Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Anglo-Scottish Border Buildings

 










Here are three unpainted Anglo-Scottish border buildings that I've just finished gluing and assembling. They are mdf kits by Sarissa Precision that I will use for my Border Reivers. I've added some unpainted figures for a bit of scale. For rules I'm planning on using Border Wars by Flags of War for skirmish games and Billhooks Deluxe for slightly larger games.

The first building above is a small bastle house with options for a ladder or stairs. It has two levels, the lower part being the barn for animals. All three buildings come with removable roofs. The second building below is a stone crofters’cottage and the third is a Scottish longhouse. They're great kits, really detailed and fairly easy to assemble and will look even better when painted.











8 comments:

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    1. Thanks Michal, Sarissa make some great buildings.

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  2. The Bastle House is great - the other two I am not so sure on - the chimneys look odd to me - but perhaps they really were that tall back then - I am from Scotland originally but not the Borders, so I am more used to "but and ben" type cottages.
    Great to see another convert to the Border reivers period - I look forward to seeing this develop via your blog. If you are interested, my own Reiver Journey starts about here https://1808534.blogspot.com/2020/09/first-batch-of-reivers-completed.html

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  3. Thanks, you may well be right, I’m not too sure about the chimney size in the cottages! It’s an interesting period for sure and I’ll check out your blog.

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  4. Great looking buildings already it'll be good to have a before and after, once you've painted them!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain, I’ll do an after painted shot with some painted Reivers.

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  5. Nice looking terrain piece, Mike. Can't have too much of these.

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    1. Thanks Dean, Sarissa do make some nice buildings.

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