More from the ‘Warbases’ menagerie, this time their Soay Sheep. Now I’d not heard of Soay sheep before now, but I’m reliably informed that they a primitive breed of domestic sheep descended from a population of feral sheep on the 250-acre island of Soay in the St. Kilda Archipelago, about 65 kilometres from the Western Isles of Scotland.* Perfect, one imagines, for all those Viking raiding parties that seem to be very popular in our miniature world at the moment.**
*isn’t Google wonderful?
**Every time I hear SAGA mentioned now, I think of elderly Norsemen on a cruise liner!
With the ‘Witchfinder General’ rules not set in medieval Scotland, I decided mine would be Jacob’s sheep, albeit missing a couple of horns! These are lovely little additions to the growing livestock collection and bizarrely firm favourites of the Saintly Mrs. Awdry.
I know I used the baaaaadass thing on the chickens post, but I feel it has to be used again.
ReplyDeleteThese sheep are most definitely baaaaaadass. Even more so if they are the bird-killing-and-eating sheep from Foula (or should that be Fowla?).
You just can't help yourself, can EWE Miss Piper!
DeleteI should have thought that was bleatin' obvious to anyone who knows me :)
DeleteGreat eye candy and very useful as markers, loot etc.
ReplyDeleteThank you, that sounds like a good plan.
DeleteLooking great, nice on a table!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil.
DeleteAll livestock add a certain something to the table. These look great I can already see a Donnybrook scenario where they have to raid Spain to get a sample of the sheep for the British wool trade.
ReplyDeleteThank you Clint and that sounds like a good idea. I've picked up a copy of Donnybrook now, but have to confess I've only really looked at the pictures at the moment.
DeleteWell done , great vignettes .
ReplyDeleteCheers .
Thank you Vincent.
DeleteVery very nice work Michael!
ReplyDeleteThat is really kind of you Rodger, thank you.
DeleteNice one Michael, glad the other half is enjoying your smallholding residents too
ReplyDeleteThank you, if it's cute and fluffy then it is normally a winner!
DeleteLovely models and a great paintjob as usual.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Matt.
DeleteQuite the collection you've got going there Noah :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, let's just hope this hasn't cursed the English summer!
DeleteAnother excellent addition to your zoo.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Sir Michael!
Cheers
Stefan
Thank you Stefan, some more animals to come by the end of the week.
DeleteB ewe tiful sheep dude. I should know being Welsh. I'll let you in on a national secret, we only fuck them because you guys eat them.
ReplyDelete"Vikings" on the History channel could change your mind about elderly norsemen on cruise liners.
Thank you Bob for that disturbing image, I shall not look on mint sauce in the same way again! As for Viking, I'll defiantly have to check that out.
DeleteMrs. Awdry has great taste. You're becoming a livestock painting expert. Can we expect some bovine next?
ReplyDeleteThank you Brian, pigs are nest on the agenda!
DeleteExcellent sheep just keep them away from Scooby!
ReplyDeleteNow there's a scenario!
DeleteBizarre synchronicity!!! I´ve been researching the colour of sheep (got to paint 50 of the blightersfor a 1646 dio ) and nearly settled on jacobs sheep as a colour scheme...turns out off White was more popular at the time in central europe ....small world eh?
ReplyDeleteNot sure I'm up for painting another 46 so I wish you the best of luck! As for synchronicity, I love the idea of the pair of use searching the infoweb for pictures of sheep, whilst the respective partners tut quietly to themselves!
DeleteShe doesn´t tut anymore..just raises her eyebrows when I start going on about the new bit of "historical info" I´ve learnt.
DeleteOh yes, that sounds familiar. ;)
DeleteThank you my good man, more to come!
ReplyDeleteVery nice looking animals. One can't ever have enough of this non combatant stuff.
ReplyDeleteThank you, they should certainly add something to the table.
DeleteYou can't raise a little Hell without the sacrificial lamb. Well done Sir!
ReplyDeleteOh Robert that's brilliant! Thank you.
DeleteGreat work Michael, also lol at elderly Norse raiders on a cruise liner.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr Smillie, sadly it may take a while to shift that mental image now! :)
Deletevery nice addition!
ReplyDeletewaiting for more animals!
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Thank you Luca, some more due on Saturday.
DeleteSome great looking animals Michael!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you so much Christopher.
DeleteAnother batch of wonderful miniatures Michael. I will hold off the puns not wanting to pull the wool over your eyes....err, nevermind.
ReplyDeleteSomethings are just too hard to resist eh! Thank you Terry.
ReplyDeleteTerrific painting Sir M!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ray, plenty more to come this month.
Delete'Shear' excellence! As ever.
ReplyDeleteVery good Kieron, I like it and thank you.
DeleteVery nice! You can really never have enough animals and odds and ends. All the little details really make a scenario come to life!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cory, I couldn't agree more.
DeleteWonderful painting there Michael and like you I have found the delights of warbases' animals too. I have to say you have done them great justice
ReplyDeleteThank you Pete, they keep bringing out more and more that I feel the need for - the pheasants look tempting.
DeleteThey are and I feel the need too
DeleteVery nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jay.
DeleteI don't know why (could it be a combination of sheep and tabletop gaming?) but the phrase leading 'lambs to slaughter' keeps popping up in my head as I look at the pictures. :)
ReplyDeleteNow funnily enough I was thinking of that as the title, but went for the incredibly dull '28mm sheep'!
DeleteExellent!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading your blogg, Michael.
Thank you so much, that is very kind of you.
DeleteHola
ReplyDeleteComo molan,me gusta el carnero con esos cuernos,es de 10
un saludo
Thank you J.D., they were my favourite bit to paint.
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