1897 - Pathan Uprising - update 19-05-2016

[Saucy Jack]

My first foray into colonials. All minis are from Artizan Designs and they were a pleasure to paint. This thread will be be updated as my friend Frank get more minis painted and test out my adapted Lion Rampant rules while we wait for The Men Who Would Be Kings rules to be published.

First up are British Infantry.

More information on my blog - comments here or on my blog are much appreciated.

http://londonbymidnight.blogspot.dk/2016/02/colonial-british-infantry.html

[Arthur]

I like that shade of khaki. If I may though, there are a couple of figures in the other pics displaying a very ugly mould line running down the trousers and puttees : it is a shame it wasn't filed off before painting.  

[guitarheroandy]

Excellent!! If you have half as much fun as we do with our NW Frontier games using TMWWBK, you'll have a blast! Keep us posted on your progress with the forces... Mine keep growing... 59 Anglo-Indians and 124 Pathans so far with plenty more still to do!!

[Saucy Jack]

I like that shade of khaki. If I may though, there are a couple of figures in the other pics displaying a very ugly mould line running down the trousers and puttees : it is a shame it wasn't filed off before painting.  

Mould lines are my curse. I always forgot to get them all and sometimes I forget to remove even one!!!

[Saucy Jack]

Excellent!! If you have half as much fun as we do with our NW Frontier games using TMWWBK, you'll have a blast! Keep us posted on your progress with the forces... Mine keep growing... 59 Anglo-Indians and 124 Pathans so far with plenty more still to do!!

Thanks... we are looking forward to trying our home brewed rules out... while not the real thing they should be close enough in character for us to find out wheter we like them.

This project is unusual for me as I normally have to gollect both sides of the conflict but with Frank onbord I only have to buy the Anglo-Indians.

Next will be either the Guides or Sikhs.

[Atheling]

Looks great 

The rocky background looks familiar(?) 

Darrell.

[Saucy Jack]

Looks great 

The rocky background looks familiar(?) 

Darrell.

Thanks ... and yes it has doubled as mediterranean hills/rock for my Broken Legions project.

[Arthur]

Mould lines are my curse. I always forgot to get them all and sometimes I forget to remove even one!!!

Well, it doesn't ruin the paint job but it is quite distracting.

Which paint did you use for the khaki besides the army painter primer, by the way ?

[Saucy Jack]

After the base paint job I applied the Soft Tone shade. I then mixed Vallejo Iraqi Sand and Army Painter Necrotic Flesh and applied that.

[Bindonblood]

Very nice, although technically not right for the Uprising. The British most obviously, should have Lee Metfords.

That said, they are your figures so who cares. As long as you are happy..  

[Atheling]

Very nice, although technically not right for the Uprising. The British most obviously, should have Lee Metfords.

I concur. Studio do some nice Brits that are more in tune with your chosen theater of war:

http://www.studiominiatures.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&layout=category&task=category&id=46&Itemid=469

Cheers,
Darrell.

[Saucy Jack]

Having read The Frontier Ablaze book I was fully aware of the Lee Metford rifle being the standard rifle of the Brits. Like I said these are not historically correct for the period we Have chosen, but will do for colonial wargaming for a couple of Danes

[guitarheroandy]

Having read The Frontier Ablaze book I was fully aware of the Lee Metford rifle being the standard rifle of the Brits. Like I said these are not historically correct for the period we Have chosen, but will do for colonial wargaming for a couple of Danes

I'm exactly the same. I decided to use models I liked rather than worry about what rifle they have. 

[Saucy Jack]

Sikh Infantry

http://londonbymidnight.blogspot.dk/2016/02/colonials-sikh-infantry.html

[Arundel]

They all look superb, Jack. Couldn't agree more that you should use whatever figures you like. Well done!