To complement the small core of native infantry for the Great Game project, off the painting desk are twelve tribal horsemen. These horsemen will be useful for quickly moving over the vast expanses of the NWF and harassing whomever they oppose.
Figures are from Wargames Foundry's Indian Mutiny range and will see service in many armies and in a number of theatres of conflict.
Included in the order for these fine horsemen were figures for a second dozen native horsemen and a few native guns and crew. Before any of those undergo the paint brush, work returns to more 15mm figures for the 1859 project.
Quickly moving and harrassing, sure they will...and also illuminate your battlefields, excellent job!!
ReplyDeleteI hope the horsemen can perform those duties with elan!
DeleteGreat painting Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ray!
Deletelovely figures and brushing - marvelous!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, Phil!
DeleteA righty rowdy looking bunch!
ReplyDeleteThey do have an unkempt look to them , don't they?
DeleteMarvelous!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteGreat stuff. I really like those models and, as always, your painting really does them justice.
ReplyDeleteFoundry make a number of excellent figure lines that have stood the test of time very well. As you say, these are good models.
DeleteLovely stuff
ReplyDeleteMark! Thank you and a hardy welcome to you!
DeleteMarvelous Jonathan! O love sand bases too!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michal! Glad to like them!
DeleteNice work Jonathan - I didn't think that NWF and Mutiny could cross over that well.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Conrad! With the "our" Great Game set in the 1840-1860s, a mix of ranges from Indian Mutiny, Sikh Wars, Crimean War, and the NWF could all see figures drawn from them. That works especially well for the irregular, native forces. This will likely be a whole mish-mash of figures.
DeleteExcellent stuff. You could probably get away with using the sword armed fellows in even earlier periods.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The irregulars could span many periods for gaming purposes.
DeleteGreat work on the Afghan cavalry Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mike!
DeleteThose look just super Jonathan with tons of action going on within the unit!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Christopher! Very good to get your stamp of approval!
DeleteThey look great, nice and lively figures and your usual high quality paint job all in glorious 28mm, what's not to like?
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Iain, you are very kind. Much appreciated!
DeleteFantastically ferocious fellows! Lovely work as always, Jonathan. I especially like the fellow in the plumed helmet and chain mail - a relic of wars against Genghis Khan, maybe?
ReplyDeleteExcellent alliteration, Michael! I have another dozen horsemen from this period with most of them wearing such garb. I think the nobles wore such armored accoutrements.
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