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Offline Argonor

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #30 on: October 03, 2008, 11:42:32 AM »
Nicest late victorian Indian cavalry on the market IMO are the Castaway Arts figures. They also do Sikh infantry so, with a little trimming of equipment, you can have dismounted versions.

http://www.castawayarts.com.au/index.php

How are they scaled compared with others?
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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #31 on: October 03, 2008, 01:52:55 PM »
Hmmm.

Having looked at them several times now, I think the standard of the Castaway Arts figures is a bit variable.

The heads and faces on their Indian Army and Pathans are all strikingly good.
But whilst the poses and anatomy of some figures are also excellent, others have weirdly long arms, or are in strangely unnatural poses...

I suppose I've been spoiled by sculptors like Copplestone and the Perrys, who manage to turn out a gem - or at least a fairly convincing looking miniature person - almost every time.
Some sculptors don't seem able to hit quite that consistency in every sculpt.

But as ever, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There are probably some figures I like that other people think are hideous...  ;)

Think I'd pick and choose carefully from this range.

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #32 on: October 03, 2008, 04:59:12 PM »
Major-General Gurcharn Singh Sandhu's "The Indian Cavalry" is good for tracing regimental lineages over time, and has some useful breakdowns of the "martial races" comprising each regiment (by squadron) at various points in time.

The plates in Lieutenant-General Sir George MacMunn's "The Armies of India" are still my favorite uniform references.

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2008, 03:19:26 PM »

Having looked at them several times now, I think the standard of the Castaway Arts figures is a bit variable.

The heads and faces on their Indian Army and Pathans are all strikingly good.
But whilst the poses and anatomy of some figures are also excellent, others have weirdly long arms, or are in strangely unnatural poses...

Yes, I'll admit I'm not as struck by some of their older ranges but the new Bitish Colonials and the Indian Army stuff are all cracking stuff and Gerry is a real gent to deal with. More slender but will mix well with Foundry OG etc size wise.
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