Converted Wars of the Roses Welsh Spearman

Just a quick post to show some recent work putting together a Welsh spearman for WOTR.  The Perry WOTR  / European Mercenaries boxed sets are brilliant for most later 15th century West / North European troops, but for aesthetic reasons, I though it might be nice to show a slightly more old-fashioned look to some of the troops from out in the sticks;

Firstly, this is not intended as an insult to any 15th century Welshmen reading this post.  I'm from the North East of England, and intend using the same approach for 'Northern' spearmen / borderers (where / when I need them).  The intention is to give the models a 'militia' look to distinguish them from better-heeled 'household' troops.

To this end, the colour palette is more muted - brown / green vegetable colours for the hose and tunic.  A spare Warlord Games bare head completes the 'I've got no armour' look.  A spare Fireforge spear was chosen as the main weapon, as spears were easy / cheap to produce or acquire.  I've added one of the bucklers (temporary hold using blu-tack) to show he's a little old-fashioned, and still taking to the field with a shield.  I'll also be trying him out with a spare Roman cavalry shield (approx 10mm dia) and a modified spare Viking shield, to see which best pleases the eye.

As a unit, they'll probably mostly get spears, with maybe a scythe or pitchfork added for interest.  A few bare heads, and the rest in hats with maybe one or two token models in kettle hats, inherited from grandfathers who fought in earlier wars.