28mm First/Second/Third OPIUM Wars from Gringo40s

[OSHIROmodels]

  :oThere's always one who lowers the tone ,I was thinking of notifying the mods when I realised.....
 

 

 

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rear view Manchu gunner with sponge
note Mancurian pigtail!

cheers
Ged
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[Galloping Major]

Like it, very interesting period 







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Lance appreciate the support

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Ged

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Another view of the minor Mandrin

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Ged
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[sepoy1857]

Wow! Extremely nice figures.

[gringo]

Sepoy 1857  many thanks indeed

cheers
Ged

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Chaps

just to let everyone know I will be bringing out
a book (booklet) for the 1860 campaign  covering
the Imperial Chinese..British and French forces
envolved......sketch of a British artilleryman for
the period attached.

cheers
Ged
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[gringo]

28mm Manchu swordsman...en route!

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Ged
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[OSHIROmodels]

If you need any promotional scenery pictures let me know 

cheers

James

[Westfalia Chris]

This is looking to shape up nicely. I've been interested in the 1st War since reading Taipan back in the mists of time, and the second since Flashman, but could never quite warm up to the stuff that was available.

Out of curiosity, what's the 3rd Opium War? I've never heard that one before.

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James

thanks for the kind offer..may well take you up on that

cheers
Ged

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Chris

thanks for your interest ..I think the general impression
of the Opium Wars in their entirety  was a large naval
action where the Brits blew the granny out of forts and
towns when in fact most of the action took place on land.

the Third Opium War was really "unfinished business" on
the part of the Brits from our repulse at the end of that war
at the Taku forts

in 1860 we returned with French troops against some stoic
and brave resistance form Manchu/imperial troops........

regards
Ged
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pic of Mancu matchlock man attached

[gringo]

Rearview artilleryman with dragon spike

cheers
Ged
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[Westfalia Chris]

Chris

thanks for your interest ..I think the general impression
of the Opium Wars in their entirety  was a large naval
action where the Brits blew the granny out of forts and
towns when in fact most of the action took place on land.

the Third Opium War was really "unfinished business" on
the part of the Brits from our repulse at the end of that war
at the Taku forts

in 1860 we returned with French troops against some stoic
and brave resistance form Manchu/imperial troops........

regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com

pic of Mancu matchlock man attached

Ah, see, over here, the whole Arrow War up to and including the sack of the Summer Palace is commonly  and pretty much exclusively referred to as the second Opium War (for a total of two wars, one around 1840 and the second intermeshing with the Taiping).

Nomenclaturic nitpicking aside, I am looking forward to more. The EVA seems to be an interesting option for skirmish gaming, although I might go for some non-military like opium traders vs pirates vs the authorities.