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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: abu iskander on March 22, 2023, 08:25:47 PM

Title: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
Post by: abu iskander on March 22, 2023, 08:25:47 PM

This project is proceeding in fits and starts - Russo-Persian forces for Sharp Practice being the plan - but bear with me as I add to this as progress is made. Mix of Black Hussar, Eureka and Brigade Games figures - with a few odds and ends from elsewhere. Here's a fun article for a little background, for those interested: https://en.topwar.ru/15791-300-spartancev-polkovnika-karyagina.html (https://en.topwar.ru/15791-300-spartancev-polkovnika-karyagina.html)

First off some camel guns and a British advisor.

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/723216803869753404/1012446838546243744/image0.jpg?width=965&height=772)

Beginning of the Russian command group.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088166148291432568/image0.jpg)

The 17th Jaegers did some heavy lifting under Tsitsianov and Karyagin, so will be 3 or more groups of these.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088166148744433804/image1.jpg)

A couple groups of cossacks - mounted and dismounted will form, the Russian mounted component of the force.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088166149113524345/image2.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088166173021061201/image0.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088188254093836328/image3.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1075901114312044594/image0.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1075901114609844374/image1.jpg)

Persian commander.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088166321713324072/image0.jpg)

A couple of Foundry characters for good measure - should be fun to use within the narrative aspect of the game.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088188253171089438/image0.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088188253540200601/image1.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088188253808631940/image2.jpg)

And finally, for now, the Circassians. Converting some Perry bash-bazouks here, as I don't believe that even Cuprum has these troops in his extensive catalog. About 8 more of these to greenstuff and complete.

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/714803796773175328/1032690923122999417/image0.jpg?width=1081&height=772)

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/714803796773175328/1033886930867339364/image0.jpg?width=772&height=772)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1087893251454943262/image0.jpg)

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: MaleGriffin on March 22, 2023, 09:03:41 PM

Lovely work!

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: fred on March 23, 2023, 07:30:13 AM

What a great set of figures for an unusual topic. Looking forward to seeing more!

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: Malamute on March 23, 2023, 08:17:55 AM

Wonderful stuff. :)

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: Dr DeAth on March 23, 2023, 08:35:54 AM

Great painting and the looters vingette is a lovely composition.

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: OSHIROmodels on March 23, 2023, 09:32:45 AM

Brill  8)

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: Romark on March 23, 2023, 10:13:12 AM

 8)

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: carlos marighela on March 23, 2023, 10:25:18 AM

Very nice and also also very useful. I hadn’t realised that there were Perry Bashi bazouks and there they are, tucked away in their Sudan range. Cheers!

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: trev on March 23, 2023, 10:44:02 AM

Lovely painting and conversions.  Definitely an interesting and little war-gamed theme. 

Are those camel gunners from the old Westfalia line?  They used to do quite a few packs of Persians for this era but I can't see them now.  Unless I'm confusing the companies they seem to be only fantasy stuff, very good fantasy stuff, but less useful for Persians.

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: abu iskander on March 23, 2023, 02:14:59 PM

Cheers all - appreciate the kind words. Trev - they are the Westfalia figures, or were anyway when I bought them. The line is now available at Black Hussar. I’ll share more of the Persian troops soon as I’ve got the militia infantry on the desk now.

Quote from: trev on March 23, 2023, 10:44:02 AM

Lovely painting and conversions.  Definitely an interesting and little war-gamed theme. 

Are those camel gunners from the old Westfalia line?  They used to do quite a few packs of Persians for this era but I can't see them now.  Unless I'm confusing the companies they seem to be only fantasy stuff, very good fantasy stuff, but less useful for Persians.

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on March 23, 2023, 02:23:42 PM

Loving your work! 👍

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: abu iskander on March 24, 2023, 07:44:21 PM

Cheers, GG.

Another batch here gets me caught up on my basing tasks, so it's time to get back on painting Russo-Persian dudes.  First off, while the Cossack supply column is a looting mob, the Persians have a much more respectable camel train.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088898781099081818/image0.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088898799751147540/image0.jpg)

And here we have the Persian militia infantry and command group. Still to finish: the line infantry/cavalry, as well as some mailed Kurdish lancers.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088898765953454150/image0.jpg)

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1088898769912869047/image0.jpg)

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
Post by: abu iskander on May 09, 2023, 03:28:39 PM

At long last, the Ural(-ish) Cossacks are ready for the table.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1104074135472189450/IMG_0337.jpg)

Dismounted Don Cossacks. When complete this component of the force will have a similar footprint to the Urals above.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1095326198105641040/IMG_0239.jpg)

Another regiment of Persians in progress.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714803796773175328/1101497656435552286/IMG_0307.jpg)

They’ll join these dudes..

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/723216803869753404/1095857965271097406/IMG_0247.jpg)

And get a little help from these skirmishers.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/796862268548972544/1099790165762908221/IMG_0291.jpg)

And Kurds are now not far behind.

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/724591503111880725/1093284643698118666/IMG_0207.jpg)

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
Post by: MaleGriffin on May 09, 2023, 03:54:08 PM

More magnificence!

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
Post by: carlos marighela on May 09, 2023, 11:36:51 PM

It's a really impressive force you are gathering there. Lovely work.

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on May 10, 2023, 06:48:05 AM

Such lovely figures.

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
Post by: Bloggard on May 10, 2023, 11:06:19 AM

lovely figures/ modding and paint-jobs.

cross- posting, but a lot of potential for Silver Bayonet etc there.

Title: Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 10, 2023, 12:15:52 PM

Splendid  :)