Thugs life

[nervisfr]

My first project in colonial India since i started the hobby in 1979 !   

So, what could be more normal than to start with a classic like Gunga Din ....... and the Thugs.

Here is the boy and friend :



see also my blog for the start of this Amazing Adventure

cheers
Eric

[nervisfr]

Gunga din is ready to deliver is water to the troops !






the wineskin is done with air drying clay and a GW rope 

[nervisfr]

Gunga Din is no more alone :

Some Thugs are add with Perry's plastic Afghans and some parts of Madhists too 

Full Afghan ones axcept the Madhist arms.



Madhist bodies and aghan heads, homemade Thug weapon .

[vodkafan]

Whatever that weapon is, I suspect I wouldn't enjoy it wrapped around my neck 

[nervisfr]

Whatever that weapon is, I suspect I wouldn't enjoy it wrapped around my neck 

the thuggee weapons were the rumal (the yellow bandana like for stangulation) and the the sort pickaxe (to dig the graves for the victims).

here is theleader/Guru of my sect :



always based on a perry's plastic afghan

an another thug made on a Madhist base :



the pickaxe is made with a 15mm Essex medieval crossbow (without the foot stirrup) and scratchbuilt as an ice pick .

[JBaumal]

Welcome back to colonial gaming. A beautiful start on the new project there!

[syrinx0]

A fun project.  I really enjoyed painting Pulp Figures Gunga Din figures.

[nervisfr]

Welcome back to colonial gaming. A beautiful start on the new project there!

thank you JBaumal,
I hope to get my way quickly as this is for skirmish games so few figurines are needed to play with FistFull of Lead core Rules...

A fun project.  I really enjoyed painting Pulp Figures Gunga Din figures.

me too like the Pulp ! Character full
fun to build and i hope fun to play. lo
About fun speaking, here is now a little vignette ;  a thug at work



 

[syrinx0]

That will be a nice in action vignette.

[tin shed gamer]

Definitely a fun project ,and a nice change of pace from your Conquest to re build Rome .
Looking forward to seeing more.

Mark.

[nervisfr]

thank you guys.
After Rome, i 'm attacking a new Empire, the British one 

[Plynkes]

an another thug made on a Madhist base :

I couldn't help but giggle at the pose of this figure. Looks for all the world like he just stepped on a drawing-pin.


Great idea for a project. I have still never seen that movie about Thugee that was out a long time ago. Was it a Pierce Brosnan film?

[nervisfr]

I couldn't help but giggle at the pose of this figure. Looks for all the world like he just stepped on a drawing-pin.


Great idea for a project. I have still never seen that movie about Thugee that was out a long time ago. Was it a Pierce Brosnan film?

the picture don't give a good view of the figurine indeed.
I'll do a better one when i 'll finish the paintwork just for you Plynkes.
The movie is the  1939 one with cary Grant...adventures, friendship and  humor.

[Plynkes]

Sorry, nervisfr. You don't have to do that. Not criticising your photography skills, or the sculpt, it just amused me that it looks like he has hurt his foot in that shot.


The movie I was thinking of is from the 1980s, and after googling it, I discovered it is called The Deceivers, and does indeed have Pierce Brosnan in it. I had forgotten the adversaries in Gunga Din were Thugs. Don't think I have seen that movie since I was a child.


Looking forward to seeing more. The guy getting strangled is a great (if gruesome) idea! 

[nervisfr]

Sorry, nervisfr. You don't have to do that. Not criticising your photography skills, or the sculpt, it just amused me that it looks like he has hurt his foot in that shot.

no problemo, i understand the joke but with this shoot angle he looks silly and not ferocious like he must be for a fanatic !
Don't know this movie with Pierce  Brosnan.