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Author Topic: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)  (Read 1815 times)

Offline abu iskander

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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

First off some camel guns and a British advisor.



Beginning of the Russian command group.



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



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











Persian commander.



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







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.







« Last Edit: May 09, 2023, 02:29:39 PM by abu iskander »

Offline MaleGriffin

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2023, 09:03:41 PM »
Lovely work!
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Offline fred

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2023, 07:30:13 AM »
What a great set of figures for an unusual topic. Looking forward to seeing more!

Offline Malamute

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2023, 08:17:55 AM »
Wonderful stuff. :)
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Offline Dr DeAth

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2023, 08:35:54 AM »
Great painting and the looters vingette is a lovely composition.
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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2023, 09:32:45 AM »
Brill  8)
cheers

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2023, 10:13:12 AM »
 8)


Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #7 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!
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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #8 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.

Offline abu iskander

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #9 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.


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.

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2023, 02:23:42 PM »
Loving your work! 👍
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Offline abu iskander

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #11 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.





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.




Offline abu iskander

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2023, 02:28:39 PM »
At long last, the Ural(-ish) Cossacks are ready for the table.



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



Another regiment of Persians in progress.



They’ll join these dudes..



And get a little help from these skirmishers.



And Kurds are now not far behind.




Offline MaleGriffin

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2023, 02:54:08 PM »
More magnificence!

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Keeping Up With the Circassians - Strong Hexual Content (May 9)
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2023, 10:36:51 PM »
It's a really impressive force you are gathering there. Lovely work.

 

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