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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: answer_is_42 on 15 January 2013, 12:04:34 PM

Title: Labourers
Post by: answer_is_42 on 15 January 2013, 12:04:34 PM

I'm looking for some figures (28mm) to represent hired labourers and/or slaves in Egypt and the Sudan. Any suggestions?
Thanks

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: Malamute on 15 January 2013, 01:28:00 PM

Westwind have some Egyptian diggers from their Gothic Horror Mummy range:

http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=2_37

They any good to you?

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: Hammers on 15 January 2013, 01:43:21 PM

So does Brigade. And Eureka makes some plantation workers.

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: answer_is_42 on 15 January 2013, 07:47:19 PM

Yes, yes and yes. Thanks!

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: traveller on 15 January 2013, 08:51:03 PM

Brigade Games and Askari miniatures have digging crews

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: nervisfr on 12 March 2013, 04:06:14 PM

The crusaders range from the Perry twins.

http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_33_53&products_id=2127 (http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_33_53&products_id=2127)

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: fastolfrus on 12 March 2013, 07:44:59 PM

Converted Perry plastic Ansar?

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: Stavros on 12 March 2013, 10:15:42 PM

Old Glory do a pack of middle eastern peasants that could be useful.

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: nervisfr on 13 April 2013, 05:12:53 PM

Just remember those one from Black Tree Design......in their persian Range  (refIA1144 Persian Slingers I)  ;) :

(https://www.blacktreedesign.com/europe/images/P/ia1144.jpg)

or these (IA1222 Persian Peasants with Spears) :

https://www.blacktreedesign.com/europe/images/P/ia1222.jpg

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: former user on 13 April 2013, 06:00:51 PM

this question pops up regularly twice  a year. maybe we should make a sticky gallery?
for porters as well?

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: chicklewis on 14 April 2013, 02:35:38 AM

Here's a direct link to Askari's "Egyptian Digging Crew" which sounds like exactly what you seek:

http://www.askari-minis.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=24&products_id=170

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: Poiter50 on 14 April 2013, 02:52:28 AM

Both the BTD Persians & the Askari Egyptians give me an idea for a game I have been planning using some sort of Riot scenario based on the WSS article or the Fwee Bwian article (very old WI IIRC). Of course it will also involve some IR Auxiliaries and possibly a Very Naughty Boy!  ;)

Title: Re: Labourers
Post by: answer_is_42 on 14 April 2013, 11:30:14 AM

Link to the Brigade Games set:
http://www.brigadegames.com/Archaeologists-Assistants-I-5_p_385.html
Shame about the postage from the US.  :(

Quote from: nervisfr on 13 April 2013, 05:12:53 PM

Just remember those one from Black Tree Design......in their persian Range  ;) :

Thanks for this! I was considering doing a sort of slave caravan (cheery idea, I know) and these may be just the ticket.

Might consider conversions for this from the Perry range, too (will I bring myself to buy plastics, is the real question here lol ).