Operations in the Sudan (Return 2024; Completed Landing Party)

[Grumpy Gnome]

Looking good mate! I agree, I like the pose on the officer.

[Plynkes]

I think you made the right choice. You did a good job on his hair, it's rather striking. Would have been a pity to cover it up.

[bc99]

Thank you all for the kind words, it does keep the motivation up that's for sure, especially facing the mountain of lead and plastic accumulated in my garage work area. Hopefully I'll get some more ratings done this week.

Question for the group:

What size bases have you all been using to mount guns (artillery, MG, Gatling, etc)?

I plan to game mostly TSATF or other similar skirmish games. Obviously sabot bases for my infantry are a possibility if I plan to game Black Powder. I haven't decided on basing the guns yet though.

[JBaumal]

bc99, I’m an avid player of TSATF and I don’t base my cannons. I have based a few MG’s though. If you are going to base your guns may I suggest using the same height / thickness of base for uniform appearance. The length and width would be dependent upon the size of the gun. I like the versatility of not having the gun on a base, but to each their own. I’m enjoying reading about your project. Keep posting.

[bc99]

bc99, I’m an avid player of TSATF and I don’t base my cannons. I have based a few MG’s though. If you are going to base your guns may I suggest using the same height / thickness of base for uniform appearance. The length and width would be dependent upon the size of the gun. I like the versatility of not having the gun on a base, but to each their own. I’m enjoying reading about your project. Keep posting.

I never even considered that. Great idea as it would allow easier placement on terrain etc. That may be the solution I use!

[bc99]

Just a little update. Three more ratings. I’m going to up my assembly line to 5 minis at a time from 3 to try and get a move on.

I have been busy (like everybody), and I was absent a week off with the family but I still feel motivated which is a good thing. Coming to the lead adventure forum really does help get the juices flowing.


 

[Grumpy Gnome]

Step by step the Empire grows. Great work mate!

[bc99]

Thank you Rick.

I took a break from painting the ratings to finish up a captain that will lead the two naval units.

I love this miniature and can’t help but admire his fullest of full sets beard. I of course decided on making him a ginger.

Back to the ratings after the captain.





Hrmm, I’m going to touch up his buttons before the varnish. Cheers!

[Helen]

Nice work on the RN Officer.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Yeah he looks great. Epic beard!

[bc99]

Thank you both, the funny thing is, I just realized I forgot to paint his gaiters! It looks rather good in black, I may leave it like that, but I believe they wore khaki. We'll see, we'll see.

[Jack Jones]

Great work! I hope mine come out half as good as yours.

Which manufacturer makes the RN officer?

I think rating’s gaiters were black.

I gave one of the Perry Miniatures’ officers a beard (ProCreate) and Christened him Captain Arthur Wilson, here with Colonel Frederick Burnaby, prior to basing:




https://sandsofsoudan.blogspot.com/search/label/Captain%20Arthur%20Wilson%20VC

Cheers
JJ

[bc99]

Great stuff!

The officer was from the wonderful empress miniatures line for the Zulu War.

For my round hat sailors I used a combination of Perry and Empress, with two Copplestone thrown in to round out the unit.

For my sennet hat sailors, I'm using almost all Empress with a few Perry (from the little wars range) sennet hat NCOs and officers thrown in the mix.

Although I'm trying to be reasonably accurate with uniforms my plan is to use these miniatures for other conflicts.

[Plynkes]

As far as I know, the sailors' gaiters were tan (in Zululand and Sudan). RMLI in the Zulu War had black ones, though! (can't remember if they actually wore them in the Sudan, lots of units didn't) 


More great stuff there, BC! Nice to see old Fred too, Jack. I really must paint that figure one day.

[Jack Jones]

Yes … Snook has them in buff-brown canvas, but Osprey’s Roffe has them in black. I have read elsewhere that rating’s were black … need to try and remember where.

Snook has read so many primary sources that he is likely correct … and it’s my aesthetic preference.

Perry’s Burnaby is a fine figure, and worth paying the extra for the Black Powder supplement, which, as well as being pure eye candy, is full of useful information … so I recommend it even if you don’t play Warlord’s rule set.

https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/blood-on-the-nile/

Cheers
JJ