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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: joroas on March 12, 2012, 09:36:50 AM

Title: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: joroas on March 12, 2012, 09:36:50 AM

So, having bought the Ansars from Joe5mc with the thought of making a small Sudanese army, i turned my thoughts to an Arab warband for the 1920s as I have Chaos in Cairo and .45.

While I was at WMMS yesterday I bought the 4 packs of suitable Artizan figures from their Pulp range and a pack of Perry's Arab Civilians from their Crusades range.

Who else would make/sell suitable figures in the UK?  Bob Murch's range is not great, but I have the US sailors for a backup group on a PMC gunship and his merchantsailors for my cargo vessel.

I already have a collection of PMC Arab buildings and the ready painted ruins that are available.  I may well buy the PMC dhow, though.

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: joroas on March 14, 2012, 11:43:42 AM

So, what goes better with Artizan, the Blue Moon range or the West Wind?

..and anyone have some of these for sale or swop?

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on March 14, 2012, 12:01:51 PM

If you're still looking for suitable Arab civilians, I would suggest the Eureka ones, available in UK as well:
 
http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/indian-civilians-195-c.asp

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: joroas on March 14, 2012, 12:15:16 PM

Thanks for that, although they look more Indian than Arab.

I have a set of Perry's plastic Ansar that will do for The Swords of Ra Warband.

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on March 14, 2012, 12:20:50 PM

I've got them and was going to mix them with Perry's Crusader pack, to me they were looking very compatible, but it doesn't mean much for sure.

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: abu iskander on March 16, 2012, 01:20:23 AM

I bought some of Brigade Games Napoleon in Egypt Ottomans for my Swords of Ra.  Not sure when I'll paint them, but you can't go wrong with Paul Hicks' work.

(http://www.brigadegames.com/assets/images/BrigadeGames/BG-NM003_lg.jpg)

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: joroas on March 16, 2012, 07:12:57 AM

I hadn't looked there but they look full of character!

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: joroas on March 22, 2012, 10:06:00 AM

Are the Blue Moon figures compatible with Artizan/West Wind/Pulp Figures? 

Agis and Tom Weiss's downloads look good.  :P   I already have the Doc Savage figures.

I was going to send an order to Pulp Figures but the thought of extra taxes is off-putting!

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: joroas on March 22, 2012, 08:56:38 PM

Just had an order from Nick: Artizan's Arab command with the lovely Imam and four Pulp figures that I didn't have in my collection.

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: Marine0846 on March 23, 2012, 12:53:13 AM

Those Brigade Ottomans are excellent figurers.
Thanks for the picture.

Title: Re: Chaos in Cairo
Post by: joroas on March 23, 2012, 07:05:08 AM

It's been a while since I enjoyed painting figures for a period, so, after reading the Doc Thompson stories at the start of the this section, am seriously considering dumping my WWII project (unstarted) in favour of some Brigade British in Wolsely helmets and German Schutztruppen with an armoured car each.  Thoughts?