Hot on the heels of "Mad" Hedge McHogg comes his sidekick, Murdo. A different tartan, a different species, a hat rather than warpaint, but still a sword and targe, the latter emblazoned with the white thistle emblem of Dun Ringill. Yes, Dun Ringill, a name stolen wholesale from the back catalogue of Jethro Tull. So, will this duo be part of the Dun Ringill Reavers? Or will they cry "Freedom!" for the Dun Ringill Wappinshaw? What about the Dun Ringill Doom Brothers of Dun Ringill Sons of Death? Starting to get a little early 11th Century Ireland with that last one...
So, the Highlanders may be in need of a name for their hairy, shouty collective, but their numbers are growing and set to grow further. Plans are afoot to increase the clansmen numbers and, in due course, acquire them a leader figure too. But I can only paint what I have for the moment and decide on what I have in my current batch of figures that would suit the cause.
As before, Murdo is a standard Oathsworn Miniature, painted by yours truly, and set to join his mate "Mad" Hedge on a muirside (hm, moorside...) somewhere near you fairly soon. I even fancy the idea of a conversion of one figure or other to make a standard bearer sporting either a banner with the white thistle or perhaps the burning cross sent out historically to raise the clans. That would be something different indeed! That donor figure will be out there somewhere...
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| Even the smaller Oathsworn figures have bags of character and are a joy to paint. |
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| The detail is fantastic and simply cries out to the painter to try and bring out the full glory of each model. |
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| The white thistle of Dun Ringill! |
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| But you won't find that tartan in any Victorian tartan pattern book as far as I know! |
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