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| Afghan Regulars in 28mm for the Second Anglo-Afghan War; 28mm figures from Perry Miniatures. |
This week we swing back to a historical subject - more troops for my Second Anglo-Afghan War project. Here we have a unit of Afghan Regulars for the period. These are 28mm metal figures from Perry Miniatures. They will join with the Tribal warriors painted earlier in this edition of the Challenge to represent an infantry unit for the Osprey game "The Men Who Would Be Kings".
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| Making ready for a firefight! |
Information about the uniforms of Afghan regulars in this period is kind of spotty, and to the extent it is available, the consistent theme is a certain inconsistency in the reports...so I took some basics and just sort of improvised. I thought the red coats with yellow facings would make for a nice splash of colour, and an ideal combo to engage with the troops of the British Empire.
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| Officer and musician...had no idea what colours to use for the drum, so I just improvised with some green! |
As always, the Perry Miniatures sculpts are top shelf, and it is a joy to paint proper metal figures. Trimming the flash is always a chore, and can be a particular issue with these Perry castings, but in general these are just a treat to work with.
The count down is upon us, and this edition of the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge is nearly closed. I hope to get one more unit finished for this project before the deadline arrives, but, as ever, I have five projects "on the go" at once, so we'll see :)
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| These fellows are ready to skirmish! |
For scoring purposes we have 12 figures in 28mm size, which should be good for 60 points. That's all for this week! Looking forward to sharing more as the final few days approach.
A very fine last regular Tuesday contribution, Greg! As usual you have done a great job on them, and it is always nice when you get to choose how to paint as there is little information available. The red coats and the yellow facings work very well . Hmm, they almost remind me of a lot of sons.... I am very exited though to see you tackling this colonial project, and I hope we will get to see more of them in the future! 60 points added, well done indeed!
Martijn
These look great dude! I particularly like the skin tones and the red coats, fantastic!
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DeleteNice scruffy looking regulars Greg. My understanding is that they often got British Army seconds and rejects and went with what ever colour coat was available.
ReplyDeleteCheers Peter! Yes, I suspect they sort of improvised with whatever was available...
DeleteSome lovely crisp clear painting
ReplyDeleteCheers PeterB!
DeleteGreat looking figures. Perry miniatures are fun to paint once you free them from their flash and mold lines.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom! Yes - trimming up the Perry castings is a chore, and for whatever reason, that issue seems to be a major one for their castings more than others, but the sculpts are so nice it is worth the trouble!
DeleteThat pop of colour really works to differentiate them from your last entry in this era, they look great.
ReplyDeleteCheers Jamie!
DeleteSplendid looking Afghan regulars, I like the highlanders with bagpipes too, lovely figures,excellent painting!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks very much Iain! I have seen photos of the "Highlander" units too, and hope to include some of those in the future!
DeleteLike those Greg, nice job
ReplyDeleteCheers Matt!
DeleteWow, those look tremendous Greg! I really like the red coats and yellow facings - very sharp, especially contrasted against their dark skin and fabulous turbans. Cracking work! I look forward to seeing what you can treat us too in this last week of the Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks dude! As with all Challengers, I'm hoping to cram a few more submissions in before things wrap up...
DeleteGreat colours!
ReplyDeleteCheers Barks!
Deletethese just look amazing what a wonderful entry
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DeleteVery Nice
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Deleteyour painting, as ever, is top notch. You are not alone in having several projects going on simultaineously, don't we all? So no fear we understand ;-)
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