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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Shipka on 17 November 2014, 10:57:44 AM

Title: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Shipka on 17 November 2014, 10:57:44 AM

The latest green to come from Steve Barber is a sculpt of an Ottoman firing in costume originating during the army reforms, he can be used for both regular and irregular troops during the Greek revolution. The sculpt was based from a print dating to the mid 1820s

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Stecal on 17 November 2014, 04:08:00 PM

Wonderful.  The cap inside the turban seems a bit large though.

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Shipka on 17 November 2014, 04:37:10 PM

It is in proportion and as per contemporary prints of the period

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: gringo on 17 November 2014, 05:02:04 PM

very nice and best of all different!! :D

regards
ged
www.gringo40s.com

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Brian Smaller on 17 November 2014, 06:38:10 PM

Hi Shipka

How early an Ottoman army could this guy be used for?

Cheers
Brian

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Shipka on 17 November 2014, 06:58:12 PM

Realistically I would say 1800, if that helps

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Shipka on 18 November 2014, 07:45:04 AM

A few people have emailed me and asked for some guidance on painting. I have always found it best to follow period known colours, as such as an example

Quilted Hat -Red Turban - Green Tunic-Mid Pink with Red Cuffs  Breeches- Charcoal Grey Waistsash-Rose Boots- Red

Quilted Hat -Green Turban-White Tunic- Tourquiose Blue with Green cuffs piped White Breeches -Rose Waistsash-Deep Yellow Boots -Buff

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Stecal on 18 November 2014, 06:41:38 PM

could be used as early as 1718 for the Siege of Belgrade  going by illustrations in the Surname-I Hümayun of 1720.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Parade_of_Guildsmen-Farmers%2C_millers%2C_breadmakers.jpg)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname-I_H%C3%BCmayun

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Mike Blake on 28 December 2014, 11:08:52 AM

Quote from: Shipka on 17 November 2014, 04:37:10 PM

It is in proportion and as per contemporary prints of the period

Indeed - if anything a touch on the small side!  ;)

Lovely figure-if only it was 54mm! My Ottoman Army project made no progress this year because of a dearth of suitable plastic figures. That noise was me sighing...

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Shipka on 19 January 2015, 10:25:34 PM

Steve Barber has now released this figure

Title: Re: Ottoman Turk Firing new 28mm Green for GWI
Post by: Schrumpfkopf on 21 January 2015, 07:55:15 PM

What a fantastic range... Will soon need to put a proper order in.