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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: LindseytheHistoryPupper on August 16, 2025, 12:09:04 AM

Title: Kurdish warriors and rebels in the late 19th/early 20th century?
Post by: LindseytheHistoryPupper on August 16, 2025, 12:09:04 AM

Hii all

Just wondering something for an alt-historical setting i’m doing with my friends…what miniatures are out there that could represent Kurdish warriors and tribal infantry in 28??

Title: Re: Kurdish warriors and rebels in the late 19th/early 20th century?
Post by: carlos marighela on August 16, 2025, 01:29:55 AM

Assuming 28mm,  for tribal types I'd look at RCW basmachi. Probably closest in terms of headgear and overall dress.

Siberia Miniatures do a range of Basmachi that could work.

http://siberia-miniatures.ru/index.php?cPath=41_39_51_156&osCsid=ef76dad35c11c99c746e15474adbcc6d

The owner is here on LAF and foes under the moniker of 'cuprum'. There was a recent thread as to how to buy his figures (they are made in Russia, as the name suggests).

The Kurds served with the Ottoman Army during the Great War both as tribal irregulars and in uniformed units. So if you were wanting uniformed Kurds for operations against Commonwealth forces in the Great War, you can use the Woodbine Design Arabs in Ottoman service range/ Artizan do some uniformed Sharifian Infantry and with some minor weapons surgery you could probably incorporate some of those too.

https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/Arabs_In_Ottoman_Service--category--225.html

https://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1725

Title: Re: Kurdish warriors and rebels in the late 19th/early 20th century?
Post by: LindseytheHistoryPupper on August 20, 2025, 04:55:08 PM

 Thank you! This is very helpful!