Everyone loves a parade, right? This army was finished last fall but the weather just now cooperated enough for some shots of the entire army. Ready, maestro?!
Here's the ECW Scots version!
In your bonnie blue bonnets
and plaide with tartan on it
ye will be the finest laddies
in yer Easter parade.
I'll be all in clover
to have yous look them over
the braw loons noo struttin' oot in me Easter parade!
On the parade ground, with a drummin' sound
the photographer has snapped us
and you'll find that they're in the Scots grand couture!
Oh, one could write a sonnet
about their bonnie blue bonnets
I dinnae ken if ye lyke me wee Scots Easter Parade!
With apologies to Irving Berlin and Scots everywhere, LOL!
ECW Scots Covenanter Army
Infantry
Infantry
8 regiments of Foote (160)
3 Scots Highlanders (36)
2 Forlorn Hopes (8)
1 Swordsmen (6)
Cavalry/Dragoons
Scots Cavalry (12)
Scots Lancers (12)
Scots Dragoons (4 mounted, 16 foot)
Artillery
30 crew with 6 guns (need to add a few more gunnes)
Command
6 mounted 7 foot figures
Total Scot:
6 mounted 7 foot figures
Total Scot:
210 Infantry, 24 Cavalry, 20 Dragoons, 30 Artillery Crew/6 guns, 13 Command
Plus 45 generic casualty figures
And a braw parade it is too! Good looking army and it looks very impressive when seen complete like this, really nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie.
DeleteFantastic Easter Parade, Peter! Really impressive effort. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it, Jon!
DeleteNicely done Peter. A bonnie sight, tis. I believe you hae more than me now.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe. Aye, a wee bit more!
DeleteWow what a fabulous looking force Peter! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mark. Now I have to get them all to the table some time! Many of them have seen some combat as a part of the FK&P "Maidehythe" series of actions, which was the main inspiration for doing the Scots to begin with. There's now another supplement covering the ECW in Scotland...
DeleteWho doesn't like a nice parade of figures Peter?! A very nice way to start my day:).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve!
DeleteSUch a gorgeous and colorful parade Peter, wow!
ReplyDeleteMerci, Phil!
DeleteA terrific collection Peter, and there is nothing better than an American with Swedish heritage putting on a Scottish accent.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lawrence. That's Danish heritage, actually. My great grandfather emigrated from Denmark following the 2nd Schleswig-Holstein War. He and his family initially lived in the upper midwest, where most people understood Scandinavian names. When the family moved to Virginia, where nobody understood, them, everyone called him "Mr. Anderson". So he just changed his name to that, and not even the Danish version (Andersen). Of course, Anderson actually can be a good Scots name itself, LOL!
DeleteWell, I knew you had some Scandinavian roots there, somewhere.
DeleteSome Welsh roots on my mother's side as well!
DeleteAye, they're nae sae bad, min!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith!
DeleteBonnie indeed
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gary. Not sure I could face Haggis, but perhaps a wee bit o' Scotch to celebrate?
DeleteBrilliant. They look awesome set out on parade.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Richard!
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