"2nd Scottish Wars of Independence" Topic

Who makes the best figures in 28mm?

Old Glory is always my first stop.

I like these guys:
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IIRC They're from Scotland. I live in Calif and didn't have problems with shipping.

I'm starting in on this period myself.

What's you take on the use and types of shields?

My research, to this point, suggests the rank and file only had small round and not much of them.

Seriously considering this for both TtS and Saga Age of Chivalry. I looked at Antediluvian and they are fantastic. But I've recently invested in a good resin printer so think I'll go that route. Medbury Miniatures has what looks to be a pretty comprehensive range of late 13th-early 14th-century Scottish.

I print Medbury for myself and my business. Great minis. I personally do them in 28mm and 40mm scales.

13th C stuff is seldom if ever any use for the 14th C. There's only really 4 troop types; men-at-arms, spearmen, archers and hobilars, though the hobilars would fight on foot. Medbury pikemen are pretty sound; the rest of the range is best avoided. Pikemen should have AT LEAST a padded jacket, armoured gloves and a helmet. The primary weapon for men-at-arms was the lance or…..the lance; Robert I's defeat of de Bohun was remarkable because it was done with an axe against a lance. Order of the day was bacinets; big bucket helmets were like velour flares in the 1990s……nobody was wearing them anymore. Any early HYW stuff is generally fine – Essex have some excellent mounted men-at-arms, but sadly those on foot never have spears. Claymore/Antedilvian stuff is nice. Most stuff marketed as 'Scottish' falls in the range that starts at 'Eh?' and ends at 'No'. There is zero evidence to suggest that highland troops looked any different from Lowland troops – or English of French troops for that matter. Almost all of the fighting consisted to small cavalry actions …..just men-at-arms……or sieges. There was a mere handful of general engagements.
The 'Scottish short bow' dear to the hearts of figure designers in the past did not exist; it's a Victorian invention. English troops were not yet using Bills.
There's buckets of material in 'Calendar of Documents
Relating to Scotland (volumes 2,3 and 5) and there is one specific book (so far as I know) by a suitable scholar – 'The Second Scottish Wars of Independence' (The History Press) by Chris Brown – ahem, kof kof……

PS….if anyone ever finds a suitable set of rules I'd de delighted to hear more.