Third Afghan War

[Ignatieff]

Absolutely. I'm the cove with the live cockerel perching on his hat.

What/who do with think he is???

[Bugsda]

Excellent! 

If you do marry Hammers I don't mind being your "bit on the side" 

[Ignatieff]

Excellent! 

If you do marry Hammers I don't mind being your "bit on the side" 

Hey, free love!!!

[Captain Blood]

Hmmm. Intriguing... (The new range that is, not you marrying Hammers  )

Are you going to reveal who you've got lined up to sculpt for you?

(Unless otherwise specified, we will just assume it's Mr Hicks, since he personally accounts for 90% of the output of the wargames figure industry at present...  )

Personally, I don't think the Perrys' Pathans for Foundry have ever been bettered for goings-on up the Khyber, although I appreciate most tribesmen had managed to get more modern firearms by the time of the Third Afghan War...

If you are going to produce tribal types, and can make them anywhere near as good as those, I will be giving you my money... 

[Hammers]

Hey, free love!!!

Oh, you philandering cad!

[Hammers]

...goings-on up the Khyber...

*taps his nose* If you know what he means...

Seriously,I would not mind a few with SMLEs or a heavy machine gun.

[Westfalia Chris]

Seriously,I would not mind a few with SMLEs or a heavy machine gun.

Me too! Finally some period figures to fight the Woodbine Brits I painted last year.

[Plynkes]

Personally, I don't think the Perrys' Pathans for Foundry have ever been bettered for goings-on up the Khyber, although I appreciate most tribesmen had managed to get more modern firearms by the time of the Third Afghan War...

Not to mention the fact that the Brits were fighting the Afghan regular army in the Third Afghan War. Just using 1870s tribesmen on their own really doesn't cut it, I'm afraid.

[answer_is_42]

What/who do with think he is???

Well, his uniform looks the same cut as the chap to the left, so he's certianly an officer(?) What ranks did the Afghans use?

[traveller]

New range decided on sculptor yet?

[Ignatieff]

New range decided on sculptor yet?

I have, but I'm sworn to secrecy, otherwise something very unpleasant will happen to me.  'up the khyber' will have nothing on it!

[Arlequín]

Well, his uniform looks the same cut as the chap to the left, so he's certianly an officer(?) What ranks did the Afghans use?

I'm guessing the size of their accoutrements had something to do with it.

 

[Captain Blood]

Not to mention the fact that the Brits were fighting the Afghan regular army in the Third Afghan War. Just using 1870s tribesmen on their own really doesn't cut it, I'm afraid.

Wasn't suggesting it did Plynkester... Just saying I don't think those Perry Pathans have ever been bettered, and a few new ones to a similar standard would be a welcome addition to my North-West Frontier collection

You're right of course, that contrary to the expectations of Amanullah and his commanders, the tribal lashkars didn't weigh in against the British even when they had the opportunity. Not to any significant extent anyway. That said there were certainly actions where tribesmen took on the British - blocking Dyer's brigade's relief of Thal for instance. There were also repeated mutinies by various locally recruited militias and constabularies in the Khyber and Waziristan territories - and these were essentially tribesmen who turned on their employers.

So if there's a new range in the offing, it would seem remiss not to include at least a small number of tribal Pathans  

[Ignatieff]

It will have tribal Pathans (infantry and cavalry), regular afghans (inf, cav and artillerymen + officers) and a few 'character' figures.....enough, or my tongue will cut out!

[carlos marighela]

It will have tribal Pathans (infantry and cavalry), regular afghans (inf, cav and artillerymen + officers) and a few 'character' figures.....enough, or my tongue will cut out!

I would certainly relish some more Pathan tribal types, armed with more up to date weaponry. I can use them for the campaigns in the 1930s, which means I can use fun toys like Hawker Hinds, Crossleys and light tanks. Who doesn't want to play a game that features the Fakir of Ipi, who resides in a place called Arsalkot?