Dorsetshire Clubmen

[Radar]

First of five stands of clubmen. Plus a couple of 'command' stands of the Dorsetshire clubmen who took on the NMA at Hambledon





Lots of headswaps (which might explain why I have only managed one stand), plus lots of deliberations about casualty marker 'motto' - Repel All Plunderers!

More pictures, brief history of clubmen, plus spot the PP AWI happy worker. (Sadly no prizes for spotting him, just a nice warm feeling for knowing the PP catalogue inside out)

https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/09/clubmen.html

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very nice and tidy, Radar!

[Leman (Andy)]

Ditto.

[Radar]

Thanks gents

[Radar]

Second unit finished. Oodles of headswaps in this group.

Units three and four have had headswaps and await some paint

[martin goddard]

The Cerne man has based himsef on these fellows?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerne_Abbas_Giant

[Radar]

and the Long Man of Wilmington.

[Smiley Miley 66]

I assume these belong to the Royalists ? As a love for the King was Prevalent along these Southern shores.
I still have a great gap in my knowledge of the ECW times, but I am willing to learn. At some time I will start on my Parliament Army.
Miles

[Radar]

Clubmen were neither for King or Parliament. They just wanted to protect themselves from being plundered.

Earlier clubmen risings were against Royalist plundering, only really later years of the conflicts did you see numbers rise against the Parliament.

[Radar]

Third unit completed

[Radar]

And the fourth. Just one more to paint (headswaps just completed)

[Leman (Andy)]

I like the way that some of those saucy fellows have already taken a knock to the head.

[Radar]

Final group completed.


Here's a couple of massed ranks pictures (sans standards as they all wouldn't fit in the photo booth)





Hated doing them, so pretty pleased they are finished. Probably in the region of 100 headswaps in total out of 128 figures. Think they look alright, suitably rabble like, and enough uniqueness that they don't look like a regiment of Napoleonic infantry. In an ideal world there is probably room for a second pack of clubmen in the range; different poses for the axe man and pitchfork fellow, maybe a scythe instead of the wooden stick.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very nice, Radar!

Is there anything ECW left to do still, or will you have to find a new period to start on?

Simon

[martin goddard]

A lot of clubmen. Better not upset them.