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Title: Artillery in the Sudan
Post by: Joe 90 on November 20, 2020, 04:08:16 PM
Bring up the artillery.
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 20, 2020, 04:22:02 PM
Nicely done  8)
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Post by: Mike1879 on November 20, 2020, 04:37:57 PM
Which company are these related too. Are they Perry’s ??
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Post by: Atheling on November 20, 2020, 04:42:58 PM
Superb stuff  :-*

A real battery of guns ready to leg it from the fields of Maiwand!  8)
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Post by: Deedles on November 21, 2020, 11:32:59 AM
Excellent
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Post by: Ray Rivers on November 21, 2020, 11:44:06 AM
Lovely!  :-*
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Post by: JBaumal on November 24, 2020, 01:02:36 AM
Outstanding work! I love these.
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Post by: Eric the Shed on November 25, 2020, 08:22:31 AM
Very nice - they look like the the foundry ones

https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/boer-wars-1881-1899-1902/products/bsda002-british-6-horse-limber-at-full-gallop (https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/boer-wars-1881-1899-1902/products/bsda002-british-6-horse-limber-at-full-gallop)
Title: Re: Artillery in the Sudan
Post by: Joe 90 on November 25, 2020, 08:48:00 AM
Hi

They are from Perry Miniatures' Victoria's Little Wars Range.

Cheers
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Post by: Galloping Major on November 25, 2020, 08:51:19 AM
Very nicely done  8)


www.gallopingmajorwargames.co.uk (http://www.gallopingmajorwargames.co.uk)
Title: Re: Artillery in the Sudan
Post by: Atheling on November 25, 2020, 09:36:00 AM
Hi

They are from Perry Miniatures' Victoria's Little Wars Range.

Cheers

Yeah, one look at the horses and you can see they are Perry Miniatures as opposed to Foundry.

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Post by: Bosch on December 24, 2020, 07:27:37 PM
I'm really inspired by the basing. Is there a formula to it or is it all by eye?

...and Merry Christmas!
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Post by: bc99 on December 24, 2020, 07:40:28 PM
Great stuff. What are those bases you are using?

Take care, and Merry Christmas.
Title: Re: Artillery in the Sudan
Post by: Joe 90 on December 25, 2020, 10:00:27 PM
Hi, Basing is 2mm plywood cut to size.  Tile grout for texture. Rocks cork. Vallejo Paints - Flat Earth, Desert Yellow, Buff. Rocks highlighted with white.
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Post by: Zombie Master on January 23, 2021, 03:09:49 PM
Simply stunning. I really need to plan add ons to my Sudan collection, or move into the NWF
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Post by: skip on January 23, 2021, 08:20:13 PM
I really like these, rare to see so many limbered guns in miniature,
a real sense of action to them

Brian
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Post by: Plynkes on February 01, 2021, 09:47:55 AM
I really like these, rare to see so many limbered guns in miniature,
a real sense of action to them

Brian

Indeed, trouble is they take up so much space on the table. Unfortunately my table isn't really big enough to make doing this worthwhile in 28mm. Admirable job, though!

And sorry for being so picky, but these guys are more suited for the plains of Afghanistan than the Sudan. The Desert column had (presumably camel-borne, maybe mule - I forget) screw guns, the river column had Egyptian-crewed camel-borne guns, and Stewart's boys on the coast also had camel and mule-borne guns when facing the Beja. Sorry for being a bit of a downer there. Great for a what-if type of deal, though, and a magnificent sight.

Title: Re: Artillery in the Sudan
Post by: Joe 90 on February 02, 2021, 08:50:17 AM
Hi, my inspiration for my Sudan project came originally from reading Peter Gilder's articles in the Wargames World magazines. This unit of RHA was my version of Peter's photo of his three 9lbrs in Wargame's World 4.

My justification for having this unit in my Sudan project is based on the inclusion of the  G Battery, B Brigade RHA (6 x 9lbrs) in the composition of the Suakin Field Force 1885 in Mike Snooks's - Go Strong Into the Desert book. This unit was involved in the battle of Hashin. On page 148 of this book there is actually a sketch of them in action.

Now these models are from Perry Miniatures and are designed for the NWF campaign, so the uniforms might not be totally accurate, but I am happy to include them.
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Post by: Plynkes on February 02, 2021, 09:15:44 AM
Oh nice. I forgot about the second Suakin expedition. It is often overlooked (at least by me, it seems). So while not exactly representative of the artillery in Sudan, it's not wrong either. Good to know.

I agree about the uniforms. Not really worth worrying about unless you are an absolute stickler.



Title: Re: Artillery in the Sudan
Post by: Helen on February 02, 2021, 09:37:01 AM
Very nicely done. Michael did a lovely job on the artillery limber team. The NSW Contingent (our own country's commitment for the campaign)was with the second Suakin Expedition. There was an excellent article in Military Modelling on the NSW Contingent.

Need to look at Mike Snook's book for the campaign.

Thanks for sharing your work.