From DaveD - Sudan - Redcoats - Scots Guards (317 points)

Following on from last weeks red coated skirmish company the full battalion has now been mustered. These are made from the Perry Miniatures plastic infantry box set. It does give some real variation and life to the unit. Although I think the bayonets won't all survive the first contact with the enemy as they are very delicate. if they were metal and broke I could just solder a new one on, the plastic will be harder to replace - but thats a challenge for another time. However it gives such variety in poses its something worth living with. It took almost two boxes of figures to build the unit - and I still have one box worth left to build.

Wait for it!

Occasionally units were ordered to change into their traditional red frock coats from the khaki or blue/grey that was mainly used.  The battle of Ginnis in 1885 was the last time they were worn in battle. So I thought it would be nice to have a few battallion in the army wearing them.

Deployed in line these take up 45cm - 18 inches.

Another feature or lack of  it in the Sudan campaigns was the fact that British units no longer carried any standards in battle. I have followed this for the army overall - but I thought well perhaps just this one might be  nice to have. So I have done a standard bearer as seperate figure complete with dog. The army had also moved over to a smaller size flag at this time with changes in the early 1880's -  but hell if I am having one let's make it a big one. ... courtesy of a slightly earlier pattern Queens colour from my stash of GMB flags.

The Sands of the Sudan rules I am using allow for very big formations - having seen the amount of mahdists i have I guess you might have worked that out. The Guards battalion I have done as 60 figures strong unit, representing 1200 men . There are 5x12 figure companies, based in close order , plus a mounted officer.

so 1 mounted officer, 61 foot  and a dog all 28mm ..317 points.   Hmmm , I need to do some more ammo boxes I think.

As captured by our intrepid War Correspondant!

MilesR: BOOM!  That's the sound of a colonial points bomb to match the rather superb Nappy one we had earlier today.  These are really superb figures and you are tempting me to start a sudan themed force - you are a very bad man!