New Artizan NWF Releases (with Pics- mostly!)

[Atheling]

I've added pics of what I ordered of late:

British Artillery:
Guns:

Britsh Crew:

Sikh Crew:


British Infantry Marching:
No pic.

Highlanders Marching rifle at trail:
No pic.

Highlanders at Ready (with thanks to Ray):


British Infantry Kneeling. In Poshteens:


Corp of Guides:


Hope that helps elucidate.

Darrell.

[Ray Earle]

Good call Darrell. Nice to see the guides infantry, mine failed to turn up... 

I'll attempt to add a pic of the Highlanders at the ready pack over the weekend. 

[Atheling]

Good call Darrell. Nice to see the guides infantry, mine failed to turn up... 

I'll attempt to add a pic of the Highlanders at the ready pack over the weekend. 

Maybe you could send the pics to me and i'll add them to beginning of the thread?

PM me for my e-mail address.

Keeps it all neat and tidy?

Darrell.

[italwars]

Corps of Guides..........
again...and as well the hold Foundry ones the turban and are wrongly designed...
the units was composed of Punjabi Muslims and, mainly in the case of Cavalry, of a minority of Sikhs ecc...the most iconic image being the Muslim sepoys in Kullah...
the figure are an attempt of a way between..Sikh turban (the broad one)  with  Muslim kullah..which is a mistake present also in many contemporary naives illustrations..also the Muslim Sepoy should sport moustaches or, in any case, not that huge, typical Sikh beard...
hope  the designer will make more research as concern the Cavalry branche of this essential unit...dismounted cavalrymen would be very useful..(the defense of Cavagnari's Residence)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Corps_of_Guides_Infantry,_1887.jpg

[Ray Earle]

No problem Darrell. Will do. 

[Dewbakuk]

Italwars, I agree to an extent but I'm now going to post a picture to counter you

Sat on the floor in the centre is a Guides soldier who very clearly has the wide Sikh style turban with a kullah coming up from it.

Stood above him are two Muslim Guides with beards every bit as splendid as the Sikhs in the photo.

Which brings us to the fact that in that photo there are about 4 Sikh soldiers and I believe at least two different Muslim regions represented. Certainly not all Punjabi Muslims as you said. From the books I own, the Corps of Guides was noteworthy for the fact that it was made up from several of the "martial races" to quote the time.




Now all that said, I do hope this is only the first pack and we will see more figures to make up this mixed unit.

[folnjir]

Thanks for this Darrell, save me going back and checking the Artizan site every few days.

[Atheling]

Thanks for this Darrell, save me going back and checking the Artizan site every few days.

  I know that feeling well 

Thus the thread 

Darrell.

[Metternich]

Some impressive facial hair on the Corps of Guides !

[Atheling]

Some impressive facial hair on the Corps of Guides !

Who knows.... maybe the next pack of Guides will have less facial hair 

Guys and Gals,

If you do buy any of the Artizan packs that have no images on the Ns site, please do send me the pics and I'll add them to the first post on the thread.

Darrell.

[Atheling]

Highlanders at the ready added.

With thanks to Ray for the pic.

Darrell.

[nicknorthstar]

Italwars, why would you presume Mike doesn't know what he's designing?

This is only one of a series of Guide packs as well.

[Atheling]

Italwars, why would you presume Mike doesn't know what he's designing?

He's done a damn good job with every other range he's designed, that's for sure.

This is only one of a series of Guide packs as well.

At the risk of sounding the sycophant, hat's what I was pointing that out in my last post.

Or, to put it another way, if I were employing a sculptor to produce a range of miniatures, Mike Owen would be one of the guys at the top of my list. This is why I'm so excited about this range- enough to sell 90% of my foundry Perry sculpts to gobble up more Artizan NWF!

BTW, Nick, a couple of requests, when you have time please finish taking the pics for the rest of the range. And (Oxford grammar  ) please let us know if we will see some NCO's for this range. After all, they have featured very well in Mike's WWII ranges that have been so successful in the past.

Darrell.

[Ray Earle]

This is only one of a series of Guide packs as well.

Not to mention, as stated on the site, four of multiple head variants.

[Atheling]

Not to mention, as stated on the site, four of multiple head variants.

Yep, that too  .

Darrell.