither Falkirk or Bannockburn, for example, really changed the course of the war.
Final word…hobelars…when recruited for field armies (which seems to have been an irregular occurrence)they would fight on foot, so mostly you don't really need to model them specifically, but there's a good case that garrison hobelars in the 2nd War of Independence (if not before) were increasingly likely to acquire horses and armour that were just as good as the MAA and in pratice served as MAA.
Happy to provide a reading list of reputable modern scholarship (for pity's sake ignore Gardiner, Oman, Sadler and Nusbacher)if you PM me either via this site or… thathistoryblokeATbtinternetDOTcom

Thanks all, looks like I have a variety to choose from.. Sorry, not interested in Mel Gibson's fantasy of leading the Picts to freedom.

A big selection out there

Claymore, Mirliton, select foundry, even the plastic Fireforge but only select helms, select old glory, curteys/ first corps, some Essex

The infantry were in mostly in gambersons, so most figs will be close